Provided is a skin cleanser, including the following components (A) to (D) : (A) 1 to 30% by weight of a higher fatty acid or a salt thereof (B) 0.5 to 10% by weight of a polyoxyethylene alkyl ether carboxylic acid or a salt thereof (C) 0.1 to 10% by weight of an amphiphilic substance having an IOB of 0.25 to 1.2 and (D) 1 to 25% by weight of a water-insoluble particle having an average particle diameter of 50 to 500 µm, in which a weight ratio between the components (A) and (B) "(A)/(B)" is 1/2 to 10/1.一種皮膚清潔劑,其含有以下成分(A)~(D):(A)高級脂肪酸或其鹽1~30重量%、(B)聚氧乙烯烷基醚羧酸或其鹽0.5~10重量%、(C)IOB為0.25~1.2之兩親性物質0.1~10重量%、(D)平均粒徑50~500 μm之水不溶性粒子1~25重量%,成分(A)及(B)之重量比例為(A)/(B)=1/2~10/1。