PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a composition which is used for obtaining a comprehensively excellent cleansing agent which is excellent in foaming (speed of foaming, fineness of foam, amount of foam, and stability of foam), has a viscosity with ease of use, has a good temporal stability in viscosity, has a refreshed feeling, and has low irritation.SOLUTION: A comprehensively excellent cleansing agent which is excellent in foaming, has a viscosity with ease of use, has a good temporal stability in viscosity, has a refreshed feeling, and has low irritation is obtained by using a composition for cleansing agents containing (A) at least one kind of surfactants selected from amino acid surfactants and fatty acid soaps and (B)at least one kind of alkyl groups of carbon numbers 2-3, and alkyl hydroxyalkyl-modified cellulose which is modified by at least one kind of hydroxyalkyl groups of carbon numbers 2-3, and further containing modified cellulose which may be modified by a methyl group.COPYRIGHT: (C)2015,JPO&INPIT【課題】泡立ち(泡立ちの速さ、泡のきめの細かさ、泡の量及び泡の安定性)に優れ、使用しやすい粘度を有し、粘度の経時安定性が良好で、さっぱり感を有し、低刺激性の、総合的に優れた洗浄料を得るために使用される組成物を提供する。【解決手段】(A)アミノ酸系界面活性剤及び脂肪酸石鹸から選択される少なくとも一種の界面活性剤;及び(B)少なくとも一種の炭素数2~3のアルキル基と、少なくとも一種の炭素数2~3のヒドロキシアルキル基で変性されたアルキルヒドロキシアルキル変性セルロースであって、更に、メチル基で変性されていてもよい変性セルロースを含む洗浄料用組成物を使用して、泡立ちに優れ、使用しやすい粘度を有し、粘度の経時安定性が良好で、さっぱり感を有し、低刺激性の、総合的に優れた洗浄料を得ることができる。【選択図】なし