Anhydrous soft slid antiperspirant compositions include, relative in each case to the total weight of the composition,at least one antiperspirant active ingredient,at least one oil in a total amount from 20 to 80 wt. %,at least one fatty alcohol having 12 to 18 carbon atoms,at least one fatty alcohol having more than 18 carbon atoms, with the proviso thatthe total amount of fatty alcohols is 3 to 12 wt. %,the weight ratio of fatty alcohols having 12 to 18 carbon atoms to the other fatty alcohols is in a weight ratio range from 1:1 to 1:3.