The present invention relates to a cleansing composition which can simultaneously provide excellent washing performance and a good care feeling while securing good stability without being influenced by the use environment which may variously vary. The cleansing composition includes the following components (A) to (C): (A) an internal olefin sulfonate having 12 or more and 24 or less of carbon atoms: 1.8 mass% or more and 20 mass% or less； (B) a cationic surfactant represented by a specific formula: 0.1 mass% or more and 8 mass% or less； and (C) an aliphatic alcohol having 12 or more and 22 or less of carbon atoms: 1 mass% or more and 20 mass% or less, wherein a mass ratio of the content of the component (B) to the content of the component (A), (B)/(A), is 0.1 or more and 1 or less, and a mass ratio of the content of the component (C) to the total content of the component (A) and the component (B), (C)/{(A)+(B)}, is 0.1 or more and 4.5 or less.
