A cleansing composition for cleansing the skin, comprising by weight of the composition, - 20 to 65 wt.% of one or more polyols and - 5 to 25 wt.% of thickeners, comprising a combination of: a) inorganic thickener selected from silica, chalk, talc, clay and combinations thereof b) cellulosic thickener selected from cellulose, cellulose ether, cellulose ester and combinations thereof wherein the weight ratio of the inorganic thickener to the cellulosic thickener is in the range of 4:1 to 40:1 - 4 to 12 wt. % of non-soap anionic surfactant - 0 to 8 wt. % of amphoteric surfactant and wherein the weight ratio of the one or more polyols to the thickeners is in the range of 1 :1 to 13:1 and wherein the viscosity of the composition is in the range of 200 to 400 Pa-s, measured at 25°C after 1 minute at 5 rpm.
