A skin washing composition containing the following components (A), (B), (C), and (D): (A) 0.5 mass% to 6 mass% inclusive of an alkylether carboxylic acid or salt thereof represented by the general formula (1) (wherein, R1 is a C4-C22 alkyl group, n is a number 0 to 20, M is a hydrogen atom, alkali metal, alkaline-earth metal, ammonium, or organic ammonium), the alkylether carboxylic acid or salt thereof having an average carbon number for R1 of 10.8 to 12.8 and containing greater than 9.6 mass% but less than or equal to 27 mass% for the n = 0 component, and 21 mass% or more but less than 40 mass% as the total of the n = 1 component and n = 2 component (B) 0.1 mass% to 1 mass% inclusive of cellulose to which a hydroxyethyl group or hydroxypropyl group has been added (C) 3 mass% to 30 mass% inclusive of an anionic surfactant other than the component (A) and (D) water. R1-O-(CH2CH2O)n-CH2-COOM (1)本發明的皮膚洗淨劑組成物,係含有下述成分(A)、(B)、(C)及(D):(A)一般式(1)[化1]R1-O-(CH2CH2O)n-CH2-COOM (1)(式中,R1係表示碳數4~22之烷基;n係表示0~20之數值;M係表示氫原子、鹼金屬、鹼土族金屬、銨或有機銨)所示烷基醚羧酸或其鹽0.5質量%以上且6質量%以下;其中,R1的平均碳數為10.8~12.8,n=0的成分含有超過9.6質量%且27質量%以下,n=1的成分與n=2的成分合計含有21質量%以上且未滿40質量%;(B)經加成羥乙基或羥丙基的纖維素0.1質量%以上且1質量%以下;(C)成分(A)以外的陰離子界面活性劑3質量%以上且30質量%以下;(D)水。
