Provided is a skin cleansing composition comprising the following components (A), (B), (C), (D), and (E): (A) 0.1 to 25 mass % of an ether oil which is in a liquid state at 25° C., (B) 0.003 to 1 mass % of a water-soluble polymer comprising acrylic acid or methacrylic acid as a constitutional unit, (C) 1 to 30 mass % of a hydrocarbon oil having a viscosity of 15 mPa·s or lower at 30° C., (D) 60 to 95 mass % of water, and (E) 0.49 mass % or less of a nonionic surfactant having an HLB of larger than 9, wherein the mass ratio of the component (B) to the component (A), (B)/(A) is from 0.0001 to 0.1, and the mass ratio between the component (A) and the component (C), (A)/((A)+(C)) is from 0.05 to 0.9.
