DISCLOSED IS A SURFACTANT COMPOSITION CONTAINING AN ALKYL SULFATE ESTER SALT DERIVATIVE REPRESENTED BY THE FOLLOWING GENERAL FORMULA (1). R-O-(PO)n-SO3m(1) WHEREIN R REPRESENTS A LINEAR ALKYL GROUP HAVING 8-24 CARBON ATOMS PO REPRESENTS A PROPYLENEOXY GROUP n REPRESENTS AN AVERAGE MOLE NUMBER OF ADDED PO THAT IS A NUMBER SATISFYING 0