The present invention pertains to: a skin cleanser composition capable of providing an excellent frictional resistance feeling when rinsing and an excellent smooth feeling after drying; and a production method for same. The skin cleanser composition containing a cationized hydroxypropylcellulose (A) and a surfactant (B) wherein the cationized hydroxypropylcellulose (A) has an anhydroglucose derived main chain the degree of substitution in a cationized ethylenoxy group is 0.01 3.0 and the degree of substitution in a propyleneoxy group is 0.01 2.9; and the production method for same.