Provided is a cream-type cleansing composition containing an N-acyl acidic amino acid salt as a main component, which is water compatible and superior in foamability, form stability and usability.A cream-type cleansing composition containing (A) an N-acyl acidic amino acid salt, (B) polyvalent alcohol and (C) water, wherein a ratio of the minor axis to the major axis (minor axis/major axis) of needle crystals of (A) N-acyl acidic amino acid salt in the cleansing composition is not less than 0.12, which is obtained by preparing a cream-type cleansing composition containing an N-acyl acidic amino acid salt as a main component by a general production method, heating the composition again to a crystallization temperature, and stirring same to grow needle crystals of N-acyl acidic amino acid salt in the cleansing composition.提供含有N-醯基酸性胺基酸鹽作為主要成分之乳膏型清潔組成物，其為水相容性且在發泡性，形式安定性及可用性上優異。含有(A)N-醯基酸性胺基酸鹽、(B)多價醇及(C)水之乳膏型清潔組成物，其中清潔組成物中(A)N-醯基酸性胺基酸鹽之針狀晶體的短軸對長軸的比(短軸/長軸)不小於0.12，其由一般方法製備含有N-醯基酸性胺基酸鹽作為主要成分之乳膏型清潔組成物、再次加熱組成物至結晶作用溫度、且攪拌彼以生長清潔組成物中N-醯基酸性胺基酸鹽之針狀晶體而獲得。
