A method for improving the mildness of a cleansing composition includes 0.1 to 15 wt. % of a combination of a lactate salt and a gluconate salt is provided in a cleansing composition comprising 4-55 wt. % of a surfactant and water, wherein the lactate salt makes up 10-90 wt. % of the total of the lactate salt and the gluconate salt, the lactate salt being selected from one or more of sodium lactate, potassium lactate, ammonium lactate, calcium lactate, and triethanolamine lactate and the gluconate salt being selected from one or more of sodium gluconate, potassium gluconate, ammonium gluconate, calcium gluconate, and triethanolamine gluconate. The A cleansing composition, a method for the manufacture thereof, and to the use of the stipulated salts to improve mildness is also described.
