The invention provides a hair cleansing composition which contains the following components (a), (b), and (c), component (a) being in the form of particles having a mean particle size of from 0.5 µm to 50 µm, wherein the components (a), (b), and (c) are: (a) a polyalkyleneimine derivative or a salt thereof, the derivative formed of a polyalkyleneimine having a weight average molecular weight of from 3,300 to 50,000, in which at least one of R 1 -CO-, R 2 -(CH 2 ) n -CHX-CH 2 -, and R 3 -NH-CO- [wherein R 1 represents H, an alkyl, an alkenyl, or the like； R 2 represents H, an alkyl, an alkoxy, an alkenyl, or the like； n is 0 or 1； X represents H or OH； R 3 represents H, an alkyl, or an alkenyl； and at least one of R 1 to R 3 is a group having 13 or more carbon atoms； the entirety of R 1 to R 3 has an average number of carbon atoms of 9 or more and a linear group content of 30 mol% or more] is bonded to 40 mol% or more of the N atoms of the polyalkyleneimine； (b) an anionic surfactant； and (c) a water-soluble cationic polymer.
