PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a liquid composition which becomes less sticky and slimy when used as cleansing cosmetics and the like.SOLUTION: The invention provides a liquid composition which fulfills the following conditions. (a) A silicone represented by the following general formula (1) is contained, and the content is 30 mass% or more of the entire oily component. (b) A nonionic surfactant which is liquid at normal temperature is contained. (c) The content ratio (mass ratio) of the oily component and the surfactant is 10:90-90:10. (R1 is each independently H or an alkyl group of C1-3 R2 is each independently H, an alkyl group of C1-8, or a phenyl group R3 is H, an alkyl group of C1-3, a phenyl group, or a trimethylsiloxy group m and n are each independently integers of 0-2230, and 0