Disclosed is a liquid soap composition which comprises:(a) from about 1 to about 50 wt. % of a fatty acid salt(b) from about 0.1 to about 10 wt. % of a crosslinked alkali-swellable acrylic emulsion polymer and(c) from about 0.1 to about 20 wt. % of an acidifying agent. The liquid soap composition exhibits good stability at elevated storage temperatures.