It is an object of the present invention to provide a skin cleansing composition containing a cellulose particle, the composition being stable and having good foamability, etc. The present invention provides a skin cleansing composition comprising the following components (A) to (E): (A) 6% by mass or more and 18% by mass or less of a fatty acid or a salt thereof represented by formula (1) as an acid and having a degree of neutralization of from 0.85 to 1.02: R1-COOX (1) wherein R1 represents an alkyl group having 11 to 23 carbon atoms, and X represents a hydrogen atom, an alkali metal, ammonium or organic ammonium (B) 0.15% by mass or more and 2% by mass or less of an alkyl ether sulfate represented by formula (2): R2-O-(CH2CH2O)n-SO3Y (2) wherein R2 represents an alkyl group or alkenyl group having 8 to 22 carbon atoms, n represents an average number of moles of oxyethylene added of from 0.5 to 12, and Y represents a hydrogen atom, an alkali metal, an alkaline-earth metal, a ammonium or organic ammonium (C) 0.1% by mass or more and 4% by mass or less of an amphoteric surfactant (D) 0.1% by mass or more and 1.0% by mass or less of an alkyl-modified carboxyvinyl polymer and (E) 0.1% by mass or more and 10% by mass or less of a cellulose particle.本發明之一目的係提供一種含有纖維素粒子的皮膚洗淨劑組成物,該組成物穩定且具有良好的可起泡性等。本發明提供一種包含以下組分(A)至(E)之皮膚洗淨劑組成物:(A)6質量%或以上及18質量%或以下之作為酸且具有0.85至1.02之中和度之由式(1)表示之脂肪酸或其鹽:R1-COOX (1)其中R1代表具有11至23個碳原子之烷基,及X代表氫原子、鹼金屬、銨或有機銨;(B)0.15質量%或以上及2質量%或以下之由式(2)表示之烷基醚硫酸酯:R2-O-(CH2CH2O)n-SO3Y (2)其中R2代表具有8至22個碳原子之烷基或烯基,n代表0.5至12之所添加之氧伸乙基之平均莫耳數,及Y代表氫原子、鹼金屬、鹼土金屬、銨或有機銨;(C)0.1質量%或以上及4質量%或以下之兩性界面活性劑;(D)0.1質量%或以上及1.0質量%或以下之經烷基改質之羧乙烯基聚合物;及(E)0.1質量%或以上及10質量%或以下之纖維素粒子。
