Superior
viscosity robustness is provided by a cleansing composition having improved
viscosity robustness to fragrance, comprising: a) from 5 to 20 wt %, of a
surfactant system consisting of: i) from 3 to 18 wt %, based on the total weight of the cleansing composition, of an anionic surfactant combination comprising a combination of
alkyl ether sulphates that have the general formula (I): R-O-(CH2CH2-O)n-SO3 -M+ (I) in which, R is selected from linear
alkyl groups having from C8 to C14 carbon atoms and mixtures thereof; n is a number that represents the average degree of
ethoxylation and ranges from 0.5 to 1.4; and M is a solubilizing cation; the combination of
alkyl ether sulphates comprising: - from at least 70 wt %, preferably from 70 to 95 wt %, more preferably from 70 to 90 wt %, by wt of the anionic surfactant combination, of a first
alkyl ether sulphate having a
chain length of C12 / C14, where R in general formula (I) comprises from 65 to 78 wt % of C12 chains, and 20 to 35 wt % of C14 chains, by weight of R; - from 0 to 30 wt % of a second
alkyl ether sulphate having a primary
chain length selected from C16, wherein R comprises 100 % C16; - from 0 to 30 wt % of a third
alkyl ether sulphate having a primary
chain length selected from C18, where R comprises 100 % C18; and P0000607WO CPL 28 wherein the total amount of second and third alkyl
ether sulphates is from 4 to 30 wt %, preferably from 10 to 30 wt % by weight of the anionic surfactant combination; and ii) from 1 to 10 wt %, preferably 1 - 9, of a zwitterionic or amphoteric co-surfactant, based on the total weight of the total composition; b) from 0.1 to 3 wt %, by weight of the total composition, of a
viscosity modifier, which is an
inorganic electrolyte; c) water d) from 0.01 to 5 wt % of a fragrance; wherein the weight ratio of anionic (i) to zwitterionic (ii) is from 1:1 to 9:1, preferably 1:1 to 8:1; and wherein the composition has a viscosity of from 2,000 to 100,000 mPa.s.