A detergent composition containing:(a) a nonionic surfactant containing a polyoxyalkylene alkyl ether of which alkylene oxide moiety has an average number of moles of from 4 to 8;(b) an anionic surfactant, excluding a fatty acid and a salt thereof; and(c) a clay mineral represented by the general formula (I):[Si8(MgaAlb)O20(OH)4]X−·MeX+ (I)wherein a, b and x satisfy 0<a≦6, 0<b≦4, and x=12−2a−3b, and Me is at least one member selected from Na, K, Li, Ca, Mg and NH4, wherein the clay mineral is contained in an amount of 3% by weight or more,wherein a weight ratio of the component (a) to the component (b), (a) / (b), exceeds 1 and is less than 5.