To provide a surface treatment composition excellent in durability of fragrance from a hard surface when attached to the hard surface of an article.SOLUTION: A surface treatment composition used for an article having a hard surface, the surface treatment composition comprising 0.1 to 20% by
mass of a
betaine-based amphoteric surfactant as a component (a); An
essential oil containing α -
pinene extracted from at least one
plant selected from the group consisting of Labiatae,
Pinaceae, Cupressaceae, Myrtaceae and
Rutaceae, and 0.01 to 1% by
mass of a
polysaccharide as a component (c), wherein a content of the component (b) in the composition for surface treatment is such an amount that a content of the α -
pinene in the composition for surface treatment is 0.001 to 1% by
mass, A
mass ratio calculated by a formula of [content of α -
pinene (% by mass) / content of component (c) (% by mass)] / content of component (a) (% by mass) is 0.01 to 10.SELECTED DRAWING: None