An aqueous surfactant composition comprising • one or more alpha-sulfo fatty acid disalts of general formula, R 1 CH(SO 3 M 1)COOM 2, in which the radical R 1 is a linear or branched alkyl or alkenyl radical having 6 to 18 carbon atoms and the radicals M 1 and M 2 - independently of one another - are selected from the group comprising H, Li, Na, K, Ca/2, Mg/2, ammonium and alkanolamines, • one or more sulfoketones selected from the compounds and the compounds, in which the compounds have general formula R 6 CH 2 -CO-CHR 7 (SO 3 M 8), in which the radicals R 6 and R 7 - independently of one another - are a linear or branched alkyl radical having 6 to 18 carbon atoms and the radical M 8 is selected from the group comprising H, Li, Na, K, Ca/2, Mg/2, ammonium and alkanolamines, and wherein the compounds have general formula (SO 3 M 9)R 8 CH-CO-CHR 9 (SO 3 M 10), in which the radicals R 8 and R 9 - independently of one another - are a linear or branched alkyl radical having 6 to 18 carbon atoms and the radicals M 9 and M 10 - independently of one another - are selected from the group comprising H, Li, Na, K, Ca/2, Mg/2, ammonium and alkanolamines, • one or more betaines of general formula R 73 -N + (CH 3) 2 -CH 2 COO - wherein the radical R 73 is a linear or branched alkyl radical having 8 to 20 carbon atoms, • one or more compounds of general formula R 4 COOM 5 wherein the radical R 4 is a linear or branched alkyl or alkenyl radical having 7 to 19 carbon atoms and the radical M 5 is selected from the group comprising H, Li, Na, K, Ca/2, Mg/2, ammonium and alkanolamines, preferred alkanolamines in this connection are monoethanolamine, diethanolamine, triethanolamine and monoisopropanolamine, • one or more inorganic salts of sulfuric acid of general formula (M 6) 2 SO 4 wherein M 6 is selected from the group comprising Li, Na, K, Ca/2, Mg/2, ammonium and alkanolamines, preferred alkanolamines in this connection are monoethanolamine, diethanolamine, triethanolamine and monoisopropanolamine, • water, wherein the following proviso applies: • if the aqueous surfactant composition comprises one or more ester sulfonates of general formula, R 2 CH(SO 3 M 7)COOR 3 in which the radical R 2 is a linear or branched alkyl or alkenyl radical having 6 to 18 carbon atoms and the radical R 3 is a linear or branched alkyl or alkenyl radical having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, where the radical R 3 is logically an alkenyl radical which can be branched only above 3 carbon atoms, and the radical M 7 is selected from the group comprising Li, Na, K, Ca/2, Mg/2, ammonium and alkanolamines, it is the case that the compounds - based on the totality of the compounds and - must be present to an extent of 90% by weight or more. • one or more alpha-sulfo fatty acid disalts of general formula, R 1 CH(SO 3 M 1)COOM 2, in which the radical R 1 is a linear or branched alkyl or alkenyl radical having 6 to 18 carbon atoms and the radicals M 1 and M 2 - independently of one another - are selected from the group comprising H, Li, Na, K, Ca/2, Mg/2, ammonium and alkanolamines, • one or more sulfoketones selected from the compounds and the compounds, in which the compounds have general formula R 6 CH 2 -CO-CHR 7 (SO 3 M 8), in which the radicals R 6 and R 7 - independently of one another - are a linear or branched alkyl radical having 6 to 18 carbon atoms and the radical M 8 is selected from the group comprising H, Li, Na, K, Ca/2, Mg/2, ammonium and alkanolamines, and wherein the compounds have general formula (SO 3 M 9)R 8 CH-CO-CHR 9 (SO 3 M 10), in which the radicals R 8 and R 9 - independently of one another - are a linear or branched alkyl radical having 6 to 18 carbon atoms and the radicals M 9 and M 10 - independently of one another - are selected from the group comprising H, Li, Na, K, Ca/2, Mg/2, ammonium and alkanolamines, • one or more betaines of general formula R 73 -N + (CH 3) 2 -CH 2 COO - wherein the radical R 73 is a linear or branched alkyl radical having 8 to 20 carbon atoms, • one or more compounds of general formula R 4 COOM 5 wherein the radical R 4 is a linear or branched alkyl or alkenyl radical having 7 to 19 carbon atoms and the radical M 5 is selected from the group comprising H, Li, Na, K, Ca/2, Mg/2, ammonium and alkanolamines, preferred alkanolamines in this connection are monoethanolamine, diethanolamine, triethanolamine and monoisopropanolamine, • one or more inorganic salts of sulfuric acid of general formula (M 6) 2 SO 4 wherein M 6 is selected from the group comprising Li, Na, K, Ca/2, Mg/2, ammonium and alkanolamines, preferred alkanolamines in this connection are monoethanolamine, diethanolamine, triethanolamine and monoisopropanolamine, • water, wherein the following proviso applies: • if the aqueous surfactant composition comprises one or more ester sulfonates of general formula, R 2 CH(SO 3 M 7)COOR 3 in which the radical R 2 is a linear or branched alkyl or alkenyl radical having 6 to 18 carbon atoms and the radical R 3 is a linear or branched alkyl or alkenyl radical having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, where the radical R 3 is logically an alkenyl radical which can be branched only above 3 carbon atoms, and the radical M 7 is selected from the group comprising Li, Na, K, Ca/2, Mg/2, ammonium and alkanolamines, it is the case that the compounds - based on the totality of the compounds and - must be present to an extent of 90% by weight or more.