An aqueous surfactant composition comprising • one or more alpha-sulfo fatty acid disalts of the 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 with 6 to 18 carbon atoms and the radicals M 1 and M 2 - independently of one another - are selected from the group H, Li, Na, K, Ca/2, Mg/2, ammonium and alkanolamine, • one or more N-acylglutamic acid compounds of the general formula, M 3 OOC-CH 2 -CH 2 -CH (NH-CO-R 2) -COOM 4 in which the radical R 2 is a linear or branched alkyl or alkenyl radical with 7 to 19 carbon atoms and the radicals M 3 and M 4 - independently of one another - are selected from the group H, Li, Na, K, Ca/2, Mg/2, ammonium and alkanolamines, • water, where the following provisos apply: • the content of the compounds and in the aqueous surfactant composition is - based on the total aqueous surfactant composition - at least 5% by weight; • if the aqueous surfactant composition comprises one or more ester sulfonates of the general formula, R 5 CH (SO 3 M 7) COOR 6 in which the radical R 5 is a linear or branched alkyl or alkenyl radical with 6 to 18 carbon atoms and the radical R 6 is a linear or branched alkyl or alkenyl radical with 1 to 20 carbon atoms, where the radical R 7 can logically be an alkenyl radical or be branched only above 3 carbon atoms, and the radical M 7 is selected from the group 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 50% by weight or more; • the weight ratio of the compounds: in the aqueous surfactant composition is in the range from 2: 1 to 6: 1; • the pH of the aqueous surfactant composition is 8 or less; • the average transmission of the aqueous surfactant composition at 23°C - measured using a TurbiScan MA 2000 - is at least 80%. • one or more alpha-sulfo fatty acid disalts of the 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 with 6 to 18 carbon atoms and the radicals M 1 and M 2 - independently of one another - are selected from the group H, Li, Na, K, Ca/2, Mg/2, ammonium and alkanolamine, • one or more N-acylglutamic acid compounds of the general formula, M 3 OOC-CH 2 -CH 2 -CH (NH-CO-R 2) -COOM 4 in which the radical R 2 is a linear or branched alkyl or alkenyl radical with 7 to 19 carbon atoms and the radicals M 3 and M 4 - independently of one another - are selected from the group H, Li, Na, K, Ca/2, Mg/2, ammonium and alkanolamines, • water, • the content of the compounds and in the aqueous surfactant composition is - based on the total aqueous surfactant composition - at least 5% by weight; • if the aqueous surfactant composition comprises one or more ester sulfonates of the general formula, R 5 CH (SO 3 M 7) COOR 6 in which the radical R 5 is a linear or branched alkyl or alkenyl radical with 6 to 18 carbon atoms and the radical R 6 is a linear or branched alkyl or alkenyl radical with 1 to 20 carbon atoms, where the radical R 7 can logically be an alkenyl radical or be branched only above 3 carbon atoms, and the radical M 7 is selected from the group 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 50% by weight or more; • the weight ratio of the compounds: in the aqueous surfactant composition is in the range from 2: 1 to 6: 1; • the pH of the aqueous surfactant composition is 8 or less; • the average transmission of the aqueous surfactant composition at 23°C - measured using a TurbiScan MA 2000 - is at least 80%.