A liquid detergent composition comprising: a) from 5% to 50%, by weight of the liquid detergent composition, of an anionic surfactant selected from the group consisting of C 8 -C 22 linear alkyl benzene sulfonates, acid form thereof (HLAS), and mixtures thereof, wherein the liquid detergent composition comprises no more than 0.5% by total weight of the composition of trideceth sulfate, and no more than 0.5% by total weight of the composition of alkoxylated alkyl sulfate; b) from 0.5% to 5%, by weight of the liquid detergent composition, of a zwitterionic and/or amphoteric surfactant having formula: wherein R 1 is a linear or branched alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, aralkyl or alkaryl group containing from 5 to 20 carbon atoms; Z is a bivalent moiety selected from the group consisting of aminocarbonyl, carbonylamino, carbonyloxy, oxycarbonyloxy, aminocarbonylamino, and combinations and derivatives thereof; R 2 is an alkylene group containing from 1 to 12 carbon atoms; R 3 is an alkyl or hydroxyalkyl group containing from 1 to 10 carbon atoms; R 4 is an alkylene or hydroxyl alkylene group containing from 1 to 5 carbon atoms; X is selected from the group consisting of carboxylate, sulfonate, phosphonate, acid form thereof, and combinations thereof; Y is either N or N + -R 5, and R 5 is an alkyl or hydroxyalkyl group containing from 1 to 10 carbon atoms; and c) from 0% to 1.5%, by weight of the liquid detergent composition, of polyethylene glycol. a) from 5% to 50%, by weight of the liquid detergent composition, of an anionic surfactant selected from the group consisting of C 8 -C 22 linear alkyl benzene sulfonates, acid form thereof (HLAS), and mixtures thereof, wherein the liquid detergent composition comprises no more than 0.5% by total weight of the composition of trideceth sulfate, and no more than 0.5% by total weight of the composition of alkoxylated alkyl sulfate; b) from 0.5% to 5%, by weight of the liquid detergent composition, of a zwitterionic and/or amphoteric surfactant having formula: wherein R 1 is a linear or branched alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, aralkyl or alkaryl group containing from 5 to 20 carbon atoms; Z is a bivalent moiety selected from the group consisting of aminocarbonyl, carbonylamino, carbonyloxy, oxycarbonyloxy, aminocarbonylamino, and combinations and derivatives thereof; R 2 is an alkylene group containing from 1 to 12 carbon atoms; R 3 is an alkyl or hydroxyalkyl group containing from 1 to 10 carbon atoms; R 4 is an alkylene or hydroxyl alkylene group containing from 1 to 5 carbon atoms; X is selected from the group consisting of carboxylate, sulfonate, phosphonate, acid form thereof, and combinations thereof; Y is either N or N + -R 5, and R 5 is an alkyl or hydroxyalkyl group containing from 1 to 10 carbon atoms; and R 1 is a linear or branched alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, aralkyl or alkaryl group containing from 5 to 20 carbon atoms; Z is a bivalent moiety selected from the group consisting of aminocarbonyl, carbonylamino, carbonyloxy, oxycarbonyloxy, aminocarbonylamino, and combinations and derivatives thereof; R 2 is an alkylene group containing from 1 to 12 carbon atoms; R 3 is an alkyl or hydroxyalkyl group containing from 1 to 10 carbon atoms; R 4 is an alkylene or hydroxyl alkylene group containing from 1 to 5 carbon atoms; X is selected from the group consisting of carboxylate, sulfonate, phosphonate, acid form thereof, and combinations thereof; Y is either N or N + -R 5, and R 5 is an alkyl or hydroxyalkyl group containing from 1 to 10 carbon atoms; and c) from 0% to 1.5%, by weight of the liquid detergent composition, of polyethylene glycol.