A viscous liquid cleansing composition consisting of: a) at least one hydrotropic surfactant selected from the group consisting of an alpha sulfonated fatty acid, an ester thereof, a salt of said acid or said ester, and a combination thereof having the structure of Formula 1: wherein R is a C 6 -C 20 hydrocarbyl group; Z is straight or branched chain C 1 -C 6 hydrocarbyl, or X; and X is H, Na, K, Ca, Mg, NH 4, monoethanolammonium, diethanolammonium, triethanolammonium or a mixture thereof; b) a mixture of two or more of alkyl betaines and/or alkyl sultaines having different alkyl chain lengths, wherein the alkyl betaines have the structure of Formula 2 and the alkyl sultaines have the structure of Formula 3: wherein R 1 is a C 8 -C 22 hydrocarbyl group, R' is C 1 -C 5 alkyl, hydroxyl alkyl, alkoxylated alkyl or a combination thereof; c) from 0% to 3% by actives weight of electrolyte; d) water; and e) optionally one or more other surfactants or additives; wherein the composition has a viscosity of at least 1,500 cps at 25°C as measured by a Brookfield RVT viscometer using spindle number 4 or number 5 at speed of 20 rpm, the other surfactants are selected from the group consisting of anionic surfactants, non-ionic surfactants, amphoteric surfactants, zwitterionic surfactants, semi-polar nonionic surfactants, cationic surfactants, and mixtures thereof, wherein the non-ionic surfactants are selected from the group consisting of alkyl glucosides, alkyl alcohols, alkyl alcohol ethoxylates, alkyl phenyl ethoxylates, propylene glycols, propylene glycol esters, ethylene glycol esters, ethoxylated glycol esters, polypropylene glycol esters, sucrose esters, sucrotriglycerides, alkyl fatty ester alkoxylates, alkyl glucamides, sorbitan esters, sucrose triglycerides, polyglycerol esters, fatty acid amides, ethoxylated fatty acid amides, alkyl lactyllactates and combinations thereof, and the additives are selected from the group consisting of emollients, skin conditioning agents, emulsifiers, suspending agents, fragrances, colors, herbal extracts, vitamins, builders, enzymes, pH adjusters, chelator, amino acids, sensorial modifiers, skin wrinkle reduction, ultra violet absorbing agents, exfoliating agents, preservatives, antibacterial agents, and polymeric additives, wherein the polymeric additives are selected from the group consisting of polyacrylic acids and the salts thereof, polyacrylates, polyacrylamides, copolymers of acrylate and acrylamide, copolymers of acrylate and hydroxyester acrylate, polyvinyl alcohols, polyethylene glycols, polyvinylacetates, polyvinyl pyrrolidones, hydroxylethyl cellulose, hydroxylmethyl cellulose, modified starches, modified xanthan pyrrogum, cationic cellulose, cationic starches, modified guar gum, copolymers of vinyl pyrrolidone and dimethylaminoethylmethacrylate, copolymers of vinyl pyrrolidone and vinyl acetate, copolymers of carboxylated vinyl acetate, polyethylene glycol, polyethylene glycol esters, derivatives thereof, and combinations thereof. a) at least one hydrotropic surfactant selected from the group consisting of an alpha sulfonated fatty acid, an ester thereof, a salt of said acid or said ester, and a combination thereof having the structure of Formula 1: wherein R is a C 6 -C 20 hydrocarbyl group; Z is straight or branched chain C 1 -C 6 hydrocarbyl, or X; and X is H, Na, K, Ca, Mg, NH 4, monoethanolammonium, diethanolammonium, triethanolammonium or a mixture thereof; b) a mixture of two or more of alkyl betaines and/or alkyl sultaines having different alkyl chain lengths, wherein the alkyl betaines have the structure of Formula 2 and the alkyl sultaines have the structure of Formula 3: wherein R 1 is a C 8 -C 22 hydrocarbyl group, R' is C 1 -C 5 alkyl, hydroxyl alkyl, alkoxylated alkyl or a combination thereof; c) from 0% to 3% by actives weight of electrolyte; d) water; and e) optionally one or more other surfactants or additives;