A structured surfactant composition, comprising, based on 100 parts by weight of said composition, (i) from 0.5 to 10 pbw of an alkyl ether sulfate surfactant comprising one or more compounds according to structure: R 1 -O-(C m H 2m O)n-SO 3 - X + wherein R 1 is tridecyl, m is 2 or 3, n is an integer of from 1 to 7, and X + is a cation, (ii) from 1.5 to 12 pbw of an alkyl sulfate surfactant comprising one or more compounds according to structure: R 2 -O-SO 3 - X + wherein: R 2 is (C 8 -C 18)alkyl or (C 8 -C 18)alkenyl, and X + is a cation, (iii) from 0.5 to 6 pbw of an alkanolamide surfactant comprising one or more compounds according to structure: wherein: R 3 is (C 5 -C 24) saturated or unsaturated, straight chain or branched aliphatic group, R 4 and R 5 are the same or different, C 2 -C 4 straight chain or branched aliphatic groups, x is an integer from 0 to 10, y is an integer from 1 to 10, and the sum of x and y is less than or equal to 10, (iv) from 0 to 10 pbw of an amphoteric surfactant comprising one or more compounds selected from compounds according to structures and: wherein: p is 2 or 3, R 7 is (C 1 -C 18)aliphatic, p' is 2 or 3, and each X + is independently a cation, provided that the total amount of components (i), (ii), (iii), and (iv) is greater than or equal to 5 pbw, (v) an amount of electrolyte effective to, in combination with components (i), (ii), (iii), and (iv), provide a structured surfactant liquid crystalline composition having an opaque visual appearance and exhibiting a yield strength of greater than 0 Pascals, and (vi) water; wherein the composition is free of polymeric thickeners. (i) from 0.5 to 10 pbw of an alkyl ether sulfate surfactant comprising one or more compounds according to structure: R 1 -O-(C m H 2m O)n-SO 3 - X + wherein R 1 is tridecyl, m is 2 or 3, n is an integer of from 1 to 7, and X + is a cation, R 1 is tridecyl, m is 2 or 3, n is an integer of from 1 to 7, and X + is a cation, (ii) from 1.5 to 12 pbw of an alkyl sulfate surfactant comprising one or more compounds according to structure: R 2 -O-SO 3 - X + wherein: R 2 is (C 8 -C 18)alkyl or (C 8 -C 18)alkenyl, and X + is a cation, (iii) from 0.5 to 6 pbw of an alkanolamide surfactant comprising one or more compounds according to structure: wherein: R 3 is (C 5 -C 24) saturated or unsaturated, straight chain or branched aliphatic group, R 4 and R 5 are the same or different, C 2 -C 4 straight chain or branched aliphatic groups, x is an integer from 0 to 10, y is an integer from 1 to 10, and the sum of x and y is less than or equal to 10, R 3 is (C 5 -C 24) saturated or unsaturated, straight chain or branched aliphatic group, R 4 and R 5 are the same or different, C 2 -C 4 straight chain or branched aliphatic groups, (iv) from 0 to 10 pbw of an amphoteric surfactant comprising one or more compounds selected from compounds according to structures and: wherein: p is 2 or 3, R 7 is (C 1 -C 18)aliphatic, p' is 2 or 3, and each X + is independently a cation, provided that the total amount of components (i), (ii), (iii), and (iv) is greater than or equal to 5 pbw, p is 2 or 3, R 7 is (C 1 -C 18)aliphatic, p' is 2 or 3, and (v) an amount of electrolyte effective to, in combination with components (i), (ii), (iii), and (iv), provide a structured surfactant liquid crystalline composition having an opaque visual appearance and exhibiting a yield strength of greater than 0 Pascals, and (vi) water;