A hair cleansing composition which comprises the following components (a), (b), and (c), component (a) being in the form of particles having a mean particle size of from 0.5 μm to 50 μm, wherein the components (a), (b), and (c) are: (a) a polyalkyleneimine derivative or a salt thereof, the derivative formed of a polyalkyleneimine having a weight average molecular weight of from 3,300 to 50,000, in which at least one of the substituents represented by any of formulas,, and is bonded to 40 mol% or more of the nitrogen atoms of the polyalkyleneimine, the formulas being: R 1 -CO- R 2 -(CH 2) n -CHX-CH 2 - R 3 -NH-CO- [wherein, in formula, R 1 represents a group selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom, and an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, and a hydroxyalkyl group, in the form of a linear-chain group or a branched-chain group; in formula, R 2 represents a group selected from among a hydrogen atom, and an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, an alkenyl group, and an alkenyloxy group, in the form of a linear-chain group or a branched-chain group; n is an integer of 0 or 1; when R 2 is a hydrogen atom, a linear-chain or a branched-chain alkyl group, or a linear-chain or a branched-chain alkenyl group, n is 0; when R 2 is an alkoxy group or an alkenyloxy group, n is 1; and X represents a hydrogen atom or a hydroxyl group; in formula, R 3 represents a group selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom, and an alkyl group and an alkenyl group, in the form of a linear-chain group or a branched-chain group; and R 1, R 2, and R 3 may be identical to or different from one another, and at least one of R 1, R 2, and R 3 is a group having 13 or more carbon atoms; the entirety of R 1, R 2, and R 3 has an average number of carbon atoms of 9 or more; and the entirety of R 1, R 2, and R 3 has a linear group content of 30 mol% or more]; (b) an anionic surfactant; and (c) a water-soluble cationic polymer. (a) a polyalkyleneimine derivative or a salt thereof, the derivative formed of a polyalkyleneimine having a weight average molecular weight of from 3,300 to 50,000, in which at least one of the substituents represented by any of formulas,, and is bonded to 40 mol% or more of the nitrogen atoms of the polyalkyleneimine, the formulas being: R 1 -CO- R 2 -(CH 2) n -CHX-CH 2 - R 3 -NH-CO- [wherein, in formula, R 1 represents a group selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom, and an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, and a hydroxyalkyl group, in the form of a linear-chain group or a branched-chain group; in formula, R 2 represents a group selected from among a hydrogen atom, and an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, an alkenyl group, and an alkenyloxy group, in the form of a linear-chain group or a branched-chain group; n is an integer of 0 or 1; when R 2 is a hydrogen atom, a linear-chain or a branched-chain alkyl group, or a linear-chain or a branched-chain alkenyl group, n is 0; when R 2 is an alkoxy group or an alkenyloxy group, n is 1; and X represents a hydrogen atom or a hydroxyl group; in formula, R 3 represents a group selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom, and an alkyl group and an alkenyl group, in the form of a linear-chain group or a branched-chain group; and R 1, R 2, and R 3 may be identical to or different from one another, and at least one of R 1, R 2, and R 3 is a group having 13 or more carbon atoms; the entirety of R 1, R 2, and R 3 has an average number of carbon atoms of 9 or more; and the entirety of R 1, R 2, and R 3 has a linear group content of 30 mol% or more]; (b) an anionic surfactant; and (c) a water-soluble cationic polymer.