A cleansing composition comprising: 2 to 17.5% by mass of an anionic surfactant; 1 to 17.5% by mass of an amphoteric surfactant; 2.5 to 17% by mass of a nonionic surfactant; 0.2 to 5% by mass of an oily component; and 0.4 to 5% by mass of a foaming agent; and further comprising: no amount of a compound represented by Chem. 1 or Chem. 2 below: wherein any one of R 1, R 2, and R 3 is an alkyl group or acyl group having nine or more carbon atoms, and the other two are hydrogen atoms; and wherein any one of R 4, R 5, R 6, and R 7 is an alkyl group or acyl group having eight or more carbon atoms, and the other three are hydrogen atoms; wherein a ratio of a mass of the component to a total mass of the component and the component is in the range of 0.1 to 0.9; a ratio of a total mass of the component and the component to a total mass of the component, the component, the component, and the component is in the range of 0.35 to 0.9; an HLB of the component is in a range of 9 to 14; and the component includes at least one compound represented by Chem. 3 below: wherein any one of R 8, R 9, and R 10 is an alkyl group or acyl group having eight or fewer carbon atoms, and the other two are hydrogen atoms. 2 to 17.5% by mass of an anionic surfactant; 1 to 17.5% by mass of an amphoteric surfactant; 2.5 to 17% by mass of a nonionic surfactant; 0.2 to 5% by mass of an oily component; and 0.4 to 5% by mass of a foaming agent; and further comprising: no amount of a compound represented by Chem. 1 or Chem. 2 below: wherein any one of R 1, R 2, and R 3 is an alkyl group or acyl group having nine or more carbon atoms, and the other two are hydrogen atoms; and wherein any one of R 4, R 5, R 6, and R 7 is an alkyl group or acyl group having eight or more carbon atoms, and the other three are hydrogen atoms; wherein a ratio of a mass of the component to a total mass of the component and the component is in the range of 0.1 to 0.9; a ratio of a total mass of the component and the component to a total mass of the component, the component, the component, and the component is in the range of 0.35 to 0.9; an HLB of the component is in a range of 9 to 14; and the component includes at least one compound represented by Chem. 3 below: wherein any one of R 8, R 9, and R 10 is an alkyl group or acyl group having eight or fewer carbon atoms, and the other two are hydrogen atoms. no amount of a compound represented by Chem. 1 or Chem. 2 below: wherein any one of R 1, R 2, and R 3 is an alkyl group or acyl group having nine or more carbon atoms, and the other two are hydrogen atoms; and wherein any one of R 4, R 5, R 6, and R 7 is an alkyl group or acyl group having eight or more carbon atoms, and the other three are hydrogen atoms; wherein a ratio of a mass of the component to a total mass of the component and the component is in the range of 0.1 to 0.9; a ratio of a total mass of the component and the component to a total mass of the component, the component, the component, and the component is in the range of 0.35 to 0.9; an HLB of the component is in a range of 9 to 14; and the component includes at least one compound represented by Chem. 3 below: wherein any one of R 8, R 9, and R 10 is an alkyl group or acyl group having eight or fewer carbon atoms, and the other two are hydrogen atoms. wherein a ratio of a mass of the component to a total mass of the component and the component is in the range of 0.1 to 0.9; a ratio of a total mass of the component and the component to a total mass of the component, the component, the component, and the component is in the range of 0.35 to 0.9; an HLB of the component is in a range of 9 to 14; and the component includes at least one compound represented by Chem. 3 below: wherein any one of R 8, R 9, and R 10 is an alkyl group or acyl group having eight or fewer carbon atoms, and the other two are hydrogen atoms.