Patent ID: 7754195

Claim:
A hair cleansing composition comprising the following ingredients (A) to (E): (A) an anionic surfactant represented by the following formula (1) or (2): R 1 O(CH 2 CH 2 O) m SO 3 M (1) R 2 OSO 3 M (2) wherein R 1 represents an alkyl group having 10 to 18 carbon atoms, R 2 represents an alkyl group having 10 to 18 carbon atoms, M represents an alkali metal, alkaline earth metal, ammonium, alkanolamine or basic amino acid, and m stands for a number of from 1 to 5 in an amount of 10 to 22 wt % based on the weight of the hair cleansing composition, (B) myristyl alcohol in an amount of 0.05 to 5 wt % based on the weight of the hair cleansing composition, (C) a cationic polymer selected from the group consisting of cationic cellulose and cationic guar gum in an amount of 0.05 to 5 wt % based on the weight of the hair cleansing composition, (D) an organic acid selected from the group consisting of lactic acid and malic acid in an amount of 0.05 to 10 wt % based on the weight of the hair cleansing composition, and (E) benzyl alcohol in an amount of 0.5 to 5 wt % based on the weight of the hair cleansing composition wherein said hair cleansing composition has a pH of from 3 to 5.5 when diluted 20-fold by weight with water.