A cleansing composition that simultaneously provides excellent washing performance and a good care feeling while securing good stability without being influenced by the use environment. The cleansing composition includes components (A) to (C): (A) an internal olefin sulfonate having 12 or more and 24 or less of carbon atoms: 1.8 mass % to 20 mass %; (B) a cationic surfactant represented by a specific formula: 0.1 mass % to 8 mass %; and (C) an aliphatic alcohol having 12 or more and 22 or less of carbon atoms: 1 mass % to 20 mass %, wherein a mass ratio of the content of the component (B) to component (A), (B)/(A), is 0.1 to 1, and a mass ratio of the content of the component (C) to the total of the components (A) and (B), (C)/{(A)+(B)}, is 0.1 to 4.5 or less.