A cleaning composition comprising, by weight,:(a) from about 0.5% to about 10% of polyhydroxy fatty acid amide surfactants having the formula: ##STR7## wherein R1 is H, methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl, 2-hydroxyl ethyl or 2-hydroxy propyl; R2 is a C5 -C31 hydrocarbyl; and Z is a polyhydroxyhydrocarbyl having a linear hydrocarbyl chain with at least 3 hydroxyls directly connected to the chain, or an a