The cleansing composition of claim 1, wherein the composition comprises an alkyl betaine having the structure of Formula 2 or an alkyl sultaine having the structure of Formula 3, or a mixture of said alkyl betaine and said alkyl sultaine: where R1 is a C8-C22 hydrocarbyl group, preferably alkyl or a combination of alkyl and other hydrocarbyl groups, R??? is C1-C5 alkyl, hydroxyl alkyl, alkoxylated