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A rinse-off liquid personal cleansing composition comprising: (a) water, (b) from about 1 % to about 60 % by weight of a water-soluble surfactant, (c) a water-insoluble oil selected from highly branched polyalphaolefins having formula (1) wherein R<1> is H or C1-C20 alkyl, R<4> is C1-C20 alkyl, R<2> is H or C1-C20, and R<3> is C1-C20 preferably from C5-C20, n is an integer from 0 to 3 and m is an integer of from 1 to 1.000 and having a number average molecular weight of from about 1.000 to about 25,000, and (d) a crystalline, hydroxy-containing stabilizer selected from (i) wherein R1 is -(C=O)-R4(COH)xR5(COH)yR6, R2 is R1 or H, R3 is R1 or H, R4 is C0-20 alkyl, R5 is C0-C20 alkyl, R6 is C0-C20 alkyl, R4+R5+R6=C10-22, and wherein 1</=x+y</=4, (ii) R7-(C=O)-OM, wherein R7 is -R4(COH)xR5(COH)yR6, M is Na<+>, K<+>, or Mg<2+>, or H, and (iii) mixtures thereof. The personal cleansing compositions of the invention provide excellent product stability and rheology characteristics as well as excellent rinse feel and skin mildness. |