Abstract: A personal care cleansing composition comprising at least one copolymer X, wherein the copolymer X is synthesized from at least one monomer (A) being acrylamidopropyl-2-methyl-2-sulfonic acid or a salt thereof, at least one monomer (B) conforming to formula (I) wherein R5 is methyl or hydrogen, R3 and R4 are hydrogen, Y is oxygen, EO is an ethylene oxide unit, v is an integer from 7 to 25, R6 is an alkyl group having from 10 to 22 carbon atoms; and at least one crosslinker (D) conforming to formula (II) wherein n is an integer from 8 to 15; and wherein the personal care cleansing composition has a pH less than about pH 6.0 and a viscosity of greater than about 1200 cP at 20 rpm.