Abstract: A personal care composition that includes an acyl taurate surfactant and exhibits improved foaming and lathering in hard water. The surfactant system in the personal care composition also includes an N-alkyl acyl taurate surfactant and/or an amphoteric co-surfactant. The weight ratio of acyl taurate to N-alkyl acyl taurate and/or co-surfactant is tailored to provide the desired hard water lather benefit. The surfactant system also permits viscosity building with inorganic salt and demonstrates good lather and foaming when a cationic conditioning polymer is added.