Abstract: A liquid detergent composition is disclosed, which has a pH value ranging from 6 to 8 and comprises the following Components (A), (B) and (C):(A) an N-acylamino acid salt represented by formula (1):R.sup.1 CONH(CH.sub.2).sub.n COOK (1)wherein R.sup.1 CO represents a straight-chain acyl group having 10 to 16 carbon atoms, n is a number of 1 or 2 and K is potassium;(B) a water-soluble anionic surfactant selected from the group consisting of an alkylsulfuric acid salt, a polyoxyethylene alkyl ether sulfuric acid salt, an amidoamino acid salt, an N-acylmethyltaurine salt, a polyoxyethylene alkylsulfosuccinic acid salt, an N-acylmethyl-.beta.-alanine salt, an N-acylsarcosine salt and an acylglutamic acid salt; and(C) water,wherein a weight ratio of the component (A) to the component (B) is from 6/1 to 1/3. The liquid detergent of the present invention is hardly irritative to the skin and hair, has high detergency and gives excellent feeling during and after use.

Abstract: An N-(N'-long chain acyl-.beta.-alanyl)-.beta.-alanine represented by formula (1): ##STR1## wherein R represents a straight-chain or branched-chain alkyl or alkenyl group having from 7 to 23 carbon atoms; and M represents a hydrogen atom, an alkali metal, an ammonium, an alkylammonium, an alkanolammonium or a basic amino acid;or its salt and a detergent composition containing the same are disclosed.The detergent composition of the present invention is excellent in foaming power and gives a good feel after washing.