PERSONAL CARE COMPOSITIONS

Personal care compositions comprising non-sulfonate anionic surfactant, amphoteric surfactant, and at least two carboxylic acids or salts thereof, and wherein the compositions contain no more than 30% of the total wt % of a) and b) of sulfonated and do not contain para-chloro-meta-xylenol in an amount above 0.15% wt or salicylic acid in an amount above 0.25% wt. In one embodiment the compositions comprise citric acid as one of the at least two carboxylic acids or salts thereof. In another embodiment, the compositions comprise at least two carboxylic acids or salts having a different number of carboxylic acid groups, and the compositions comprise a higher % wt of the carboxylic acid having the lowest number of carboxylic acid groups. The compositions of the invention are intended to provide cleansing and antimicrobial benefits yet be well tolerated by skin and hair. Also provided are a dispenser and disposable wipe containing a composition of the invention, the use of a composition of the invention to provide an antimicrobial benefit to skin and/or hair, and, a method for providing an antimicrobial benefit to skin and/or hair by contact with a composition of the invention.