An oral care composition suitable for cleaning the surfaces of the oral cavity, the composition comprising: an aqueous continuous phase including at least 1% by weight (based on the total weight of the composition) of one or more polyhydric alcohols; from 1 to 70% by weight (based on the total weight of the composition) of particulate silica abrasive in which the particulate silica abrasive has a volume average particle size (d50)ranging from 1 to 15 microns and which is dispersed in the aqueous continuous phase, characterised in that the aqueous continuous phase is structured with a matrix of activated citrus fibre particles.