Disclosed are compositions suitable for formation into mild personal cleansing or laundry detergent bars, as well as other uses. The compositions generally comprise:(a) from about 30% to about 99% by weight of a mixture of anionic surfactants comprising:i) an alpha sulfonated alkyl ester; andii) a sulfonated fatty acid;(a) from about 0.5% to about 50% by weight of a fatty acid; and(b) from about 0.1% to about 50% by weight water;wherein the ratio of i) to ii) is from about 10:1 to about 0.5:1, and wherein the ratio of (a) to (b) is about 1:1 to about 11:1.