A problem of conventional body soaps consisting mainly of higher fatty acid soaps has been a stiff feeling of the face skin after use and problems of soaps comprising polyoxyethylene alkyl ether sulfate has caused difficulty of rinsing after use and a stiff feeling remaining especially on the face skin after washing. Further soaps with lower irritation, higher foam stability and washing power than conventional soaps have been expected. A body soap comprising 1 to 30 % fatty acid soap and 1 to 30 % polyoxyethylene alkyl ether sulfate by weight and the weight ratio thereof is 8:2 to 3:7 is provided, further it is preferred to contain either amphoteric surface active agents such as betain type or nonionic surface active agents such as sorbitan type and polyoxyethylene glycol type or both in order to exhibit high foam stability, washing power and reduced irritation.