(57) The invention relates to specific soap compositions, principally for use in personal washing, preferably transparent or translucent which comprise 25-60% of anionic, nonionic zwitterionic or amphoteric detergent active including 8-32% soap of saturated C₁₆ to C₂₂, 10-50% of one or more alcohols including one or more solvent alcohols selected from ethanol, propanol, ethylene glycol, 1,2-propane-diol, 1,3-propane-diol, ethanolamines and propanolamines the amount of solvent alcohols being 5-30%, not more than 30% water and 1-20% of an oily skin-benefit agent, the above percentages being based on the weight of the composition excluding any dispersed non-detergent particulates. These compositions comprise the aforementioned oily skin-benefit agent without exhibiting excessive mushyness.