To provide a cleansing cosmetic effectively removing makeup cosmetics such as mascara, lipstick, and foundation applied to a skin and UV protective cosmetics, giving a skin freshness with no stickiness after cleansing, and excellently spreading in use.

The cleansing cosmetic includes: (A) 2-20 mass% of a 12-20C fatty acid salt; (B) 5-30 mass% of an oil which is liquid at 25°C; (C) 0.2-3 mass% of an acrylic polymer comprising constitutional monomers (c1), (c2), and (c3); and (D) water. The total contents (A)+(B)+(C)+(D) of the components (A), (B), (C) and (D) is 100 mass%, and a mass ratio (A)/(B) of the component (A) to the component (B) is 1/3 to 2/1. The constitutional monomer (c1) is acrylic acid or methacrylic acid. The constitutional monomer (c2) is alkyl acrylate or alkyl methacrylate. The constitutional monomers (c3) is an ester of acrylic acid or methacrylic acid and a compound prepared by adding 15-30 molar ethylene oxide to a 16-22C higher alcohol.