Solidified gel and methods for cleansing skin

A cosmetic composition comprising:

• (a) about 1 to about 3 wt. % of gellan gum;
• (b) about 1 to about 10 wt. % of one or more polyols selected from ethylene glycol, propylene glycol, butylene glycol, hexylene glycol, pentylene glycol, 1,3-propanediol, diethylene glycol, dipropylene glycol, caprylyl glycol, glycerin, or mixtures thereof;
• (c) about 1 to about 10 wt. % of a plurality of surfactants, wherein the plurality of surfactants include:
• (i) about 0.2 to about 5 wt. % of one or more amphoteric surfactants selected from alkyl amphoacetates, wherein the alkyl amphoacetates are selected from disodium cocoamphodiacetate, disodium lauroamphodiacetate, disodium caprylamphodiacetate, disodium caprylamphodiacetate, disodium cocoamphodipropionate, disodium lauroamphodipropionate, disodium caprylampho-dipropionate, disodium caprylomphodipropionate, lauroamphodipropionic acid, cocoamphodipropionic acid, or mixtures thereof;
• and
• (ii) about 0.2 to about 5 wt. % of one or more nonionic surfactants;
• and
• (d) about 80 to about 95 wt. % of water;
• (e) optionally, about 0.1 to about 10 wt. % of one or more miscellaneous ingredients;
• wherein the composition is a solidified gel of a micellar solution,
• the composition is transparent,
• the composition comprises less than 2 wt. % of fatty compounds, and
• all weight percentages are based on a total weight of the composition.