Aqueous hair shampoo compositions comprising sulfated ethylene oxide-propylene oxide condensates

An aqueous hair shampoo composition containing about 10 to 20% by weight of (1) an anionic surface active agent comprising an ammonium, amine or alkali or alkaline earth metal salt of a sulfated condensation product of ethylene oxide with a base formed by condensing propylene oxide with propylene glycol and having a molecular weight of about 1100 to 4800, said condensation product having the structure:

• HO--(C.sub.2 H.sub.4 O).sub.x (C.sub.3 H.sub.6 O).sub.y (C.sub.2 H.sub.4 O).sub.z --H
• where y is an integer from about 30 to 70, and (C.sub.2 H.sub.4 O).sub.x+z equals about 5 to 20% of the total weight of the compound, in combination with (2) about 5 to 15% by weight of a foam promoter comprising an amine oxide of the general formula:
• R.sub.1 R.sub.2 R.sub.3 N.fwdarw.O
• wherein R.sub.1 is an alkyl group containing from about 10 to 16 carbon atoms and R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 are each selected from the group consisting of methyl and ethyl groups.