Oral compositions

An oral composition providing improved oral cleansing with reduced desquamation comprising:

• a. from about 0.1% to about 2.5% of a taurate surfactant;
• b. from about 0.1% to about 2.5% of a chelating agent selected from the group consisting of tartaric acid and pharmaceutically-acceptable salts thereof, citric acid and alkali metal citrates, and mixtures thereof;
• c. an amphoteric betaine surfactant selected from the group consisting of decylbetaine cocobetaine, myristylbetaine palmitylbetaine, laurylbetaine cetylbetaine stearylbetaine, cocobetaine/cocamine oxide, cocamidoethyl betaine, cocoamidopropyl betaine, cocoamidopropyl hydroxysultaine, lauramidopropyl betaine, rincinoleicamidobetaine and mixtures thereof;
• and
• d. a fluoride ion source selected from the group consisting of sodium fluoride stannous fluoride, sodium monofluorophosphate, potassium fluoride and mixtures thereof;
• wherein the level of a. and b. does not exceed 4.0% by weight of the total composition and wherein the composition has a pH of from about 6.5 to about 9.5 and wherein said composition is free of enzymes.