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 tartaric acid and pharmaceutically-acceptable salts 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;
• d. an enzyme selected from the group consisting of endoglycosidase, papain, dextranase, mutanase, and mixtures thereof;
• and
• e. 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 further wherein said composition is substantially free of copper, iron, and zinc ions.