The liquid composition is a dual cleanser and mosturizer that is stable and on a macro scale is homogeneous. The dual cleansing and lipid moisturizing liquid composition of this invention comprises: by weight parts of the liquid composition:(a) from about 5 parts to about 30 parts of lipid skin moisturizing agent having a Vaughan Solubility Parameter (VSP) of between 5 and 10;(b) from about 0.3 parts to 5 parts of a water dispersible gel forming polymer wherein said polymer is an anionic, nonionic, cationic or hydrophobically modified polymers, selected from the group consisting of cationic polysaccharides of the cationic guar gum class with molecular weights of 1,000 to 3,000,000, anionic, cationic and nonionic homopolymers derived from acrylic and/or methacrylic acid, anionic, cationic and nonionic cellulose resins; cationic copolymers of dimethyldialkylammonium chloride and acrylic acid; cationic homopolymers of dimethyldialkylammonium chloride; cationic polyalkylene and ethoxypolyalkylene imines polyethylene glycol of molecular weight from 100,00 to 4,000,000; and mixes thereof; and,(c) from about 5 part to about 30 parts of a synthetic surfactant;(d) from about 0 part to about 15 part of a C8 to C14 fatty acid soap; wherein said soap has a counterion selected from the group consisting of: K, NH4, N(CH2CH2OH)3; and mixtures thereof; and(e) water; and,wherein said lathering skin cleansing liquid composition has a Lipid Deposition Value (LDV) of at least 5 up to about 1000 .mu.g of lipid per sq. cm of skin; andwherein said synthetic surfactant and said soap has a combined CMC equilibrium surface tension value of from 15 to 50.This composition provides good cleansing, lather and good sensory feel and yet surprisingly provides a lipid moisturizing benefit via deposition of the lipid on the skin of the user. The liquid composition is stable and on a macro scale is homogeneous.