Provided is a cosmetic preparation for hair styling which is a water-based preparation having a low viscosity and, despite this, has excellent hair styling performance and hair restyling performance, and which is nonsticky and smooth and imparts an extremely light finish. The cosmetic preparation for hair styling comprises (a) 3-15 mass% surfactant that is solid at ordinary temperature (25ºC), (b) a polyalkylene glycol polymer (b1) that is liquid at ordinary temperature and/or a polyhydric-alcohol derivative (b2) that is liquid at ordinary temperature, (c) a film-forming polymer, and (d) liquid oily matter, and has a viscosity of 10,000 mPa·s or lower (25ºC Brookfield viscometer).과제수성계이고 저점도이면서 정발력, 재정발력이 우수하고, 게다가 끈적임이 없고, 매끄러우며, 마무리의 가벼움이 우수한 정발용 화장료를 제공한다. 해결 수단(a) 상온 (25 ℃) 에서 고체인 계면 활성제를 3 ~ 15 질량% 와, (b) (b1) 상온에서 액체인 폴리알킬렌글리콜 중합체, 및/또는 (b2) 상온에서 액체인 다가 알코올 유도체와, (c) 피막 형성성 고분자와, (d) 액상 유분을 함유하고, 계의 점도가 10,000 m㎩·s 이하 (25 ℃, B 형 점도계) 인 정발용 화장료.