A conditioning hair wash composition that provides excellent foaming characteristics, cleansing and conditioning benefit. The composition provides improved conditioning by way of improvement in denser and thicker lather, as well as improved consumer benefit of gloss and shine on hair. The conditioning hair wash composition in aqueous medium comprises at least one surfactant an emulsified non amino insoluble silicone oil an emulsion of insoluble amino silicone an organic cationic hair conditioning polymer and selective water soluble non amino silicone namely dimethicone copolyol.