A hair conditioning composition comprising a) a conditioning base comprising, by total weight of the hair conditioning composition, i) from 0.4 to 8 wt pcnt of fatty alcohol having from 8 to 22 carbons, ii) from 0.1 to 2 wt pcnt of cationic surfactant, b) a hydrophobically modified anionic polymer； and c) water, wherein the composition confers a Draw Mass of from 1 to 250 g to hair treated with the conditioning composition； a method of saving water during a rinse step in a hair conditioning process comprising the steps of applying to hair the hair treatment composition and rinsing the hair with water； and a use of a hydrophobically modified anionic polymer in the hair treatment composition, to save water during a hair conditioning process.
