Hair treatment agents with a pH between 3.5 and 5.5 includea) 0.00001 to 20% by weight at least one proteolipid of the formula (I)R′;—;X—;R″; ; ;(I),wherein R′; stands for a straight-chain or branched, saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbon group having 11 to 24 carbon atoms,R″; denotes a protein, a peptide, or a protein hydrolysate,X stands for —;C(O)O—; or —;N+(RIII2)—;RIV—; or —;N(RIII)RIV—; or —;C(O)—;N(RV)RVI—;,RIII denotes —;(CH2)x—;CH3 with x=0-22,RIV denotes —;CH2—;CH(OH)—;CH2—; or —;(CH2)x—; with x=0-22, andRV and RVI independently of one another stand for —;H or —;(CH2)x—;CH3 with x=0-22,with the proviso that R″; stands for keratin or a keratin hydrolysate, when X stands for —;C(O)O—;, andb) 0.01 to 5.0% by weight, based on the total weight of the hair treatment agent, of magnesium citrate in a water-containing carrier.