A hair cosmetic composition containing the following components (A) and (B): (A) is/are one or more copolymers selected from the following components (A1) and (A2): (A1) is a copolymer of (a) from 30 to 80 wt.% of a (meth)acrylamide monomer, (b) from 2 to 50 wt.% of a (meth)acrylamide monomer, (c) from 0 to 30 wt.% of a (meth)acrylate monomer or (meth)acrylamide monomer, and (d) from 0 to 40 wt.% of a (meth)acrylate monomer (A2) is a copolymer of (a) from 30 to 80 wt.% a (meth)acrylamide monomer, (b) from 5 to 45 wt.% of a (meth)acrylate monomer, (c) from 2 to 30 wt.% of a (meth)acrylate monomer or (meth)acrylamide monomer, and (d) from 0 to 30 wt.% of a (meth)acrylate monomer and (B) is at least one selected from long-chain alkyl glyceryl ethers, fatty acid monoglycerides, fatty acid diglycerides, and fatty acid triglycerides, and wherein the composition contains a compound having two or more hydroxyl groups in the molecule of the composition, having a molecular weight of from 62 to 1000 and being in liquid form at 30°C, in an amount less than 1 wt.%.
