This hair cosmetic which comprises components (A)-(E), wherein the mass ratio (A)/(E) of component (A) with respect to component (E) is not less than 0.05 but less than 2. (A) A compound represented by general formula (1), or a salt thereof. (1) [In the formula, the broken line represents presence or absence of a [pi] bond, R1 represents a hydroxyl group or an acetoxy group, R2 represents a hydrogen atom or -COOR (R represents a hydrogen atom, a methyl group, or an ethyl group), and R3 represents a hydrogen atom, an acetyl group, a methyl group, or an ethyl group.] (B) Alkaline agent (C) Buffer (D) Anionic surfactant (E) Cationic polymer having a cationic charge density of 0.01-4.8 meq/g.本發明係一種毛髪化妝料，其含有下述成分(A)～(E)，且成分(A)相對於成分(E)之質量比(A)/(E)為0.05以上且未達2。(A)下述通式(1)所表示之化合物或其鹽[式中，虛線表示存在或不存在π鍵；R1表示羥基或乙醯氧基；R2表示氫原子、或-COOR(R為氫原子、甲基或乙基)；R3表示氫原子、乙醯基、甲基或乙基](B)鹼劑(C)緩衝劑(D)陰離子性界面活性劑(E)陽離子電荷密度為0.01 meq/g以上且4.8 meq/g以下之陽離子性聚合物
