PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a hair cosmetic which has hydrophobing ability to the surface of hair, gives satisfactory feelings (smoothness, flexibility and no stickiness) to hair, increases the moisture retention of hair (particularly, damaged hair), and imparts a moisture feeling to hair.SOLUTION: The hair cosmetic contains a cationic surface active agent represented by the following general formula (1) (wherein, R1 denotes an 8 to 24C straight chain or branched alkenyl group or alkenyl group which may be partitioned with a functional group represented by -O-, -COO- or -OCO- or substituted with -OH R2 denotes a 1 to 6C straight chain or branched alkyl group, alkenyl group or hydroxyalkyl group R3 to R6 denote a 1 to 5C alkyl group or hydroxyalkyl group and X- denotes a monovalent anion).COPYRIGHT: (C)2012,JPO&INPIT【課題】 毛髪表面の疎水化能を有し、毛髪に良好な感触(滑らかさ、柔軟性、ベタツキ感の無さ)を与え、かつ毛髪(特にダメージ毛)の水分保持力を高めて潤い感を付与する効果に優れた毛髪化粧料を提供すること。【解決手段】 (A)下記一般式(1)【化1】(式中、R1は炭素数8~24の-O-、-COO-、-OCO-で表される官能基で分断又は-OHで置換されていてもよい、直鎖又は分岐のアルキル基もしくはアルケニル基、R2は炭素数1~6の直鎖又は分岐したアルキル基、アルケニル基もしくはヒドロキシアルキル基を示し、R3~R6は炭素数1~5のアルキル基、ヒドロキシアルキル基、X-は一価のアニオンを示す。)で表されるカチオン界面活性剤を含有する毛髪化粧料。【選択図】 なし