A hair treatment agent or a hair conditioning composition comprising； from about 0.5 to about 10.0 % by weight of amidoamine, from about 0.1 to about 10.0 % by weight of sulphated and/or sulphonated oil and an aqueous or aqueous-alcoholic carrier. Most preferably, the amidoamine is one of stearamidopropyl dimethylamine, behenamidopropyl dimethylamine and brassicamidopropyl dimethylamine. Preferably, the sulfated or sulfonated oils are derivatives of rapeseed oil or castor oil, such as Turkey red oil. Preferably, the agent comprises an esterquat or quaternary ammonium compound. Preferably, the hair treatment agent is substantially free of alkoxylated emulsifiers, alkyoxylated surfactants and polymeric thickening agents. Preferably, the agent has a pH in the range 1 to 11. Also disclosed is the use of a hair treatment agent (as described herein) for reducing static charges on the hair and for reducing hair breakage. Further disclosed is a method for the production of a treatment agent for human hair, e.g. an oil-in-water emulsion.
