The present invention provides stable aerosol cream mousse composition,preferably hair care composition, that can provide enhanced touch,combability, alignment and volume reduction to the hair, with low or reducedgreasy, oily hair feel, while being formulated having a thick, rich, creamy,mousse-type rheology with excellent spreading, perception of spreading, andfeel. The aerosol composition is based on the combination of component(A) acationic surfactant, which is generally a quaternary ammonium compound such ase.g. ditallow dimethyl ammonium chloride, (B) a fatty alcohol, such as cetyland stearyl alcohol, and (C) carbon dioxide.