PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a novel personal care composition for improving volume properties of the hair.SOLUTION: The invention relates to a personal care composition in which a polymer comprises, based on the total number of monomeric units of the polymer, (a) from 90% to less than 100% of first monomeric units each of which comprises, per monomeric unit, at least one pendant poly(alkyleneoxy) substituent group, and (b) from greater than 0% to 10% of second monomeric units which do not comprise any poly(alkyleneoxy) substituent groups and cosmetically acceptable carriers selected from water, organic solvents, mixtures of two or more water miscible organic solvents, and mixtures of water and one or more water miscible organic solvents.COPYRIGHT: (C)2015,JPO&INPIT【課題】毛髪の容積特性を改善するための新しいパーソナルケア用組成物の提供。【解決手段】ポリマーが、該ポリマーのモノマー単位の総数を基準として、(a)90%から100%未満の第1モノマー単位(複数)、しかもそれらの第1のモノマー単位の各々はモノマー単位当たり少なくとも1個のペンダントポリ(アルキレンオキシ)置換基を含むモノマー単位、及び(b)0%より多いから10%の、ポリ(アルキレンオキシ)置換基を含まない特定の第2モノマー単位、及び水、有機溶媒、2種又はそれ以上の水混和性有機溶媒の混合物及び水と1種又はそれ以上の水混和性有機溶媒との混合物から選択される化粧品上受容可能な担体を含むパーソナルケア用組成物。【選択図】なし