PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a hair cosmetic which can be uniformly wet-spread regardless of the damage level of the hair when applied to the dried hair, is rapidly dried after application, gives no squeaky feeling or wetted feeling and can naturally shape the hair without forming a hair bundle after drying.SOLUTION: There is provided a hair cosmetic which comprises components (A) to (C), wherein the content of the component (A) is 0.1 to 10 mass% and the mass ratio (B)/(C) between the component (B) and the component (C) is 0.8 to 99. (A): a polymer for a hair cosmetic having solubility or dispersibility in water or ethanol, (B): a monohydric alcohol having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, (C): a liquid oil having 9 to 21 carbon atoms represented by the formula (1) [Rto Rrepresent H or a methyl group; X represents -CH-, -COO- or -CHCOO-; n represents 1 to 7; m and l represent 0 to 2; n+m+l represents 1 to 7; and when m and l are both 1 or more, any one of Rto Ris a methyl group].SELECTED DRAWING: None【課題】乾き髪に塗布した場合に毛髪のダメージレベルによらず均一に濡れ広がることができ、かつ塗布後にはすぐに乾き、きしみ感や濡れた感触を与えず、乾燥後には毛束を作らずに毛髪を自然にまとめることのできる毛髪化粧料の提供。【解決手段】成分(A)~(C)を含有し、成分(A)の含有量が0.1~10質量%、成分(B)と成分(C)の質量比(B)/(C)が0.8~99である毛髪化粧料。 (A):水又はエタノールへの溶解性又は分散性を有する毛髪化粧料用ポリマー (B):C1-4の1価アルコール (C):式(1)で表されるC9-21の液状油〔R1~R8はH又はメチル基。Xは-CH2-、-COO-又は-CH2COO-。nは1~7、m及びlは0~2、n+m+lは1~7。m及びlが共に1以上のときR4~R7のいずれか1つはメチル基。〕【選択図】なし