A hair cosmetic composition which contains the components (A) and (B) described below, and wherein the mass ratio of the component (B) to the component (A), namely (B)/(A) is from 0.7 to 5.0 (inclusive). (A) an aromatic sulfonic acid having a molecular weight of 300 or less, or a salt thereof (B) a cationic polymer which has a cationic charge density of 4.5 meq/g or more.本發明係一種毛髮化粧料,其含有下述成分(A)及(B),成分(B)相對於成分(A)之質量比(B)/(A)為0.7以上且5.0以下。(A)分子量300以下之芳香族磺酸或其鹽(B)陽離子電荷密度為4.5 meq/g以上之陽離子性聚合物