PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a cosmetic for hair styling which is a water-based cosmetic having low viscosity and, nevertheless, has excellent hair styling performance and hair restyling performance, and which is nonsticky and smooth, and imparts an extremely light finish.SOLUTION: This cosmetic for hair styling comprises: (a) 3-15 mass% surfactant that is solid at ordinary temperature (25°C), (b) a polyalkylene glycol polymer (b1) that is liquid at ordinary temperature and/or a polyhydric alcohol derivative (b2) that is liquid at ordinary temperature, (c) a film-forming polymer, and (d) liquid oily matter. The viscosity of the system is 10,000 mPa s or lower (by the Brookfield viscometer at 25°C).COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT【課題】水性系で低粘度でありながら整髪力、再整髪力に優れ、しかも、べたつきがなく、滑らかで、仕上がりの軽さに優れる整髪用化粧料を提供する。【解決手段】(a)常温(25℃)で固体の界面活性剤を3~15質量%と、(b)(b1)常温で液体のポリアルキレングリコール重合体、および/または(b2)常温で液体の多価アルコール誘導体と、(c)皮膜形成性高分子と、(d)液状油分と、を含有し、系の粘度が10,000mPa・s以下(25℃、B型粘度計)である整髪用化粧料。【選択図】なし