PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To newly utilize an alginate oligosaccharide having excellent characteristics in the field of a hair cosmetic and to provide the hair cosmetic having excellent conditioning characteristics and further imparting sliminess to the hair during rinsing and thereby sufficiently smoothing finger combing of the hair.SOLUTION: The hair cosmetic comprises the alginate oligosaccharide and/or a salt thereof. In the hair cosmetic, the alginate oligosaccharide and/or the salt thereof are represented by the formula.COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT【課題】優れた特性を有するアルギン酸オリゴ糖を毛髪化粧料の分野に新規に利用し、且つコンディショニング特性に優れ、更には濯ぎ時の毛髪にヌメリ感を付与することにより毛髪の指通りを十分に滑らかにすることができる毛髪化粧料を提供することを目的とする。【解決手段】アルギン酸オリゴ糖及び/又はその塩を含有する毛髪化粧料。【選択図】なし