PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an oily cosmetic for the hair, which is well spreadable on finger tips or a palm, good in operability in hairdressing, and giving the hair good touch feeling with no stickiness, and also imparting the hair with high hairdressing retentivity and rehairdressing tendency, excellent in being washed off the hair, and also good in storage stability as a preparation.SOLUTION: The oily cosmetic for the hair comprises (A) a hydrocarbon solid at room temperature and/or wax solid at room temperature, (B) a volatile oil and (C) an oil gelatinizer, and contains substantially no water. Optionally, this cosmetic may contain (D) specific powder and/or (E) a specific nonionic surfactant.COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT【課題】指先や手のひら上での延びが良好で、整髪時の操作性に優れ、べたつきがなく風合いに優れる頭髪用油性化粧料の提供。更には、優れた整髪保持力や再整髪性を付与し、毛髪からの洗い落ちに優れ、製剤の保存安定性にも優れた頭髪用油性化粧料の提供。【解決手段】(A)室温で固形の炭化水素類および/又は室温で固形のロウ類、(B)揮発性油剤および(C)オイルゲル化剤を含有し、実質的に水を含有しないことを特徴とする頭髪用油性化粧料とする。所望により、(D)特定の粉体、(E)特定の非イオン性界面活性剤を含有させることもできる。【選択図】なし