The present invention relates to a hair cosmetic containing the following components (A) to (C):(A) a compound represented by the following general formula (1) or a salt thereof:wherein a broken line represents the presence or absence of a π bond； R1 represents a hydroxy group or an acetoxy group； R2 represents a hydrogen atom or -COOR (R is a hydrogen atom, a methyl group, or an ethyl group)； and R3 represents a hydrogen atom, an acetyl group, a methyl group, or an ethyl group；(B) a cationic surfactant； and(C) a polyoxyethylene addition type nonionic surfactant, whereina mass ratio of the component (B) to the component (A) [(B)/(A)] is 1.0 or more； a mass ratio of the component (C) to the component (A) [(C)/(A)] is 1.0 or more； a mass ratio of t a component having an oxyethylene addition molar number of 5 or more in the components constituting the component (C) to the component (A)is satisfied with a predetermined requirement； and a pH at 25°C of the hair cosmetic is 8.0 or more and 12.0 or less.
