In order to improve the feeling when a hair conditioner, hair rinse or the like is applied to the hair during washing, a hair cosmetic is configured so as to contain: (1) a tertiary amine compound represented by formula (I) in an amount of 0.01 to 10% by mass relative to the total amount of the cosmetic [In the formula, R1 represents a linear or branched alkyl group having 6 to 24 carbon atoms A represents an amide group or an ether group R2 represents an alkylene group having 2 to 4 carbon atoms, or a linear or branched hydroxyalkylene or hydroxyalkylenyl group having 2 to 4 carbon atoms and R3 and R4 independently represent a hydrogen atom, or a linear or branched alkyl group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms] (2) a higher alcohol and/or a higher fatty acid in an amount of 0.1 to 20% by mass relative to the total amount of the cosmetic (3) an aromatic carboxylic acid salt (4) an organic acid which is a monobasic acid and (5) water.
