PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain a cleanser for a hair dressing agent, which is usually used before shampooing hair and has a high cleansing effect on a hair dressing agent and to provide a method of use thereof.SOLUTION: The cleanser for a hair dressing agent comprises (a) a compound having 0.66-1.5 IOB in an organic conceptual diagram and (b) a polyglycerin fatty acid ester having an average polymerization degree of glycerin of 1-6. The fatty acid part constituting the polyglycerin fatty acid ester is preferably lauric acid. The method for using the cleanser for a hair dressing agent comprises applying the cleanser for a hair dressing agent to the hair coated with a hair dressing agent in a state in which the hair is dried and washing the hair with water.COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT【課題】通常の洗髪前に用いられ、整髪料の洗浄効果が高い整髪料洗浄剤及びその使用方法を提供する。【解決手段】(a)有機概念図におけるIOBが0.66~1.5である化合物と、(b)グリセリンの平均重合度が1~6であるポリグリセリン脂肪酸エステルを構成する脂肪酸部分が、ラウリン酸であることが好適である。整髪料が塗布された毛髪に、前記整髪料洗浄剤を、毛髪が乾いた状態で塗布し、水洗することを特徴とする整髪料洗浄剤の使用方法。【選択図】なし