(A) acrylic acid polymer 0.1-2% by weight, 0.1 to 3 wt% nonionic surfactant (B) HLB14~18, 0.5~5 wt% (C) cationic surfactant and hair cosmetic which comprises (D) a linear saturated fatty alcohols of 0.5 to 10 wt%, and wherein the mass ratio represented by (A) / (B) is from 0.05 to 18.00 fees. Acrylic acid-based polymer containing 70 to 95 mole% and a monomer unit represented by general formula (A) (1), and a 5 to 30 mol% of monomer units represented by the general formula (2) (Wherein, R 1 is hydrogen or methyl, R 2 is -CH 2 OH group or a hydrogen atom, A is hydrogen or methyl R 3, or an oxygen atom -NH-, M is a hydrogen atom, . indicating alkali metal atom, an amine or ammonium)(A)アクリル酸系ポリマー0.1~2質量%、(B)HLB14~18のノニオン性界面活性剤0.1~3質量%、(C)カチオン性界面活性剤0.5~5質量%、及び(D)直鎖飽和脂肪族アルコール0.5~10質量%含み、(A)/(B)で表される質量比が0.05~18.00であることを特徴とする毛髪化粧料。(A)一般式(1)で表される単量体単位70~95モル%と、一般式(2)で表される単量体単位5~30モル%とを含むアクリル酸系ポリマー(式中、R1は水素原子又はメチル基、R2は水素原子又は-CH2OH基、Aは酸素原子又は-NH-、R3は水素原子又はメチル基を示し、Mは水素原子、アルカリ金属原子、アンモニウム又はアミンを示す。)
