Conditioning composition comprising from 0.4 to 8% wt. fatty alcohol having from 8-22 carbons, from 0.1 to 2% wt. cationic surfactant component, water, and wherein the composition confers a Draw Mass of from 1 to 250g to hair treated with the conditioning composition, comprising a conditioning gel phase obtainable by:forming a 'comelt' in a first vessel comprising fatty alcohol and cationic component and 0-15% wt. comelt water, independently adding the 'comelt' and water to a mixing vessel, mixing,wherein the temperature of the mixture of the 'comelt' and the water is maintained at from 56-65°C, preferably from 58-62°C, more preferably 60°C when in the mixing vessel, wherein the fatty alcohol comprises from 8 to 22 carbons, wherein the cationic component comprises from 0-70% cationic component, cationic surfactants have the formula N+R1R2R3R4, more preferably from 30-60% wt. cationic surfactant component, and wherein R1, R2, R3 and R4 are independently (C1 to C30) alkyl or benzyl,and wherein the Draw Mass is the mass required to draw a hair switch through a comb or brush as measured by first placing the hair switch onto the comb or brush, such that from 5 cm to 20 cm of hair is left hanging at the glued end of the switch, and then adding weights to the hanging end until the switch falls through the comb or brush.
