PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a hair cosmetic material capable of imparting a good touch feeling to the hair and also excellent in hair protecting effect and maintaining property of a hair style.SOLUTION: This hair cosmetic material contains (A) an amideamine compound expressed by formula: R1CONH(CH2)nN(R2)2 [wherein, R1 is a 11-23C aliphatic hydrocarbon group R2 is H or a 1-4C alkyl group and (n) is 2-4 integer] or its salts, (B) a higher alcohol and (C) a dialkylene glycol monoalkyl ether expressed by formula: R4[OCH2C(R3)H]2OH (wherein, R3 is H or methyl and R4 is a 1-5C alkyl group).COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO【課題】 毛髪に良好な感触を付与でき、また毛髪保護効果やヘアスタイルの持続性にも優れる毛髪化粧料の提供。【解決手段】 (A) 式R1CONH(CH2)nN(R2)2で表されるアミドアミン化合物又はその塩〔R1:C11-23の脂肪族炭化水素基、R2:H又はC1-4のアルキル基、n:2~4の整数〕、(B) 高級アルコール及び(C) 式R4[OCH2C(R3)H]2OHで表されるジアルキレングリコールモノアルキルエーテル〔R3:H又はメチル基、R4:C1-5のアルキル基〕を含有する毛髪化粧料。