Disclosed is a hair conditioning composition comprising: a cationic surfactant； a high melting point fatty compound； a preformed emulsion and/or an ionic benefit agent, wherein the ionic benefit agents are those excluding ionic dyes, precursors thereof, and anionic surfactants； an alkyl ether and/or alkyl ester, preferably alkyl ether, of at least one of the following: polyethylene glycol, polypropylene glycol, polyglycerin, and mixtures thereof, and wherein the alkyl ether and/or alkyl ester has from about 50 to about 300 units of ethylene glycol, propylene glycol, glycerin and mixtures thereof； and an aqueous carrier. The composition of the present invention provides benefits from ionic benefit agents and/or preformed emulsions, while maintaining stability and wet conditioning of the composition.
