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Provided are hair care compositons that can impart enhanced gloss and alignment, and volume reduction to the hair, with low or reduced greasy, oily hair feel, while being formulated in an emulsion having a thick, cream-type rehology with excellent spreading, perception of spreading, and feel. In particular, the compositions comprise: (a) from about 0.1 % to about 10 %, by weight, of a monohydric, fatty alcohol having a melting point of 30 °C or lower, said fatty alcohol being preferably selected from the group consisting of unsaturated straight chain fatty alcohols and saturated, branched chain fatty alcohols, saturated C8-C12 straight chain alcohols, and mixtures thereof; (b) from about 0.1 % to about 10 %, by weight, of a crosslinked polymer comprising the monomeric units (A)m (B)n (C)p, wherein: (A) is a dialkylaminoalkyl acrylate or quaternary ammonium or acid addition salt thereof; (B) is a dialkylaminoalkyl methacrylate or a quaternary ammonium or acid addition salt thereof; (C) is a nonionic monomer that is polymerizable with (A) or (B); (m) is 0 or greater; (n) is 0 or greater; (p) is 0 or greater; and at least m or n must be 1 or greater; and (c) from about 50 % to about 99.8 %, by weight, water. |