Hair compositions and methods for caring for and providing cosmetic benefits to the hair using the compositions are disclosed. The hair care compositions may include about 50 to about 90 wt. % of a polyol; about 0.1 to about 10 wt. % of fatty compounds, the fatty compounds comprising a carbonate and a fatty ether; about 10 to about 35 wt. % of a monoalcohol; and about 0.1 to about 5 wt. % of a cationic surfactant, wherein all weight percentages are based on the total weight of the hair composition. The hair care composition may be formulated to have a weight ratio of the total amount of carbonate to the total amount of fatty ether is about 3:1 to about 1:1.