Aspects of the disclosure relate to hair treatment compositions including about 0.1 to about 10 wt. % of a cationic surfactant; about 0.1 to about 10 wt. % of a fatty acid having a carbon chain of 12 or more carbons; about 0.1 to about 20 wt. % of a fatty alcohol; and about 50 wt. % or more of water, wherein all weight percentages are based on the total weight of the hair treatment composition. Additionally, the hair treatment compositions are formulated to have a molar ratio of the total amount of cationic surfactant to the total amount of fatty acid is about 1:0.8 to about 1:3 and a pH of about 2.5 to about 5.5. The disclosure also relates to methods for applying such hair treatment compositions.