An aqueous composition comprising: i) at least 0.5 wt. % of the total composition of a cleansing surfactant ii) at least 0.01 wt. % of the total composition of a silicone conditioning agent; iii) at least 0.05 wt. % of the addition polymerization product of: a. from 0.1 to 5 wt. % of a first unsaturated monomer A of a ethylenically unsaturated diacid of formula: HOOC-CR 5 =CR 6 -COOH or an unsaturated cyclic anhydride precursor of such an ethylenically unsaturated cis diacid, the anhydride having formula where R 5 and R 6 are individually selected from H, C 1 -C 3 alkyl, phenyl, chlorine and bromine; b. from 1 to 60 wt. % of a second ethylenically unsaturated monomer B selected from acrylic acid, methacrylic acid and combinations thereof, c. from 30 to 75 wt. % a (meth)acrylate monomer C selected from C 1 to C 8 alkyl esters of (meth)acrylic acid and C 1 to C 8 alkyl esters of methacrylic acid and combinations thereof, d. from 1 to 25 wt. % of an associative monomer D of the formula III: where R 1 and R 2 are each independently selected from H, and C 1-3 alkyl; R 3 is C 2 -C 4 and mixtures thereof, preferably C 2; m, the average number of alkoxy units R 3 O, is from 6 to 40; R 4 is alkyl or alkylaryl where the alkyl part is linear or branched; and the total number of carbons is from 6 to 40. e. from 0 to 1.0 wt. % of a cross linking monomer E for introducing branching and controlling molecular weight, the cross linking monomer comprising polyfunctional units carrying multiple reactive functionalization groups selected from the group consisting of vinyl, allylic and functional mixtures thereof. i) at least 0.5 wt. % of the total composition of a cleansing surfactant ii) at least 0.01 wt. % of the total composition of a silicone conditioning agent; iii) at least 0.05 wt. % of the addition polymerization product of: a. from 0.1 to 5 wt. % of a first unsaturated monomer A of a ethylenically unsaturated diacid of formula: HOOC-CR 5 =CR 6 -COOH or an unsaturated cyclic anhydride precursor of such an ethylenically unsaturated cis diacid, the anhydride having formula where R 5 and R 6 are individually selected from H, C 1 -C 3 alkyl, phenyl, chlorine and bromine; b. from 1 to 60 wt. % of a second ethylenically unsaturated monomer B selected from acrylic acid, methacrylic acid and combinations thereof, c. from 30 to 75 wt. % a (meth)acrylate monomer C selected from C 1 to C 8 alkyl esters of (meth)acrylic acid and C 1 to C 8 alkyl esters of methacrylic acid and combinations thereof, d. from 1 to 25 wt. % of an associative monomer D of the formula III: where R 1 and R 2 are each independently selected from H, and C 1-3 alkyl; R 3 is C 2 -C 4 and mixtures thereof, preferably C 2; m, the average number of alkoxy units R 3 O, is from 6 to 40; R 4 is alkyl or alkylaryl where the alkyl part is linear or branched; and the total number of carbons is from 6 to 40. e. from 0 to 1.0 wt. % of a cross linking monomer E for introducing branching and controlling molecular weight, the cross linking monomer comprising polyfunctional units carrying multiple reactive functionalization groups selected from the group consisting of vinyl, allylic and functional mixtures thereof. a. from 0.1 to 5 wt. % of a first unsaturated monomer A of a ethylenically unsaturated diacid of formula: HOOC-CR 5 =CR 6 -COOH or an unsaturated cyclic anhydride precursor of such an ethylenically unsaturated cis diacid, the anhydride having formula where R 5 and R 6 are individually selected from H, C 1 -C 3 alkyl, phenyl, chlorine and bromine; b. from 1 to 60 wt. % of a second ethylenically unsaturated monomer B selected from acrylic acid, methacrylic acid and combinations thereof, c. from 30 to 75 wt. % a (meth)acrylate monomer C selected from C 1 to C 8 alkyl esters of (meth)acrylic acid and C 1 to C 8 alkyl esters of methacrylic acid and combinations thereof, d. from 1 to 25 wt. % of an associative monomer D of the formula III: where R 1 and R 2 are each independently selected from H, and C 1-3 alkyl; R 3 is C 2 -C 4 and mixtures thereof, preferably C 2; m, the average number of alkoxy units R 3 O, is from 6 to 40; R 4 is alkyl or alkylaryl where the alkyl part is linear or branched; and the total number of carbons is from 6 to 40. where R 1 and R 2 are each independently selected from H, and C 1-3 alkyl; R 3 is C 2 -C 4 and mixtures thereof, preferably C 2; m, the average number of alkoxy units R 3 O, is from 6 to 40; R 4 is alkyl or alkylaryl where the alkyl part is linear or branched; and the total number of carbons is from 6 to 40. e. from 0 to 1.0 wt. % of a cross linking monomer E for introducing branching and controlling molecular weight, the cross linking monomer comprising polyfunctional units carrying multiple reactive functionalization groups selected from the group consisting of vinyl, allylic and functional mixtures thereof.