A polymer that includes at least one monomeric unit having a pendant substituent group according to formula (II): ##STR00001## wherein: R.sup.1 is H, chloro, bromo, alkyl, hydroxyalkyl, aryl, or aralkyl, R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 are each independently H, alkyl, hydroxyalkyl, aryl, aralkyl, uriedo, or carboxyalkylene, R.sup.4 is alkylene or ##STR00002## R.sup.5, R.sup.7, and R.sup.10 are each independently alkylene, R.sup.6, R.sup.8, and R.sup.9 are each independently H or alkyl, A is O or N--R.sup.11, provided if A is O and R.sup.4 is methylene, then R.sup.1 cannot be H, chloro, or bromo, R.sup.11 is H or alkyl, and X.sup.- is an anion, is useful in personal care application, such as hair styling compositions.