UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                  SCHEDULE 13G

                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                             (Amendment No.  16)*
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                             Del Laboratories, Inc.
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                              (Name of Issuer)

                     Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share
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                       (Title of Class of Securities)

                                   24509110309
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                                 (CUSIP Number)

   Check the  following box if a fee is being paid with this statement / /.  (A
fee is not required only if the filing person:  (1) has a previous statement on
file reporting  beneficial  ownership of more than five percent of the class of
securities  described in Item 1;  and (2)  has  filed no  amendment  subsequent
thereto reporting  beneficial ownership of five percent or less of such class.)
(See Rule 13d-7.)

   *The remainder of  this cover  page  shall  be  filled  out  for a reporting
person's  initial  filing on this  form with  respect to the  subject  class of
securities,  and for any  subsequent  amendment  containing  information  which
would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

   The information  required in the  remainder of this  cover page shall not be
deemed to be "filed"  for the purpose of  Section 18 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934  ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of
the Act but shall be subject to all other  provisions of the Act  (however, see
the Notes).


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CUSIP No. 24509110309                 13G                 Page  2  of  4  Pages
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 (1) NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE
     PERSON

          Dan K. Wassong
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 (2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER     (a)  / /
     OF A GROUP*                               (b)  / /
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 (3) SEC USE ONLY

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 (4) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
          U.S.A
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NUMBER OF SHARES              (5) SOLE VOTING
 BENEFICIALLY                       POWER
 OWNED BY                          2,247,891
 EACH REPORTING              --------------------------------------------------
 PERSON WITH                  (6) SHARED VOTING
                                    POWER
                                        0
                             --------------------------------------------------
                              (7) SOLE DISPOSITIVE
                                    POWER
                                   2,195,404
                             --------------------------------------------------
                              (8) SHARED DISPOSITIVE
                                    POWER
                                      52,487
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 (9) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
          2,247,891
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(10) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*

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(11) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
          34.3 %
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(12) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
          IN
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                    *SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!

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ITEM 4.        OWNERSHIP.

               (a)  AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED:

                           2,247,891 shares(1)

               (b)  PERCENT OF CLASS:

                           34.3%(2)

               (c)  NUMBER OF SHARES AS TO WHICH SUCH PERSON HAS:

                     (i)     SOLE POWER TO VOTE OR TO DIRECT THE VOTE:

                                  2,247,891

                    (ii)     SHARED POWER TO VOTE OR DIRECT THE VOTE:

                                  -0-

                   (iii)     SOLE POWER TO DISPOSE OR DIRECT THE DISPOSITION OF:

                                  2,195,404

                    (iv)     SHARED POWER TO DISPOSE OR DIRECT THE DISPOSITION
                             OF:

                                  52,487

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     (1)  All share numbers reported in this form reflect a 4-for-3 stock 
split effect by the issuer in November 1996.  Includes 1,292,993 shares owned 
individually by Mr. Wassong, 902,411 shares issuable upon exercise of options 
held by Mr. Wassong, and 52,487 shares held for the account of Mr. Wassong by 
the issuer's Employee Stock Ownership Plan (as of the latest annual report 
for the Plan).

     (2)  Based on 5,642,775 shares outstanding at December 31, 1996 and 
902,411 shares issuable upon exercise of options held by Mr. Wassong.


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                                    SIGNATURE

          After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.


Dated: February 13, 1997           /s/ Dan K. Wassong
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                                   Dan K. Wassong


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