EXHIBIT 23

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statements No.
33-60149, 33-60147, 33-24553, 33-6150 and 33-44881 on Form S-8 of our reports
dated March 10, 2003 (which express an unqualified opinion and include an
explanatory paragraph concerning the Company's change in its method of
accounting for goodwill and intangible assets to conform to Statement of
Financial Accounting Standards No. 142) included in the Annual Report on Form
10-K of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. for the year ended December 31, 2002.

Deloitte & Touche LLP
Parsippany, New Jersey
March 10, 2003