Exhibit No. 23.1

                               CONSENT OF KPMG LLP
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The Board of Directors
Alberto-Culver Company:

We consent to the use of our reports dated October 25, 2000, incorporated herein
by reference, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of
Alberto-Culver Company and subsidiaries as of September 30, 2000 and 1999 and
for each of the years in the three-year period ended September 30, 2000, and the
financial statement schedule for the three-year period ended September 30, 2000,
which reports are incorporated by reference or appear in the September 30, 2000
annual report on Form 10-K of Alberto-Culver Company.




                                           /s/ KPMG LLP

Chicago, Illinois
October 25, 2001

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