EXHIBIT 23.2

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

      We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-3 of our report dated February 23, 2005 relating to the consolidated financial statements, management's assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, which appears in Colgate-Palmolive Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004. We also consent to the incorporation by reference of our report dated February 23, 2005 relating to the financial statement schedule, which appears in such Annual Report on Form 10-K. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading “Experts” in such Registration Statement.

New York, New York
July 27, 2005