8-K

                     SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION 
                         Washington, D.C. 20549

                                FORM 8-K


                             Current Report
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934



Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)           February 8, 1995



                         ALBERTO-CULVER COMPANY                
          (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



            Delaware                         1-5050             36-2257936 
(State or other jurisdiction of        (Commission File      (I.R.S. Employer
 incorporation or organization)             Number)         Identification No.)


                       2525 Armitage Avenue
                       Melrose Park, Illinois               60160  
              (Address of principal executive offices)    (Zip code)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code:   (708) 450-3000






ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS

On February  8, 1995,  the registrant  entered into an  agreement
whereby  its Stockholm-based  subsidiary,  Cederroth
International  AB,  will purchase the Toiletries  Division  of 
Molnlycke AB for approximately  $50  million.  The purchase is
subject to certain  contingencies and is expected to close 
within two months. A copy of  the press release relating to the
purchase  is attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference
as Exhibit 99.


ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS


(c)   Exhibits:

      99             Press release dated February 9, 1995






SIGNATURE



Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act 
of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be 
signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.



                               ALBERTO-CULVER COMPANY       
                                   (Registrant)



                               By:                          
                                  William J. Cernugel     
                                  Senior Vice President, Finance & Controller
                                  (Principal Financial Officer) 


February 9, 1995

EX-99

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

ALBERTO-CULVER SUBSIDIARY 
TO PURCHASE MOLNLYCKE TOILETRIES


(Melrose Park, IL   February 9, 1995)   The Alberto-Culver
Company (NYSE: ACV, ACVA) has entered into an agreement 
providing for the company's 97 percent-owned Stockholm-based 
Cederroth International subsidiary to purchase the Swedish-
based Toiletries Division of Molnlycke AB for approximately 
$50 million. 

Cederroth's 1994 sales were approximately $90 million and the
1994 sales of Molnlycke Toiletries were approximately $85 million.

Howard B. Bernick, President and Chief Executive Officer of 
Alberto-Culver commented on the acquisition, saying,  "Combining 
the strong Molnlycke brands with Cederroth's market-leading consumer
products will make us a very large and powerful consumer 
products marketer in the Nordic countries.  The companies' 
operations are an excellent strategic fit in Norway, Denmark, 
Finland and Sweden."

Bernick also pointed out that Goran Havander, the Managing
Director of Cederroth had formerly headed the Molnlycke 
Toiletries Division.  "Mr. Havander's knowledge of the
Molnlycke people, products and facilities should give us an 
important added advantage in combining and building these
businesses,"  Bernick added.

The Molnlycke Division currently has leading brands in the body 
and skin care field, hair care and oral care and household
product categories.  Cederroth's core products include 
antacids, toiletries, adhesive bandages and food supplements 
and two years ago the company successfully relaunched the
Alberto-Culver flagship VO5 hair care products.

"We think we are buying strong brands at a fair price," said
Bernick,  "which we can both grow in their current markets -- 
as we did by substantially increasing the marketing effort
behind the Cederroth products -- and which also have the
potential to be expanded to other markets in Europe and around
the world."   

The acquisition also includes a top notch 200,000 square-
foot  factory, research facility and distribution center in
Falun, Sweden.

The combined Cederroth-Molnlycke operations will be the
responsibility of Goran Havander reporting to John G. Horsman,
Jr., President of Alberto-Culver International. 

The purchase, subject to the satisfaction of certain
contingencies, is scheduled to close within two months.