Exhibit No. 23.2

                               CONSENT OF KPMG LLP

The Board of Directors
Alberto-Culver Company

We consent to the use of our reports dated October 23, 2001, incorporated by
reference herein, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of
Alberto-Culver Company and subsidiaries as of September 30, 2001 and 2000 and
for each of the years in the three-year period ended September 30, 2001, and the
financial statement schedule for the three-year period ended September 30, 2001.

                                                      /s/ KPMG LLP

Chicago, Illinois
November 25, 2002

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