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                          UNITED STATES
                SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                      Washington, D.C. 20549

                           Schedule 13G
              Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                    (Amendment No.      11        )*


                        ALBERTO-CULVER COMPANY                            
                           (Name of Issuer) 

                CLASS B COMMON STOCK, $.22 par value per share                
                         (Title of Class of Securities) 

                                   013068101               
                                  (CUSIP Number)


Check the following box if a fee is being paid with the statement.   (A fee
is not required only if the reporting person: (1) has a  previous statement on
file reporting beneficial ownership of more than five percent of the class of
securities described in Item 1; and  (2) has filed  no amendment  subsequent
thereto reporting beneficial ownership of five percent or less of such class.)
(See Rule 13d-7.)

*  The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting
person's initial  filing on this form with respect to the subject class of
securities,  and for any subsequent amendment  containing information  which
would alter disclosure provided in a prior cover page.

The information  required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be
deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of  the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of
the  Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see
the Notes).

13G CUSIP NO.  013068101                                Page  2  of 4  Pages


1     NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
      S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON 

            LEONARD H. LAVIN


2    CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP *
                                                                    (a) 
                                                                    (b) 
                                                                        

3    SEC USE ONLY



4    CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

            United States


NUMBER 
OF SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH 
REPORTING
PERSON 
WITH
          5   SOLE VOTING POWER
                  2,035,249 **

          6   SHARED VOTING POWER       
                  1,125,659 ** 

          7   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
                  2,035,249 **

          8   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                  1,125,659 **

9     AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

            3,160,908 **

10    CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES  *

       Excluded are:  1,532,825 and 1,113,659 Class B shares held by
       Lavin's spouse directly and as co-trustee of a trust for her
       benefit, respectively; and 234,764 Class A shares and 477,164 Class
       B shares held by Lavin's spouse as trustee or co-trustee of trusts
       for the benefit of their adult children and grandchildren.  Lavin
       disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares.
                                                                        X
                                                                        

11     PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9).

            18.85% **


12     TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON *

            IN

              * SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!



**   Does  not include  shares  of the  Issuer's  Class A  common
stock, $.22  par value (the "Class A shares").  All, but not less
than all, of  the Class A  shares may be  converted into Class  B
shares on a share for share basis at the option of the Issuer.



CUSIP No. 013068101                SCHEDULE 13G                Page 3 of 4    



Item 1(a).  Name of Issuer:               Alberto-Culver Company

Item 1(b).  Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Office:

                        2525 Armitage Avenue
                        Melrose Park, Illinois  60160

Item 2(a).  Name of Person Filing:        Leonard H. Lavin ("Lavin")

Item 2(b).  Address of Principal Business Office or, if None, Residence:

                        2525 Armitage Avenue
                        Melrose Park, Illinois  60160

Item 2(c).  Citizenship:                  United States citizen

Item 2(d).  Title of Class of Securities:

            Class B common stock, $.22 par value per share ("Class
            B shares")

Item 2(e).  CUSIP Number:                 013068101

Item 3.     Not Applicable

Item 4.     Ownership.

      (a)   Amount Beneficially Owned:    3,160,908<F1>

      (b)   Percentage of Class:          18.85%

      (c)   Number of shares as to
                  which such person has:


       (i)  Sole power to vote:       2,035,249<F2> Class B shares
      (ii)  Shared power to vote:     1,125,659<F3> Class B shares
      (iii) Sole power to dispose:    2,035,249<F2> Class B shares
      (iv)  Shared power to dispose:  1,125,659<F3> Class B shares


     <F1>   Does not include Class A shares.

     <F2>   Does not include 412,852 Class A shares held by Lavin directly.

            Also does not include:   1,532,825 and 1,113,659  Class B  shares
held by Lavin's spouse directly and as co-trustee of a trust for her benefit,
respectively; and 234,764 Class A shares and 477,164 Class B shares held by
Lavin's spouse as trustee or co-trustee of trusts for the benefit of their
adult  children and grandchildren.   Lavin disclaims beneficial  ownership of
such shares.

     <F3>   1,113,659  Class B shares are  held as  co-trustee with  Carol L.
Bernick  of a grantor annuity trust for the benefit of Lavin  and 12,000 are
held in the name of Lavin Family Foundation, a charitable foundation of which
Lavin is the President and a Director.   Does not  include 278,044  Class A
shares held by Lavin Family Foundation.


CUSIP No. 013068101                SCHEDULE 13G                  Page 4 of 4  


      In April 1994,  1,100,000 Class B  shares were transferred  to Lavin  as
beneficiary  of  a  grantor  annuity  trust.    Lavin  thereafter  transferred
1,600,000 Class B  shares to himself and Carol L. Bernick  as co-trustees of a
grantor annuity  trust for  Lavin's benefit.   In  December 1994,  525,678 and
486,341 Class B shares were transferred to Lavin as beneficiary of two grantor
annuity trusts and on January 3, 1995, 327,696 and 664,306 Class B shares were
transferred  to  Lavin as beneficiary of two grantor annuity  trusts.
Thereafter, on  January 3, 1995, Lavin transferred 2,000,000 Class B shares to
himself and Carol L. Bernick as co-trustees of a grantor annuity trust for his
benefit.   Except for  the transfer  of 2,000,000 Class  B shares by  Lavin in
January 1995, all of the shares and transactions above have previously been or
will be reported on the appropriate Schedules 13D.

Item 5.     Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.

                  Not Applicable.

Item 6.     Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.

                  Not Applicable.

Item 7.     Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired
            the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company.

                  Not Applicable.

Item 8.     Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.

                  Not Applicable.

Item 9.     Notice of Dissolution of Group.

                  Not Applicable.

Item 10.    Certification.

                  Not Applicable.



                                   SIGNATURE

            After  reasonable  inquiry and  to the  best  of my  knowledge and
belief, I  certify that the information  set forth in this  statement is true,
complete and correct.


Date:     February 10, 1995


Signature:            /s/               
                  Leonard H. Lavin


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