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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. 6 )*


                             ALBERTO-CULVER COMPANY
                                (Name of Issuer)

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

                                    013068200
                                 (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).

                        (Continued on following page(s))

                                Page 1 of 4 Pages

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CUSIP NO.  013068200                            13G        Page  2  of 4  Pages
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     1   NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
         S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

                       LEONARD H. LAVIN

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     2   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP *

                                                                  (a)
                                                                  (b)
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     3   SEC USE ONLY


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     4   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

                       United States

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                          5   SOLE VOTING POWER

        NUMBER                                            3,407,527**
      OF SHARES           ------------------------------------------------------
     BENEFICIALLY         6      SHARED VOTING POWER
       OWNED BY
         EACH                                               739,397**
       REPORTING          ------------------------------------------------------
        PERSON            7      SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
         WITH                                             3,407,527**
                          ------------------------------------------------------
                          8      SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                                                            739,397**
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     9   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

                       4,146,924**
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    10   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES *

              Excluded are:  2,974,180  Class B shares held by Lavin's spouse as
              trustee or co-trustee of trusts for her benefit, and 267,340 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
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    11   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9).

                       24.73%**
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    12   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON *

                       IN
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                 * SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!



** Includes  3,488,604  shares of the Issuer's  Class B common  stock,  $.22 par
value  ("Class B shares"),  which are  immediately  convertible  at the holder's
option on a share for share basis into shares of Class A common stock.


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CUSIP No. 013068200                SCHEDULE 13G                    Page 3 of 4
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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 A common stock, $.22 par value per share ("Class A shares")

Item 2(e).  CUSIP Number:                               013068200

Item 3.     Not Applicable

Item 4.     Ownership.

         (a) Amount Beneficially Owned:       4,146,924 Class A shares    (1)

         (b) Percentage of Class:               24.73%

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



          (i)  Sole power to vote:            3,407,527 Class A shares    (2)
         (ii)  Shared power to vote:            739,397 Class A shares    (3)
         (iii) Sole power to dispose:         3,407,527 Class A shares    (2)
         (iv)  Shared power to dispose:         739,397 Class A shares    (3)




       (1)  Includes  3,488,604  shares of  Issuer's  Class B shares,  which are
immediately  convertible at the holder's  option on a share for share basis into
Class A shares.

       (2) Does not include:  2,974,180 Class B shares held by Lavin's spouse as
trustee or co-trustee of trusts for her benefit,  and 267,340 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.

       (3) 449,353 Class B shares are held as  co-trustee  with Carol L. Bernick
of a grantor annuity trust for the benefit of Lavin;  and 278,044 Class A shares
and 12,000  Class B shares are held in the name of Lavin  Family  Foundation,  a
charitable foundation of which Lavin is the President and a Director.


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CUSIP No. 013068200                SCHEDULE 13G                     Page 4 of 4
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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 12, 1996



Signature:  /s/ Leonard H. Lavin
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                Leonard H. Lavin




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