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EXHIBIT 23



INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT


We consent to the incorporation by reference in The Clorox Company
Registration Statements No. 33-4083 on Form S-3, and Nos. 33-41131,
33-41277, 2-88106 (Post-Effective Amendment No. 2), 33-24582, 
33-56565 and 33-56563 on Form S-8 of our report dated 
August 8, 1996 incorporated by reference in this Annual Report
on Form 10-K of The Clorox Company for the year ended June 30, 1996.




/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP


September 26, 1996




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