EXHIBIT (23) CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Prospectus constituting part of the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (No. 33-32379) of Loctite Corporation of our report dated June 17, 1994 appearing on page 2 of the Annual Report of the Loctite Corporation Employee Thrift Investment Plan of this Form 11-K. /s/ Price Waterhouse Hartford, Connecticut June 27, 1994 E-1