Exhibit 24

                               POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

   I, Jill K. Conway, do hereby make, constitute and appoint Andrew D. Hendry
and Michele C. Mayes, and each of them, as my attorneys-in-fact and agents with
full power of substitution for me and in my name, place and stead, in any and
all capacities, to execute for me and on my behalf the Annual Report of
Colgate-Palmolive Company on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001,
and any and all amendments thereto and any other documents in connection
therewith, and to file the same with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power
and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing necessary and
proper to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and
purposes as I might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all
that said attorneys-in-fact and agents and/or either of them may lawfully do or
cause to be done by virtue hereof.

   In witness whereof, I have executed this Power of Attorney this 14th day of
March, 2002.

                                                            /S/  JILL K. CONWAY
                                                            --------------------
                                                            Name: Jill K. Conway



                               POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

   I, Ronald E. Ferguson, do hereby make, constitute and appoint Andrew D.
Hendry and Michele C. Mayes, and each of them, as my attorneys-in-fact and
agents with full power of substitution for me and in my name, place and stead,
in any and all capacities, to execute for me and on my behalf the Annual Report
of Colgate-Palmolive Company on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001,
and any and all amendments thereto and any other documents in connection
therewith, and to file the same with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power
and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing necessary and
proper to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and
purposes as I might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all
that said attorneys-in-fact and agents and/or either of them may lawfully do or
cause to be done by virtue hereof.

   In witness whereof, I have executed this Power of Attorney this 14th day of
March, 2002.

                                                        /S/  RONALD E. FERGUSON
                                                        ------------------------
                                                        Name: Ronald E. Ferguson



                               POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

   I, Carlos M. Gutierrez, do hereby make, constitute and appoint Andrew D.
Hendry and Michele C. Mayes, and each of them, as my attorneys-in-fact and
agents with full power of substitution for me and in my name, place and stead,
in any and all capacities, to execute for me and on my behalf the Annual Report
of Colgate-Palmolive Company on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001,
and any and all amendments thereto and any other documents in connection
therewith, and to file the same with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power
and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing necessary and
proper to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and
purposes as I might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all
that said attorneys-in-fact and agents and/or either of them may lawfully do or
cause to be done by virtue hereof.

   In witness whereof, I have executed this Power of Attorney this 14th day of
March, 2002.

                                                       /S/  CARLOS M. GUTIERREZ
                                                       -------------------------
                                                       Name: Carlos M. Gutierrez



                               POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

   I, Ellen M. Hancock, do hereby make, constitute and appoint Andrew D. Hendry
and Michele C. Mayes, and each of them, as my attorneys-in-fact and agents with
full power of substitution for me and in my name, place and stead, in any and
all capacities, to execute for me and on my behalf the Annual Report of
Colgate-Palmolive Company on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001,
and any and all amendments thereto and any other documents in connection
therewith, and to file the same with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power
and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing necessary and
proper to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and
purposes as I might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all
that said attorneys-in-fact and agents and/or either of them may lawfully do or
cause to be done by virtue hereof.

   In witness whereof, I have executed this Power of Attorney this 14th day of
March, 2002.

                                                          /S/  ELLEN M. HANCOCK
                                                          ----------------------
                                                          Name: Ellen M. Hancock



                               POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

   I, David W. Johnson, do hereby make, constitute and appoint Andrew D. Hendry
and Michele C. Mayes, and each of them, as my attorneys-in-fact and agents with
full power of substitution for me and in my name, place and stead, in any and
all capacities, to execute for me and on my behalf the Annual Report of
Colgate-Palmolive Company on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001,
and any and all amendments thereto and any other documents in connection
therewith, and to file the same with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power
and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing necessary and
proper to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and
purposes as I might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all
that said attorneys-in-fact and agents and/or either of them may lawfully do or
cause to be done by virtue hereof.

   In witness whereof, I have executed this Power of Attorney this 14th day of
March, 2002.

                                                          /S/  DAVID W. JOHNSON
                                                          ----------------------
                                                          Name: David W. Johnson



                               POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

   I, Richard J. Kogan, do hereby make, constitute and appoint Andrew D. Hendry
and Michele C. Mayes, and each of them, as my attorneys-in-fact and agents with
full power of substitution for me and in my name, place and stead, in any and
all capacities, to execute for me and on my behalf the Annual Report of
Colgate-Palmolive Company on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001,
and any and all amendments thereto and any other documents in connection
therewith, and to file the same with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power
and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing necessary and
proper to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and
purposes as I might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all
that said attorneys-in-fact and agents and/or either of them may lawfully do or
cause to be done by virtue hereof.

   In witness whereof, I have executed this Power of Attorney this 14th day of
March, 2002.

                                                          /S/  RICHARD J. KOGAN
                                                          ----------------------
                                                          Name: Richard J. Kogan



                               POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

   I, Delano E. Lewis, do hereby make, constitute and appoint Andrew D. Hendry
and Michele C. Mayes, and each of them, as my attorneys-in-fact and agents with
full power of substitution for me and in my name, place and stead, in any and
all capacities, to execute for me and on my behalf the Annual Report of
Colgate-Palmolive Company on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001,
and any and all amendments thereto and any other documents in connection
therewith, and to file the same with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power
and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing necessary and
proper to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and
purposes as I might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all
that said attorneys-in-fact and agents and/or either of them may lawfully do or
cause to be done by virtue hereof.

   In witness whereof, I have executed this Power of Attorney this 14th day of
March, 2002.

                                                           /S/  DELANO E. LEWIS
                                                           ---------------------
                                                           Name: Delano E. Lewis



                               POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

   I, Howard B. Wentz, Jr., do hereby make, constitute and appoint Andrew D.
Hendry and Michele C. Mayes, and each of them, as my attorneys-in-fact and
agents with full power of substitution for me and in my name, place and stead,
in any and all capacities, to execute for me and on my behalf the Annual Report
of Colgate-Palmolive Company on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001,
and any and all amendments thereto and any other documents in connection
therewith, and to file the same with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power
and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing necessary and
proper to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and
purposes as I might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all
that said attorneys-in-fact and agents and/or either of them may lawfully do or
cause to be done by virtue hereof.

   In witness whereof, I have executed this Power of Attorney this 14th day of
March, 2002.

                                                      /S/  HOWARD B. WENTZ, JR.
                                                      --------------------------
                                                      Name: Howard B. Wentz, Jr.



                               POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

   I, Reuben Mark, do hereby make, constitute and appoint Andrew D. Hendry and
Michele C. Mayes, and each of them, as my attorneys-in-fact and agents with
full power of substitution for me and in my name, place and stead, in any and
all capacities, to execute for me and on my behalf the Annual Report of
Colgate-Palmolive Company on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001,
and any and all amendments thereto and any other documents in connection
therewith, and to file the same with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power
and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing necessary and
proper to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and
purposes as I might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all
that said attorneys-in-fact and agents and/or either of them may lawfully do or
cause to be done by virtue hereof.

   In witness whereof, I have executed this Power of Attorney this 14th day of
March, 2002.

                                                               /S/  REUBEN MARK
                                                               -----------------
                                                               Name: Reuben Mark