Exhibit 5.1



                             [BRYAN CAVE LLP LETTERHEAD]




October 28, 1997


Board of Directors
Caring Products International, Inc.
200 First Avenue  West, Suite 200
Seattle, Washington 98119

To the Board of Directors of Caring Products International, Inc.:

     We have acted as special counsel for Caring Products International, 
Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), in connection with various 
legal matters relating to the filing of a Registration Statement on Form 
SB-2, No. 333-35239 (the "Registration Statement") under the Securities Act 
of 1933, as amended (the "Act"), covering the offering and sale of up to 
2,000,000 units (the "Units"), each Unit consisting of one share (the 
"Shares") of the Company's common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the 
"Common Stock"), and one warrant to  purchase one share of Common Stock (the 
"Warrants").

     In connection therewith, we have examined and relied as to matters of 
fact upon such certificates of public officials, such statements and 
certificates of officers of the Company and originals or copies certified to 
our satisfaction of the Restated Certificate of Incorporation, the amendments 
thereto, and the Bylaws of the Company, proceedings of the Board of Directors 
of the Company and such other corporate records, documents, certificates and 
instruments as we have deemed necessary or appropriate in order to enable us 
to render the opinion expressed below.

     In rendering this opinion, we have assumed the genuineness of all 
signatures on all documents examined by us, the authenticity of all documents 
submitted to us as originals and the conformity to authentic originals of all 
documents submitted to us as certified or photostatted copies.

     Based on the foregoing and in reliance thereon, we are of the opinion 
that the Units of the Company (including the Shares and Warrants comprising 
the Units), if sold in accordance with the terms set forth in the 
Registration Statement, the Representatives' Warrants and the Units issuable 
upon exercise of the Representatives' Warrants (including the Shares and the 
Warrants comprising such Units) will be duly authorized, validly issued, 
fully paid and non-assessable.  The shares of Common Stock underlying the 
Warrants, including the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the 
Warrants underlying the Representatives' 



Board of Directors
Caring Products International, Inc.
October 28, 1997
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Warrants, will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and 
non-assessable, when issued in accordance with the terms of the Warrants or 
the Representatives' Warrants, as the case may be. 

     This opinion is not rendered with respect to any laws other than the 
laws of the United States of America, the general corporate laws of the State 
of Delaware and the laws of the State of New York.

     We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the 
Registration Statement and to the use of our name under the caption "Legal 
Matters" in the Prospectus filed as a part thereof.  We also consent to your 
filing copies of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement 
with agencies of such states as you deem necessary in the course of complying 
with the laws of such states regarding the offering and sale of the Units 
(including the Shares and Warrants comprising the Units), the Units issuable 
upon exercise of the Representatives' Warrants and the Shares issuable upon 
exercise of the Warrants, including the Warrants underlying the 
Representatives' Warrants.  In giving this consent, we do not admit that we 
are in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of 
the Act or the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange 
Commission.

                                   Very truly yours,

                                   /s/ Bryan Cave LLP

                                   BRYAN CAVE LLP