<p><strong>POWER OF ATTORNEY</strong></p>
<p>Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and
appoints each of Serena S. Kenost and Robin E. Lampkin, each signing singly and
so long as such individual remains an officer of Ashland Inc. (the "Company"),
as the undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:</p> <p>1) prepare,
execute in the undersigned's name and on the undersigned's behalf, and submit
to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") a Form ID, including
amendments thereto, and any other documents necessary or appropriate to obtain
codes and passwords enabling the undersigned to make electronic filings with
the SEC of reports required by Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 or any rule or regulation of the SEC;</p> <p>2) execute for and on behalf
of the undersigned, in the undersigned's capacity as an officer and/or director
of the Company, Forms 3, 4, and 5 in accordance with Section 16(a) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder, and any other forms
or reports the undersigned may be required to file in connection with the
undersigned's ownership, acquisition, or disposition of securities of the
Company;</p> <p>3) do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the
undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any
such Form 3, 4, or 5, or other form or report, and timely file such form or
report with the SEC and any stock exchange or similar authority; and</p> <p>4)
take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the foregoing
which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the
best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it being understood
that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the
undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall
contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in such
attorney-in-fact's discretion.</p> <p>The undersigned hereby grants to each
such attorney-in-fact, full power and authority to do and perform any and every
act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary, or proper to be done in the
exercise of any of the rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all
intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do if personally
present, with full power of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and
confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact's
substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of
this power of attorney and the rights and powers herein granted. The
undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in
such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not assuming, nor is the
Company assuming, any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply with
Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.</p> <p>This Power of
Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the undersigned is no
longer required to file Forms 3, 4, and 5 with respect to the undersigned's
holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the Company, unless
earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the
foregoing attorneys-in-fact.</p> <p>IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has
caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 11<sup>th</sup> day of
August, 2023.</p> <p>/s/ James P. Minicucci</p>