Form of Specimen Certificate for the Registrant's Common Stock



 EXHIBIT 4.1 
 [FRONT OF COMMON STOCK CERTIFICATE] 
  

			
	COMMON STOCK	  	COMMON STOCK
	PAR VALUE $. 01	  	THIS CERTIFICATE IS TRANSFERABLE IN
		  	CANTON, MA AND JERSEY CITY, NJ

  

					
	  
 Certificate
 Number
	 	[Alberto-Culver Company logo]	  	
	 	  
 ALBERTO-CULVER COMPANY
	  	
	 	INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE	  	

  

					
	THIS CERTIFIES THAT	  	 CUSIP 013078 10 0

 
	  	
		  	SEE REVERSE FOR CERTAIN DEFINITIONS	  	

 is the owner of 
 FULL-PAID AND NON-ASSESSABLE SHARES OF THE COMMON STOCK OF 
 Alberto-Culver Company transferable on the books of the
Corporation by the holder hereof in person or by duly authorized attorney upon surrender of this certificate property endorsed. This certificate and the shares represented hereby are issued and shall be held subject to all of the provisions of the
Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation and all amendments thereto (copies of which are on file with the Transfer Agent), to all of which the holder by acceptance hereof assents. This certificate is not valid unless countersigned by the
Transfer Agent and registered by the Registrar. 
 Witness the facsimile seal of the Corporation and the facsimile signatures of its duly authorized
officers. 
 In witness whereof the Corporation has caused this Certificate to be signed by the facsimile signature of its duly authorized officers.

  

									
	/s/ Carol Lavin Bernick	  		  		  	DATED: <<Month Day, Year>>
	Chairman of the Board	  		  		  	
		  		  	[Alberto-Culver	  	COUNTERSIGNED AND REGISTERED:
	/s/ Gary P. Schmidt	  		  	Company	  	COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY, N.A.
	Secretary	  		  	Corporate 2006	  	TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTRAR
		  		  	Seal Delaware]	  	  
 By
	 	  
 ______________________________________

		  		  		  		 	 AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE


 SECURITY INSTRUCTIONS ON REVERSE SIDE 







 [BACK OF COMMON STOCK CERTIFICATE] 
  
 ALBERTO-CULVER COMPANY 
 THE CORPORATION WILL FURNISH WITHOUT CHARGE TO EACH STOCKHOLDER WHO SO REQUESTS, THE POWERS, DESIGNATIONS, PREFERENCES AND RELATIVE, PARTICIPATING, OPTIONAL OR OTHER
SPECIAL RIGHTS OF EACH CLASS OF STOCK OR SERIES THEREOF OF THE CORPORATION AND THE QUALIFICATIONS, LIMIATIONS OR RESTRICTIONS OF SUCH PREFERENCES AND/OR RIGHTS. SUCH REQUEST MAY BE MADE TO THE CORPORATION AT ITS PRINCIPAL OFFICES, MELROSE PARK,
ILLINOIS 60160 
  

			
	The following abbreviations, when used in
this inscription on the face of this certificate, shall be construed as though they were written out in full according to applicable laws or regulations:
	 	 
	 TEN COM – as tenants in common
	 	UNIF GIFT MIN ACT-
                     Custodian
                                    
                                         
   (Cust)                                 (Minor)
	 TEN ENT – as tenants by the entireties
	 	 under Uniform Gifts to Minors Act
                                         
   
                                         
                                         
             (State)

	 JF TEN – as joint tenants with right of
                  survivorship and not as tenants
	 	 UNIF TRF MIN ACT
                     Custodian (until age      )
                
                                         
(Cust)                                        
            (Minor)

	                  in common

	 	 under Uniform Gifts to Minors Act
                                         
         
                                         
                                         
               (State)

	 
	Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the
above list.
	 

  

					
		  	 PLEASE INSERT SOCIAL SECURITY OR OTHER IDENTIFYING NUMBER OF ASSIGNEE
  
	  	
	For value received,
                                     hereby sell, assign and
transfer unto	  	 	  	

 ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
 (PLEASE PRINT OR TYPEWRITE NAME AND ADDRESS, INCLUDING POSTAL ZIP OF ASSIGNEE) 
 ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
 ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
 ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ Shares 
 of capital stock represented by within
Certificate, and do hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint 
 ______________________________________________________________________________________________ Attorney 
 to transfer the said stock on the books of
the within-named Corporation with full power of substitution in the premises. 
  

					
	Dated:
                                        
20                        	  	 Signature(s) Guaranteed: Medallion
Guarantee Stamp
 THE SIGNATURE(S) SHOULD BE GUARANTEED BY AN ELIGIBLE GUARANTOR INSTITUTION (Banks, Stockbrokers, Savings and Loan Associations
and Credit Unions) WITH MEMBERSHIP IN AN APPROVED SIGNATURE GUARANTEE MEDALLION PROGRAM, PURSUANT TO S.E.C. RULE 17Ad.-15.

	  
   Signature:
	  	  
 _______________________________
	  
	  
   Signature:
	  	  
 _______________________________
	  
		  	 Notice: The signature to this assignment
 must correspond with the name as written
 upon the face of the certificate, in every
 particular, without alteration or enlargement,
	  	 
		  	or any change whatever.