Document:

Exhibit 10.1
                              EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

           EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT between ALON MAOR, a citizen of Israel
("Employee"), on the one hand, and LUMENIS INC., a Massachussetts company with
offices located at Santa Clara, California, USA ("Lumenis") and ESC Medical
Systems Ltd., an Israeli company with offices located at Yokneam, Israel, on the
other hand ("ESC Ltd."). Lumenis and ESC Ltd. hereinafter referred to
collectively as "ESC").

                              W I T N E S S E T H:

           WHEREAS, ESC is engaged in the development, manufacture, marketing,
distribution, sale and servicing of laser and intense-pulsed light systems;

           WHEREAS, ESC desires to employ Employee as Executive Vice President
of the Aesthetic Business Unit of ESC.

           NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and mutual agreements
hereinafter contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:

1.   EMPLOYMENT.

           With effect from the Effective Date (as defined in Section 3), ESC
employs Employee, and Employee accepts employment with ESC, upon the terms and
conditions set forth herein.

2.   DUTIES.

           2.1 ESC hereby engages Employee to serve as Executive Vice President
of the Aesthetic Business Unit of ESC during the term hereof. Employee shall be
principally located at Lumenis' facilities in Santa Clara, California.

           2.2 Employee shall devote his full business time and attention to the
business of ESC and shall perform his duties diligently and promptly for the
benefit of ESC. During his employment hereunder, Employee shall not undertake or
accept any other paid or unpaid employment or occupation or engage in or be
associated with, directly or indirectly, any other business, duties or pursuits
except with the prior written consent of the CEO, COO or CFO of ESC.

           2.3  Employee shall report regularly to the CEO and COO of ESC.

3.   TERM.

           3.1 Employee's employment under this Agreement shall commence on the
issuance of a valid US non-resident employment visa to Employee (the "Effective
Date") and shall end on the earliest of: (i) the death or disability (as defined
herein) of Employee; (ii) the termination of Employee's employment by ESC for
"cause" (as defined herein) after providing thirty (30) days advance notice;
(iii) the termination of Employee's employment by either party after providing
180 days advance notice; or (iv) three (3) years from the Effective Date. The
term will extend for additional one year periods following the completion of the
initial three-year term unless either party delivers a notice of intention not
to renew no later than six months preceding the expiration of the then-current
term.

           3.2 If ESC terminates this Agreement pursuant to section 3.1(iii),
and such notice is provided at any time during the months of October, November
or December, the notice period shall be extended by such number of days so as to
end on June 30th of the following calendar year. ESC shall in

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any event continue to pay Employee's full compensation hereunder until the
expiration of the notice period, provided that giving of such notice by ESC
shall not prejudice Employee's rights or remedies hereunder. Notwithstanding the
preceding sentence, ESC has the right to pay Employee salary in-lieu of notice
and to remove the Employee from ESC's premises.

           3.3 For the purpose of this paragraph 3, "disability" shall mean any
physical or mental illness or injury as a result of which Employee remains
absent from work for a period of two (2) successive months. Disability shall
occur upon the end of such two-month period.

           3.4 For the purpose of this paragraph 3, "cause" shall exist if
Employee (i) willfully breaches any of the material terms or conditions of his
employment hereunder; (ii) engages in willful misconduct or acts in bad faith
with respect to ESC, in connection with and related to the employment hereunder;
(iii) is convicted of a felony, or is held liable by a court of competent
jurisdiction for common law fraud; or (iv) fails to comply with the instructions
of ESC's CEO, COO, CFO or Board of Directors in a manner materially detrimental
to ESC, provided that, with respect to clauses (i), and (iv), if Employee has
cured any such condition (that is reasonably susceptible to cure) within 7 days
after Employee's receipt of written notice setting forth with particularity the
facts and circumstances relied upon by ESC as the basis for cause then "cause"
shall be deemed not to exist.

           3.5 During the period following notice of termination by any party
for any reason, the Employee shall cooperate with ESC and use his best efforts
to assist the integration into the ESC organization of the person or persons who
will assume the Employee's responsibilities. Moreover and without derogating
from the preceding, if ESC has not exercised its right in subsection 3.2 and
removed Employee from the premises, the Employee shall continue to perform his
duties diligently and promptly for the benefit of ESC as set out in Section 2.1
throughout the notice period and until the termination of Employee's employment
hereunder.

4.   COMPENSATION.

           4.1 During the term hereof, and subject to the performance of the
services required to be performed hereunder by Employee, ESC shall pay to
Employee for all services rendered by Employee under this Agreement an annual
base salary of $200,000, payable not less often than monthly and in accordance
with ESC's normal and reasonable payroll practices, in a monthly gross amount of
$16,667 exclusive of any bonus amounts or other benefits to or on behalf of
Employee provided by or through ESC (the "Base Salary").

           4.2 In addition to the compensation set forth above, Employee shall
be awarded an annual bonus of 90% of the annual Base Salary payment if the
business units for which Employee is responsible meet 100% of bottom line and
top line performance annual goals agreed to between the CEO of ESC Ltd. and the
Employee prior to the Effective Date and annually thereafter. If achievement of
the goals exceeds or is less than 100%, the percentage of Base Salary to be paid
as bonus shall correspondingly be increased in excess of or decreased below the
set 90%. Within seven days from the date of this Agreement, the parties shall
agree to a formula specifying the calculation of such fluctuation. The foregoing
goals and applicable bonus percentage amounts, once agreed, may not be amended
without mutual consent.

           4.3 The Employee shall be awarded a one-time special integration
bonus upon the achievement of corporate objectives as established by the Board
of Directors relating to ESC's financial results for the year 2002 as follows:

               (a)  $250,000 to be paid January 1, 2003

               (b)  a grant of options to purchase 25,000 shares of ordinary
                    shares of ESC Ltd., at a per share exercise price equal to
                    the market price on the date of grant

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                    subject to the Employee's continued employment with ESC on
                    the date of grant. Such options are to be granted as of
                    January 1, 2003 and shall vest 50% on January 1, 2004 and
                    50% on January 1, 2005. The vesting of such options shall be
                    subject to the Employee's continued employment with ESC on
                    each relevant date of vesting. When issued these options
                    will be governed by substantially the same terms as
                    contained in the Stock Purchase Agreement to be entered with
                    respect to the options granted in Section 5 attached as
                    Appendix A-1 and A-2 hereto.

5.   OPTIONS.

           5.1 The parties confirm that as of January 2, 2001 ESC Ltd. has
granted Employee the option under ESC Ltd.'s 2000 Share Option Plan to purchase
100,000 shares of the ordinary shares of ESC Ltd. at a per share exercise price
of $10.90, of which options for 33,334 shares vest on January 2, 2002 and
options for 33,333 shares vest on each of January 2, 2003 and January 2, 2004 .

           5.2 ESC Ltd. hereby grants Employee the option under ESC Ltd.'s 2000
Share Option Plan to purchase 20,000 shares of the ordinary shares of ESC Ltd.
at a per share exercise price of $24.90, of which options for 6,667 shares vest
in each of May 30, 2002 and May 30, 2003, and options for 6,666 shares vest on
May 30, 2004.

           5.3 Concurrently with the execution of this Agreement and as a
condition of Employee's obligations hereunder, Employee and ESC Ltd. will enter
into Stock Option Agreements containing more detailed terms relating to the
foregoing options the forms of Appendix A-1 and A-2 hereto. The Employee
acknowledges that the options granted under this Section 5 and sub-section
4.3(b) are subject to ESC receiving shareholder approval for the 2000 Share
Option Plan.

6.   OTHER BENEFITS.

           6.1 As per Employee's prior employment agreement, ESC shall pay on
behalf of Employee a housing allowance equal to Employee's actual rent or
acquisition costs, subject to an annual maximum of $96,000. Employee shall be
responsible for paying any taxes attributable to receipt of this allowance.

           6.2 As per Employee's prior employment agreement, ESC shall pay on
behalf of Employee the tuition and school fees for Employee's children from
pre-school through high school. Two children will be enrolled in school for the
2001-2002 school year, at an aggregate tuition of approximately $18,000. ESC
will reimburse Employee for any income taxes payable by Employee attributable to
receipt of this tuition benefit (including taxes payable by Employee in respect
of reimbursement amounts paid).

           6.3 ESC shall pay Employee $10,000 on the Effective Date and $10,000
on January 1, 2002 to cover incidental unreimbursed relocation costs. If
Employee is terminated for cause prior to the second anniversary of the
Effective Date, Employee will return to ESC an amount equal to the cumulative
amount received by Employee under this Section 6.3, less the product of (a)
$833.33 and (b) the number of months elapsed between the Effective Date and
termination date.

           6.4 ESC shall grant Employee all social and fringe benefits, such as
pension, life insurance, medical and dental insurance, disability insurance,
certain saving programs and the like as are granted to ESC's comparable senior
executives under their usual terms pursuant to Lumenis' current policy
(including employees' participation therein). ESC shall grant such benefits on
the basis of the portion of the Base Salary payable thereby hereunder. Employee
shall be entitled to participate in Lumenis's 401(K) Plan in an amount up to 6%
of Employee's gross salary by Lumenis matching

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Employee's 401(K) contributions on a dollar-for-dollar  basis up to a ceiling as
set out in statutory requirements.

           6.5 Employee shall be entitled to two (2) weeks of paid vacation, and
five (5) days of special executive vacation, during each calendar year that this
Agreement is in effect, to be taken at times subject to the reasonable approval
of ESC. Beginning January 2002,Employee and his family will be entitled to a
home leave to Israel each calendar year that this Agreement is in effect, and
ESC shall reimburse the cost of a round trip full fare economy class for
Employee and his family between California and Israel.

           6.6 Employee shall be entitled, in accordance with ESC's
reimbursement policies in effect from time to time, to receive reimbursement
from ESC for reasonable business expenses incurred by Employee in the
performance of his duties hereunder, provided Employee furnishes ESC with
vouchers, receipts and other details of such expenses in the form required by
ESC sufficient to substantiate a deduction for such business expenses under all
applicable rules and regulations of the relevant taxing authorities.

7.   SECRECY AND NONDISCLOSURE.

              Employee shall treat as secret and confidential all of the
processes, methods, formulas, procedures, techniques, software, designs, data,
drawings and other information which are not of public knowledge or record
pertaining to the business of ESC, including without limitation, all business
information relating to customers and suppliers and products of which the
Employee becomes aware during and as a result of his employment or association
with ESC. Employee shall not disclose, use, publish, or in any other manner
reveal, directly or indirectly, at any time during or after the term of this
Agreement, any such processes, methods, formulas, procedures, techniques,
software, designs, data, drawings and other information pertaining to ESC's
existing or future business or products. Employee may disclose or use such
information, if at all, only with the prior express written consent of ESC.

8.   NON-COMPETITION.

           8.1 Employee agrees that during the term of this Agreement and for a
period of one (1) year after he ceases to be employed by ESC he shall not for
his own benefit for the benefit of any third party or as an employee, officer,
director, partner, joint venturer, shareholder, investor, consultant or
otherwise (except as an investor in a corporation whose stock is publicly traded
and in which Employee holds less than 5% of the outstanding shares) sell,
distribute or in any way market any product, service or technology of ESC, or
which competes with the business of ESC, or interest himself in or engage in any
business or enterprise, anywhere in the world, that competes with the business
of ESC .

           8.2 Employee agrees that during a period of one year from termination
of this Agreement he shall not employ directly or indirectly any individual then
employed by ESC.

9.   DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS.

      Employee agrees and declares that all proprietary information including
but not limited to trade secrets and know-how, patents and other rights in
connection therewith developed by or with the contribution of Employee's efforts
during his employment or association with ESC shall be the sole and exclusive
property of ESC. Employee shall execute all documents necessary to assign any
patents to ESC and otherwise transfer such proprietary rights to ESC.

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10.  BENEFIT.

           Except as otherwise herein expressly provided, this Agreement shall
inure to the benefit of and be binding upon ESC, its successors and assigns,
including, without limitation, any subsidiary or affiliated entity and shall
inure to the benefit of, and be binding upon, Employee, his heirs, executors,
administrators and legal representatives.

11.  INTERPRETATION

           If any one or more of the provisions contained in this Agreement
shall for any reason be held to be excessively broad with regard to time,
duration, geographic scope or activity, such provision shall be construed, by
limiting and/or reducing it, in a manner to enable it to be enforced to the
extent compatible with applicable law as then in effect.

12.  ENTIRE AGREEMENT

       This agreement sets forth the entire agreement and understanding between
the parties superceding all prior or contemporaneous representations, agreements
or understandings concerning the subject matter addressed herein. Each party
hereby releases and forever discharges the other party from any and all claims,
demands, causes of action or suits at law or in equity of any nature whatsoever,
known or unknown, under any prior agreement concerning the subject matter herein
whether entered into directly by the Employee or any other entity within his
control and/or direction.

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13.  APPLICABLE LAW.

           This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed and enforced in
accordance with, the laws of the State of California.

           IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement this
11th day of July, 2001.

LUMENIS  INC.

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By:
Title:

ESC MEDICAL SYSTEMS LTD.

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By: Yacha Sutton
Title:  CEO

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ALON MAOR

                                      -6-Exhibit 10.1

                      EIGHTH AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT

     This Eighth Amendment (the "Amendment")  dated as of September 26, 2001, is
between Bank of America,  N.A. (the "Bank"),  formerly  known as Bank of America
National  Trust  and  Savings  Association,  and U.S.  Home & Garden  Inc.  (the
"Borrower").

                                    RECITALS

     A. The Bank and the Borrower  entered into a certain Credit Agreement as of
October 12, 1998, as previously amended (the "Agreement").

     B. The Bank and the Borrower desire to further amend the Agreement.

                                    AGREEMENT

     1.  Definitions.  Capitalized  terms used but not defined in this Amendment
shall have the meaning given to them in the Agreement.

     2. Amendment. The Agreement is hereby amended as follows:

          2.1 In Section 1.1, the following  definitions  are hereby amended and
     restated in their entirety as follows:

               "Facility 2  Commitment"  means the agreement of the Bank to lend
          under Section  2.1(b) in an aggregate  amount at any time  outstanding
          not  exceeding  $10,000,000,   less  the  cumulative  amounts  of  all
          reductions in the Facility 2 Commitment pursuant to Section 2.5.

               "Revolving Termination Date" means the earlier to occur of:

                    (a) May 15,  2001,  in the case of the  Facility 1 Loans and
               October 31, 2001, in the case of the Facility 2 Loans, and

                    (b) the date on which the Commitments otherwise terminate in
               accordance with the provisions of this Agreement.

          2.2 Section 1.1 is hereby  further  amended to add the  definition  of
     "Eighth  Amendment  Agreement," to be inserted in appropriate  alphabetical
     order, as follows:

               "Eighth Amendment  Agreement" means that certain Eighth Amendment
          and Waiver, dated as of September 26, 2001, between Bank and Borrower.

     3. Effect. Except as specifically set forth herein, this Agreement does not
limit,  modify,  amend,  waive,  grant any consent with respect to, or otherwise
affect (a) any right,  power or remedy of the Bank under the Credit Agreement or
any other Loan Document,  (b) any provision of the Credit Agreement or any other
Loan Documents all of which shall remain in full force and effect and are hereby
ratified and confirmed.

     4. Representations and Warranties.  When the Borrower signs this Amendment,
the Borrower  represents and warrants to the Bank that the  execution,  delivery
and  performance by the Borrower of this Amendment have been duly  authorized by
all  necessary  corporate  and other  action and do not and will not require any
registration with, consent or approval of, notice to or

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action by, any Person  (including  any  Governmental  Authority)  in order to be
effective  and   enforceable.   The  Agreement  as  amended  by  this  Amendment
constitutes  the  legal,   valid  and  binding   obligations  of  the  Borrower,
enforceable  against  it in  accordance  with its  respective  terms,  except as
enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy,  insolvency,  or similar
laws affecting the  enforcement of creditors'  rights  generally or by equitable
principles relating to enforceability.

     5. Amendment Fees. On or before the Effective  Date,  Borrower shall pay to
Bank an  amendment  fee  (the  "Amendment  Fee") in the  amount  of  $25,000  in
connection  with  this  Amendment.   The  Amendment  Fee  is  fully  earned  and
non-refundable,  without  regard to whether  this  Amendment  becomes  otherwise
effective.

     6.  Effective  Date.  This Amendment will be effective on the date that all
conditions set forth below are satisfied:

          6.1  Receipt by Bank of a duly  executed  original  of this  Amendment
     signed by Borrower and of counterparts to the  Reaffirmation  of Guarantors
     appended hereto signed by each of the Guarantors.

          6.2 Receipt by Bank of the Amendment Fee.

          6.3  Receipt  by  Bank  of all  documents  it may  reasonably  request
     relating to the  existence of Borrower and each  Guarantor,  the  corporate
     authority for and the validity of this Amendment,  the Loan Documents,  and
     any other agreements,  documents,  instruments, or matters relevant hereto,
     all in form and substance satisfactory to Bank.

     7.  Reservation of Rights.  The Borrower  acknowledges  and agrees that the
execution by the Bank of this  Amendment  shall not be deemed to create a course
of dealing or otherwise  obligate the Bank to execute  similar waivers under the
same or similar circumstances in the future.

     8.  Indemnity.  As  additional  consideration  for Bank  entering into this
Amendment,  Borrower shall indemnify,  exonerate, pay, and hold each Indemnified
Party  (as  hereinafter  defined)  harmless  from any and all  claims,  demands,
grievances,  liabilities,  debts, accounts, obligations, costs, expenses, liens,
rights,  actions,  and  causes of action,  of every  kind and nature  whatsoever
(including fees and expenses of counsel to any  Indemnified  Party in connection
with any investigative,  administrative, or judicial proceeding, irrespective of
whether such Indemnified Party shall be designated a party thereto),  other than
those arising as a result of the gross  negligence or willful  misconduct of any
Indemnified  Party,  which may be imposed on,  incurred by, or asserted  against
such  Indemnified  Party  in any  manner  relating  to or  arising  out of or in
connection  with  this  Amendment  or any of the Loan  Documents,  or any of the
transactions  contemplated  by any of the foregoing.  As used in this Amendment,
the term  "Indemnified  Parties"  means,  collectively,  Bank and its affiliated
corporations,  and all of its current and former  directors,  officers,  agents,
employees,  shareholders,  and attorneys, and all of their respective successors
and assigns.

     9. Release by Borrower.

          9.1 No Present  Claims.  Borrower  acknowledges  and agrees that:  (i)
     Borrower  has no claim or cause of action  against any  Indemnified  Party;
     (ii)  Borrower has no offset  right,  counterclaim,  or defense of any kind
     against any of the Indebtedness;

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     and (iii) each  Indemnified  Party has  heretofore  properly  performed and
     satisfied  in a  timely  manner  any and all of  such  Indemnified  Party's
     obligations,  if any, to Borrower.  Bank desires,  and Borrower agrees,  to
     eliminate  any  possibility  that any  past  conditions,  acts,  omissions,
     events,  circumstances,  or matters  would  impair or  otherwise  adversely
     affect any of Bank's rights,  interests,  collateral security, or remedies.
     Therefore,  Borrower,  on behalf of Borrower and all successors and assigns
     of Borrower and any and all other parties claiming rights through Borrower,
     unconditionally  releases,  acquits,  and forever discharges each and every
     Indemnified Party from: (1) any and all liabilities,  obligations,  duties,
     or  indebtedness  of any of the  Indemnified  Parties to Borrower,  whether
     known or unknown,  arising  prior to the date  hereof,  and (2) any and all
     claims,  offsets,  causes of action,  suits, or defenses,  whether known or
     unknown, which Borrower might otherwise have against any of the Indemnified
     Parties  on account  of any  condition,  act,  omission,  event,  contract,
     liability,  obligation,  indebtedness,  claim,  cause of  action,  defense,
     circumstance, or matter of any kind which existed, arose or occurred at any
     time  prior to the date  hereof.  As  further  consideration  for the above
     release,  Borrower specifically agrees,  represents,  and warrants that the
     matters  released  herein are not  limited  to  matters  which are known or
     disclosed, and Borrower hereby waives any and all rights and benefits which
     Borrower  now has, or in the future may have,  conferred  upon  Borrower by
     virtue of the  provisions of Section 1542 of the Civil Code of the State of
     California which provides as follows:

          A  GENERAL  RELEASE  DOES NOT  EXTEND  TO  CLAIMS  WHICH THE
          CREDITOR  DOES NOT KNOW OR  SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS FAVOR AT
          THE TIME OF  EXECUTING  THE  RELEASE,  WHICH IF KNOWN BY HIM
          MUST  HAVE  MATERIALLY  AFFECTED  HIS  SETTLEMENT  WITH  THE
          DEBTOR.

          9.2 Waiver of Unknown  Claims.  Borrower  is aware that  Borrower  may
     later  discover facts in addition to or different from those which Borrower
     now knows or believes to be true with respect to the releases given herein,
     and that it is nevertheless  Borrower's  intention to settle,  release, and
     discharge  fully,  finally,  and  forever  all of these  matters,  known or
     unknown, suspected or unsuspected,  which previously existed, now exist, or
     may  exist.  In  furtherance  of  such  intention,   Borrower  specifically
     acknowledges  and agrees that the releases given in this Amendment shall be
     and shall  remain in effect as full and  complete  releases  of the matters
     being  released,  notwithstanding  the  discovery  or existence of any such
     additional or different  facts and that such releases  shall not be subject
     to termination or rescission by reason of any such  additional or different
     facts.

          9.3  Warranty  of  Non-Assignment.   Borrower  hereby  represents  and
     warrants that it has not previously  assigned or transferred,  or purported
     to assign or transfer, to any person or entity any of the claims,  demands,
     grievances,  liabilities,  debts, accounts,  obligations,  costs, expenses,
     liens,  rights,  actions, or causes of action released by the terms of this
     Amendment.

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     10. Miscellaneous.

          10.1 Except as herein  expressly  amended,  all terms,  covenants  and
     provisions  of the  Agreement are and shall remain in full force and effect
     and all references therein and in the other Loan Documents to the Agreement
     shall henceforth refer to the Agreement as amended by this Amendment.  This
     Amendment shall be deemed  incorporated into, and a part of, the Agreement.
     This Amendment is a Loan Document.

          10.2 This Amendment  shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of
     the parties hereto and to the Agreement and their respective successors and
     assigns.  No third party beneficiaries are intended in connection with this
     Amendment.

          10.3 This  Amendment  shall be governed by and construed in accordance
     with the law of the State of California.

          10.4 This  Amendment  may be executed  in any number of  counterparts,
     each of which  shall  be  deemed  an  original,  but all such  counterparts
     together  shall  constitute  but one and the same  instrument.  Each of the
     parties  hereto  understands  and agrees that this  document (and any other
     document  required  herein) may be delivered by any party thereto either in
     the form of an executed  original or an executed original sent by facsimile
     transmission  to be followed  promptly by mailing of a hard copy  original,
     and  that  receipt  by  the  Bank  of  a  facsimile   transmitted  document
     purportedly  bearing the signature of the Borrower  shall bind the Borrower
     with the same force and effect as the delivery of a hard copy original. Any
     failure  by the Bank to receive  the hard copy  executed  original  of such
     document  shall not diminish the binding effect of receipt of the facsimile
     transmitted executed original of such document.

     11.  Governing  Law,  Submission  to  Jurisdiction,   and  Waiver  of  Jury
Trial/Arbitration.  THIS  AMENDMENT  SHALL  BE  GOVERNED  BY  AND  CONSTRUED  IN
ACCORDANCE  WITH THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA  AND IS SUBJECT TO
THE  PROVISIONS  OF  SECTIONS  9.14  AND  9.15  OF THE  AGREEMENT,  RELATING  TO
SUBMISSION TO JURISDICTION AND WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL/ARBITRATION,  THE PROVISIONS
OF WHICH ARE BY THIS REFERENCE HEREBY INCORPORATED HEREIN IN FULL.

This  Amendment  is  executed  as of the date  stated at the  beginning  of this
Amendment.

                                        BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. (formerly known
                                        as Bank of America National Trust and
                                        Savings Association)

                                        By     /s/ Ronald Parish
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                                        Title  Senior Vice President
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                                        U.S. HOME & GARDEN INC.

                                        By     /s/ Robert Kassel
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                                        Title  CEO
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                                        By     /s/ Robert Kassel
                                               ---------------------------------
                                        Title  CEO
                                               ---------------------------------

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                           REAFFIRMATION OF GUARANTORS

     Each of the  undersigned  (each,  a  "Guarantor,"  and,  collectively,  the
"Guarantors")  acknowledges  and  agrees  that  such  Guarantor  has read and is
familiar with, and consents to, all of the terms and conditions of the foregoing
Eighth  Amendment  Agreement,  dated as of  September  26, 2001 (the  "Amendment
Agreement").  In light of the foregoing,  each of the  undersigned  confirms and
agrees that all of the terms and provisions of that certain Guaranty  Agreement,
dated as of October 13, 1998 (as  amended or  modified to the date  hereof,  the
"Guaranty"), executed by it in connection with the Credit Agreement are ratified
and reaffirmed, that the Guaranty shall continue in full force and effect.

     Although  each  Guarantor  has been  informed of the terms of the Amendment
Agreement, each Guarantor understands and agrees that the Bank has no duty to so
notify any Guarantor or to seek this or any future acknowledgement,  consent, or
reaffirmation,  and nothing contained herein shall create or imply any such duty
as to any transactions, past or future.

GUARANTORS:                             EASY GARDENER, INC.

                                        By     /s/  Robert Kassel
                                               --------------------------------
                                        Title: CEO
                                               --------------------------------

                                        WEATHERLY CONSUMER PRODUCTS GROUP, INC.

                                        By     /s/  Robert Kassel
                                               --------------------------------
                                        Title: CEO
                                               --------------------------------

                                        WEATHERLY CONSUMER PRODUCTS,  INC.

                                        By     /s/  Robert Kassel
                                               --------------------------------
                                        Title: CEO
                                               --------------------------------

                                        WEED WIZARD ACQUISITION CORP.

                                        By     /s/  Robert Kassel
                                               --------------------------------
                                        Title: CEO
                                               --------------------------------

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                                        GOLDEN WEST AGRI-PRODUCTS, INC.

                                        By     /s/  Robert Kassel
                                               --------------------------------
                                        Title: CEO
                                               --------------------------------

                                        AMPRO INDUSTRIES, INC.

                                        By     /s/  Robert Kassel
                                               --------------------------------
                                        Title: CEO
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