FORM 3
        	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
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                      	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	                      	

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *

Barral Diego J	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY)
4/2/2018 
	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

CLOROX CO /DE/ [CLX]	
(Last)        (First)        (Middle)

1221 BROADWAY	4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

_____ Director                            _____ 10% Owner
___ X ___ Officer (give title below)          _____ Other (specify below)
SVP - GM, International /	
(Street)

OAKLAND, CA 94612-1888       

(City)              (State)              (Zip)	5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

_ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person	

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned	
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)	
Common Stock  	6800.0000  	D  	 	

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)	
1. Title of Derivate Security
(Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(MM/DD/YYYY)	3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)	
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares				
Stock Option (Right to Buy)  	9/17/2014   (1)	9/17/2023  	Common Stock  	6405.0000  	$84.4500  	D  	 	
Stock Option (Right to Buy)  	9/17/2015   (1)	9/17/2024  	Common Stock  	9765.0000  	$89.8200  	D  	 	
Stock Option (Right to Buy)  	9/15/2016   (1)	9/15/2025  	Common Stock  	11790.0000  	$111.6000  	D  	 	
Stock Option (Right to Buy)  	9/13/2017   (1)	9/13/2026  	Common Stock  	11280.0000  	$123.0900  	D  	 	
Stock Option (Right to Buy)  	9/12/2018   (1)	9/12/2027  	Common Stock  	8840.0000  	$135.5700  	D  	 	

Explanation of Responses:	
(1) 	Option vests in 4 equal installments - 1/4 on each of the first, second, third and fourth anniversaries of the grant date.	

Remarks:
barralpoa.txt	

Reporting Owners	
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships	
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other	
Barral Diego J
1221 BROADWAY
OAKLAND, CA 94612-1888			SVP - GM, International		

Signatures		
By Cheryl Brice, Attorney-in-Fact for		4/11/2018	
** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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April 6th, 2018
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 - Fifth Street - N.W.
Washington, DC 20549
Ladies and Gentlemen:
This letter authorizes the following representatives of The Clorox Company, acting singly, to execute and file with you on my behalf future Forms 3, 4 and 5 respecting my holdings of equity securities of The Clorox Company:
Laura Stein, Executive Vice President - General Counsel & Corporate Affairs Angela Hilt, Vice President - Corporate Secretary & Associate General Counsel Jinho Joo, Senior Corporate Counsel
Cheryl Brice, Assistant Secretary - Corporate & Securities Specialist
Sincerely,

/s/ Diego J. Barral
Name:  Diego J. Barral
Title:    Senior Vice President - International