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EXHIBIT 32.2

                             CERTIFICATION FURNISHED
                       PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                       AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906
                        OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002


In connection  with the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended June 30,
2003 (the "Report") filed by The Hain Celestial Group, Inc. (the "Company") with
the Securities and Exchange Commission, I, Ira J. Lamel, Chief Financial Officer
of the Company,  certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. ss. 1350, as adopted pursuant to
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the
Securities  Exchange Act of 1934;  and The  information  contained in the Report
fairly presents,  in all material respects,  the financial condition and results
of operations of the Company.

Date: September 26, 2003


/s/_Ira J. Lamel________________
Ira J. Lamel
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer


A signed  original of this  written  statement  required by Section 906 has been
provided  to The Hain  Celestial  Group,  Inc.  and will be retained by The Hain
Celestial Group, Inc. and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or
its staff upon request.