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 Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended
September 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: October 30, 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.