Matrixx Initiatives (MTXX) 10-Q 2004 Q2 Quarterly report

Exhibit 32.2

CERTIFICATION 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 of Matrixx Initiatives, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ending September 30, 2003 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, William J. Hemelt, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary of the Company, certify, pursuant to U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1) the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

/s/ William J. Hemelt
William J. Hemelt
Executive Vice President, Chief
Financial Officer, Treasurer & Secretary

Dated November 11, 2003