EXHIBIT 99.2


                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 Annual  Report of Matrixx  Initiatives,  Inc. (the
"Company")  on Form 10-K for the fiscal  year ended  December  31, 2002 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 18 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
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                                        William J. Hemelt
                                        Executive Vice President, Chief
                                        Financial Officer, Treasurer & Secretary


Dated March 26, 2003