EXHIBIT 21

CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP

We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in the
Registration Statements (Forms S-3 No. 33-78296, 33-84554, and 33-11765) and
related Prospectus of Hydron Technologies, Inc. of our report dated March 5,
1999, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of Hydron
Technologies, Inc. as of December 31, 1998 and 1997 and for each of the two
years in the period then ended, included in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the year ended December 31, 1999.


/S/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP


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August 22, 2000