EXHIBIT 99(1)

                             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 Amendment No. 1 to the Annual Report of Hydron Technologies,
Inc. (the "Registrant") on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2002 as
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 2, 2004, hereof (the
"Report"), the undersigned officers certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 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 Registrant.


                            HYDRON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
                            /s/ RICHARD BANAKUS
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                            Richard Banakus
                            Chief Executive Officer
                            June 2, 2004

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