Natrol Appoints Eric P. Schick as Vice President of Marketing; Seasoned Industry Executive Adds Further Strength to Natrol's Senior Management Team

Natrol, Inc. (NASDAQ:NTOL), a premier manufacturer anddistributor of nationally branded nutritional products, todayannounced the appointment of Eric P. Schick as Vice President ofMarketing effective April 10th. He joins the executive management teamled by President and Chief Executive Officer Wayne Bos. Mr. Schickwill be responsible for growth of the Company's key brands, Natrol(R),Laci Le Beau(R) and Prolab(R), within health food, mass market retailand other channels that currently provide the Company with more than54,000 "doors" or points of retail distribution.

Mr. Bos stated: "I am delighted to welcome Eric to our seniorleadership team. He brings extensive industry experience, and a trackrecord of business results. Eric will drive marketing for Natrol,which has been delivering quality products to consumers for more than25 years. He will be instrumental in building brand presence in bothexisting and new markets."

Mr. Schick brings extensive executive-level sales and marketingexperience in the vitamins, minerals, and supplements category of thehealth food industry gained during a distinguished 25-year career.Before joining Natrol, Mr. Schick served as EVP and Chief SalesOfficer of IdeaSphere Inc., maker of Twinlab(R) vitamins and othernutritional supplements and teas. He also built distribution andmarketed product lines domestically and internationally for industryleaders including Leiner Health Products (the largest manufacturer ofprivate label vitamins, minerals and nutritional supplements in theU.S.), and Anabolic Laboratories, Inc. Mr. Schick also served asPresident and CEO for Niche Products, Inc., a brokerage companyoffering private label over-the-counter vitamins, minerals andsupplements to food, drug, mass market and club retailers.

Mr. Schick holds a B.S. degree in Business Marketing and ComputerScience from the University of Southern California.

About Natrol

Founded in 1980, Natrol, Inc. (NASDAQ:NTOL) is a diversifiednutrition company that manufactures and markets premium-brandednutritional products, functional teas and sports fitness productsunder the Natrol(R), Laci Le Beau(R) Tea and Prolab(R) SportsNutrition labels. Natrol markets more than 200 nutritional productsdesigned to meet a wide range of consumer needs. The products areavailable at more than 54,000 food, drug, mass market and independenthealth food stores, catalogs and Internet sites, gyms and specialtystores nationally and in select foreign countries. For moreinformation, visit www.natrol.com.

The statements made in this press release which are not historicalfacts including statements regarding expectations for future growth ofrevenue and profits and trends concerning net sales, are forwardlooking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the SecuritiesAct of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities ExchangeAct of 1934, as amended. As a result of a number of factors, theCompany's actual results could differ materially from those set forthin the forward looking statements. Certain factors that might causeNatrol's actual results to differ materially from those set forth inthe forward looking statements include adverse trends in the dietarysupplements industry, intense competition, adverse effects ofunfavorable publicity regarding particular products or the Company'sindustry generally, the Company's dependence on the introduction ofsuccessful new products, the Company's ability to gain market shareand shelf space in each of its distribution channels, the Companyexperiencing high rates of product returns, and adverse governmentregulation, as well as those factors set forth under the heading "RiskFactors" in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the yearended December 31, 2004 and in the Company's other filings withSecurities and Exchange Commission.