Natrol(R) Ester-C(R) 500 mg Receives Gold Medal Vity Award; Nationwide Survey of Health Food Retailers Names Natrol Ester-C 500

Natrol, Inc. (NASDAQ:NTOL), a leading manufacturer and
distributor of nationally branded nutritional products, today
announced that Natrol Ester-C 500 mg was awarded the 2006 Gold Medal
Vity Award for the Vitamin C category of Vitamin and Mineral
Supplements. The award will be formally announced in the May issue of
Vitamin Retailer Magazine.
   Introduced in the 1990's by Vitamin Retailer Magazine, the Vity
Awards recognize the most popular products within the Health Food
industry. Awards are given based upon results of a poll reaching
thousands of retailers throughout the country.
   Eric Schick, Vice President of Marketing for Natrol, stated, "We
are delighted to be recognized by vitamin and dietary supplement
retailers as the `gold standard' brand of the Vitamin C category.
Natrol was the first manufacturer to offer Ester-C products to
retailers twenty years ago. Over the years, both retailers and their
customers have trusted Natrol to provide premium-quality, innovative
and effective products such as Ester-C. We have never taken that trust
for granted. We are pleased that our retail partners continue to
recognize the high standards of our products and the quality of life
they bring to those who use them."
   Natrol Ester-C is a non-acidic form of Vitamin C. Its patented
manufacturing process neutralizes the pH, making Ester-C gentle on the
digestive system. Ester-C is available in a full range of potency
(250-1000 mg) and forms, including tablets, capsules, soft chews,
wafers, liquid and powder.

   Ester-C(R) is a licensed trademark of Zila Nutraceuticals, Inc.

   About Natrol

   Founded in 1980, Natrol, Inc. (NASDAQ:NTOL) is a diversified
nutrition company that manufactures and markets premium-branded
nutritional products, functional teas and sports fitness products
under the Natrol(R), Laci Le Beau(R) Tea and Prolab(R) Sports
Nutrition labels. Natrol markets more than 200 nutritional products
designed to meet a wide range of consumer needs. The products are
available at more than 54,000 food, drug, mass market and independent
health food stores, catalogs and Internet sites, gyms and specialty
stores nationally and in select foreign countries. For more
information, visit www.natrol.com.

   The statements made in this press release which are not historical
facts including statements regarding expectations for future growth of
revenue and profits and trends concerning net sales, are
forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. As a result of a number of factors,
the Company's actual results could differ materially from those set
forth in the forward-looking statements. Certain factors that might
cause Natrol's actual results to differ materially from those set
forth in the forward-looking statements include adverse trends in the
dietary supplements industry, intense competition, adverse effects of
unfavorable publicity regarding particular products or the Company's
industry generally, the Company's dependence on the introduction of
successful new products, the Company's ability to gain market share
and shelf space in each of its distribution channels, the Company
experiencing high rates of product returns, and adverse government
regulation, as well as those factors set forth under the heading "Risk
Factors" in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 2005 and in the Company's other filings with
Securities and Exchange Commission.