<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<!--XBRL Document Created with the Workiva Platform-->
<!--Copyright 2026 Workiva-->
<!--r:019e2771-6067-762d-9506-0268a0388601,g:39a55d65-fee0-4a70-ac41-4990e970968a-->
<link:linkbase xmlns:link="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xbrldt="http://xbrl.org/2005/xbrldt" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase http://www.xbrl.org/2003/xbrl-linkbase-2003-12-31.xsd">
  <link:arcroleRef arcroleURI="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/all" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="http://www.xbrl.org/2005/xbrldt-2005.xsd#all"/>
  <link:arcroleRef arcroleURI="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="http://www.xbrl.org/2005/xbrldt-2005.xsd#hypercube-dimension"/>
  <link:arcroleRef arcroleURI="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="http://www.xbrl.org/2005/xbrldt-2005.xsd#dimension-default"/>
  <link:arcroleRef arcroleURI="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="http://www.xbrl.org/2005/xbrldt-2005.xsd#dimension-domain"/>
  <link:arcroleRef arcroleURI="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="http://www.xbrl.org/2005/xbrldt-2005.xsd#domain-member"/>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.hotus.com/role/Coverpage" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="hele-20260531.xsd#Coverpage"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://www.hotus.com/role/Coverpage" xlink:type="extended">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_EntityAddressesLineItems_019e2771-62c7-71e6-b0d6-6a6435652cb2" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_EntityAddressesLineItems"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_EntityAddressesTable_019e2771-62c7-7a5f-aac0-a930fab57994" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_EntityAddressesTable"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/all" xlink:from="loc_dei_EntityAddressesLineItems_019e2771-62c7-71e6-b0d6-6a6435652cb2" xlink:to="loc_dei_EntityAddressesTable_019e2771-62c7-7a5f-aac0-a930fab57994" xlink:type="arc" order="1" xbrldt:closed="true" xbrldt:contextElement="segment"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_EntityAddressesAddressTypeAxis_019e2771-62c7-7f2e-ad15-341419f572c7" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_EntityAddressesAddressTypeAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_dei_EntityAddressesTable_019e2771-62c7-7a5f-aac0-a930fab57994" xlink:to="loc_dei_EntityAddressesAddressTypeAxis_019e2771-62c7-7f2e-ad15-341419f572c7" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_AddressTypeDomain_019e2771-62c7-7f2e-ad15-341419f572c7_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_AddressTypeDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_dei_EntityAddressesAddressTypeAxis_019e2771-62c7-7f2e-ad15-341419f572c7" xlink:to="loc_dei_AddressTypeDomain_019e2771-62c7-7f2e-ad15-341419f572c7_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_AddressTypeDomain_019e2771-62c7-7a29-807a-046772f02dcf" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_AddressTypeDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_dei_EntityAddressesAddressTypeAxis_019e2771-62c7-7f2e-ad15-341419f572c7" xlink:to="loc_dei_AddressTypeDomain_019e2771-62c7-7a29-807a-046772f02dcf" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_OtherAddressMember_019e2771-62c7-79a2-9b28-1dd6c5ea6b19" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_OtherAddressMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_dei_AddressTypeDomain_019e2771-62c7-7a29-807a-046772f02dcf" xlink:to="loc_dei_OtherAddressMember_019e2771-62c7-79a2-9b28-1dd6c5ea6b19" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_DocumentType_019e2771-62c7-7d16-a065-b95c033791e6" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_DocumentType"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_dei_EntityAddressesLineItems_019e2771-62c7-71e6-b0d6-6a6435652cb2" xlink:to="loc_dei_DocumentType_019e2771-62c7-7d16-a065-b95c033791e6" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_DocumentQuarterlyReport_019e2771-62c7-776e-8261-d09e09f49273" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_DocumentQuarterlyReport"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_dei_EntityAddressesLineItems_019e2771-62c7-71e6-b0d6-6a6435652cb2" xlink:to="loc_dei_DocumentQuarterlyReport_019e2771-62c7-776e-8261-d09e09f49273" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_DocumentPeriodEndDate_019e2771-62c7-75ea-bca5-ce6c826b4c9c" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_DocumentPeriodEndDate"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_dei_EntityAddressesLineItems_019e2771-62c7-71e6-b0d6-6a6435652cb2" xlink:to="loc_dei_DocumentPeriodEndDate_019e2771-62c7-75ea-bca5-ce6c826b4c9c" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_DocumentTransitionReport_019e2771-62c7-7b93-9142-514b799887b2" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_DocumentTransitionReport"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_dei_EntityAddressesLineItems_019e2771-62c7-71e6-b0d6-6a6435652cb2" xlink:to="loc_dei_DocumentTransitionReport_019e2771-62c7-7b93-9142-514b799887b2" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_EntityFileNumber_019e2771-62c7-7ef6-9074-1860ff6f560a" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_EntityFileNumber"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_dei_EntityAddressesLineItems_019e2771-62c7-71e6-b0d6-6a6435652cb2" xlink:to="loc_dei_EntityFileNumber_019e2771-62c7-7ef6-9074-1860ff6f560a" xlink:type="arc" order="4"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_EntityRegistrantName_019e2771-62c7-7252-814b-0311b4e74d44" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_EntityRegistrantName"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_dei_EntityAddressesLineItems_019e2771-62c7-71e6-b0d6-6a6435652cb2" xlink:to="loc_dei_EntityRegistrantName_019e2771-62c7-7252-814b-0311b4e74d44" xlink:type="arc" order="5"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_EntityIncorporationStateCountryCode_019e2771-62c7-7a73-bd46-9b76cf34146f" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_EntityIncorporationStateCountryCode"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_dei_EntityAddressesLineItems_019e2771-62c7-71e6-b0d6-6a6435652cb2" xlink:to="loc_dei_EntityIncorporationStateCountryCode_019e2771-62c7-7a73-bd46-9b76cf34146f" xlink:type="arc" order="6"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_EntityTaxIdentificationNumber_019e2771-62c7-77f3-a87a-e633fd625d70" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_EntityTaxIdentificationNumber"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_dei_EntityAddressesLineItems_019e2771-62c7-71e6-b0d6-6a6435652cb2" xlink:to="loc_dei_EntityTaxIdentificationNumber_019e2771-62c7-77f3-a87a-e633fd625d70" xlink:type="arc" order="7"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_EntityAddressAddressLine1_019e2771-62c7-7961-b68f-9f4b977cb2a0" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_EntityAddressAddressLine1"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_dei_EntityAddressesLineItems_019e2771-62c7-71e6-b0d6-6a6435652cb2" xlink:to="loc_dei_EntityAddressAddressLine1_019e2771-62c7-7961-b68f-9f4b977cb2a0" xlink:type="arc" order="8"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_EntityAddressAddressLine2_019e2771-62c7-7dba-8a3a-666fa7c0dea6" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_EntityAddressAddressLine2"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_dei_EntityAddressesLineItems_019e2771-62c7-71e6-b0d6-6a6435652cb2" xlink:to="loc_dei_EntityAddressAddressLine2_019e2771-62c7-7dba-8a3a-666fa7c0dea6" xlink:type="arc" order="9"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_EntityAddressCityOrTown_019e2771-62c7-7ed5-ba34-46cd9e8fc840" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_EntityAddressCityOrTown"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_dei_EntityAddressesLineItems_019e2771-62c7-71e6-b0d6-6a6435652cb2" xlink:to="loc_dei_EntityAddressCityOrTown_019e2771-62c7-7ed5-ba34-46cd9e8fc840" xlink:type="arc" order="10"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_EntityAddressPostalZipCode_019e2771-62c7-7f1b-88e2-853d0827e1dc" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_EntityAddressPostalZipCode"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_dei_EntityAddressesLineItems_019e2771-62c7-71e6-b0d6-6a6435652cb2" xlink:to="loc_dei_EntityAddressPostalZipCode_019e2771-62c7-7f1b-88e2-853d0827e1dc" xlink:type="arc" order="11"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_EntityAddressCountry_019e2771-62c7-726a-af6f-bece37d63d69" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_EntityAddressCountry"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_dei_EntityAddressesLineItems_019e2771-62c7-71e6-b0d6-6a6435652cb2" xlink:to="loc_dei_EntityAddressCountry_019e2771-62c7-726a-af6f-bece37d63d69" xlink:type="arc" order="12"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_EntityAddressStateOrProvince_019e2771-62c7-7963-aedf-f7ca4cbf472e" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_EntityAddressStateOrProvince"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_dei_EntityAddressesLineItems_019e2771-62c7-71e6-b0d6-6a6435652cb2" xlink:to="loc_dei_EntityAddressStateOrProvince_019e2771-62c7-7963-aedf-f7ca4cbf472e" xlink:type="arc" order="13"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_CityAreaCode_019e2771-62c7-779b-8cb5-e205722d2895" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_CityAreaCode"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_dei_EntityAddressesLineItems_019e2771-62c7-71e6-b0d6-6a6435652cb2" xlink:to="loc_dei_CityAreaCode_019e2771-62c7-779b-8cb5-e205722d2895" xlink:type="arc" order="14"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_LocalPhoneNumber_019e2771-62c7-7055-a242-c0809e28d7a0" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_LocalPhoneNumber"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_dei_EntityAddressesLineItems_019e2771-62c7-71e6-b0d6-6a6435652cb2" xlink:to="loc_dei_LocalPhoneNumber_019e2771-62c7-7055-a242-c0809e28d7a0" xlink:type="arc" order="15"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_Security12bTitle_019e2771-62c7-7874-99cb-8653d63b6691" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_Security12bTitle"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_dei_EntityAddressesLineItems_019e2771-62c7-71e6-b0d6-6a6435652cb2" xlink:to="loc_dei_Security12bTitle_019e2771-62c7-7874-99cb-8653d63b6691" xlink:type="arc" order="16"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_TradingSymbol_019e2771-62c7-72ce-8e93-1db94b8241a8" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_TradingSymbol"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_dei_EntityAddressesLineItems_019e2771-62c7-71e6-b0d6-6a6435652cb2" xlink:to="loc_dei_TradingSymbol_019e2771-62c7-72ce-8e93-1db94b8241a8" xlink:type="arc" order="17"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_SecurityExchangeName_019e2771-62c7-70c5-9992-2b777bee308a" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_SecurityExchangeName"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_dei_EntityAddressesLineItems_019e2771-62c7-71e6-b0d6-6a6435652cb2" xlink:to="loc_dei_SecurityExchangeName_019e2771-62c7-70c5-9992-2b777bee308a" xlink:type="arc" order="18"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_EntityCurrentReportingStatus_019e2771-62c7-718b-8a9e-037032a703cd" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_EntityCurrentReportingStatus"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_dei_EntityAddressesLineItems_019e2771-62c7-71e6-b0d6-6a6435652cb2" xlink:to="loc_dei_EntityCurrentReportingStatus_019e2771-62c7-718b-8a9e-037032a703cd" xlink:type="arc" order="19"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_EntityInteractiveDataCurrent_019e2771-62c7-7543-b35c-ecd3a2b33e39" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_EntityInteractiveDataCurrent"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_dei_EntityAddressesLineItems_019e2771-62c7-71e6-b0d6-6a6435652cb2" xlink:to="loc_dei_EntityInteractiveDataCurrent_019e2771-62c7-7543-b35c-ecd3a2b33e39" xlink:type="arc" order="20"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_EntityFilerCategory_019e2771-62c7-7ec0-b93b-4b877cedd5bd" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_EntityFilerCategory"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_dei_EntityAddressesLineItems_019e2771-62c7-71e6-b0d6-6a6435652cb2" xlink:to="loc_dei_EntityFilerCategory_019e2771-62c7-7ec0-b93b-4b877cedd5bd" xlink:type="arc" order="21"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_EntitySmallBusiness_019e2771-62c7-7ff6-8967-25e5cc0c09d8" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_EntitySmallBusiness"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_dei_EntityAddressesLineItems_019e2771-62c7-71e6-b0d6-6a6435652cb2" xlink:to="loc_dei_EntitySmallBusiness_019e2771-62c7-7ff6-8967-25e5cc0c09d8" xlink:type="arc" order="22"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_EntityEmergingGrowthCompany_019e2771-62c7-7093-84bc-347133000e72" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_EntityEmergingGrowthCompany"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_dei_EntityAddressesLineItems_019e2771-62c7-71e6-b0d6-6a6435652cb2" xlink:to="loc_dei_EntityEmergingGrowthCompany_019e2771-62c7-7093-84bc-347133000e72" xlink:type="arc" order="23"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_EntityShellCompany_019e2771-62c7-759d-b653-ff90ffc15882" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_EntityShellCompany"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_dei_EntityAddressesLineItems_019e2771-62c7-71e6-b0d6-6a6435652cb2" xlink:to="loc_dei_EntityShellCompany_019e2771-62c7-759d-b653-ff90ffc15882" xlink:type="arc" order="24"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding_019e2771-62c7-795f-8fce-90c31343bf2d" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_dei_EntityAddressesLineItems_019e2771-62c7-71e6-b0d6-6a6435652cb2" xlink:to="loc_dei_EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding_019e2771-62c7-795f-8fce-90c31343bf2d" xlink:type="arc" order="25"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_EntityCentralIndexKey_019e2771-62c7-719d-8fb4-1f367e962dab" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_EntityCentralIndexKey"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_dei_EntityAddressesLineItems_019e2771-62c7-71e6-b0d6-6a6435652cb2" xlink:to="loc_dei_EntityCentralIndexKey_019e2771-62c7-719d-8fb4-1f367e962dab" xlink:type="arc" order="26"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_CurrentFiscalYearEndDate_019e2771-62c7-74f3-828d-77d9593e52e3" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_CurrentFiscalYearEndDate"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_dei_EntityAddressesLineItems_019e2771-62c7-71e6-b0d6-6a6435652cb2" xlink:to="loc_dei_CurrentFiscalYearEndDate_019e2771-62c7-74f3-828d-77d9593e52e3" xlink:type="arc" order="27"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_DocumentFiscalYearFocus_019e2771-62c7-7b44-aa44-ce652e27bb12" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_DocumentFiscalYearFocus"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_dei_EntityAddressesLineItems_019e2771-62c7-71e6-b0d6-6a6435652cb2" xlink:to="loc_dei_DocumentFiscalYearFocus_019e2771-62c7-7b44-aa44-ce652e27bb12" xlink:type="arc" order="28"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_DocumentFiscalPeriodFocus_019e2771-62c7-70b1-a3ce-136d98dd6738" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_DocumentFiscalPeriodFocus"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_dei_EntityAddressesLineItems_019e2771-62c7-71e6-b0d6-6a6435652cb2" xlink:to="loc_dei_DocumentFiscalPeriodFocus_019e2771-62c7-70b1-a3ce-136d98dd6738" xlink:type="arc" order="29"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_AmendmentFlag_019e2771-62c7-714b-a577-209d5da03442" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_AmendmentFlag"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_dei_EntityAddressesLineItems_019e2771-62c7-71e6-b0d6-6a6435652cb2" xlink:to="loc_dei_AmendmentFlag_019e2771-62c7-714b-a577-209d5da03442" xlink:type="arc" order="30"/>
  </link:definitionLink>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.hotus.com/role/CondensedConsolidatedStatementsofStockholdersEquityUnaudited" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="hele-20260531.xsd#CondensedConsolidatedStatementsofStockholdersEquityUnaudited"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://www.hotus.com/role/CondensedConsolidatedStatementsofStockholdersEquityUnaudited" xlink:type="extended">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_StatementLineItems_019e2771-62c8-7602-a162-bf685c1dd0fc" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_StatementLineItems"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_StatementTable_019e2771-62c8-7901-9b2c-4ebf83a1b744" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_StatementTable"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/all" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementLineItems_019e2771-62c8-7602-a162-bf685c1dd0fc" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_StatementTable_019e2771-62c8-7901-9b2c-4ebf83a1b744" xlink:type="arc" order="1" xbrldt:closed="true" xbrldt:contextElement="segment"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis_019e2771-62c8-75fc-bcb6-e4868560e07a" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementTable_019e2771-62c8-7901-9b2c-4ebf83a1b744" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis_019e2771-62c8-75fc-bcb6-e4868560e07a" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_EquityComponentDomain_019e2771-62c8-75fc-bcb6-e4868560e07a_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_EquityComponentDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis_019e2771-62c8-75fc-bcb6-e4868560e07a" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_EquityComponentDomain_019e2771-62c8-75fc-bcb6-e4868560e07a_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_EquityComponentDomain_019e2771-62c8-768e-afe4-bcd910ede3ab" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_EquityComponentDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis_019e2771-62c8-75fc-bcb6-e4868560e07a" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_EquityComponentDomain_019e2771-62c8-768e-afe4-bcd910ede3ab" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_CommonStockMember_019e2771-62c8-7d1e-94db-85f3528e6af4" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_CommonStockMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_EquityComponentDomain_019e2771-62c8-768e-afe4-bcd910ede3ab" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_CommonStockMember_019e2771-62c8-7d1e-94db-85f3528e6af4" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalMember_019e2771-62c8-7f70-9acb-63a1c00a43e0" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_EquityComponentDomain_019e2771-62c8-768e-afe4-bcd910ede3ab" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalMember_019e2771-62c8-7f70-9acb-63a1c00a43e0" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeMember_019e2771-62c8-7c0b-ae45-9219ca959218" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_EquityComponentDomain_019e2771-62c8-768e-afe4-bcd910ede3ab" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeMember_019e2771-62c8-7c0b-ae45-9219ca959218" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_RetainedEarningsMember_019e2771-62c8-7998-ba1d-9b849f2e005e" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_RetainedEarningsMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_EquityComponentDomain_019e2771-62c8-768e-afe4-bcd910ede3ab" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_RetainedEarningsMember_019e2771-62c8-7998-ba1d-9b849f2e005e" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInStockholdersEquityRollForward_019e2771-62c8-730a-a612-5d69b7f03432" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInStockholdersEquityRollForward"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementLineItems_019e2771-62c8-7602-a162-bf685c1dd0fc" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInStockholdersEquityRollForward_019e2771-62c8-730a-a612-5d69b7f03432" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_SharesIssued_019e2771-62c8-794f-89ba-5147a13e0342" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_SharesIssued"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInStockholdersEquityRollForward_019e2771-62c8-730a-a612-5d69b7f03432" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_SharesIssued_019e2771-62c8-794f-89ba-5147a13e0342" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_StockholdersEquity_019e2771-62c8-72cc-865b-55dc687be07f" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_StockholdersEquity"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInStockholdersEquityRollForward_019e2771-62c8-730a-a612-5d69b7f03432" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_StockholdersEquity_019e2771-62c8-72cc-865b-55dc687be07f" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss_019e2771-62c8-79aa-9666-94efb3e6b5db" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInStockholdersEquityRollForward_019e2771-62c8-730a-a612-5d69b7f03432" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss_019e2771-62c8-79aa-9666-94efb3e6b5db" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTaxPortionAttributableToParent_019e2771-62c8-7648-a5da-a9462730e709" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTaxPortionAttributableToParent"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInStockholdersEquityRollForward_019e2771-62c8-730a-a612-5d69b7f03432" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTaxPortionAttributableToParent_019e2771-62c8-7648-a5da-a9462730e709" xlink:type="arc" order="4"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesRestrictedStockAwardNetOfForfeitures_019e2771-62c8-74fb-905b-add588337182" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesRestrictedStockAwardNetOfForfeitures"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInStockholdersEquityRollForward_019e2771-62c8-730a-a612-5d69b7f03432" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesRestrictedStockAwardNetOfForfeitures_019e2771-62c8-74fb-905b-add588337182" xlink:type="arc" order="5"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueRestrictedStockAwardNetOfForfeitures_019e2771-62c8-7d2c-8dd9-80f9e854a4ae" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueRestrictedStockAwardNetOfForfeitures"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInStockholdersEquityRollForward_019e2771-62c8-730a-a612-5d69b7f03432" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueRestrictedStockAwardNetOfForfeitures_019e2771-62c8-7d2c-8dd9-80f9e854a4ae" xlink:type="arc" order="6"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesEmployeeStockPurchasePlans_019e2771-62c8-7749-a7b9-504f197fdb26" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesEmployeeStockPurchasePlans"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInStockholdersEquityRollForward_019e2771-62c8-730a-a612-5d69b7f03432" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesEmployeeStockPurchasePlans_019e2771-62c8-7749-a7b9-504f197fdb26" xlink:type="arc" order="7"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueEmployeeStockPurchasePlan_019e2771-62c8-7192-a8f1-846ed1b2a3c1" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueEmployeeStockPurchasePlan"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInStockholdersEquityRollForward_019e2771-62c8-730a-a612-5d69b7f03432" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueEmployeeStockPurchasePlan_019e2771-62c8-7192-a8f1-846ed1b2a3c1" xlink:type="arc" order="8"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_StockRepurchasedAndRetiredDuringPeriodShares_019e2771-62c8-7e5e-9212-ecc375cc9ee3" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_StockRepurchasedAndRetiredDuringPeriodShares"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInStockholdersEquityRollForward_019e2771-62c8-730a-a612-5d69b7f03432" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_StockRepurchasedAndRetiredDuringPeriodShares_019e2771-62c8-7e5e-9212-ecc375cc9ee3" xlink:type="arc" order="9"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_StockRepurchasedAndRetiredDuringPeriodValue_019e2771-62c8-72c3-a8a2-4a8b48186ea9" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_StockRepurchasedAndRetiredDuringPeriodValue"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInStockholdersEquityRollForward_019e2771-62c8-730a-a612-5d69b7f03432" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_StockRepurchasedAndRetiredDuringPeriodValue_019e2771-62c8-72c3-a8a2-4a8b48186ea9" xlink:type="arc" order="10"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalSharebasedCompensationRequisiteServicePeriodRecognitionValue_019e2771-62c8-79ac-9e4d-7344839f3674" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalSharebasedCompensationRequisiteServicePeriodRecognitionValue"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInStockholdersEquityRollForward_019e2771-62c8-730a-a612-5d69b7f03432" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalSharebasedCompensationRequisiteServicePeriodRecognitionValue_019e2771-62c8-79ac-9e4d-7344839f3674" xlink:type="arc" order="11"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_SharesIssued_019e2771-62c8-791f-949e-4f07b6f9fc26" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_SharesIssued"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_StockholdersEquity_019e2771-62c8-7518-8b16-1a5cefe4f255" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_StockholdersEquity"/>
  </link:definitionLink>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.hotus.com/role/GainonSaleofDistributionFacilityDetails" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="hele-20260531.xsd#GainonSaleofDistributionFacilityDetails"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://www.hotus.com/role/GainonSaleofDistributionFacilityDetails" xlink:type="extended">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_SaleLeasebackTransactionLineItems_019e2771-63a0-71b0-b8b4-ab8cb1b0818b" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_SaleLeasebackTransactionLineItems"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_SaleLeasebackTransactionTable_019e2771-63a0-75d8-8273-bf0fd7e56255" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_SaleLeasebackTransactionTable"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/all" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_SaleLeasebackTransactionLineItems_019e2771-63a0-71b0-b8b4-ab8cb1b0818b" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_SaleLeasebackTransactionTable_019e2771-63a0-75d8-8273-bf0fd7e56255" xlink:type="arc" order="1" xbrldt:closed="true" xbrldt:contextElement="segment"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DisposalGroupClassificationAxis_019ef7c5-3fc5-7763-95eb-dcbe2b664ed0" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DisposalGroupClassificationAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_SaleLeasebackTransactionTable_019e2771-63a0-75d8-8273-bf0fd7e56255" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DisposalGroupClassificationAxis_019ef7c5-3fc5-7763-95eb-dcbe2b664ed0" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DisposalGroupClassificationDomain_019ef7c5-3fc5-7763-95eb-dcbe2b664ed0_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DisposalGroupClassificationDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DisposalGroupClassificationAxis_019ef7c5-3fc5-7763-95eb-dcbe2b664ed0" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DisposalGroupClassificationDomain_019ef7c5-3fc5-7763-95eb-dcbe2b664ed0_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DisposalGroupClassificationDomain_019ef7c5-3fc5-72d1-a92b-f83753a9e9d1" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DisposalGroupClassificationDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DisposalGroupClassificationAxis_019ef7c5-3fc5-7763-95eb-dcbe2b664ed0" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DisposalGroupClassificationDomain_019ef7c5-3fc5-72d1-a92b-f83753a9e9d1" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DisposalGroupDisposedOfBySaleNotDiscontinuedOperationsMember_019ef7c5-3fc6-7951-8e54-2a780a57de8a" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DisposalGroupDisposedOfBySaleNotDiscontinuedOperationsMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DisposalGroupClassificationDomain_019ef7c5-3fc5-72d1-a92b-f83753a9e9d1" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DisposalGroupDisposedOfBySaleNotDiscontinuedOperationsMember_019ef7c5-3fc6-7951-8e54-2a780a57de8a" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis_019ef7c5-3fc6-7998-8c7a-8fa6800541d4" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_SaleLeasebackTransactionTable_019e2771-63a0-75d8-8273-bf0fd7e56255" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis_019ef7c5-3fc6-7998-8c7a-8fa6800541d4" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsNameDomain_019ef7c5-3fc6-7998-8c7a-8fa6800541d4_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsNameDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis_019ef7c5-3fc6-7998-8c7a-8fa6800541d4" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsNameDomain_019ef7c5-3fc6-7998-8c7a-8fa6800541d4_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsNameDomain_019ef7c5-3fc6-7376-8547-82e1c50b3a9d" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsNameDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis_019ef7c5-3fc6-7998-8c7a-8fa6800541d4" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsNameDomain_019ef7c5-3fc6-7376-8547-82e1c50b3a9d" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_hele_DistributionFacilityInSouthavenMSMember_019ef7c5-3fc6-7f4a-bef7-ffd0a38facae" xlink:href="hele-20260531.xsd#hele_DistributionFacilityInSouthavenMSMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsNameDomain_019ef7c5-3fc6-7376-8547-82e1c50b3a9d" xlink:to="loc_hele_DistributionFacilityInSouthavenMSMember_019ef7c5-3fc6-7f4a-bef7-ffd0a38facae" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis_019ef7c5-3fc6-7855-84ed-5209fc6cf589" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_SaleLeasebackTransactionTable_019e2771-63a0-75d8-8273-bf0fd7e56255" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis_019ef7c5-3fc6-7855-84ed-5209fc6cf589" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_SegmentDomain_019ef7c5-3fc6-7855-84ed-5209fc6cf589_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_SegmentDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis_019ef7c5-3fc6-7855-84ed-5209fc6cf589" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_SegmentDomain_019ef7c5-3fc6-7855-84ed-5209fc6cf589_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_SegmentDomain_019ef7c5-3fc6-7d3e-8a3f-3d430ed37e1b" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_SegmentDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis_019ef7c5-3fc6-7855-84ed-5209fc6cf589" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_SegmentDomain_019ef7c5-3fc6-7d3e-8a3f-3d430ed37e1b" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_hele_BeautyWellnessSegmentMember_019ef7c5-3fc6-7e96-a358-384a40dd68ad" xlink:href="hele-20260531.xsd#hele_BeautyWellnessSegmentMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_SegmentDomain_019ef7c5-3fc6-7d3e-8a3f-3d430ed37e1b" xlink:to="loc_hele_BeautyWellnessSegmentMember_019ef7c5-3fc6-7e96-a358-384a40dd68ad" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationConsideration_019ef7c5-3fc6-73b2-bb47-a0e1c7676db9" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationConsideration"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_SaleLeasebackTransactionLineItems_019e2771-63a0-71b0-b8b4-ab8cb1b0818b" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationConsideration_019ef7c5-3fc6-73b2-bb47-a0e1c7676db9" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_hele_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationTransactionCosts_019ef7c5-3fc6-7784-ac87-ff61ded9b9ff" xlink:href="hele-20260531.xsd#hele_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationTransactionCosts"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_SaleLeasebackTransactionLineItems_019e2771-63a0-71b0-b8b4-ab8cb1b0818b" xlink:to="loc_hele_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationTransactionCosts_019ef7c5-3fc6-7784-ac87-ff61ded9b9ff" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfPropertyPlantEquipment_019ef7c5-3fc6-71e7-8cd1-93a82827a18d" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfPropertyPlantEquipment"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_SaleLeasebackTransactionLineItems_019e2771-63a0-71b0-b8b4-ab8cb1b0818b" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfPropertyPlantEquipment_019ef7c5-3fc6-71e7-8cd1-93a82827a18d" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationPropertyPlantAndEquipment_019ef7c5-3fc6-7e9f-a169-e9f62f962a25" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationPropertyPlantAndEquipment"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_SaleLeasebackTransactionLineItems_019e2771-63a0-71b0-b8b4-ab8cb1b0818b" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationPropertyPlantAndEquipment_019ef7c5-3fc6-7e9f-a169-e9f62f962a25" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment_019ef7c5-3fc6-77f6-9490-bf189f97ccf9" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_SaleLeasebackTransactionLineItems_019e2771-63a0-71b0-b8b4-ab8cb1b0818b" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment_019ef7c5-3fc6-77f6-9490-bf189f97ccf9" xlink:type="arc" order="4"/>
  </link:definitionLink>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.hotus.com/role/GoodwillandIntangiblesNarrativeDetails" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="hele-20260531.xsd#GoodwillandIntangiblesNarrativeDetails"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://www.hotus.com/role/GoodwillandIntangiblesNarrativeDetails" xlink:type="extended">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassLineItems_019e2771-62c8-715e-ada5-3752c6de34ae" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassLineItems"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfIndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsTable_019e2771-62c8-7f72-8490-355c240b6879" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ScheduleOfIndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsTable"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/all" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassLineItems_019e2771-62c8-715e-ada5-3752c6de34ae" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfIndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsTable_019e2771-62c8-7f72-8490-355c240b6879" xlink:type="arc" order="1" xbrldt:closed="true" xbrldt:contextElement="segment"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_ConsolidationItemsAxis_019e2771-62c8-7ac3-aa5d-7afc21c52bc2" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_ConsolidationItemsAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfIndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsTable_019e2771-62c8-7f72-8490-355c240b6879" xlink:to="loc_srt_ConsolidationItemsAxis_019e2771-62c8-7ac3-aa5d-7afc21c52bc2" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_ConsolidationItemsDomain_019e2771-62c8-7ac3-aa5d-7afc21c52bc2_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_ConsolidationItemsDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_srt_ConsolidationItemsAxis_019e2771-62c8-7ac3-aa5d-7afc21c52bc2" xlink:to="loc_srt_ConsolidationItemsDomain_019e2771-62c8-7ac3-aa5d-7afc21c52bc2_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_ConsolidationItemsDomain_019e2771-62c8-7969-b428-b91e62fad56e" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_ConsolidationItemsDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_srt_ConsolidationItemsAxis_019e2771-62c8-7ac3-aa5d-7afc21c52bc2" xlink:to="loc_srt_ConsolidationItemsDomain_019e2771-62c8-7969-b428-b91e62fad56e" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember_019e2771-62c8-7cce-83db-8e93b3650469" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_srt_ConsolidationItemsDomain_019e2771-62c8-7969-b428-b91e62fad56e" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember_019e2771-62c8-7cce-83db-8e93b3650469" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges_019e2771-62c8-7f26-b65c-2845974b745c" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassLineItems_019e2771-62c8-715e-ada5-3752c6de34ae" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges_019e2771-62c8-7f26-b65c-2845974b745c" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
  </link:definitionLink>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.hotus.com/role/GoodwillandIntangiblesScheduleofPreTaxAssetImpairmentChargesDetails" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="hele-20260531.xsd#GoodwillandIntangiblesScheduleofPreTaxAssetImpairmentChargesDetails"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://www.hotus.com/role/GoodwillandIntangiblesScheduleofPreTaxAssetImpairmentChargesDetails" xlink:type="extended">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsLineItems_019e2771-62c8-74a9-a997-ea927efc4b86" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsLineItems"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfFiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsTable_019e2771-62c8-79e1-86ae-5e3f928b9c81" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ScheduleOfFiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsTable"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/all" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsLineItems_019e2771-62c8-74a9-a997-ea927efc4b86" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfFiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsTable_019e2771-62c8-79e1-86ae-5e3f928b9c81" xlink:type="arc" order="1" xbrldt:closed="true" xbrldt:contextElement="segment"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_ConsolidationItemsAxis_019e2771-62c8-7991-be55-859c84cfa0a8" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_ConsolidationItemsAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfFiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsTable_019e2771-62c8-79e1-86ae-5e3f928b9c81" xlink:to="loc_srt_ConsolidationItemsAxis_019e2771-62c8-7991-be55-859c84cfa0a8" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_ConsolidationItemsDomain_019e2771-62c8-7991-be55-859c84cfa0a8_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_ConsolidationItemsDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_srt_ConsolidationItemsAxis_019e2771-62c8-7991-be55-859c84cfa0a8" xlink:to="loc_srt_ConsolidationItemsDomain_019e2771-62c8-7991-be55-859c84cfa0a8_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_ConsolidationItemsDomain_019e2771-62c8-71ce-82c9-4848fb28a447" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_ConsolidationItemsDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_srt_ConsolidationItemsAxis_019e2771-62c8-7991-be55-859c84cfa0a8" xlink:to="loc_srt_ConsolidationItemsDomain_019e2771-62c8-71ce-82c9-4848fb28a447" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember_019e2771-62c8-7181-9a06-d04cf055ddeb" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_srt_ConsolidationItemsDomain_019e2771-62c8-71ce-82c9-4848fb28a447" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember_019e2771-62c8-7181-9a06-d04cf055ddeb" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis_019e2771-62c8-7a7b-8f77-ae07c8022c6a" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfFiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsTable_019e2771-62c8-79e1-86ae-5e3f928b9c81" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis_019e2771-62c8-7a7b-8f77-ae07c8022c6a" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_SegmentDomain_019e2771-62c8-7a7b-8f77-ae07c8022c6a_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_SegmentDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis_019e2771-62c8-7a7b-8f77-ae07c8022c6a" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_SegmentDomain_019e2771-62c8-7a7b-8f77-ae07c8022c6a_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_SegmentDomain_019e2771-62c8-7903-b765-46a65d7634d7" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_SegmentDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis_019e2771-62c8-7a7b-8f77-ae07c8022c6a" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_SegmentDomain_019e2771-62c8-7903-b765-46a65d7634d7" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_hele_HomeOutdoorMember_019e2771-62c8-71fd-af88-4318b564bad4" xlink:href="hele-20260531.xsd#hele_HomeOutdoorMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_SegmentDomain_019e2771-62c8-7903-b765-46a65d7634d7" xlink:to="loc_hele_HomeOutdoorMember_019e2771-62c8-71fd-af88-4318b564bad4" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_hele_BeautyWellnessMember_019e2771-62c8-7f88-8467-2db0c0e0476b" xlink:href="hele-20260531.xsd#hele_BeautyWellnessMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_SegmentDomain_019e2771-62c8-7903-b765-46a65d7634d7" xlink:to="loc_hele_BeautyWellnessMember_019e2771-62c8-7f88-8467-2db0c0e0476b" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_hele_HomeOutdoorSegmentMember_019f1461-cac6-73c3-87d1-c07bb08051dd" xlink:href="hele-20260531.xsd#hele_HomeOutdoorSegmentMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_SegmentDomain_019e2771-62c8-7903-b765-46a65d7634d7" xlink:to="loc_hele_HomeOutdoorSegmentMember_019f1461-cac6-73c3-87d1-c07bb08051dd" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_hele_BeautyWellnessSegmentMember_019f1461-cac6-77f6-a9e8-e3e88b9e26d2" xlink:href="hele-20260531.xsd#hele_BeautyWellnessSegmentMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_SegmentDomain_019e2771-62c8-7903-b765-46a65d7634d7" xlink:to="loc_hele_BeautyWellnessSegmentMember_019f1461-cac6-77f6-a9e8-e3e88b9e26d2" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ReportingUnitAxis_019e492d-dc81-783e-a89c-c5e16c122025" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ReportingUnitAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfFiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsTable_019e2771-62c8-79e1-86ae-5e3f928b9c81" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ReportingUnitAxis_019e492d-dc81-783e-a89c-c5e16c122025" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ReportingUnitDomain_019e492d-dc81-783e-a89c-c5e16c122025_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ReportingUnitDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ReportingUnitAxis_019e492d-dc81-783e-a89c-c5e16c122025" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ReportingUnitDomain_019e492d-dc81-783e-a89c-c5e16c122025_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ReportingUnitDomain_019e492d-dc81-77b1-945f-5185e08afd26" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ReportingUnitDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ReportingUnitAxis_019e492d-dc81-783e-a89c-c5e16c122025" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ReportingUnitDomain_019e492d-dc81-77b1-945f-5185e08afd26" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_hele_OspreyMember_019e492d-dc81-73e7-81e0-9065c2ae83cf" xlink:href="hele-20260531.xsd#hele_OspreyMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ReportingUnitDomain_019e492d-dc81-77b1-945f-5185e08afd26" xlink:to="loc_hele_OspreyMember_019e492d-dc81-73e7-81e0-9065c2ae83cf" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_hele_HydroFlaskMember_019e492d-dc81-70b5-b317-cb333bc7bd3c" xlink:href="hele-20260531.xsd#hele_HydroFlaskMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ReportingUnitDomain_019e492d-dc81-77b1-945f-5185e08afd26" xlink:to="loc_hele_HydroFlaskMember_019e492d-dc81-70b5-b317-cb333bc7bd3c" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_hele_DrybarMember_019e492d-dc81-7d16-8c39-d84747adf099" xlink:href="hele-20260531.xsd#hele_DrybarMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ReportingUnitDomain_019e492d-dc81-77b1-945f-5185e08afd26" xlink:to="loc_hele_DrybarMember_019e492d-dc81-7d16-8c39-d84747adf099" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_hele_CurlsmithMember_019e492d-dc81-77d0-967c-359aec61e759" xlink:href="hele-20260531.xsd#hele_CurlsmithMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ReportingUnitDomain_019e492d-dc81-77b1-945f-5185e08afd26" xlink:to="loc_hele_CurlsmithMember_019e492d-dc81-77d0-967c-359aec61e759" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_hele_HealthWellnessMember_019e492d-dc81-78e0-af3e-54527165a927" xlink:href="hele-20260531.xsd#hele_HealthWellnessMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ReportingUnitDomain_019e492d-dc81-77b1-945f-5185e08afd26" xlink:to="loc_hele_HealthWellnessMember_019e492d-dc81-78e0-af3e-54527165a927" xlink:type="arc" order="4"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_hele_PURReportingUnitMember_019f1429-0348-7bbb-a315-a5fc5ca8bbea" xlink:href="hele-20260531.xsd#hele_PURReportingUnitMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ReportingUnitDomain_019e492d-dc81-77b1-945f-5185e08afd26" xlink:to="loc_hele_PURReportingUnitMember_019f1429-0348-7bbb-a315-a5fc5ca8bbea" xlink:type="arc" order="5"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_hele_RevlonReportingUnitMember_019f146a-82ca-7dec-beda-ab39ab2e3072" xlink:href="hele-20260531.xsd#hele_RevlonReportingUnitMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ReportingUnitDomain_019e492d-dc81-77b1-945f-5185e08afd26" xlink:to="loc_hele_RevlonReportingUnitMember_019f146a-82ca-7dec-beda-ab39ab2e3072" xlink:type="arc" order="6"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis_019ef760-7659-778a-aff8-2b06b8c8ea9c" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfFiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsTable_019e2771-62c8-79e1-86ae-5e3f928b9c81" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis_019ef760-7659-778a-aff8-2b06b8c8ea9c" xlink:type="arc" order="4"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsMajorClassNameDomain_019ef760-7659-778a-aff8-2b06b8c8ea9c_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsMajorClassNameDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis_019ef760-7659-778a-aff8-2b06b8c8ea9c" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsMajorClassNameDomain_019ef760-7659-778a-aff8-2b06b8c8ea9c_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsMajorClassNameDomain_019ef760-7659-7d4f-97ac-de5b0e5ebc60" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsMajorClassNameDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis_019ef760-7659-778a-aff8-2b06b8c8ea9c" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsMajorClassNameDomain_019ef760-7659-7d4f-97ac-de5b0e5ebc60" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_CustomerRelationshipsMember_019ef761-354f-75c6-9a1e-ff35a2d24619" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_CustomerRelationshipsMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsMajorClassNameDomain_019ef760-7659-7d4f-97ac-de5b0e5ebc60" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_CustomerRelationshipsMember_019ef761-354f-75c6-9a1e-ff35a2d24619" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_OtherIntangibleAssetsMember_019ef760-7659-7331-83d4-c5fa698e55f2" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_OtherIntangibleAssetsMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsMajorClassNameDomain_019ef760-7659-7d4f-97ac-de5b0e5ebc60" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_OtherIntangibleAssetsMember_019ef760-7659-7331-83d4-c5fa698e55f2" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_TradeNamesMember_019f1444-e03d-7473-9fae-6f4fe8a089c8" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_TradeNamesMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsMajorClassNameDomain_019ef760-7659-7d4f-97ac-de5b0e5ebc60" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_TradeNamesMember_019f1444-e03d-7473-9fae-6f4fe8a089c8" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_TrademarksMember_019f1454-2d46-7d31-bc6d-383405eb4644" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_TrademarksMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsMajorClassNameDomain_019ef760-7659-7d4f-97ac-de5b0e5ebc60" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_TrademarksMember_019f1454-2d46-7d31-bc6d-383405eb4644" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis_019ef761-a8f9-705d-b4e8-9b9479103c0c" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfFiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsTable_019e2771-62c8-79e1-86ae-5e3f928b9c81" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis_019ef761-a8f9-705d-b4e8-9b9479103c0c" xlink:type="arc" order="5"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsMajorClassNameDomain_019ef761-a8f9-705d-b4e8-9b9479103c0c_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsMajorClassNameDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis_019ef761-a8f9-705d-b4e8-9b9479103c0c" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsMajorClassNameDomain_019ef761-a8f9-705d-b4e8-9b9479103c0c_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsMajorClassNameDomain_019ef761-a8f9-7ba1-9b3a-f4d14f1d73b4" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsMajorClassNameDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis_019ef761-a8f9-705d-b4e8-9b9479103c0c" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsMajorClassNameDomain_019ef761-a8f9-7ba1-9b3a-f4d14f1d73b4" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_TradeNamesMember_019ef764-dade-7810-9ff0-ecccb714b712" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_TradeNamesMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsMajorClassNameDomain_019ef761-a8f9-7ba1-9b3a-f4d14f1d73b4" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_TradeNamesMember_019ef764-dade-7810-9ff0-ecccb714b712" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges_019e2771-62c8-74df-8a8e-540f2b9d3d2f" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsLineItems_019e2771-62c8-74a9-a997-ea927efc4b86" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges_019e2771-62c8-74df-8a8e-540f2b9d3d2f" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_GoodwillImpairmentLoss_019f143b-d90b-7bc1-a700-d71a197a7ed5" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_GoodwillImpairmentLoss"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsLineItems_019e2771-62c8-74a9-a997-ea927efc4b86" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_GoodwillImpairmentLoss_019f143b-d90b-7bc1-a700-d71a197a7ed5" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ImpairmentOfIntangibleAssetsIndefinitelivedExcludingGoodwill_019f143c-941c-7a6a-9562-7af5f28fbc64" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ImpairmentOfIntangibleAssetsIndefinitelivedExcludingGoodwill"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsLineItems_019e2771-62c8-74a9-a997-ea927efc4b86" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ImpairmentOfIntangibleAssetsIndefinitelivedExcludingGoodwill_019f143c-941c-7a6a-9562-7af5f28fbc64" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ImpairmentOfIntangibleAssetsFinitelived_019f143d-63cc-7655-962a-1ac2f930cb3f" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ImpairmentOfIntangibleAssetsFinitelived"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsLineItems_019e2771-62c8-74a9-a997-ea927efc4b86" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ImpairmentOfIntangibleAssetsFinitelived_019f143d-63cc-7655-962a-1ac2f930cb3f" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
  </link:definitionLink>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.hotus.com/role/ShareBasedCompensationPlansNarrativeDetails" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="hele-20260531.xsd#ShareBasedCompensationPlansNarrativeDetails"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://www.hotus.com/role/ShareBasedCompensationPlansNarrativeDetails" xlink:type="extended">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardLineItems_019e2771-62c8-755f-aca4-0a3b1e00edd9" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardLineItems"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardTable_019e2771-62c8-792d-b0ac-d23296a3112f" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardTable"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/all" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardLineItems_019e2771-62c8-755f-aca4-0a3b1e00edd9" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardTable_019e2771-62c8-792d-b0ac-d23296a3112f" xlink:type="arc" order="1" xbrldt:closed="true" xbrldt:contextElement="segment"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis_019e2771-62c8-7897-9086-14fd0abe664f" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardTable_019e2771-62c8-792d-b0ac-d23296a3112f" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis_019e2771-62c8-7897-9086-14fd0abe664f" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardTypeAndPlanNameDomain_019e2771-62c8-7897-9086-14fd0abe664f_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardTypeAndPlanNameDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis_019e2771-62c8-7897-9086-14fd0abe664f" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardTypeAndPlanNameDomain_019e2771-62c8-7897-9086-14fd0abe664f_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardTypeAndPlanNameDomain_019e2771-62c8-7425-8bc3-0ad257485972" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardTypeAndPlanNameDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis_019e2771-62c8-7897-9086-14fd0abe664f" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardTypeAndPlanNameDomain_019e2771-62c8-7425-8bc3-0ad257485972" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_hele_ServiceConditionAwardsMember_019e2771-62c8-71ce-99eb-32b4296ec4ad" xlink:href="hele-20260531.xsd#hele_ServiceConditionAwardsMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardTypeAndPlanNameDomain_019e2771-62c8-7425-8bc3-0ad257485972" xlink:to="loc_hele_ServiceConditionAwardsMember_019e2771-62c8-71ce-99eb-32b4296ec4ad" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_PerformanceSharesMember_019e2771-62c8-775e-903c-5b43c18131cd" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_PerformanceSharesMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardTypeAndPlanNameDomain_019e2771-62c8-7425-8bc3-0ad257485972" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_PerformanceSharesMember_019e2771-62c8-775e-903c-5b43c18131cd" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_hele_PerformanceConditionSharesMember_019e2771-62c8-7e35-83bb-cfde57e6fb6c" xlink:href="hele-20260531.xsd#hele_PerformanceConditionSharesMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_PerformanceSharesMember_019e2771-62c8-775e-903c-5b43c18131cd" xlink:to="loc_hele_PerformanceConditionSharesMember_019e2771-62c8-7e35-83bb-cfde57e6fb6c" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_hele_MarketConditionSharesMember_019e2771-62c8-77de-a10f-1573aff86041" xlink:href="hele-20260531.xsd#hele_MarketConditionSharesMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_PerformanceSharesMember_019e2771-62c8-775e-903c-5b43c18131cd" xlink:to="loc_hele_MarketConditionSharesMember_019e2771-62c8-77de-a10f-1573aff86041" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod_019e2771-62c8-7af3-b290-4f445bcdc0d3" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardLineItems_019e2771-62c8-755f-aca4-0a3b1e00edd9" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod_019e2771-62c8-7af3-b290-4f445bcdc0d3" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue_019e2771-62c8-7587-8b99-552539b13555" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardLineItems_019e2771-62c8-755f-aca4-0a3b1e00edd9" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue_019e2771-62c8-7587-8b99-552539b13555" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationNonvestedAwardsTotalCompensationCostNotYetRecognized_019e2771-62c8-722c-a9a4-21919a2443b2" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationNonvestedAwardsTotalCompensationCostNotYetRecognized"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardLineItems_019e2771-62c8-755f-aca4-0a3b1e00edd9" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationNonvestedAwardsTotalCompensationCostNotYetRecognized_019e2771-62c8-722c-a9a4-21919a2443b2" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationNonvestedAwardsTotalCompensationCostNotYetRecognizedPeriodForRecognition1_019e2771-62c8-7343-bdfc-e874f25e8b1f" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationNonvestedAwardsTotalCompensationCostNotYetRecognizedPeriodForRecognition1"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardLineItems_019e2771-62c8-755f-aca4-0a3b1e00edd9" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationNonvestedAwardsTotalCompensationCostNotYetRecognizedPeriodForRecognition1_019e2771-62c8-7343-bdfc-e874f25e8b1f" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_hele_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsTargetAchievementAsAPercentage_019e2771-62c8-74b8-88b2-7ffaabf01ad4" xlink:href="hele-20260531.xsd#hele_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsTargetAchievementAsAPercentage"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardLineItems_019e2771-62c8-755f-aca4-0a3b1e00edd9" xlink:to="loc_hele_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsTargetAchievementAsAPercentage_019e2771-62c8-74b8-88b2-7ffaabf01ad4" xlink:type="arc" order="4"/>
  </link:definitionLink>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.hotus.com/role/ShareBasedCompensationPlansScheduleofSharebasedCompensationExpenseinSGADetails" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="hele-20260531.xsd#ShareBasedCompensationPlansScheduleofSharebasedCompensationExpenseinSGADetails"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://www.hotus.com/role/ShareBasedCompensationPlansScheduleofSharebasedCompensationExpenseinSGADetails" xlink:type="extended">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationAllocationOfRecognizedPeriodCostsLineItems_019e2771-62c8-79ee-8870-3e9f838436a5" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationAllocationOfRecognizedPeriodCostsLineItems"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfEmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationAllocationOfRecognizedPeriodCostsTable_019e2771-62c8-7f29-88e2-fe0c85e20090" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ScheduleOfEmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationAllocationOfRecognizedPeriodCostsTable"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/all" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationAllocationOfRecognizedPeriodCostsLineItems_019e2771-62c8-79ee-8870-3e9f838436a5" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfEmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationAllocationOfRecognizedPeriodCostsTable_019e2771-62c8-7f29-88e2-fe0c85e20090" xlink:type="arc" order="1" xbrldt:closed="true" xbrldt:contextElement="segment"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_TitleOfIndividualAxis_019e2771-62c8-7bbd-8f8e-3a62ef64aab8" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_TitleOfIndividualAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfEmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationAllocationOfRecognizedPeriodCostsTable_019e2771-62c8-7f29-88e2-fe0c85e20090" xlink:to="loc_srt_TitleOfIndividualAxis_019e2771-62c8-7bbd-8f8e-3a62ef64aab8" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_TitleOfIndividualWithRelationshipToEntityDomain_019e2771-62c8-7bbd-8f8e-3a62ef64aab8_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_TitleOfIndividualWithRelationshipToEntityDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_srt_TitleOfIndividualAxis_019e2771-62c8-7bbd-8f8e-3a62ef64aab8" xlink:to="loc_srt_TitleOfIndividualWithRelationshipToEntityDomain_019e2771-62c8-7bbd-8f8e-3a62ef64aab8_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_TitleOfIndividualWithRelationshipToEntityDomain_019e2771-62c8-7271-b91e-186e12c97665" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_TitleOfIndividualWithRelationshipToEntityDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_srt_TitleOfIndividualAxis_019e2771-62c8-7bbd-8f8e-3a62ef64aab8" xlink:to="loc_srt_TitleOfIndividualWithRelationshipToEntityDomain_019e2771-62c8-7271-b91e-186e12c97665" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_DirectorMember_019e2771-62c8-7ef7-9d23-daeff40c9457" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_DirectorMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_srt_TitleOfIndividualWithRelationshipToEntityDomain_019e2771-62c8-7271-b91e-186e12c97665" xlink:to="loc_srt_DirectorMember_019e2771-62c8-7ef7-9d23-daeff40c9457" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis_019e2771-62c8-70a6-acb8-46db88e03dae" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfEmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationAllocationOfRecognizedPeriodCostsTable_019e2771-62c8-7f29-88e2-fe0c85e20090" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis_019e2771-62c8-70a6-acb8-46db88e03dae" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardTypeAndPlanNameDomain_019e2771-62c8-70a6-acb8-46db88e03dae_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardTypeAndPlanNameDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis_019e2771-62c8-70a6-acb8-46db88e03dae" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardTypeAndPlanNameDomain_019e2771-62c8-70a6-acb8-46db88e03dae_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardTypeAndPlanNameDomain_019e2771-62c8-7571-bba8-f0eb1780f22e" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardTypeAndPlanNameDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis_019e2771-62c8-70a6-acb8-46db88e03dae" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardTypeAndPlanNameDomain_019e2771-62c8-7571-bba8-f0eb1780f22e" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember_019e2771-62c8-76fe-9fd2-ffea0251efbb" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardTypeAndPlanNameDomain_019e2771-62c8-7571-bba8-f0eb1780f22e" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember_019e2771-62c8-76fe-9fd2-ffea0251efbb" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_hele_PerformanceBasedAndOtherStockAwardsMember_019e2771-62c8-7cf0-871e-b1d6898a994e" xlink:href="hele-20260531.xsd#hele_PerformanceBasedAndOtherStockAwardsMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardTypeAndPlanNameDomain_019e2771-62c8-7571-bba8-f0eb1780f22e" xlink:to="loc_hele_PerformanceBasedAndOtherStockAwardsMember_019e2771-62c8-7cf0-871e-b1d6898a994e" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_hele_MarketConditionSharesMember_019e2771-62c8-7f23-ba6c-1f030e764ed0" xlink:href="hele-20260531.xsd#hele_MarketConditionSharesMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardTypeAndPlanNameDomain_019e2771-62c8-7571-bba8-f0eb1780f22e" xlink:to="loc_hele_MarketConditionSharesMember_019e2771-62c8-7f23-ba6c-1f030e764ed0" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_EmployeeStockMember_019e2771-62c8-762c-aa4c-6b48beb08123" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_EmployeeStockMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardTypeAndPlanNameDomain_019e2771-62c8-7571-bba8-f0eb1780f22e" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_EmployeeStockMember_019e2771-62c8-762c-aa4c-6b48beb08123" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense_019e2771-62c8-78a9-bc0f-78538c4a978e" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationAllocationOfRecognizedPeriodCostsLineItems_019e2771-62c8-79ee-8870-3e9f838436a5" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense_019e2771-62c8-78a9-bc0f-78538c4a978e" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitFromCompensationExpense_019e2771-62c8-75aa-9808-3f2f3d1d12d6" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitFromCompensationExpense"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationAllocationOfRecognizedPeriodCostsLineItems_019e2771-62c8-79ee-8870-3e9f838436a5" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitFromCompensationExpense_019e2771-62c8-75aa-9808-3f2f3d1d12d6" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpenseNetOfTax_019e2771-62c8-7375-9eda-362d94c304dd" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpenseNetOfTax"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationAllocationOfRecognizedPeriodCostsLineItems_019e2771-62c8-79ee-8870-3e9f838436a5" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpenseNetOfTax_019e2771-62c8-7375-9eda-362d94c304dd" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_hele_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardPerformanceStockTargetPercentage_019ef77a-b0d8-7080-831b-8d0b1bebee13" xlink:href="hele-20260531.xsd#hele_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardPerformanceStockTargetPercentage"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationAllocationOfRecognizedPeriodCostsLineItems_019e2771-62c8-79ee-8870-3e9f838436a5" xlink:to="loc_hele_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardPerformanceStockTargetPercentage_019ef77a-b0d8-7080-831b-8d0b1bebee13" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
  </link:definitionLink>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.hotus.com/role/RepurchasesofCommonStockScheduleofShareRepurchaseActivityDetails" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="hele-20260531.xsd#RepurchasesofCommonStockScheduleofShareRepurchaseActivityDetails"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://www.hotus.com/role/RepurchasesofCommonStockScheduleofShareRepurchaseActivityDetails" xlink:type="extended">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_EquityClassOfTreasuryStockLineItems_019e2771-62c8-79a4-b1c0-9261a6942b8c" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_EquityClassOfTreasuryStockLineItems"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ClassOfTreasuryStockTable_019e2771-62c8-7a70-8383-4513cfec2064" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ClassOfTreasuryStockTable"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/all" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_EquityClassOfTreasuryStockLineItems_019e2771-62c8-79a4-b1c0-9261a6942b8c" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ClassOfTreasuryStockTable_019e2771-62c8-7a70-8383-4513cfec2064" xlink:type="arc" order="1" xbrldt:closed="true" xbrldt:contextElement="segment"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis_019e2771-62c8-7d2c-8cc1-bf25fe53cbd2" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ClassOfTreasuryStockTable_019e2771-62c8-7a70-8383-4513cfec2064" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis_019e2771-62c8-7d2c-8cc1-bf25fe53cbd2" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardTypeAndPlanNameDomain_019e2771-62c8-7d2c-8cc1-bf25fe53cbd2_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardTypeAndPlanNameDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis_019e2771-62c8-7d2c-8cc1-bf25fe53cbd2" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardTypeAndPlanNameDomain_019e2771-62c8-7d2c-8cc1-bf25fe53cbd2_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardTypeAndPlanNameDomain_019e2771-62c8-7626-a803-23c42b8b09c6" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardTypeAndPlanNameDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis_019e2771-62c8-7d2c-8cc1-bf25fe53cbd2" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardTypeAndPlanNameDomain_019e2771-62c8-7626-a803-23c42b8b09c6" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_StockCompensationPlanMember_019e2771-62c8-76ed-93bc-847b727ac089" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_StockCompensationPlanMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardTypeAndPlanNameDomain_019e2771-62c8-7626-a803-23c42b8b09c6" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_StockCompensationPlanMember_019e2771-62c8-76ed-93bc-847b727ac089" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_StockRepurchasedAndRetiredDuringPeriodShares_019e2771-62c8-74d5-9328-365768bbb868" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_StockRepurchasedAndRetiredDuringPeriodShares"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_EquityClassOfTreasuryStockLineItems_019e2771-62c8-79a4-b1c0-9261a6942b8c" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_StockRepurchasedAndRetiredDuringPeriodShares_019e2771-62c8-74d5-9328-365768bbb868" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_StockRepurchasedAndRetiredDuringPeriodValue_019e2771-62c8-7c83-9dfc-b94eb7b5d9d5" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_StockRepurchasedAndRetiredDuringPeriodValue"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_EquityClassOfTreasuryStockLineItems_019e2771-62c8-79a4-b1c0-9261a6942b8c" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_StockRepurchasedAndRetiredDuringPeriodValue_019e2771-62c8-7c83-9dfc-b94eb7b5d9d5" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_TreasuryStockAcquiredAverageCostPerShare_019e2771-62c8-73c5-ad34-55496bb3fae6" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_TreasuryStockAcquiredAverageCostPerShare"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_EquityClassOfTreasuryStockLineItems_019e2771-62c8-79a4-b1c0-9261a6942b8c" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_TreasuryStockAcquiredAverageCostPerShare_019e2771-62c8-73c5-ad34-55496bb3fae6" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
  </link:definitionLink>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.hotus.com/role/CommitmentsandContingenciesDetails" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="hele-20260531.xsd#CommitmentsandContingenciesDetails"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://www.hotus.com/role/CommitmentsandContingenciesDetails" xlink:type="extended">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_LossContingenciesLineItems_019e4968-c130-7042-9f93-7125e0a04433" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_LossContingenciesLineItems"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_LossContingenciesTable_019e4968-c130-7b39-9778-1aea2f98dc2e" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_LossContingenciesTable"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/all" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_LossContingenciesLineItems_019e4968-c130-7042-9f93-7125e0a04433" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_LossContingenciesTable_019e4968-c130-7b39-9778-1aea2f98dc2e" xlink:type="arc" order="1" xbrldt:closed="true" xbrldt:contextElement="segment"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_LitigationCaseAxis_019e4968-c130-780b-9a72-3ae13ded9c3b" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_LitigationCaseAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_LossContingenciesTable_019e4968-c130-7b39-9778-1aea2f98dc2e" xlink:to="loc_srt_LitigationCaseAxis_019e4968-c130-780b-9a72-3ae13ded9c3b" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_LitigationCaseTypeDomain_019e4968-c130-780b-9a72-3ae13ded9c3b_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_LitigationCaseTypeDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_srt_LitigationCaseAxis_019e4968-c130-780b-9a72-3ae13ded9c3b" xlink:to="loc_srt_LitigationCaseTypeDomain_019e4968-c130-780b-9a72-3ae13ded9c3b_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_LitigationCaseTypeDomain_019e4968-c130-7ae3-bc60-d60155c5f394" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_LitigationCaseTypeDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_srt_LitigationCaseAxis_019e4968-c130-780b-9a72-3ae13ded9c3b" xlink:to="loc_srt_LitigationCaseTypeDomain_019e4968-c130-7ae3-bc60-d60155c5f394" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_hele_TalcumPowderLitigationMember_019e4968-c130-72bd-b181-4702a0a5b9ac" xlink:href="hele-20260531.xsd#hele_TalcumPowderLitigationMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_srt_LitigationCaseTypeDomain_019e4968-c130-7ae3-bc60-d60155c5f394" xlink:to="loc_hele_TalcumPowderLitigationMember_019e4968-c130-72bd-b181-4702a0a5b9ac" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis_019e4968-c130-721f-a94a-0e5dff05aafc" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_LossContingenciesTable_019e4968-c130-7b39-9778-1aea2f98dc2e" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis_019e4968-c130-721f-a94a-0e5dff05aafc" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_LossContingencyNatureDomain_019e4968-c130-721f-a94a-0e5dff05aafc_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_LossContingencyNatureDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis_019e4968-c130-721f-a94a-0e5dff05aafc" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_LossContingencyNatureDomain_019e4968-c130-721f-a94a-0e5dff05aafc_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_LossContingencyNatureDomain_019e4968-c130-7514-a41b-5d3c915148ea" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_LossContingencyNatureDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis_019e4968-c130-721f-a94a-0e5dff05aafc" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_LossContingencyNatureDomain_019e4968-c130-7514-a41b-5d3c915148ea" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_hele_EPAComplianceOfPackagingAndLabelingMember_019e4968-c130-7f06-b8f5-7eb0c61fc8aa" xlink:href="hele-20260531.xsd#hele_EPAComplianceOfPackagingAndLabelingMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_LossContingencyNatureDomain_019e4968-c130-7514-a41b-5d3c915148ea" xlink:to="loc_hele_EPAComplianceOfPackagingAndLabelingMember_019e4968-c130-7f06-b8f5-7eb0c61fc8aa" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_StatementOfFinancialPositionLocationBalanceAxis_019ef76a-6942-70ec-a421-c4b4069b7e94" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_StatementOfFinancialPositionLocationBalanceAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_LossContingenciesTable_019e4968-c130-7b39-9778-1aea2f98dc2e" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_StatementOfFinancialPositionLocationBalanceAxis_019ef76a-6942-70ec-a421-c4b4069b7e94" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis_019f14d1-f91d-7e75-a1bb-e97b20e0af39" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_LossContingenciesTable_019e4968-c130-7b39-9778-1aea2f98dc2e" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis_019f14d1-f91d-7e75-a1bb-e97b20e0af39" xlink:type="arc" order="4"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_SegmentDomain_019f14d1-f91d-7e75-a1bb-e97b20e0af39_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_SegmentDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis_019f14d1-f91d-7e75-a1bb-e97b20e0af39" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_SegmentDomain_019f14d1-f91d-7e75-a1bb-e97b20e0af39_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_SegmentDomain_019f14d1-f91d-753e-89a3-7a60651b7ead" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_SegmentDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis_019f14d1-f91d-7e75-a1bb-e97b20e0af39" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_SegmentDomain_019f14d1-f91d-753e-89a3-7a60651b7ead" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_hele_HomeOutdoorSegmentMember_019f14d2-636e-7453-b8cf-77cb014740d4" xlink:href="hele-20260531.xsd#hele_HomeOutdoorSegmentMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_SegmentDomain_019f14d1-f91d-753e-89a3-7a60651b7ead" xlink:to="loc_hele_HomeOutdoorSegmentMember_019f14d2-636e-7453-b8cf-77cb014740d4" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_hele_BeautyWellnessSegmentMember_019f3877-997e-7479-9239-2ac12879ad9d" xlink:href="hele-20260531.xsd#hele_BeautyWellnessSegmentMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_SegmentDomain_019f14d1-f91d-753e-89a3-7a60651b7ead" xlink:to="loc_hele_BeautyWellnessSegmentMember_019f3877-997e-7479-9239-2ac12879ad9d" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis_019f3877-cbb2-7c37-b331-147a5098491c" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_LossContingenciesTable_019e4968-c130-7b39-9778-1aea2f98dc2e" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis_019f3877-cbb2-7c37-b331-147a5098491c" xlink:type="arc" order="5"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeDomain_019f3877-cbb2-7c37-b331-147a5098491c_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis_019f3877-cbb2-7c37-b331-147a5098491c" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeDomain_019f3877-cbb2-7c37-b331-147a5098491c_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeDomain_019f3877-cbb2-7784-bb97-40de0ea4b0e5" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis_019f3877-cbb2-7c37-b331-147a5098491c" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeDomain_019f3877-cbb2-7784-bb97-40de0ea4b0e5" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember_019f3877-ef51-7521-9e8d-7b993cb1ee00" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeDomain_019f3877-cbb2-7784-bb97-40de0ea4b0e5" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember_019f3877-ef51-7521-9e8d-7b993cb1ee00" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_PaymentsForLegalSettlements_019e9810-8ce3-786d-8fc4-af8829d01507" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_PaymentsForLegalSettlements"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_LossContingenciesLineItems_019e4968-c130-7042-9f93-7125e0a04433" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_PaymentsForLegalSettlements_019e9810-8ce3-786d-8fc4-af8829d01507" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_LossContingencyAccrualCarryingValuePeriodIncreaseDecrease_019e980f-7833-7d7c-9dce-33d431da6024" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_LossContingencyAccrualCarryingValuePeriodIncreaseDecrease"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_LossContingenciesLineItems_019e4968-c130-7042-9f93-7125e0a04433" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_LossContingencyAccrualCarryingValuePeriodIncreaseDecrease_019e980f-7833-7d7c-9dce-33d431da6024" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_LossContingencyAccrualAtCarryingValue_019e4968-c130-76da-9ac3-cac0a9a31377" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_LossContingencyAccrualAtCarryingValue"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_LossContingenciesLineItems_019e4968-c130-7042-9f93-7125e0a04433" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_LossContingencyAccrualAtCarryingValue_019e4968-c130-76da-9ac3-cac0a9a31377" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_hele_PaymentsForTariffs_019ef767-0aef-754c-a0af-af7b08a2518e" xlink:href="hele-20260531.xsd#hele_PaymentsForTariffs"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_LossContingenciesLineItems_019e4968-c130-7042-9f93-7125e0a04433" xlink:to="loc_hele_PaymentsForTariffs_019ef767-0aef-754c-a0af-af7b08a2518e" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_hele_TariffRefundsRefundClaimsSubmittedAmount_019ef767-b0d7-7312-8471-b825c69e1d27" xlink:href="hele-20260531.xsd#hele_TariffRefundsRefundClaimsSubmittedAmount"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_LossContingenciesLineItems_019e4968-c130-7042-9f93-7125e0a04433" xlink:to="loc_hele_TariffRefundsRefundClaimsSubmittedAmount_019ef767-b0d7-7312-8471-b825c69e1d27" xlink:type="arc" order="4"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_hele_TariffReceivableCurrent_019e9863-0948-7185-a442-e97b2a0b850f" xlink:href="hele-20260531.xsd#hele_TariffReceivableCurrent"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_LossContingenciesLineItems_019e4968-c130-7042-9f93-7125e0a04433" xlink:to="loc_hele_TariffReceivableCurrent_019e9863-0948-7185-a442-e97b2a0b850f" xlink:type="arc" order="5"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_hele_CostOfGoodsAndServicesSoldDecreaseDueToTariffRefund_019e9863-0948-7608-b373-383a41f9874c" xlink:href="hele-20260531.xsd#hele_CostOfGoodsAndServicesSoldDecreaseDueToTariffRefund"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_LossContingenciesLineItems_019e4968-c130-7042-9f93-7125e0a04433" xlink:to="loc_hele_CostOfGoodsAndServicesSoldDecreaseDueToTariffRefund_019e9863-0948-7608-b373-383a41f9874c" xlink:type="arc" order="6"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_hele_IncreaseDecreaseToInventoryNetDueToTariffRefund_019e9863-0948-7f3a-9fd9-34c03df4c6bd" xlink:href="hele-20260531.xsd#hele_IncreaseDecreaseToInventoryNetDueToTariffRefund"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_LossContingenciesLineItems_019e4968-c130-7042-9f93-7125e0a04433" xlink:to="loc_hele_IncreaseDecreaseToInventoryNetDueToTariffRefund_019e9863-0948-7f3a-9fd9-34c03df4c6bd" xlink:type="arc" order="7"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_hele_ProceedsFromTariffRefunds_019eca7d-ba27-70b2-9065-0521d0c132b2" xlink:href="hele-20260531.xsd#hele_ProceedsFromTariffRefunds"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_LossContingenciesLineItems_019e4968-c130-7042-9f93-7125e0a04433" xlink:to="loc_hele_ProceedsFromTariffRefunds_019eca7d-ba27-70b2-9065-0521d0c132b2" xlink:type="arc" order="8"/>
  </link:definitionLink>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.hotus.com/role/CommitmentsandContingenciesDetails_1" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="hele-20260531.xsd#CommitmentsandContingenciesDetails_1"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://www.hotus.com/role/CommitmentsandContingenciesDetails_1" xlink:type="extended">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_LossContingenciesLineItems_019e4968-c130-7042-9f93-7125e0a04433" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_LossContingenciesLineItems"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_LossContingenciesTable_019e4968-c130-7b39-9778-1aea2f98dc2e" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_LossContingenciesTable"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/all" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_LossContingenciesLineItems_019e4968-c130-7042-9f93-7125e0a04433" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_LossContingenciesTable_019e4968-c130-7b39-9778-1aea2f98dc2e" xlink:type="arc" order="1" xbrldt:closed="true" xbrldt:contextElement="segment"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_LitigationCaseAxis_019e4968-c130-780b-9a72-3ae13ded9c3b" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_LitigationCaseAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_LossContingenciesTable_019e4968-c130-7b39-9778-1aea2f98dc2e" xlink:to="loc_srt_LitigationCaseAxis_019e4968-c130-780b-9a72-3ae13ded9c3b" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_LitigationCaseTypeDomain_019e4968-c130-780b-9a72-3ae13ded9c3b_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_LitigationCaseTypeDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_srt_LitigationCaseAxis_019e4968-c130-780b-9a72-3ae13ded9c3b" xlink:to="loc_srt_LitigationCaseTypeDomain_019e4968-c130-780b-9a72-3ae13ded9c3b_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_LitigationCaseTypeDomain_019e4968-c130-7ae3-bc60-d60155c5f394" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_LitigationCaseTypeDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_srt_LitigationCaseAxis_019e4968-c130-780b-9a72-3ae13ded9c3b" xlink:to="loc_srt_LitigationCaseTypeDomain_019e4968-c130-7ae3-bc60-d60155c5f394" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_hele_TalcumPowderLitigationMember_019e4968-c130-72bd-b181-4702a0a5b9ac" xlink:href="hele-20260531.xsd#hele_TalcumPowderLitigationMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_srt_LitigationCaseTypeDomain_019e4968-c130-7ae3-bc60-d60155c5f394" xlink:to="loc_hele_TalcumPowderLitigationMember_019e4968-c130-72bd-b181-4702a0a5b9ac" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis_019e4968-c130-721f-a94a-0e5dff05aafc" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_LossContingenciesTable_019e4968-c130-7b39-9778-1aea2f98dc2e" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis_019e4968-c130-721f-a94a-0e5dff05aafc" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_LossContingencyNatureDomain_019e4968-c130-721f-a94a-0e5dff05aafc_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_LossContingencyNatureDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis_019e4968-c130-721f-a94a-0e5dff05aafc" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_LossContingencyNatureDomain_019e4968-c130-721f-a94a-0e5dff05aafc_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_LossContingencyNatureDomain_019e4968-c130-7514-a41b-5d3c915148ea" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_LossContingencyNatureDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis_019e4968-c130-721f-a94a-0e5dff05aafc" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_LossContingencyNatureDomain_019e4968-c130-7514-a41b-5d3c915148ea" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_hele_EPAComplianceOfPackagingAndLabelingMember_019e4968-c130-7f06-b8f5-7eb0c61fc8aa" xlink:href="hele-20260531.xsd#hele_EPAComplianceOfPackagingAndLabelingMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_LossContingencyNatureDomain_019e4968-c130-7514-a41b-5d3c915148ea" xlink:to="loc_hele_EPAComplianceOfPackagingAndLabelingMember_019e4968-c130-7f06-b8f5-7eb0c61fc8aa" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis_019f14d1-f91d-7e75-a1bb-e97b20e0af39" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_LossContingenciesTable_019e4968-c130-7b39-9778-1aea2f98dc2e" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis_019f14d1-f91d-7e75-a1bb-e97b20e0af39" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_SegmentDomain_019f14d1-f91d-7e75-a1bb-e97b20e0af39_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_SegmentDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis_019f14d1-f91d-7e75-a1bb-e97b20e0af39" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_SegmentDomain_019f14d1-f91d-7e75-a1bb-e97b20e0af39_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_SegmentDomain_019f14d1-f91d-753e-89a3-7a60651b7ead" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_SegmentDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis_019f14d1-f91d-7e75-a1bb-e97b20e0af39" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_SegmentDomain_019f14d1-f91d-753e-89a3-7a60651b7ead" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_hele_HomeOutdoorSegmentMember_019f14d2-636e-7453-b8cf-77cb014740d4" xlink:href="hele-20260531.xsd#hele_HomeOutdoorSegmentMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_SegmentDomain_019f14d1-f91d-753e-89a3-7a60651b7ead" xlink:to="loc_hele_HomeOutdoorSegmentMember_019f14d2-636e-7453-b8cf-77cb014740d4" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_hele_BeautyWellnessSegmentMember_019f3877-997e-7479-9239-2ac12879ad9d" xlink:href="hele-20260531.xsd#hele_BeautyWellnessSegmentMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_SegmentDomain_019f14d1-f91d-753e-89a3-7a60651b7ead" xlink:to="loc_hele_BeautyWellnessSegmentMember_019f3877-997e-7479-9239-2ac12879ad9d" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis_019f3877-cbb2-7c37-b331-147a5098491c" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_LossContingenciesTable_019e4968-c130-7b39-9778-1aea2f98dc2e" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis_019f3877-cbb2-7c37-b331-147a5098491c" xlink:type="arc" order="4"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeDomain_019f3877-cbb2-7c37-b331-147a5098491c_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis_019f3877-cbb2-7c37-b331-147a5098491c" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeDomain_019f3877-cbb2-7c37-b331-147a5098491c_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeDomain_019f3877-cbb2-7784-bb97-40de0ea4b0e5" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis_019f3877-cbb2-7c37-b331-147a5098491c" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeDomain_019f3877-cbb2-7784-bb97-40de0ea4b0e5" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember_019f3877-ef51-7521-9e8d-7b993cb1ee00" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeDomain_019f3877-cbb2-7784-bb97-40de0ea4b0e5" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember_019f3877-ef51-7521-9e8d-7b993cb1ee00" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_PaymentsForLegalSettlements_019e9810-8ce3-786d-8fc4-af8829d01507" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_PaymentsForLegalSettlements"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_LossContingenciesLineItems_019e4968-c130-7042-9f93-7125e0a04433" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_PaymentsForLegalSettlements_019e9810-8ce3-786d-8fc4-af8829d01507" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_LossContingencyAccrualCarryingValuePeriodIncreaseDecrease_019e980f-7833-7d7c-9dce-33d431da6024" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_LossContingencyAccrualCarryingValuePeriodIncreaseDecrease"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_LossContingenciesLineItems_019e4968-c130-7042-9f93-7125e0a04433" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_LossContingencyAccrualCarryingValuePeriodIncreaseDecrease_019e980f-7833-7d7c-9dce-33d431da6024" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_LossContingencyAccrualAtCarryingValue_019e4968-c130-76da-9ac3-cac0a9a31377" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_LossContingencyAccrualAtCarryingValue"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_LossContingenciesLineItems_019e4968-c130-7042-9f93-7125e0a04433" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_LossContingencyAccrualAtCarryingValue_019e4968-c130-76da-9ac3-cac0a9a31377" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_hele_PaymentsForTariffs_019ef767-0aef-754c-a0af-af7b08a2518e" xlink:href="hele-20260531.xsd#hele_PaymentsForTariffs"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_LossContingenciesLineItems_019e4968-c130-7042-9f93-7125e0a04433" xlink:to="loc_hele_PaymentsForTariffs_019ef767-0aef-754c-a0af-af7b08a2518e" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_hele_TariffRefundsRefundClaimsSubmittedAmount_019ef767-b0d7-7312-8471-b825c69e1d27" xlink:href="hele-20260531.xsd#hele_TariffRefundsRefundClaimsSubmittedAmount"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_LossContingenciesLineItems_019e4968-c130-7042-9f93-7125e0a04433" xlink:to="loc_hele_TariffRefundsRefundClaimsSubmittedAmount_019ef767-b0d7-7312-8471-b825c69e1d27" xlink:type="arc" order="4"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_hele_TariffReceivableCurrent_019e9863-0948-7185-a442-e97b2a0b850f" xlink:href="hele-20260531.xsd#hele_TariffReceivableCurrent"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_LossContingenciesLineItems_019e4968-c130-7042-9f93-7125e0a04433" xlink:to="loc_hele_TariffReceivableCurrent_019e9863-0948-7185-a442-e97b2a0b850f" xlink:type="arc" order="5"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_hele_CostOfGoodsAndServicesSoldDecreaseDueToTariffRefund_019e9863-0948-7608-b373-383a41f9874c" xlink:href="hele-20260531.xsd#hele_CostOfGoodsAndServicesSoldDecreaseDueToTariffRefund"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_LossContingenciesLineItems_019e4968-c130-7042-9f93-7125e0a04433" xlink:to="loc_hele_CostOfGoodsAndServicesSoldDecreaseDueToTariffRefund_019e9863-0948-7608-b373-383a41f9874c" xlink:type="arc" order="6"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_hele_IncreaseDecreaseToInventoryNetDueToTariffRefund_019e9863-0948-7f3a-9fd9-34c03df4c6bd" xlink:href="hele-20260531.xsd#hele_IncreaseDecreaseToInventoryNetDueToTariffRefund"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_LossContingenciesLineItems_019e4968-c130-7042-9f93-7125e0a04433" xlink:to="loc_hele_IncreaseDecreaseToInventoryNetDueToTariffRefund_019e9863-0948-7f3a-9fd9-34c03df4c6bd" xlink:type="arc" order="7"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_hele_ProceedsFromTariffRefunds_019eca7d-ba27-70b2-9065-0521d0c132b2" xlink:href="hele-20260531.xsd#hele_ProceedsFromTariffRefunds"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_LossContingenciesLineItems_019e4968-c130-7042-9f93-7125e0a04433" xlink:to="loc_hele_ProceedsFromTariffRefunds_019eca7d-ba27-70b2-9065-0521d0c132b2" xlink:type="arc" order="8"/>
  </link:definitionLink>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.hotus.com/role/LongTermDebtScheduleofLongtermDebtDetails" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="hele-20260531.xsd#LongTermDebtScheduleofLongtermDebtDetails"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://www.hotus.com/role/LongTermDebtScheduleofLongtermDebtDetails" xlink:type="extended">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentLineItems_019e2771-62c8-7b39-b522-d36c8b802683" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DebtInstrumentLineItems"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentTable_019e2771-62c8-7712-b149-f1b0e0456252" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DebtInstrumentTable"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/all" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentLineItems_019e2771-62c8-7b39-b522-d36c8b802683" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentTable_019e2771-62c8-7712-b149-f1b0e0456252" xlink:type="arc" order="1" xbrldt:closed="true" xbrldt:contextElement="segment"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis_019e2771-62c8-7ab1-b790-3e36b6db30b4" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentTable_019e2771-62c8-7712-b149-f1b0e0456252" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis_019e2771-62c8-7ab1-b790-3e36b6db30b4" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeDomain_019e2771-62c8-7ab1-b790-3e36b6db30b4_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis_019e2771-62c8-7ab1-b790-3e36b6db30b4" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeDomain_019e2771-62c8-7ab1-b790-3e36b6db30b4_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeDomain_019e2771-62c8-7560-82ec-788eb3d89458" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis_019e2771-62c8-7ab1-b790-3e36b6db30b4" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeDomain_019e2771-62c8-7560-82ec-788eb3d89458" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember_019e2771-62c8-7431-b95b-076004e82cb7" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeDomain_019e2771-62c8-7560-82ec-788eb3d89458" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember_019e2771-62c8-7431-b95b-076004e82cb7" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis_019e2771-62c8-7940-a14a-1ae47b5202c0" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentTable_019e2771-62c8-7712-b149-f1b0e0456252" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis_019e2771-62c8-7940-a14a-1ae47b5202c0" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentNameDomain_019e2771-62c8-7940-a14a-1ae47b5202c0_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DebtInstrumentNameDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis_019e2771-62c8-7940-a14a-1ae47b5202c0" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentNameDomain_019e2771-62c8-7940-a14a-1ae47b5202c0_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentNameDomain_019e2771-62c8-7b7e-96f0-6eb5e9853eba" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DebtInstrumentNameDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis_019e2771-62c8-7940-a14a-1ae47b5202c0" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentNameDomain_019e2771-62c8-7b7e-96f0-6eb5e9853eba" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_hele_CreditAgreementMember_019e2771-62c8-7474-9dc8-f3a5bedc99c8" xlink:href="hele-20260531.xsd#hele_CreditAgreementMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentNameDomain_019e2771-62c8-7b7e-96f0-6eb5e9853eba" xlink:to="loc_hele_CreditAgreementMember_019e2771-62c8-7474-9dc8-f3a5bedc99c8" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis_019e2771-62c8-76d6-b43f-470d1d7a017c" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentTable_019e2771-62c8-7712-b149-f1b0e0456252" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis_019e2771-62c8-76d6-b43f-470d1d7a017c" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_CreditFacilityDomain_019e2771-62c8-76d6-b43f-470d1d7a017c_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_CreditFacilityDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis_019e2771-62c8-76d6-b43f-470d1d7a017c" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_CreditFacilityDomain_019e2771-62c8-76d6-b43f-470d1d7a017c_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_CreditFacilityDomain_019e2771-62c8-7d6b-a35d-2fb75bdfd1c0" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_CreditFacilityDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis_019e2771-62c8-76d6-b43f-470d1d7a017c" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_CreditFacilityDomain_019e2771-62c8-7d6b-a35d-2fb75bdfd1c0" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember_019e2771-62c8-7a03-a8c3-666c5dea88ac" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_CreditFacilityDomain_019e2771-62c8-7d6b-a35d-2fb75bdfd1c0" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember_019e2771-62c8-7a03-a8c3-666c5dea88ac" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_SecuredDebtMember_019e2771-62c8-7b08-b082-4e824bdd7110" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_SecuredDebtMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_CreditFacilityDomain_019e2771-62c8-7d6b-a35d-2fb75bdfd1c0" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_SecuredDebtMember_019e2771-62c8-7b08-b082-4e824bdd7110" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount_019e2771-62c8-7ee6-acf0-cf1436c2ba6d" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentLineItems_019e2771-62c8-7b39-b522-d36c8b802683" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount_019e2771-62c8-7ee6-acf0-cf1436c2ba6d" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DeferredFinanceCostsNet_019e2771-62c8-799c-9e92-d1c3821d2c76" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DeferredFinanceCostsNet"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentLineItems_019e2771-62c8-7b39-b522-d36c8b802683" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DeferredFinanceCostsNet_019e2771-62c8-799c-9e92-d1c3821d2c76" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_hele_LongTermDebtLessUnamortizedPrepaidFinancingFees_019e2771-62c8-7399-8a39-67c34c71e648" xlink:href="hele-20260531.xsd#hele_LongTermDebtLessUnamortizedPrepaidFinancingFees"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentLineItems_019e2771-62c8-7b39-b522-d36c8b802683" xlink:to="loc_hele_LongTermDebtLessUnamortizedPrepaidFinancingFees_019e2771-62c8-7399-8a39-67c34c71e648" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent_019e2771-62c8-7175-8920-3a05663bc3e0" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentLineItems_019e2771-62c8-7b39-b522-d36c8b802683" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent_019e2771-62c8-7175-8920-3a05663bc3e0" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent_019e2771-62c8-71f9-b14a-4ee270126ed4" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentLineItems_019e2771-62c8-7b39-b522-d36c8b802683" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent_019e2771-62c8-71f9-b14a-4ee270126ed4" xlink:type="arc" order="4"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DebtWeightedAverageInterestRate_019e2771-62c8-795e-b77f-8868c7497d84" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DebtWeightedAverageInterestRate"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentLineItems_019e2771-62c8-7b39-b522-d36c8b802683" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DebtWeightedAverageInterestRate_019e2771-62c8-795e-b77f-8868c7497d84" xlink:type="arc" order="5"/>
  </link:definitionLink>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.hotus.com/role/LongTermDebtNarrativeDetails" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="hele-20260531.xsd#LongTermDebtNarrativeDetails"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://www.hotus.com/role/LongTermDebtNarrativeDetails" xlink:type="extended">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentLineItems_019e2771-62c8-7236-a841-ba7dfde1ba8d" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DebtInstrumentLineItems"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentTable_019e2771-62c8-7a5a-9c82-10a312d7ce9b" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DebtInstrumentTable"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/all" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentLineItems_019e2771-62c8-7236-a841-ba7dfde1ba8d" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentTable_019e2771-62c8-7a5a-9c82-10a312d7ce9b" xlink:type="arc" order="1" xbrldt:closed="true" xbrldt:contextElement="segment"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis_019e4976-b9da-7ac9-93c0-6ca0834185c0" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentTable_019e2771-62c8-7a5a-9c82-10a312d7ce9b" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis_019e4976-b9da-7ac9-93c0-6ca0834185c0" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentNameDomain_019e4976-b9da-7ac9-93c0-6ca0834185c0_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DebtInstrumentNameDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis_019e4976-b9da-7ac9-93c0-6ca0834185c0" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentNameDomain_019e4976-b9da-7ac9-93c0-6ca0834185c0_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentNameDomain_019e4976-b9da-7726-b9ee-38e15791e385" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DebtInstrumentNameDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis_019e4976-b9da-7ac9-93c0-6ca0834185c0" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentNameDomain_019e4976-b9da-7726-b9ee-38e15791e385" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_hele_CreditAgreementWithBankOfAmericaMember_019e4976-b9da-7968-a7e7-e4c6be62699e" xlink:href="hele-20260531.xsd#hele_CreditAgreementWithBankOfAmericaMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentNameDomain_019e4976-b9da-7726-b9ee-38e15791e385" xlink:to="loc_hele_CreditAgreementWithBankOfAmericaMember_019e4976-b9da-7968-a7e7-e4c6be62699e" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_hele_DelayedDrawFacilityMember_019e4976-b9da-7d63-a7c1-d65a6b3789b7" xlink:href="hele-20260531.xsd#hele_DelayedDrawFacilityMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentNameDomain_019e4976-b9da-7726-b9ee-38e15791e385" xlink:to="loc_hele_DelayedDrawFacilityMember_019e4976-b9da-7d63-a7c1-d65a6b3789b7" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember_019ef7cd-b1f8-7e77-8da8-026f86f32616" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentNameDomain_019e4976-b9da-7726-b9ee-38e15791e385" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember_019ef7cd-b1f8-7e77-8da8-026f86f32616" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis_019e4976-b9da-7264-a099-ed585f752119" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentTable_019e2771-62c8-7a5a-9c82-10a312d7ce9b" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis_019e4976-b9da-7264-a099-ed585f752119" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeDomain_019e4976-b9da-7264-a099-ed585f752119_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis_019e4976-b9da-7264-a099-ed585f752119" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeDomain_019e4976-b9da-7264-a099-ed585f752119_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeDomain_019e4976-b9da-7ee9-ae10-7abccf55177f" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis_019e4976-b9da-7264-a099-ed585f752119" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeDomain_019e4976-b9da-7ee9-ae10-7abccf55177f" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember_019e4976-b9da-7e6e-ad1a-0c4e7c0bb716" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeDomain_019e4976-b9da-7ee9-ae10-7abccf55177f" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember_019e4976-b9da-7e6e-ad1a-0c4e7c0bb716" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis_019e4976-b9da-74c6-a044-857187f00eaf" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentTable_019e2771-62c8-7a5a-9c82-10a312d7ce9b" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis_019e4976-b9da-74c6-a044-857187f00eaf" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_CreditFacilityDomain_019e4976-b9da-74c6-a044-857187f00eaf_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_CreditFacilityDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis_019e4976-b9da-74c6-a044-857187f00eaf" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_CreditFacilityDomain_019e4976-b9da-74c6-a044-857187f00eaf_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_CreditFacilityDomain_019e4976-b9da-7e2b-bb85-033d8328e1eb" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_CreditFacilityDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis_019e4976-b9da-74c6-a044-857187f00eaf" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_CreditFacilityDomain_019e4976-b9da-7e2b-bb85-033d8328e1eb" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember_019e4976-b9da-7e53-881b-971e1f26810e" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_CreditFacilityDomain_019e4976-b9da-7e2b-bb85-033d8328e1eb" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember_019e4976-b9da-7e53-881b-971e1f26810e" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_LetterOfCreditMember_019e4976-b9da-7e32-a814-f800eb062938" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_LetterOfCreditMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_CreditFacilityDomain_019e4976-b9da-7e2b-bb85-033d8328e1eb" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_LetterOfCreditMember_019e4976-b9da-7e32-a814-f800eb062938" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_SecuredDebtMember_019e4976-b9da-77ac-9b6b-f59390acfeb6" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_SecuredDebtMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_CreditFacilityDomain_019e4976-b9da-7e2b-bb85-033d8328e1eb" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_SecuredDebtMember_019e4976-b9da-77ac-9b6b-f59390acfeb6" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DelayedDrawTermLoanMember_019e4976-b9da-7bba-831b-ab4c1a06a027" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DelayedDrawTermLoanMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_CreditFacilityDomain_019e4976-b9da-7e2b-bb85-033d8328e1eb" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DelayedDrawTermLoanMember_019e4976-b9da-7bba-831b-ab4c1a06a027" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_RangeAxis_019e4976-b9da-72f4-8ae4-bd979edfb3d9" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_RangeAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentTable_019e2771-62c8-7a5a-9c82-10a312d7ce9b" xlink:to="loc_srt_RangeAxis_019e4976-b9da-72f4-8ae4-bd979edfb3d9" xlink:type="arc" order="4"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_RangeMember_019e4976-b9da-72f4-8ae4-bd979edfb3d9_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_RangeMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_srt_RangeAxis_019e4976-b9da-72f4-8ae4-bd979edfb3d9" xlink:to="loc_srt_RangeMember_019e4976-b9da-72f4-8ae4-bd979edfb3d9_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_RangeMember_019e4976-b9da-7c78-8120-344d2658085d" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_RangeMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_srt_RangeAxis_019e4976-b9da-72f4-8ae4-bd979edfb3d9" xlink:to="loc_srt_RangeMember_019e4976-b9da-7c78-8120-344d2658085d" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_MinimumMember_019e4976-b9da-74c8-a311-19cb5e70414f" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_MinimumMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_srt_RangeMember_019e4976-b9da-7c78-8120-344d2658085d" xlink:to="loc_srt_MinimumMember_019e4976-b9da-74c8-a311-19cb5e70414f" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_MaximumMember_019e4976-b9da-7d9a-a75f-49fe72fc42a5" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_MaximumMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_srt_RangeMember_019e4976-b9da-7c78-8120-344d2658085d" xlink:to="loc_srt_MaximumMember_019e4976-b9da-7d9a-a75f-49fe72fc42a5" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_VariableRateAxis_019e4976-b9da-7c1c-a740-37a76d413203" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_VariableRateAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentTable_019e2771-62c8-7a5a-9c82-10a312d7ce9b" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_VariableRateAxis_019e4976-b9da-7c1c-a740-37a76d413203" xlink:type="arc" order="5"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_VariableRateDomain_019e4976-b9da-7c1c-a740-37a76d413203_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_VariableRateDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_VariableRateAxis_019e4976-b9da-7c1c-a740-37a76d413203" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_VariableRateDomain_019e4976-b9da-7c1c-a740-37a76d413203_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_VariableRateDomain_019e4976-b9da-797d-9362-0206fcba6037" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_VariableRateDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_VariableRateAxis_019e4976-b9da-7c1c-a740-37a76d413203" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_VariableRateDomain_019e4976-b9da-797d-9362-0206fcba6037" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_BaseRateMember_019e4976-b9da-7763-a42d-0037b5de5acd" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_BaseRateMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_VariableRateDomain_019e4976-b9da-797d-9362-0206fcba6037" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_BaseRateMember_019e4976-b9da-7763-a42d-0037b5de5acd" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_SecuredOvernightFinancingRateSofrMember_019e4976-b9da-7ef2-bb90-b18f3b6bb6fb" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_SecuredOvernightFinancingRateSofrMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_VariableRateDomain_019e4976-b9da-797d-9362-0206fcba6037" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_SecuredOvernightFinancingRateSofrMember_019e4976-b9da-7ef2-bb90-b18f3b6bb6fb" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity_019e4976-b9da-749a-acfb-ddfce3b047e7" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentLineItems_019e2771-62c8-7236-a841-ba7dfde1ba8d" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity_019e4976-b9da-749a-acfb-ddfce3b047e7" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount_019e4976-b9da-78b7-8824-044891423ca1" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentLineItems_019e2771-62c8-7236-a841-ba7dfde1ba8d" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount_019e4976-b9da-78b7-8824-044891423ca1" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfLongTermDebt_019e4976-b9da-73c5-805b-ddb18df2e144" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfLongTermDebt"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentLineItems_019e2771-62c8-7236-a841-ba7dfde1ba8d" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfLongTermDebt_019e4976-b9da-73c5-805b-ddb18df2e144" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DeferredFinanceCostsNet_019e4976-b9da-7b2d-bfff-e84d366b9e2d" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DeferredFinanceCostsNet"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentLineItems_019e2771-62c8-7236-a841-ba7dfde1ba8d" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DeferredFinanceCostsNet_019e4976-b9da-7b2d-bfff-e84d366b9e2d" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_hele_LineOfCreditFacilityAccordionFeatureIncreaseLimit_019e4976-b9da-7c1d-bb30-250b7164f32d" xlink:href="hele-20260531.xsd#hele_LineOfCreditFacilityAccordionFeatureIncreaseLimit"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentLineItems_019e2771-62c8-7236-a841-ba7dfde1ba8d" xlink:to="loc_hele_LineOfCreditFacilityAccordionFeatureIncreaseLimit_019e4976-b9da-7c1d-bb30-250b7164f32d" xlink:type="arc" order="4"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_hele_DebtInstrumentRestrictiveCovenantMaximumNetLeverageRatio_019e4976-b9da-7bf2-902e-1b20652ee638" xlink:href="hele-20260531.xsd#hele_DebtInstrumentRestrictiveCovenantMaximumNetLeverageRatio"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentLineItems_019e2771-62c8-7236-a841-ba7dfde1ba8d" xlink:to="loc_hele_DebtInstrumentRestrictiveCovenantMaximumNetLeverageRatio_019e4976-b9da-7bf2-902e-1b20652ee638" xlink:type="arc" order="5"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_hele_DebtInstrumentPeriodicPaymentTermsPercentOfPrincipal_019e4976-b9da-73ed-b423-aaeb09bcefcd" xlink:href="hele-20260531.xsd#hele_DebtInstrumentPeriodicPaymentTermsPercentOfPrincipal"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentLineItems_019e2771-62c8-7236-a841-ba7dfde1ba8d" xlink:to="loc_hele_DebtInstrumentPeriodicPaymentTermsPercentOfPrincipal_019e4976-b9da-73ed-b423-aaeb09bcefcd" xlink:type="arc" order="6"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1_019e4976-b9da-7681-a64a-2196c96a6dee" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentLineItems_019e2771-62c8-7236-a841-ba7dfde1ba8d" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1_019e4976-b9da-7681-a64a-2196c96a6dee" xlink:type="arc" order="7"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityCommitmentFeePercentage_019e4976-b9da-7df3-b779-1d4b8e0691bc" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityCommitmentFeePercentage"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentLineItems_019e2771-62c8-7236-a841-ba7dfde1ba8d" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityCommitmentFeePercentage_019e4976-b9da-7df3-b779-1d4b8e0691bc" xlink:type="arc" order="8"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_hele_LineOfCreditFacilityLetterOfCreditFeePercentage_019e4976-b9da-75a8-ba72-82efdc1de202" xlink:href="hele-20260531.xsd#hele_LineOfCreditFacilityLetterOfCreditFeePercentage"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentLineItems_019e2771-62c8-7236-a841-ba7dfde1ba8d" xlink:to="loc_hele_LineOfCreditFacilityLetterOfCreditFeePercentage_019e4976-b9da-75a8-ba72-82efdc1de202" xlink:type="arc" order="9"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_LongtermDebtPercentageBearingFixedInterestAmount_019e4976-b9da-70c2-8958-d92cebbb7a36" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_LongtermDebtPercentageBearingFixedInterestAmount"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentLineItems_019e2771-62c8-7236-a841-ba7dfde1ba8d" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_LongtermDebtPercentageBearingFixedInterestAmount_019e4976-b9da-70c2-8958-d92cebbb7a36" xlink:type="arc" order="10"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DebtWeightedAverageInterestRate_019ef7cd-b1f9-7c83-b7d9-0f40124fbe77" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DebtWeightedAverageInterestRate"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentLineItems_019e2771-62c8-7236-a841-ba7dfde1ba8d" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DebtWeightedAverageInterestRate_019ef7cd-b1f9-7c83-b7d9-0f40124fbe77" xlink:type="arc" order="11"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_LineOfCredit_019e4976-b9da-7e54-943f-b584112d0092" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_LineOfCredit"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentLineItems_019e2771-62c8-7236-a841-ba7dfde1ba8d" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_LineOfCredit_019e4976-b9da-7e54-943f-b584112d0092" xlink:type="arc" order="12"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityRemainingBorrowingCapacity_019e4976-b9da-7ba6-ac0e-9cf5e0cc4393" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityRemainingBorrowingCapacity"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentLineItems_019e2771-62c8-7236-a841-ba7dfde1ba8d" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityRemainingBorrowingCapacity_019e4976-b9da-7ba6-ac0e-9cf5e0cc4393" xlink:type="arc" order="13"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_hele_DebtInstrumentRestrictiveCovenantMaximumLeverageRatioAmount_019e4976-b9da-75b2-8ce0-9a3cd488fca0" xlink:href="hele-20260531.xsd#hele_DebtInstrumentRestrictiveCovenantMaximumLeverageRatioAmount"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentLineItems_019e2771-62c8-7236-a841-ba7dfde1ba8d" xlink:to="loc_hele_DebtInstrumentRestrictiveCovenantMaximumLeverageRatioAmount_019e4976-b9da-75b2-8ce0-9a3cd488fca0" xlink:type="arc" order="14"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_hele_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumDebtAllowedUnderCovenants_019e4976-b9da-7b34-a87b-8b34dfdbbdba" xlink:href="hele-20260531.xsd#hele_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumDebtAllowedUnderCovenants"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentLineItems_019e2771-62c8-7236-a841-ba7dfde1ba8d" xlink:to="loc_hele_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumDebtAllowedUnderCovenants_019e4976-b9da-7b34-a87b-8b34dfdbbdba" xlink:type="arc" order="15"/>
  </link:definitionLink>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.hotus.com/role/FairValueScheduleofFinancialAssetsandLiabilitiesDetails" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="hele-20260531.xsd#FairValueScheduleofFinancialAssetsandLiabilitiesDetails"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://www.hotus.com/role/FairValueScheduleofFinancialAssetsandLiabilitiesDetails" xlink:type="extended">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_FairValueAssetsAndLiabilitiesMeasuredOnRecurringAndNonrecurringBasisLineItems_019e2771-62c8-77d3-b139-a172727065b6" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_FairValueAssetsAndLiabilitiesMeasuredOnRecurringAndNonrecurringBasisLineItems"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_FairValueAssetsAndLiabilitiesMeasuredOnRecurringAndNonrecurringBasisTable_019e2771-62c8-706a-aa42-8036ff250d03" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_FairValueAssetsAndLiabilitiesMeasuredOnRecurringAndNonrecurringBasisTable"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/all" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FairValueAssetsAndLiabilitiesMeasuredOnRecurringAndNonrecurringBasisLineItems_019e2771-62c8-77d3-b139-a172727065b6" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_FairValueAssetsAndLiabilitiesMeasuredOnRecurringAndNonrecurringBasisTable_019e2771-62c8-706a-aa42-8036ff250d03" xlink:type="arc" order="1" xbrldt:closed="true" xbrldt:contextElement="segment"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementFrequencyAxis_019e2771-62c8-7ebc-bde6-c43d2a4964f0" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementFrequencyAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FairValueAssetsAndLiabilitiesMeasuredOnRecurringAndNonrecurringBasisTable_019e2771-62c8-706a-aa42-8036ff250d03" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementFrequencyAxis_019e2771-62c8-7ebc-bde6-c43d2a4964f0" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementFrequencyDomain_019e2771-62c8-7ebc-bde6-c43d2a4964f0_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementFrequencyDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementFrequencyAxis_019e2771-62c8-7ebc-bde6-c43d2a4964f0" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementFrequencyDomain_019e2771-62c8-7ebc-bde6-c43d2a4964f0_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementFrequencyDomain_019e2771-62c8-7d53-9a20-1d4bdda24884" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementFrequencyDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementFrequencyAxis_019e2771-62c8-7ebc-bde6-c43d2a4964f0" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementFrequencyDomain_019e2771-62c8-7d53-9a20-1d4bdda24884" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsRecurringMember_019e2771-62c8-76f6-93eb-ef61baa4826e" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsRecurringMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementFrequencyDomain_019e2771-62c8-7d53-9a20-1d4bdda24884" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsRecurringMember_019e2771-62c8-76f6-93eb-ef61baa4826e" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis_019e2771-62c8-7a96-b7e5-559d05a6af35" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FairValueAssetsAndLiabilitiesMeasuredOnRecurringAndNonrecurringBasisTable_019e2771-62c8-706a-aa42-8036ff250d03" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis_019e2771-62c8-7a96-b7e5-559d05a6af35" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsFairValueHierarchyDomain_019e2771-62c8-7a96-b7e5-559d05a6af35_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsFairValueHierarchyDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis_019e2771-62c8-7a96-b7e5-559d05a6af35" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsFairValueHierarchyDomain_019e2771-62c8-7a96-b7e5-559d05a6af35_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsFairValueHierarchyDomain_019e2771-62c8-7d9c-a161-712dc5ee77c2" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsFairValueHierarchyDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis_019e2771-62c8-7a96-b7e5-559d05a6af35" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsFairValueHierarchyDomain_019e2771-62c8-7d9c-a161-712dc5ee77c2" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member_019e2771-62c8-73c7-bd55-ad135db796c9" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsFairValueHierarchyDomain_019e2771-62c8-7d9c-a161-712dc5ee77c2" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member_019e2771-62c8-73c7-bd55-ad135db796c9" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis_019e497a-c2fe-73e2-92ef-3f5421dedaf6" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FairValueAssetsAndLiabilitiesMeasuredOnRecurringAndNonrecurringBasisTable_019e2771-62c8-706a-aa42-8036ff250d03" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis_019e497a-c2fe-73e2-92ef-3f5421dedaf6" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_TransfersAndServicingOfFinancialInstrumentsTypesOfFinancialInstrumentsDomain_019e497a-c2fe-73e2-92ef-3f5421dedaf6_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_TransfersAndServicingOfFinancialInstrumentsTypesOfFinancialInstrumentsDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis_019e497a-c2fe-73e2-92ef-3f5421dedaf6" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_TransfersAndServicingOfFinancialInstrumentsTypesOfFinancialInstrumentsDomain_019e497a-c2fe-73e2-92ef-3f5421dedaf6_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_TransfersAndServicingOfFinancialInstrumentsTypesOfFinancialInstrumentsDomain_019e497a-c2fe-7a62-8a8b-0780f9b3535c" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_TransfersAndServicingOfFinancialInstrumentsTypesOfFinancialInstrumentsDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis_019e497a-c2fe-73e2-92ef-3f5421dedaf6" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_TransfersAndServicingOfFinancialInstrumentsTypesOfFinancialInstrumentsDomain_019e497a-c2fe-7a62-8a8b-0780f9b3535c" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_USTreasuryBillSecuritiesMember_019e2771-62c8-70e0-b150-c9ba87abf02f" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_USTreasuryBillSecuritiesMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_TransfersAndServicingOfFinancialInstrumentsTypesOfFinancialInstrumentsDomain_019e497a-c2fe-7a62-8a8b-0780f9b3535c" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_USTreasuryBillSecuritiesMember_019e2771-62c8-70e0-b150-c9ba87abf02f" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis_019e2771-62c8-7ff2-88d5-8436cec4b75b" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FairValueAssetsAndLiabilitiesMeasuredOnRecurringAndNonrecurringBasisTable_019e2771-62c8-706a-aa42-8036ff250d03" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis_019e2771-62c8-7ff2-88d5-8436cec4b75b" xlink:type="arc" order="4"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain_019e2771-62c8-7ff2-88d5-8436cec4b75b_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis_019e2771-62c8-7ff2-88d5-8436cec4b75b" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain_019e2771-62c8-7ff2-88d5-8436cec4b75b_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain_019e2771-62c8-7e29-8381-a02eb7cec9c5" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis_019e2771-62c8-7ff2-88d5-8436cec4b75b" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain_019e2771-62c8-7e29-8381-a02eb7cec9c5" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_InterestRateSwaptionMember_019e2771-62c8-7880-b5ab-82fb1c6f305c" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_InterestRateSwaptionMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain_019e2771-62c8-7e29-8381-a02eb7cec9c5" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_InterestRateSwaptionMember_019e2771-62c8-7880-b5ab-82fb1c6f305c" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ForeignExchangeContractMember_019e2771-62c8-71ba-9332-6be04f74221a" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ForeignExchangeContractMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain_019e2771-62c8-7e29-8381-a02eb7cec9c5" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ForeignExchangeContractMember_019e2771-62c8-71ba-9332-6be04f74221a" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_AssetsFairValueDisclosureAbstract_019e2771-62c8-7f44-8f18-7e382afd0993" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_AssetsFairValueDisclosureAbstract"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FairValueAssetsAndLiabilitiesMeasuredOnRecurringAndNonrecurringBasisLineItems_019e2771-62c8-77d3-b139-a172727065b6" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_AssetsFairValueDisclosureAbstract_019e2771-62c8-7f44-8f18-7e382afd0993" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsFairValueDisclosure_019e2771-62c8-7828-a20e-a68434632bdd" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsFairValueDisclosure"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_AssetsFairValueDisclosureAbstract_019e2771-62c8-7f44-8f18-7e382afd0993" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsFairValueDisclosure_019e2771-62c8-7828-a20e-a68434632bdd" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DebtSecuritiesHeldToMaturityExcludingAccruedInterestAfterAllowanceForCreditLoss_019e2771-62c8-7849-afdb-0f0d919c56e0" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DebtSecuritiesHeldToMaturityExcludingAccruedInterestAfterAllowanceForCreditLoss"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_AssetsFairValueDisclosureAbstract_019e2771-62c8-7f44-8f18-7e382afd0993" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DebtSecuritiesHeldToMaturityExcludingAccruedInterestAfterAllowanceForCreditLoss_019e2771-62c8-7849-afdb-0f0d919c56e0" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeAssets_019e2771-62c8-73aa-a30a-df7e2d36ee43" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeAssets"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_AssetsFairValueDisclosureAbstract_019e2771-62c8-7f44-8f18-7e382afd0993" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeAssets_019e2771-62c8-73aa-a30a-df7e2d36ee43" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_AssetsFairValueDisclosure_019e2771-62c8-71d3-a8b3-d723b6c666ba" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_AssetsFairValueDisclosure"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_AssetsFairValueDisclosureAbstract_019e2771-62c8-7f44-8f18-7e382afd0993" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_AssetsFairValueDisclosure_019e2771-62c8-71d3-a8b3-d723b6c666ba" xlink:type="arc" order="4"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_LiabilitiesFairValueDisclosureAbstract_019e2771-62c8-7b61-a02f-4adf3f27a873" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_LiabilitiesFairValueDisclosureAbstract"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FairValueAssetsAndLiabilitiesMeasuredOnRecurringAndNonrecurringBasisLineItems_019e2771-62c8-77d3-b139-a172727065b6" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_LiabilitiesFairValueDisclosureAbstract_019e2771-62c8-7b61-a02f-4adf3f27a873" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilities_019e2771-62c8-746a-825b-27d1d4486e3f" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilities"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_LiabilitiesFairValueDisclosureAbstract_019e2771-62c8-7b61-a02f-4adf3f27a873" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilities_019e2771-62c8-746a-825b-27d1d4486e3f" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationLiability_019e2771-62c8-756b-a84d-a26808a2b8d0" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationLiability"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_LiabilitiesFairValueDisclosureAbstract_019e2771-62c8-7b61-a02f-4adf3f27a873" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationLiability_019e2771-62c8-756b-a84d-a26808a2b8d0" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_LiabilitiesFairValueDisclosure_019e2771-62c8-7fc7-a276-08bca6b77b73" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_LiabilitiesFairValueDisclosure"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_LiabilitiesFairValueDisclosureAbstract_019e2771-62c8-7b61-a02f-4adf3f27a873" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_LiabilitiesFairValueDisclosure_019e2771-62c8-7fc7-a276-08bca6b77b73" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
  </link:definitionLink>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.hotus.com/role/FairValueNarrativeDetails" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="hele-20260531.xsd#FairValueNarrativeDetails"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://www.hotus.com/role/FairValueNarrativeDetails" xlink:type="extended">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_FairValueAssetsAndLiabilitiesMeasuredOnRecurringAndNonrecurringBasisLineItems_019e2771-62c8-73e1-9e76-c7b38c94a109" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_FairValueAssetsAndLiabilitiesMeasuredOnRecurringAndNonrecurringBasisLineItems"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_FairValueAssetsAndLiabilitiesMeasuredOnRecurringAndNonrecurringBasisTable_019e2771-62c8-7b04-8675-bab46e6b5813" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_FairValueAssetsAndLiabilitiesMeasuredOnRecurringAndNonrecurringBasisTable"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/all" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FairValueAssetsAndLiabilitiesMeasuredOnRecurringAndNonrecurringBasisLineItems_019e2771-62c8-73e1-9e76-c7b38c94a109" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_FairValueAssetsAndLiabilitiesMeasuredOnRecurringAndNonrecurringBasisTable_019e2771-62c8-7b04-8675-bab46e6b5813" xlink:type="arc" order="1" xbrldt:closed="true" xbrldt:contextElement="segment"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_FairValueByAssetClassAxis_019e4982-17a7-7222-9238-c60f0fdbf51b" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_FairValueByAssetClassAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FairValueAssetsAndLiabilitiesMeasuredOnRecurringAndNonrecurringBasisTable_019e2771-62c8-7b04-8675-bab46e6b5813" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_FairValueByAssetClassAxis_019e4982-17a7-7222-9238-c60f0fdbf51b" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_FairValueAssetsMeasuredOnRecurringBasisUnobservableInputReconciliationByAssetClassDomain_019e4982-17a7-7222-9238-c60f0fdbf51b_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_FairValueAssetsMeasuredOnRecurringBasisUnobservableInputReconciliationByAssetClassDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FairValueByAssetClassAxis_019e4982-17a7-7222-9238-c60f0fdbf51b" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_FairValueAssetsMeasuredOnRecurringBasisUnobservableInputReconciliationByAssetClassDomain_019e4982-17a7-7222-9238-c60f0fdbf51b_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_FairValueAssetsMeasuredOnRecurringBasisUnobservableInputReconciliationByAssetClassDomain_019e4982-17a7-7f10-b050-c2ae04faa61b" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_FairValueAssetsMeasuredOnRecurringBasisUnobservableInputReconciliationByAssetClassDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FairValueByAssetClassAxis_019e4982-17a7-7222-9238-c60f0fdbf51b" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_FairValueAssetsMeasuredOnRecurringBasisUnobservableInputReconciliationByAssetClassDomain_019e4982-17a7-7f10-b050-c2ae04faa61b" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_USTreasuryBillSecuritiesMember_019e4982-17a8-7549-8f79-9e79f3a90a92" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_USTreasuryBillSecuritiesMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FairValueAssetsMeasuredOnRecurringBasisUnobservableInputReconciliationByAssetClassDomain_019e4982-17a7-7f10-b050-c2ae04faa61b" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_USTreasuryBillSecuritiesMember_019e4982-17a8-7549-8f79-9e79f3a90a92" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_RangeAxis_019e4982-17a8-7567-9e3c-addba31e1c55" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_RangeAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FairValueAssetsAndLiabilitiesMeasuredOnRecurringAndNonrecurringBasisTable_019e2771-62c8-7b04-8675-bab46e6b5813" xlink:to="loc_srt_RangeAxis_019e4982-17a8-7567-9e3c-addba31e1c55" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_RangeMember_019e4982-17a8-7567-9e3c-addba31e1c55_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_RangeMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_srt_RangeAxis_019e4982-17a8-7567-9e3c-addba31e1c55" xlink:to="loc_srt_RangeMember_019e4982-17a8-7567-9e3c-addba31e1c55_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_RangeMember_019e4982-17a8-7d78-a560-52c76b55c763" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_RangeMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_srt_RangeAxis_019e4982-17a8-7567-9e3c-addba31e1c55" xlink:to="loc_srt_RangeMember_019e4982-17a8-7d78-a560-52c76b55c763" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_MinimumMember_019e4982-17a8-7129-8f3d-d53d22e4d5ec" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_MinimumMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_srt_RangeMember_019e4982-17a8-7d78-a560-52c76b55c763" xlink:to="loc_srt_MinimumMember_019e4982-17a8-7129-8f3d-d53d22e4d5ec" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_MaximumMember_019e4982-17a8-7a81-94f4-5454e06ca758" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_MaximumMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_srt_RangeMember_019e4982-17a8-7d78-a560-52c76b55c763" xlink:to="loc_srt_MaximumMember_019e4982-17a8-7a81-94f4-5454e06ca758" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis_019e4982-17a8-732c-8a81-2b8444870949" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FairValueAssetsAndLiabilitiesMeasuredOnRecurringAndNonrecurringBasisTable_019e2771-62c8-7b04-8675-bab46e6b5813" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis_019e4982-17a8-732c-8a81-2b8444870949" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain_019e4982-17a8-732c-8a81-2b8444870949_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis_019e4982-17a8-732c-8a81-2b8444870949" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain_019e4982-17a8-732c-8a81-2b8444870949_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain_019e4982-17a8-7c4b-bf4a-b8a9ff6bbe79" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis_019e4982-17a8-732c-8a81-2b8444870949" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain_019e4982-17a8-7c4b-bf4a-b8a9ff6bbe79" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_USTreasuryBillSecuritiesMember_019e4982-17a8-7760-9403-c8db7e9f9cff" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_USTreasuryBillSecuritiesMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain_019e4982-17a8-7c4b-bf4a-b8a9ff6bbe79" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_USTreasuryBillSecuritiesMember_019e4982-17a8-7760-9403-c8db7e9f9cff" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis_019e4982-17a8-70bd-bfea-ca014cb4aa8a" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FairValueAssetsAndLiabilitiesMeasuredOnRecurringAndNonrecurringBasisTable_019e2771-62c8-7b04-8675-bab46e6b5813" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis_019e4982-17a8-70bd-bfea-ca014cb4aa8a" xlink:type="arc" order="4"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAcquireeDomain_019e4982-17a8-70bd-bfea-ca014cb4aa8a_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAcquireeDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis_019e4982-17a8-70bd-bfea-ca014cb4aa8a" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAcquireeDomain_019e4982-17a8-70bd-bfea-ca014cb4aa8a_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAcquireeDomain_019e4982-17a8-758e-8225-a6370c8fa113" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAcquireeDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis_019e4982-17a8-70bd-bfea-ca014cb4aa8a" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAcquireeDomain_019e4982-17a8-758e-8225-a6370c8fa113" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_hele_OliveAndJuneLLCMember_019e4982-17a8-7057-81d8-a9b0a97fb15d" xlink:href="hele-20260531.xsd#hele_OliveAndJuneLLCMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAcquireeDomain_019e4982-17a8-758e-8225-a6370c8fa113" xlink:to="loc_hele_OliveAndJuneLLCMember_019e4982-17a8-7057-81d8-a9b0a97fb15d" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis_019e4982-5768-7afb-85b0-efeb14d6cd06" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FairValueAssetsAndLiabilitiesMeasuredOnRecurringAndNonrecurringBasisTable_019e2771-62c8-7b04-8675-bab46e6b5813" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis_019e4982-5768-7afb-85b0-efeb14d6cd06" xlink:type="arc" order="5"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsFairValueHierarchyDomain_019e4982-5768-7afb-85b0-efeb14d6cd06_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsFairValueHierarchyDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis_019e4982-5768-7afb-85b0-efeb14d6cd06" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsFairValueHierarchyDomain_019e4982-5768-7afb-85b0-efeb14d6cd06_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsFairValueHierarchyDomain_019e4982-5768-73d1-b574-c291081c79fe" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsFairValueHierarchyDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis_019e4982-5768-7afb-85b0-efeb14d6cd06" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsFairValueHierarchyDomain_019e4982-5768-73d1-b574-c291081c79fe" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel3Member_019e4982-5768-7bf6-9919-e46b15c4eb1e" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel3Member"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsFairValueHierarchyDomain_019e4982-5768-73d1-b574-c291081c79fe" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel3Member_019e4982-5768-7bf6-9919-e46b15c4eb1e" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_MeasurementInputTypeAxis_019e4982-5768-7da7-a3f4-bc90ca50715c" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_MeasurementInputTypeAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FairValueAssetsAndLiabilitiesMeasuredOnRecurringAndNonrecurringBasisTable_019e2771-62c8-7b04-8675-bab46e6b5813" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_MeasurementInputTypeAxis_019e4982-5768-7da7-a3f4-bc90ca50715c" xlink:type="arc" order="6"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_MeasurementInputTypeDomain_019e4982-5768-7da7-a3f4-bc90ca50715c_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_MeasurementInputTypeDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_MeasurementInputTypeAxis_019e4982-5768-7da7-a3f4-bc90ca50715c" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_MeasurementInputTypeDomain_019e4982-5768-7da7-a3f4-bc90ca50715c_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_MeasurementInputTypeDomain_019e4982-5768-7d59-b3ef-cf9025ee4624" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_MeasurementInputTypeDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_MeasurementInputTypeAxis_019e4982-5768-7da7-a3f4-bc90ca50715c" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_MeasurementInputTypeDomain_019e4982-5768-7d59-b3ef-cf9025ee4624" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_MeasurementInputDiscountRateMember_019e4982-5768-7d10-b9db-65fa6e542832" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_MeasurementInputDiscountRateMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_MeasurementInputTypeDomain_019e4982-5768-7d59-b3ef-cf9025ee4624" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_MeasurementInputDiscountRateMember_019e4982-5768-7d10-b9db-65fa6e542832" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_hele_MeasurementInputAdjustedEBITDAVolatilityRateMember_019e4982-5768-7f1a-b804-3a8738289c27" xlink:href="hele-20260531.xsd#hele_MeasurementInputAdjustedEBITDAVolatilityRateMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_MeasurementInputTypeDomain_019e4982-5768-7d59-b3ef-cf9025ee4624" xlink:to="loc_hele_MeasurementInputAdjustedEBITDAVolatilityRateMember_019e4982-5768-7f1a-b804-3a8738289c27" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_hele_MeasurementInputCreditRiskDiscountMember_019e4982-5768-7af6-aa56-23ad49e04f87" xlink:href="hele-20260531.xsd#hele_MeasurementInputCreditRiskDiscountMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_MeasurementInputTypeDomain_019e4982-5768-7d59-b3ef-cf9025ee4624" xlink:to="loc_hele_MeasurementInputCreditRiskDiscountMember_019e4982-5768-7af6-aa56-23ad49e04f87" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DebtSecuritiesHeldToMaturityAmortizedCostAfterAllowanceForCreditLossCurrent_019e4982-17a8-7898-b9cc-60f5af4a0976" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DebtSecuritiesHeldToMaturityAmortizedCostAfterAllowanceForCreditLossCurrent"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FairValueAssetsAndLiabilitiesMeasuredOnRecurringAndNonrecurringBasisLineItems_019e2771-62c8-73e1-9e76-c7b38c94a109" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DebtSecuritiesHeldToMaturityAmortizedCostAfterAllowanceForCreditLossCurrent_019e4982-17a8-7898-b9cc-60f5af4a0976" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DebtSecuritiesHeldToMaturityAmortizedCostAfterAllowanceForCreditLossNoncurrent_019e4982-17a8-7be3-bd0d-1f383ea482f7" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DebtSecuritiesHeldToMaturityAmortizedCostAfterAllowanceForCreditLossNoncurrent"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FairValueAssetsAndLiabilitiesMeasuredOnRecurringAndNonrecurringBasisLineItems_019e2771-62c8-73e1-9e76-c7b38c94a109" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DebtSecuritiesHeldToMaturityAmortizedCostAfterAllowanceForCreditLossNoncurrent_019e4982-17a8-7be3-bd0d-1f383ea482f7" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_hele_DebtSecuritiesHeldToMaturityTermOfSecurities_019e4982-17a8-7e76-9c63-e02bb6d235fb" xlink:href="hele-20260531.xsd#hele_DebtSecuritiesHeldToMaturityTermOfSecurities"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FairValueAssetsAndLiabilitiesMeasuredOnRecurringAndNonrecurringBasisLineItems_019e2771-62c8-73e1-9e76-c7b38c94a109" xlink:to="loc_hele_DebtSecuritiesHeldToMaturityTermOfSecurities_019e4982-17a8-7e76-9c63-e02bb6d235fb" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_HeldToMaturitySecuritiesAccumulatedUnrecognizedHoldingGain_019e4982-17a8-7a29-8b3b-7cccab51775c" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_HeldToMaturitySecuritiesAccumulatedUnrecognizedHoldingGain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FairValueAssetsAndLiabilitiesMeasuredOnRecurringAndNonrecurringBasisLineItems_019e2771-62c8-73e1-9e76-c7b38c94a109" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_HeldToMaturitySecuritiesAccumulatedUnrecognizedHoldingGain_019e4982-17a8-7a29-8b3b-7cccab51775c" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_HeldToMaturitySecuritiesAccumulatedUnrecognizedHoldingLoss_019e4982-17a8-791b-bfdd-6539d2d808f5" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_HeldToMaturitySecuritiesAccumulatedUnrecognizedHoldingLoss"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FairValueAssetsAndLiabilitiesMeasuredOnRecurringAndNonrecurringBasisLineItems_019e2771-62c8-73e1-9e76-c7b38c94a109" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_HeldToMaturitySecuritiesAccumulatedUnrecognizedHoldingLoss_019e4982-17a8-791b-bfdd-6539d2d808f5" xlink:type="arc" order="4"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_InterestAndDividendIncomeSecuritiesHeldToMaturity_019e4982-17a8-7048-af5f-11db80bb93b6" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_InterestAndDividendIncomeSecuritiesHeldToMaturity"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FairValueAssetsAndLiabilitiesMeasuredOnRecurringAndNonrecurringBasisLineItems_019e2771-62c8-73e1-9e76-c7b38c94a109" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_InterestAndDividendIncomeSecuritiesHeldToMaturity_019e4982-17a8-7048-af5f-11db80bb93b6" xlink:type="arc" order="5"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationArrangementsRangeOfOutcomesValueHigh_019e4982-17a8-7de3-9e3b-d12bc27ab8f7" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationArrangementsRangeOfOutcomesValueHigh"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FairValueAssetsAndLiabilitiesMeasuredOnRecurringAndNonrecurringBasisLineItems_019e2771-62c8-73e1-9e76-c7b38c94a109" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationArrangementsRangeOfOutcomesValueHigh_019e4982-17a8-7de3-9e3b-d12bc27ab8f7" xlink:type="arc" order="6"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_hele_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationNumberOfInstallments_019e4982-17a8-76fe-90e1-a9035cc85ee5" xlink:href="hele-20260531.xsd#hele_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationNumberOfInstallments"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FairValueAssetsAndLiabilitiesMeasuredOnRecurringAndNonrecurringBasisLineItems_019e2771-62c8-73e1-9e76-c7b38c94a109" xlink:to="loc_hele_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationNumberOfInstallments_019e4982-17a8-76fe-90e1-a9035cc85ee5" xlink:type="arc" order="7"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationLiability_019e4982-17a8-7d8b-82d2-91b1b6da3252" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationLiability"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FairValueAssetsAndLiabilitiesMeasuredOnRecurringAndNonrecurringBasisLineItems_019e2771-62c8-73e1-9e76-c7b38c94a109" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationLiability_019e4982-17a8-7d8b-82d2-91b1b6da3252" xlink:type="arc" order="8"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationLiabilityMeasurementInput_019e4982-5768-7360-9373-9c3a6c7e79ae" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationLiabilityMeasurementInput"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FairValueAssetsAndLiabilitiesMeasuredOnRecurringAndNonrecurringBasisLineItems_019e2771-62c8-73e1-9e76-c7b38c94a109" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationLiabilityMeasurementInput_019e4982-5768-7360-9373-9c3a6c7e79ae" xlink:type="arc" order="9"/>
  </link:definitionLink>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.hotus.com/role/FairValueScheduleofChangesinLevel3ContingentConsiderationLiabilityDetails" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="hele-20260531.xsd#FairValueScheduleofChangesinLevel3ContingentConsiderationLiabilityDetails"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://www.hotus.com/role/FairValueScheduleofChangesinLevel3ContingentConsiderationLiabilityDetails" xlink:type="extended">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_FairValueAssetsAndLiabilitiesMeasuredOnRecurringAndNonrecurringBasisLineItems_019e2771-62c8-7624-a256-492f701b47fc" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_FairValueAssetsAndLiabilitiesMeasuredOnRecurringAndNonrecurringBasisLineItems"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_FairValueAssetsAndLiabilitiesMeasuredOnRecurringAndNonrecurringBasisTable_019e2771-62c8-7fef-a9ae-95d4a6b5dc27" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_FairValueAssetsAndLiabilitiesMeasuredOnRecurringAndNonrecurringBasisTable"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/all" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FairValueAssetsAndLiabilitiesMeasuredOnRecurringAndNonrecurringBasisLineItems_019e2771-62c8-7624-a256-492f701b47fc" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_FairValueAssetsAndLiabilitiesMeasuredOnRecurringAndNonrecurringBasisTable_019e2771-62c8-7fef-a9ae-95d4a6b5dc27" xlink:type="arc" order="1" xbrldt:closed="true" xbrldt:contextElement="segment"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis_019e2771-62c8-75b1-85dd-76be38771a45" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FairValueAssetsAndLiabilitiesMeasuredOnRecurringAndNonrecurringBasisTable_019e2771-62c8-7fef-a9ae-95d4a6b5dc27" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis_019e2771-62c8-75b1-85dd-76be38771a45" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsFairValueHierarchyDomain_019e2771-62c8-75b1-85dd-76be38771a45_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsFairValueHierarchyDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis_019e2771-62c8-75b1-85dd-76be38771a45" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsFairValueHierarchyDomain_019e2771-62c8-75b1-85dd-76be38771a45_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsFairValueHierarchyDomain_019e2771-62c8-7c4e-850a-9168916a1a69" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsFairValueHierarchyDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis_019e2771-62c8-75b1-85dd-76be38771a45" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsFairValueHierarchyDomain_019e2771-62c8-7c4e-850a-9168916a1a69" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel3Member_019e2771-62c8-7c8b-b2de-053b21385eab" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel3Member"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsFairValueHierarchyDomain_019e2771-62c8-7c4e-850a-9168916a1a69" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel3Member_019e2771-62c8-7c8b-b2de-053b21385eab" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementFrequencyAxis_019e2771-62c8-7bf3-b98a-8020a0275bfa" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementFrequencyAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FairValueAssetsAndLiabilitiesMeasuredOnRecurringAndNonrecurringBasisTable_019e2771-62c8-7fef-a9ae-95d4a6b5dc27" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementFrequencyAxis_019e2771-62c8-7bf3-b98a-8020a0275bfa" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementFrequencyDomain_019e2771-62c8-7bf3-b98a-8020a0275bfa_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementFrequencyDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementFrequencyAxis_019e2771-62c8-7bf3-b98a-8020a0275bfa" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementFrequencyDomain_019e2771-62c8-7bf3-b98a-8020a0275bfa_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementFrequencyDomain_019e2771-62c8-7007-a9e6-97fbc4cfef7e" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementFrequencyDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementFrequencyAxis_019e2771-62c8-7bf3-b98a-8020a0275bfa" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementFrequencyDomain_019e2771-62c8-7007-a9e6-97fbc4cfef7e" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsRecurringMember_019e2771-62c8-7d6a-a52d-4632846dc4cd" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsRecurringMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementFrequencyDomain_019e2771-62c8-7007-a9e6-97fbc4cfef7e" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsRecurringMember_019e2771-62c8-7d6a-a52d-4632846dc4cd" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis_019e4988-61ba-7c6e-9939-3fe66ec6d05c" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FairValueAssetsAndLiabilitiesMeasuredOnRecurringAndNonrecurringBasisTable_019e2771-62c8-7fef-a9ae-95d4a6b5dc27" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis_019e4988-61ba-7c6e-9939-3fe66ec6d05c" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAcquireeDomain_019e4988-61ba-7c6e-9939-3fe66ec6d05c_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAcquireeDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis_019e4988-61ba-7c6e-9939-3fe66ec6d05c" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAcquireeDomain_019e4988-61ba-7c6e-9939-3fe66ec6d05c_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAcquireeDomain_019e4988-61ba-7691-8a5d-20f953d0e7e8" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAcquireeDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis_019e4988-61ba-7c6e-9939-3fe66ec6d05c" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAcquireeDomain_019e4988-61ba-7691-8a5d-20f953d0e7e8" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_hele_OliveAndJuneLLCMember_019e4988-61ba-736a-90a5-0b1c44c9db00" xlink:href="hele-20260531.xsd#hele_OliveAndJuneLLCMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAcquireeDomain_019e4988-61ba-7691-8a5d-20f953d0e7e8" xlink:to="loc_hele_OliveAndJuneLLCMember_019e4988-61ba-736a-90a5-0b1c44c9db00" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_FairValueAssetsMeasuredOnRecurringBasisUnobservableInputReconciliationCalculationRollForward_019e2771-62c8-7cdd-9c41-53948600d581" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_FairValueAssetsMeasuredOnRecurringBasisUnobservableInputReconciliationCalculationRollForward"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FairValueAssetsAndLiabilitiesMeasuredOnRecurringAndNonrecurringBasisLineItems_019e2771-62c8-7624-a256-492f701b47fc" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_FairValueAssetsMeasuredOnRecurringBasisUnobservableInputReconciliationCalculationRollForward_019e2771-62c8-7cdd-9c41-53948600d581" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationsRecurringBasisLiabilityValue_019e2771-62c8-7c05-9690-0a3f0050d398" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationsRecurringBasisLiabilityValue"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FairValueAssetsMeasuredOnRecurringBasisUnobservableInputReconciliationCalculationRollForward_019e2771-62c8-7cdd-9c41-53948600d581" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationsRecurringBasisLiabilityValue_019e2771-62c8-7c05-9690-0a3f0050d398" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisLiabilityGainLossIncludedInEarnings_019e2771-62c8-7a82-b457-ef565c0d977d" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisLiabilityGainLossIncludedInEarnings"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FairValueAssetsMeasuredOnRecurringBasisUnobservableInputReconciliationCalculationRollForward_019e2771-62c8-7cdd-9c41-53948600d581" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisLiabilityGainLossIncludedInEarnings_019e2771-62c8-7a82-b457-ef565c0d977d" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisLiabilitySettlements_019e4985-76f8-7d4c-a65d-bfd5fc125b49" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisLiabilitySettlements"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FairValueAssetsMeasuredOnRecurringBasisUnobservableInputReconciliationCalculationRollForward_019e2771-62c8-7cdd-9c41-53948600d581" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisLiabilitySettlements_019e4985-76f8-7d4c-a65d-bfd5fc125b49" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationsRecurringBasisLiabilityValue_019e2771-62c8-7cf3-b40c-f2b14b6cb90c" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationsRecurringBasisLiabilityValue"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationLiability_019e4989-535c-76ef-a4e7-0dcbad779659" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationLiability"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FairValueAssetsAndLiabilitiesMeasuredOnRecurringAndNonrecurringBasisLineItems_019e2771-62c8-7624-a256-492f701b47fc" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationLiability_019e4989-535c-76ef-a4e7-0dcbad779659" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationLiabilityCurrent_019e4988-61ba-711d-884d-d5369e005bb9" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationLiabilityCurrent"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FairValueAssetsAndLiabilitiesMeasuredOnRecurringAndNonrecurringBasisLineItems_019e2771-62c8-7624-a256-492f701b47fc" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationLiabilityCurrent_019e4988-61ba-711d-884d-d5369e005bb9" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationLiabilityNoncurrent_019e4988-61ba-72a2-b0b4-3737062563d3" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationLiabilityNoncurrent"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FairValueAssetsAndLiabilitiesMeasuredOnRecurringAndNonrecurringBasisLineItems_019e2771-62c8-7624-a256-492f701b47fc" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationLiabilityNoncurrent_019e4988-61ba-72a2-b0b4-3737062563d3" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
  </link:definitionLink>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.hotus.com/role/FinancialInstrumentsandRiskManagementNarrativeDetails" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="hele-20260531.xsd#FinancialInstrumentsandRiskManagementNarrativeDetails"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://www.hotus.com/role/FinancialInstrumentsandRiskManagementNarrativeDetails" xlink:type="extended">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskLineItems_019e2771-62c8-71af-9f9c-a3951bc74d8f" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskLineItems"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskTable_019e2771-62c8-7616-b6b0-1babdffb6fa2" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskTable"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/all" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskLineItems_019e2771-62c8-71af-9f9c-a3951bc74d8f" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskTable_019e2771-62c8-7616-b6b0-1babdffb6fa2" xlink:type="arc" order="1" xbrldt:closed="true" xbrldt:contextElement="segment"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_StatementGeographicalAxis_019e4991-46b4-7aa3-9310-59a1e8915b4f" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_StatementGeographicalAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskTable_019e2771-62c8-7616-b6b0-1babdffb6fa2" xlink:to="loc_srt_StatementGeographicalAxis_019e4991-46b4-7aa3-9310-59a1e8915b4f" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_SegmentGeographicalDomain_019e4991-46b4-7aa3-9310-59a1e8915b4f_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_SegmentGeographicalDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_srt_StatementGeographicalAxis_019e4991-46b4-7aa3-9310-59a1e8915b4f" xlink:to="loc_srt_SegmentGeographicalDomain_019e4991-46b4-7aa3-9310-59a1e8915b4f_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_SegmentGeographicalDomain_019e4991-46b4-7060-b887-7a3ee103c322" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_SegmentGeographicalDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_srt_StatementGeographicalAxis_019e4991-46b4-7aa3-9310-59a1e8915b4f" xlink:to="loc_srt_SegmentGeographicalDomain_019e4991-46b4-7060-b887-7a3ee103c322" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_hele_SegmentGeographicalGroupsOfCountriesNonUSDTransactionsMember_019e4991-46b4-798b-a9af-d400cfb3c233" xlink:href="hele-20260531.xsd#hele_SegmentGeographicalGroupsOfCountriesNonUSDTransactionsMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_srt_SegmentGeographicalDomain_019e4991-46b4-7060-b887-7a3ee103c322" xlink:to="loc_hele_SegmentGeographicalGroupsOfCountriesNonUSDTransactionsMember_019e4991-46b4-798b-a9af-d400cfb3c233" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis_019e4991-46b4-79e0-b4e4-b91c3bf7d7ae" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskTable_019e2771-62c8-7616-b6b0-1babdffb6fa2" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis_019e4991-46b4-79e0-b4e4-b91c3bf7d7ae" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskBenchmarkDomain_019e4991-46b4-79e0-b4e4-b91c3bf7d7ae_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskBenchmarkDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis_019e4991-46b4-79e0-b4e4-b91c3bf7d7ae" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskBenchmarkDomain_019e4991-46b4-79e0-b4e4-b91c3bf7d7ae_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskBenchmarkDomain_019e4991-46b4-732b-9389-8b825775cbbc" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskBenchmarkDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis_019e4991-46b4-79e0-b4e4-b91c3bf7d7ae" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskBenchmarkDomain_019e4991-46b4-732b-9389-8b825775cbbc" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_SalesRevenueNetMember_019e4991-46b4-7d94-ad39-b1f1bd04ea8a" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_SalesRevenueNetMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskBenchmarkDomain_019e4991-46b4-732b-9389-8b825775cbbc" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_SalesRevenueNetMember_019e4991-46b4-7d94-ad39-b1f1bd04ea8a" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis_019e4991-46b4-7e52-b58c-be96a0c2ae9b" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskTable_019e2771-62c8-7616-b6b0-1babdffb6fa2" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis_019e4991-46b4-7e52-b58c-be96a0c2ae9b" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskTypeDomain_019e4991-46b4-7e52-b58c-be96a0c2ae9b_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskTypeDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis_019e4991-46b4-7e52-b58c-be96a0c2ae9b" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskTypeDomain_019e4991-46b4-7e52-b58c-be96a0c2ae9b_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskTypeDomain_019e4991-46b4-7d1a-8491-909d015e273b" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskTypeDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis_019e4991-46b4-7e52-b58c-be96a0c2ae9b" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskTypeDomain_019e4991-46b4-7d1a-8491-909d015e273b" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_GeographicConcentrationRiskMember_019e4991-46b4-79fd-b0df-5b0e6580e477" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_GeographicConcentrationRiskMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskTypeDomain_019e4991-46b4-7d1a-8491-909d015e273b" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_GeographicConcentrationRiskMember_019e4991-46b4-79fd-b0df-5b0e6580e477" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis_019e4991-7efe-7558-8ad3-12c7d8614086" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskTable_019e2771-62c8-7616-b6b0-1babdffb6fa2" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis_019e4991-7efe-7558-8ad3-12c7d8614086" xlink:type="arc" order="4"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentNameDomain_019e4991-7efe-7558-8ad3-12c7d8614086_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DebtInstrumentNameDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis_019e4991-7efe-7558-8ad3-12c7d8614086" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentNameDomain_019e4991-7efe-7558-8ad3-12c7d8614086_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentNameDomain_019e4991-7efe-7dad-bc92-78db16d5687a" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DebtInstrumentNameDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis_019e4991-7efe-7558-8ad3-12c7d8614086" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentNameDomain_019e4991-7efe-7dad-bc92-78db16d5687a" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_hele_CreditAgreementWithBankOfAmericaMember_019e4991-7efe-7c2b-bdde-05ae60c104b0" xlink:href="hele-20260531.xsd#hele_CreditAgreementWithBankOfAmericaMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentNameDomain_019e4991-7efe-7dad-bc92-78db16d5687a" xlink:to="loc_hele_CreditAgreementWithBankOfAmericaMember_019e4991-7efe-7c2b-bdde-05ae60c104b0" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis_019e4991-7efe-7d79-b046-2f09e075bb26" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskTable_019e2771-62c8-7616-b6b0-1babdffb6fa2" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis_019e4991-7efe-7d79-b046-2f09e075bb26" xlink:type="arc" order="5"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeDomain_019e4991-7efe-7d79-b046-2f09e075bb26_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis_019e4991-7efe-7d79-b046-2f09e075bb26" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeDomain_019e4991-7efe-7d79-b046-2f09e075bb26_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeDomain_019e4991-7efe-7cd8-a46e-7c93303f55eb" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis_019e4991-7efe-7d79-b046-2f09e075bb26" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeDomain_019e4991-7efe-7cd8-a46e-7c93303f55eb" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember_019e4991-7eff-7885-bbe3-04e31c55caf5" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeDomain_019e4991-7efe-7cd8-a46e-7c93303f55eb" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember_019e4991-7eff-7885-bbe3-04e31c55caf5" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis_019e4991-afa9-7c93-89f1-e20983adc23e" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskTable_019e2771-62c8-7616-b6b0-1babdffb6fa2" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis_019e4991-afa9-7c93-89f1-e20983adc23e" xlink:type="arc" order="6"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain_019e4991-afa9-7c93-89f1-e20983adc23e_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis_019e4991-afa9-7c93-89f1-e20983adc23e" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain_019e4991-afa9-7c93-89f1-e20983adc23e_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain_019e4991-afa9-7f78-a925-10e866854ce4" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis_019e4991-afa9-7c93-89f1-e20983adc23e" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain_019e4991-afa9-7f78-a925-10e866854ce4" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ForeignExchangeContractMember_019e4991-afa9-7bd2-8045-28e27c56b71e" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ForeignExchangeContractMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain_019e4991-afa9-7f78-a925-10e866854ce4" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ForeignExchangeContractMember_019e4991-afa9-7bd2-8045-28e27c56b71e" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossByHedgingRelationshipAxis_019e4991-afa9-79cc-a4e5-8bc0cfd030ed" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossByHedgingRelationshipAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskTable_019e2771-62c8-7616-b6b0-1babdffb6fa2" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossByHedgingRelationshipAxis_019e4991-afa9-79cc-a4e5-8bc0cfd030ed" xlink:type="arc" order="7"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_HedgingRelationshipDomain_019e4991-afa9-79cc-a4e5-8bc0cfd030ed_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_HedgingRelationshipDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossByHedgingRelationshipAxis_019e4991-afa9-79cc-a4e5-8bc0cfd030ed" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_HedgingRelationshipDomain_019e4991-afa9-79cc-a4e5-8bc0cfd030ed_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_HedgingRelationshipDomain_019e4991-afa9-7e8f-8a82-cb26080c5b79" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_HedgingRelationshipDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossByHedgingRelationshipAxis_019e4991-afa9-79cc-a4e5-8bc0cfd030ed" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_HedgingRelationshipDomain_019e4991-afa9-7e8f-8a82-cb26080c5b79" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_CashFlowHedgingMember_019e4991-afa9-7e25-8e58-0af41fe344f2" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_CashFlowHedgingMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_HedgingRelationshipDomain_019e4991-afa9-7e8f-8a82-cb26080c5b79" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_CashFlowHedgingMember_019e4991-afa9-7e25-8e58-0af41fe344f2" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ForeignCurrencyTransactionGainLossBeforeTax_019e4991-46b4-7b9a-9af3-b1ca0ada1e68" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ForeignCurrencyTransactionGainLossBeforeTax"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskLineItems_019e2771-62c8-71af-9f9c-a3951bc74d8f" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ForeignCurrencyTransactionGainLossBeforeTax_019e4991-46b4-7b9a-9af3-b1ca0ada1e68" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1_019e4991-46b4-720c-bd89-f0d143aa82b0" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskLineItems_019e2771-62c8-71af-9f9c-a3951bc74d8f" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1_019e4991-46b4-720c-bd89-f0d143aa82b0" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_hele_ForeignCurrencyGainLossFromRemeasurementIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit_019e4991-46b4-7bce-a5ab-5c332eb8dd9b" xlink:href="hele-20260531.xsd#hele_ForeignCurrencyGainLossFromRemeasurementIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskLineItems_019e2771-62c8-71af-9f9c-a3951bc74d8f" xlink:to="loc_hele_ForeignCurrencyGainLossFromRemeasurementIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit_019e4991-46b4-7bce-a5ab-5c332eb8dd9b" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount_019e4991-7eff-7af5-8946-1a441206464c" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskLineItems_019e2771-62c8-71af-9f9c-a3951bc74d8f" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount_019e4991-7eff-7af5-8946-1a441206464c" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_LongtermDebtPercentageBearingFixedInterestAmount_019e4991-7eff-7d65-b1b3-71754ff86513" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_LongtermDebtPercentageBearingFixedInterestAmount"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskLineItems_019e2771-62c8-71af-9f9c-a3951bc74d8f" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_LongtermDebtPercentageBearingFixedInterestAmount_019e4991-7eff-7d65-b1b3-71754ff86513" xlink:type="arc" order="4"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossReclassificationFromAccumulatedOCIToIncomeEstimatedNetAmountToBeTransferred_019e4991-afa9-7cbc-b59f-a1bc884a308b" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossReclassificationFromAccumulatedOCIToIncomeEstimatedNetAmountToBeTransferred"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskLineItems_019e2771-62c8-71af-9f9c-a3951bc74d8f" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossReclassificationFromAccumulatedOCIToIncomeEstimatedNetAmountToBeTransferred_019e4991-afa9-7cbc-b59f-a1bc884a308b" xlink:type="arc" order="5"/>
  </link:definitionLink>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.hotus.com/role/FinancialInstrumentsandRiskManagementScheduleofDerivativeFVDetails" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="hele-20260531.xsd#FinancialInstrumentsandRiskManagementScheduleofDerivativeFVDetails"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://www.hotus.com/role/FinancialInstrumentsandRiskManagementScheduleofDerivativeFVDetails" xlink:type="extended">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativesFairValueLineItems_019e2771-639f-777b-81d1-5838a19db2f2" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativesFairValueLineItems"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_FairValuesDerivativesBalanceSheetLocationByDerivativeContractTypeByHedgingDesignationTable_019e2771-639f-7f19-ab1e-aef00f6d7658" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_FairValuesDerivativesBalanceSheetLocationByDerivativeContractTypeByHedgingDesignationTable"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/all" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativesFairValueLineItems_019e2771-639f-777b-81d1-5838a19db2f2" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_FairValuesDerivativesBalanceSheetLocationByDerivativeContractTypeByHedgingDesignationTable_019e2771-639f-7f19-ab1e-aef00f6d7658" xlink:type="arc" order="1" xbrldt:closed="true" xbrldt:contextElement="segment"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_HedgingDesignationAxis_019e2771-639f-7331-84da-0f3a3e5e891f" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_HedgingDesignationAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FairValuesDerivativesBalanceSheetLocationByDerivativeContractTypeByHedgingDesignationTable_019e2771-639f-7f19-ab1e-aef00f6d7658" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_HedgingDesignationAxis_019e2771-639f-7331-84da-0f3a3e5e891f" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_HedgingDesignationDomain_019e2771-639f-7331-84da-0f3a3e5e891f_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_HedgingDesignationDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_HedgingDesignationAxis_019e2771-639f-7331-84da-0f3a3e5e891f" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_HedgingDesignationDomain_019e2771-639f-7331-84da-0f3a3e5e891f_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_HedgingDesignationDomain_019e2771-639f-7d41-9b13-989aa65b2c41" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_HedgingDesignationDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_HedgingDesignationAxis_019e2771-639f-7331-84da-0f3a3e5e891f" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_HedgingDesignationDomain_019e2771-639f-7d41-9b13-989aa65b2c41" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentMember_019e2771-639f-74fd-9199-69124dc660f7" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_HedgingDesignationDomain_019e2771-639f-7d41-9b13-989aa65b2c41" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentMember_019e2771-639f-74fd-9199-69124dc660f7" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_NondesignatedMember_019e2771-639f-71b2-9c86-1040dc018ffa" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_NondesignatedMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_HedgingDesignationDomain_019e2771-639f-7d41-9b13-989aa65b2c41" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_NondesignatedMember_019e2771-639f-71b2-9c86-1040dc018ffa" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis_019e2771-639f-7243-af4c-b60005e455ee" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FairValuesDerivativesBalanceSheetLocationByDerivativeContractTypeByHedgingDesignationTable_019e2771-639f-7f19-ab1e-aef00f6d7658" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis_019e2771-639f-7243-af4c-b60005e455ee" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain_019e2771-639f-7243-af4c-b60005e455ee_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis_019e2771-639f-7243-af4c-b60005e455ee" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain_019e2771-639f-7243-af4c-b60005e455ee_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain_019e2771-639f-7eed-b247-898285e40b7a" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis_019e2771-639f-7243-af4c-b60005e455ee" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain_019e2771-639f-7eed-b247-898285e40b7a" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ForeignExchangeContractMember_019e2771-639f-74f8-a7fa-13e93955ee62" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ForeignExchangeContractMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain_019e2771-639f-7eed-b247-898285e40b7a" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ForeignExchangeContractMember_019e2771-639f-74f8-a7fa-13e93955ee62" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember_019e2771-639f-73ce-b214-17f6d9387cf4" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain_019e2771-639f-7eed-b247-898285e40b7a" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember_019e2771-639f-73ce-b214-17f6d9387cf4" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_CrossCurrencyInterestRateContractMember_019e2771-639f-7059-b591-ff2048880a35" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_CrossCurrencyInterestRateContractMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain_019e2771-639f-7eed-b247-898285e40b7a" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_CrossCurrencyInterestRateContractMember_019e2771-639f-7059-b591-ff2048880a35" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_PositionAxis_019e2771-639f-73c7-9af5-11d2950fab0e" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_PositionAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FairValuesDerivativesBalanceSheetLocationByDerivativeContractTypeByHedgingDesignationTable_019e2771-639f-7f19-ab1e-aef00f6d7658" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_PositionAxis_019e2771-639f-73c7-9af5-11d2950fab0e" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_PositionDomain_019e2771-639f-73c7-9af5-11d2950fab0e_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_PositionDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_PositionAxis_019e2771-639f-73c7-9af5-11d2950fab0e" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_PositionDomain_019e2771-639f-73c7-9af5-11d2950fab0e_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_PositionDomain_019e2771-639f-7880-85a1-ba50a17bc061" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_PositionDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_PositionAxis_019e2771-639f-73c7-9af5-11d2950fab0e" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_PositionDomain_019e2771-639f-7880-85a1-ba50a17bc061" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ShortMember_019e2771-639f-7717-830c-f8838688232b" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ShortMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_PositionDomain_019e2771-639f-7880-85a1-ba50a17bc061" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ShortMember_019e2771-639f-7717-830c-f8838688232b" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_CurrencyAxis_019e2771-639f-73dc-afc5-5c9d527c05e7" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_CurrencyAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FairValuesDerivativesBalanceSheetLocationByDerivativeContractTypeByHedgingDesignationTable_019e2771-639f-7f19-ab1e-aef00f6d7658" xlink:to="loc_srt_CurrencyAxis_019e2771-639f-73dc-afc5-5c9d527c05e7" xlink:type="arc" order="4"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_currency_AllCurrenciesDomain_019e2771-639f-73dc-afc5-5c9d527c05e7_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/currency/2026/currency-2026.xsd#currency_AllCurrenciesDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_srt_CurrencyAxis_019e2771-639f-73dc-afc5-5c9d527c05e7" xlink:to="loc_currency_AllCurrenciesDomain_019e2771-639f-73dc-afc5-5c9d527c05e7_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_currency_AllCurrenciesDomain_019e2771-639f-7798-a57e-16fcdb01df73" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/currency/2026/currency-2026.xsd#currency_AllCurrenciesDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_srt_CurrencyAxis_019e2771-639f-73dc-afc5-5c9d527c05e7" xlink:to="loc_currency_AllCurrenciesDomain_019e2771-639f-7798-a57e-16fcdb01df73" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_currency_EUR_019e2771-639f-70f8-ba20-9393003e4cc7" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/currency/2026/currency-2026.xsd#currency_EUR"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_currency_AllCurrenciesDomain_019e2771-639f-7798-a57e-16fcdb01df73" xlink:to="loc_currency_EUR_019e2771-639f-70f8-ba20-9393003e4cc7" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_currency_CAD_019e2771-639f-7f7d-9812-9403a792334f" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/currency/2026/currency-2026.xsd#currency_CAD"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_currency_AllCurrenciesDomain_019e2771-639f-7798-a57e-16fcdb01df73" xlink:to="loc_currency_CAD_019e2771-639f-7f7d-9812-9403a792334f" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_currency_GBP_019e2771-639f-7912-b5eb-c5c4ef674aee" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/currency/2026/currency-2026.xsd#currency_GBP"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_currency_AllCurrenciesDomain_019e2771-639f-7798-a57e-16fcdb01df73" xlink:to="loc_currency_GBP_019e2771-639f-7912-b5eb-c5c4ef674aee" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_currency_NOK_019e2771-639f-7403-ae0f-3ad97dcb5281" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/currency/2026/currency-2026.xsd#currency_NOK"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_currency_AllCurrenciesDomain_019e2771-639f-7798-a57e-16fcdb01df73" xlink:to="loc_currency_NOK_019e2771-639f-7403-ae0f-3ad97dcb5281" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_currency_MXN_019e9877-434e-72bf-a8c9-adcf9f99cc3c" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/currency/2026/currency-2026.xsd#currency_MXN"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_currency_AllCurrenciesDomain_019e2771-639f-7798-a57e-16fcdb01df73" xlink:to="loc_currency_MXN_019e9877-434e-72bf-a8c9-adcf9f99cc3c" xlink:type="arc" order="4"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_StatementOfFinancialPositionLocationBalanceAxis_019e4994-4304-7ef1-87f1-37ce1ebd3ff0" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_StatementOfFinancialPositionLocationBalanceAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FairValuesDerivativesBalanceSheetLocationByDerivativeContractTypeByHedgingDesignationTable_019e2771-639f-7f19-ab1e-aef00f6d7658" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_StatementOfFinancialPositionLocationBalanceAxis_019e4994-4304-7ef1-87f1-37ce1ebd3ff0" xlink:type="arc" order="5"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeNotionalAmount_019e2771-639f-755c-834f-3ca3cebc4532" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeNotionalAmount"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativesFairValueLineItems_019e2771-639f-777b-81d1-5838a19db2f2" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeNotionalAmount_019e2771-639f-755c-834f-3ca3cebc4532" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeAsset_019e2771-639f-7757-8fe7-e0d11c9e795d" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeAsset"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativesFairValueLineItems_019e2771-639f-777b-81d1-5838a19db2f2" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeAsset_019e2771-639f-7757-8fe7-e0d11c9e795d" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeLiability_019e2771-639f-76fe-96ff-d382df74a048" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeLiability"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativesFairValueLineItems_019e2771-639f-777b-81d1-5838a19db2f2" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeLiability_019e2771-639f-76fe-96ff-d382df74a048" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
  </link:definitionLink>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.hotus.com/role/FinancialInstrumentsandRiskManagementScheduleofDerivativeFVDetails_1" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="hele-20260531.xsd#FinancialInstrumentsandRiskManagementScheduleofDerivativeFVDetails_1"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://www.hotus.com/role/FinancialInstrumentsandRiskManagementScheduleofDerivativeFVDetails_1" xlink:type="extended">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativesFairValueLineItems_019e2771-639f-777b-81d1-5838a19db2f2" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativesFairValueLineItems"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_FairValuesDerivativesBalanceSheetLocationByDerivativeContractTypeByHedgingDesignationTable_019e2771-639f-7f19-ab1e-aef00f6d7658" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_FairValuesDerivativesBalanceSheetLocationByDerivativeContractTypeByHedgingDesignationTable"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/all" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativesFairValueLineItems_019e2771-639f-777b-81d1-5838a19db2f2" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_FairValuesDerivativesBalanceSheetLocationByDerivativeContractTypeByHedgingDesignationTable_019e2771-639f-7f19-ab1e-aef00f6d7658" xlink:type="arc" order="1" xbrldt:closed="true" xbrldt:contextElement="segment"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_HedgingDesignationAxis_019e2771-639f-7331-84da-0f3a3e5e891f" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_HedgingDesignationAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FairValuesDerivativesBalanceSheetLocationByDerivativeContractTypeByHedgingDesignationTable_019e2771-639f-7f19-ab1e-aef00f6d7658" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_HedgingDesignationAxis_019e2771-639f-7331-84da-0f3a3e5e891f" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_HedgingDesignationDomain_019e2771-639f-7331-84da-0f3a3e5e891f_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_HedgingDesignationDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_HedgingDesignationAxis_019e2771-639f-7331-84da-0f3a3e5e891f" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_HedgingDesignationDomain_019e2771-639f-7331-84da-0f3a3e5e891f_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_HedgingDesignationDomain_019e2771-639f-7d41-9b13-989aa65b2c41" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_HedgingDesignationDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_HedgingDesignationAxis_019e2771-639f-7331-84da-0f3a3e5e891f" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_HedgingDesignationDomain_019e2771-639f-7d41-9b13-989aa65b2c41" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentMember_019e2771-639f-74fd-9199-69124dc660f7" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_HedgingDesignationDomain_019e2771-639f-7d41-9b13-989aa65b2c41" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentMember_019e2771-639f-74fd-9199-69124dc660f7" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_NondesignatedMember_019e2771-639f-71b2-9c86-1040dc018ffa" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_NondesignatedMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_HedgingDesignationDomain_019e2771-639f-7d41-9b13-989aa65b2c41" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_NondesignatedMember_019e2771-639f-71b2-9c86-1040dc018ffa" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis_019e2771-639f-7243-af4c-b60005e455ee" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FairValuesDerivativesBalanceSheetLocationByDerivativeContractTypeByHedgingDesignationTable_019e2771-639f-7f19-ab1e-aef00f6d7658" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis_019e2771-639f-7243-af4c-b60005e455ee" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain_019e2771-639f-7243-af4c-b60005e455ee_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis_019e2771-639f-7243-af4c-b60005e455ee" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain_019e2771-639f-7243-af4c-b60005e455ee_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain_019e2771-639f-7eed-b247-898285e40b7a" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis_019e2771-639f-7243-af4c-b60005e455ee" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain_019e2771-639f-7eed-b247-898285e40b7a" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ForeignExchangeContractMember_019e2771-639f-74f8-a7fa-13e93955ee62" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ForeignExchangeContractMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain_019e2771-639f-7eed-b247-898285e40b7a" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ForeignExchangeContractMember_019e2771-639f-74f8-a7fa-13e93955ee62" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember_019e2771-639f-73ce-b214-17f6d9387cf4" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain_019e2771-639f-7eed-b247-898285e40b7a" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember_019e2771-639f-73ce-b214-17f6d9387cf4" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_CrossCurrencyInterestRateContractMember_019e2771-639f-7059-b591-ff2048880a35" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_CrossCurrencyInterestRateContractMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain_019e2771-639f-7eed-b247-898285e40b7a" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_CrossCurrencyInterestRateContractMember_019e2771-639f-7059-b591-ff2048880a35" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_PositionAxis_019e2771-639f-73c7-9af5-11d2950fab0e" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_PositionAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FairValuesDerivativesBalanceSheetLocationByDerivativeContractTypeByHedgingDesignationTable_019e2771-639f-7f19-ab1e-aef00f6d7658" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_PositionAxis_019e2771-639f-73c7-9af5-11d2950fab0e" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_PositionDomain_019e2771-639f-73c7-9af5-11d2950fab0e_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_PositionDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_PositionAxis_019e2771-639f-73c7-9af5-11d2950fab0e" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_PositionDomain_019e2771-639f-73c7-9af5-11d2950fab0e_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_PositionDomain_019e2771-639f-7880-85a1-ba50a17bc061" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_PositionDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_PositionAxis_019e2771-639f-73c7-9af5-11d2950fab0e" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_PositionDomain_019e2771-639f-7880-85a1-ba50a17bc061" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ShortMember_019e2771-639f-7717-830c-f8838688232b" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ShortMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_PositionDomain_019e2771-639f-7880-85a1-ba50a17bc061" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ShortMember_019e2771-639f-7717-830c-f8838688232b" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_CurrencyAxis_019e2771-639f-73dc-afc5-5c9d527c05e7" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_CurrencyAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FairValuesDerivativesBalanceSheetLocationByDerivativeContractTypeByHedgingDesignationTable_019e2771-639f-7f19-ab1e-aef00f6d7658" xlink:to="loc_srt_CurrencyAxis_019e2771-639f-73dc-afc5-5c9d527c05e7" xlink:type="arc" order="4"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_currency_AllCurrenciesDomain_019e2771-639f-73dc-afc5-5c9d527c05e7_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/currency/2026/currency-2026.xsd#currency_AllCurrenciesDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_srt_CurrencyAxis_019e2771-639f-73dc-afc5-5c9d527c05e7" xlink:to="loc_currency_AllCurrenciesDomain_019e2771-639f-73dc-afc5-5c9d527c05e7_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_currency_AllCurrenciesDomain_019e2771-639f-7798-a57e-16fcdb01df73" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/currency/2026/currency-2026.xsd#currency_AllCurrenciesDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_srt_CurrencyAxis_019e2771-639f-73dc-afc5-5c9d527c05e7" xlink:to="loc_currency_AllCurrenciesDomain_019e2771-639f-7798-a57e-16fcdb01df73" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_currency_EUR_019e2771-639f-70f8-ba20-9393003e4cc7" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/currency/2026/currency-2026.xsd#currency_EUR"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_currency_AllCurrenciesDomain_019e2771-639f-7798-a57e-16fcdb01df73" xlink:to="loc_currency_EUR_019e2771-639f-70f8-ba20-9393003e4cc7" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_currency_CAD_019e2771-639f-7f7d-9812-9403a792334f" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/currency/2026/currency-2026.xsd#currency_CAD"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_currency_AllCurrenciesDomain_019e2771-639f-7798-a57e-16fcdb01df73" xlink:to="loc_currency_CAD_019e2771-639f-7f7d-9812-9403a792334f" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_currency_GBP_019e2771-639f-7912-b5eb-c5c4ef674aee" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/currency/2026/currency-2026.xsd#currency_GBP"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_currency_AllCurrenciesDomain_019e2771-639f-7798-a57e-16fcdb01df73" xlink:to="loc_currency_GBP_019e2771-639f-7912-b5eb-c5c4ef674aee" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_currency_NOK_019e2771-639f-7403-ae0f-3ad97dcb5281" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/currency/2026/currency-2026.xsd#currency_NOK"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_currency_AllCurrenciesDomain_019e2771-639f-7798-a57e-16fcdb01df73" xlink:to="loc_currency_NOK_019e2771-639f-7403-ae0f-3ad97dcb5281" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_currency_MXN_019e9877-434e-72bf-a8c9-adcf9f99cc3c" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/currency/2026/currency-2026.xsd#currency_MXN"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_currency_AllCurrenciesDomain_019e2771-639f-7798-a57e-16fcdb01df73" xlink:to="loc_currency_MXN_019e9877-434e-72bf-a8c9-adcf9f99cc3c" xlink:type="arc" order="4"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeNotionalAmount_019e2771-639f-755c-834f-3ca3cebc4532" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeNotionalAmount"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativesFairValueLineItems_019e2771-639f-777b-81d1-5838a19db2f2" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeNotionalAmount_019e2771-639f-755c-834f-3ca3cebc4532" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeAsset_019e2771-639f-7757-8fe7-e0d11c9e795d" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeAsset"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativesFairValueLineItems_019e2771-639f-777b-81d1-5838a19db2f2" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeAsset_019e2771-639f-7757-8fe7-e0d11c9e795d" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeLiability_019e2771-639f-76fe-96ff-d382df74a048" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeLiability"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativesFairValueLineItems_019e2771-639f-777b-81d1-5838a19db2f2" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeLiability_019e2771-639f-76fe-96ff-d382df74a048" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
  </link:definitionLink>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.hotus.com/role/FinancialInstrumentsandRiskManagementScheduleofDerivativeTaxEffectDetails" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="hele-20260531.xsd#FinancialInstrumentsandRiskManagementScheduleofDerivativeTaxEffectDetails"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://www.hotus.com/role/FinancialInstrumentsandRiskManagementScheduleofDerivativeTaxEffectDetails" xlink:type="extended">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossLineItems_019e2771-639f-7213-a6e8-1018b4a56fed" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossLineItems"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossByHedgingRelationshipByIncomeStatementLocationByDerivativeInstrumentRiskTable_019e2771-639f-73d9-ac6d-70f4aa2dfa68" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossByHedgingRelationshipByIncomeStatementLocationByDerivativeInstrumentRiskTable"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/all" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossLineItems_019e2771-639f-7213-a6e8-1018b4a56fed" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossByHedgingRelationshipByIncomeStatementLocationByDerivativeInstrumentRiskTable_019e2771-639f-73d9-ac6d-70f4aa2dfa68" xlink:type="arc" order="1" xbrldt:closed="true" xbrldt:contextElement="segment"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis_019e2771-639f-754b-8528-7f66bc16840a" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossByHedgingRelationshipByIncomeStatementLocationByDerivativeInstrumentRiskTable_019e2771-639f-73d9-ac6d-70f4aa2dfa68" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis_019e2771-639f-754b-8528-7f66bc16840a" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain_019e2771-639f-754b-8528-7f66bc16840a_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis_019e2771-639f-754b-8528-7f66bc16840a" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain_019e2771-639f-754b-8528-7f66bc16840a_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain_019e2771-639f-777d-8563-277b4ff9e6ef" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis_019e2771-639f-754b-8528-7f66bc16840a" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain_019e2771-639f-777d-8563-277b4ff9e6ef" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ForeignExchangeContractMember_019e2771-639f-79ee-b65e-18664ea0cefe" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ForeignExchangeContractMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain_019e2771-639f-777d-8563-277b4ff9e6ef" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ForeignExchangeContractMember_019e2771-639f-79ee-b65e-18664ea0cefe" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember_019e2771-639f-7d64-bbc3-28da37136766" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain_019e2771-639f-777d-8563-277b4ff9e6ef" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember_019e2771-639f-7d64-bbc3-28da37136766" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ForeignExchangeForwardMember_019e2771-639f-736b-8ffa-2cd5299d1cec" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ForeignExchangeForwardMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain_019e2771-639f-777d-8563-277b4ff9e6ef" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ForeignExchangeForwardMember_019e2771-639f-736b-8ffa-2cd5299d1cec" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossByHedgingRelationshipAxis_019e2771-639f-7843-80c1-e8eebe1bd8d9" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossByHedgingRelationshipAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossByHedgingRelationshipByIncomeStatementLocationByDerivativeInstrumentRiskTable_019e2771-639f-73d9-ac6d-70f4aa2dfa68" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossByHedgingRelationshipAxis_019e2771-639f-7843-80c1-e8eebe1bd8d9" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_HedgingRelationshipDomain_019e2771-639f-7843-80c1-e8eebe1bd8d9_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_HedgingRelationshipDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossByHedgingRelationshipAxis_019e2771-639f-7843-80c1-e8eebe1bd8d9" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_HedgingRelationshipDomain_019e2771-639f-7843-80c1-e8eebe1bd8d9_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_HedgingRelationshipDomain_019e2771-639f-7ffa-965f-8d050e87ebf4" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_HedgingRelationshipDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossByHedgingRelationshipAxis_019e2771-639f-7843-80c1-e8eebe1bd8d9" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_HedgingRelationshipDomain_019e2771-639f-7ffa-965f-8d050e87ebf4" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_CashFlowHedgingMember_019e2771-639f-7780-befd-ab3f0533cce2" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_CashFlowHedgingMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_HedgingRelationshipDomain_019e2771-639f-7ffa-965f-8d050e87ebf4" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_CashFlowHedgingMember_019e2771-639f-7780-befd-ab3f0533cce2" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_StatementOfIncomeLocationBalanceAxis_019e2771-639f-70e2-883a-5f1a5b07d88a" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_StatementOfIncomeLocationBalanceAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossByHedgingRelationshipByIncomeStatementLocationByDerivativeInstrumentRiskTable_019e2771-639f-73d9-ac6d-70f4aa2dfa68" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_StatementOfIncomeLocationBalanceAxis_019e2771-639f-70e2-883a-5f1a5b07d88a" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCashFlowHedgeGainLossBeforeReclassificationAndTax_019e2771-639f-7cfa-8866-ce70a71483c7" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCashFlowHedgeGainLossBeforeReclassificationAndTax"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossLineItems_019e2771-639f-7213-a6e8-1018b4a56fed" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCashFlowHedgeGainLossBeforeReclassificationAndTax_019e2771-639f-7cfa-8866-ce70a71483c7" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCashFlowHedgeGainLossReclassificationAfterTax_019e2771-639f-7910-bf49-e7071ba326ad" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCashFlowHedgeGainLossReclassificationAfterTax"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossLineItems_019e2771-639f-7213-a6e8-1018b4a56fed" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCashFlowHedgeGainLossReclassificationAfterTax_019e2771-639f-7910-bf49-e7071ba326ad" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsNotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsGainLossNet_019e2771-639f-710d-abe7-9266b528239e" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsNotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsGainLossNet"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossLineItems_019e2771-639f-7213-a6e8-1018b4a56fed" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsNotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsGainLossNet_019e2771-639f-710d-abe7-9266b528239e" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
  </link:definitionLink>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.hotus.com/role/FinancialInstrumentsandRiskManagementScheduleofDerivativeTaxEffectDetails_1" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="hele-20260531.xsd#FinancialInstrumentsandRiskManagementScheduleofDerivativeTaxEffectDetails_1"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://www.hotus.com/role/FinancialInstrumentsandRiskManagementScheduleofDerivativeTaxEffectDetails_1" xlink:type="extended">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossLineItems_019e2771-639f-7213-a6e8-1018b4a56fed" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossLineItems"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossByHedgingRelationshipByIncomeStatementLocationByDerivativeInstrumentRiskTable_019e2771-639f-73d9-ac6d-70f4aa2dfa68" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossByHedgingRelationshipByIncomeStatementLocationByDerivativeInstrumentRiskTable"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/all" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossLineItems_019e2771-639f-7213-a6e8-1018b4a56fed" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossByHedgingRelationshipByIncomeStatementLocationByDerivativeInstrumentRiskTable_019e2771-639f-73d9-ac6d-70f4aa2dfa68" xlink:type="arc" order="1" xbrldt:closed="true" xbrldt:contextElement="segment"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis_019e2771-639f-754b-8528-7f66bc16840a" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossByHedgingRelationshipByIncomeStatementLocationByDerivativeInstrumentRiskTable_019e2771-639f-73d9-ac6d-70f4aa2dfa68" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis_019e2771-639f-754b-8528-7f66bc16840a" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain_019e2771-639f-754b-8528-7f66bc16840a_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis_019e2771-639f-754b-8528-7f66bc16840a" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain_019e2771-639f-754b-8528-7f66bc16840a_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain_019e2771-639f-777d-8563-277b4ff9e6ef" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis_019e2771-639f-754b-8528-7f66bc16840a" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain_019e2771-639f-777d-8563-277b4ff9e6ef" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ForeignExchangeContractMember_019e2771-639f-79ee-b65e-18664ea0cefe" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ForeignExchangeContractMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain_019e2771-639f-777d-8563-277b4ff9e6ef" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ForeignExchangeContractMember_019e2771-639f-79ee-b65e-18664ea0cefe" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember_019e2771-639f-7d64-bbc3-28da37136766" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain_019e2771-639f-777d-8563-277b4ff9e6ef" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember_019e2771-639f-7d64-bbc3-28da37136766" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ForeignExchangeForwardMember_019e2771-639f-736b-8ffa-2cd5299d1cec" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ForeignExchangeForwardMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain_019e2771-639f-777d-8563-277b4ff9e6ef" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ForeignExchangeForwardMember_019e2771-639f-736b-8ffa-2cd5299d1cec" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossByHedgingRelationshipAxis_019e2771-639f-7843-80c1-e8eebe1bd8d9" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossByHedgingRelationshipAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossByHedgingRelationshipByIncomeStatementLocationByDerivativeInstrumentRiskTable_019e2771-639f-73d9-ac6d-70f4aa2dfa68" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossByHedgingRelationshipAxis_019e2771-639f-7843-80c1-e8eebe1bd8d9" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_HedgingRelationshipDomain_019e2771-639f-7843-80c1-e8eebe1bd8d9_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_HedgingRelationshipDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossByHedgingRelationshipAxis_019e2771-639f-7843-80c1-e8eebe1bd8d9" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_HedgingRelationshipDomain_019e2771-639f-7843-80c1-e8eebe1bd8d9_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_HedgingRelationshipDomain_019e2771-639f-7ffa-965f-8d050e87ebf4" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_HedgingRelationshipDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossByHedgingRelationshipAxis_019e2771-639f-7843-80c1-e8eebe1bd8d9" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_HedgingRelationshipDomain_019e2771-639f-7ffa-965f-8d050e87ebf4" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_CashFlowHedgingMember_019e2771-639f-7780-befd-ab3f0533cce2" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_CashFlowHedgingMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_HedgingRelationshipDomain_019e2771-639f-7ffa-965f-8d050e87ebf4" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_CashFlowHedgingMember_019e2771-639f-7780-befd-ab3f0533cce2" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCashFlowHedgeGainLossBeforeReclassificationAndTax_019e2771-639f-7cfa-8866-ce70a71483c7" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCashFlowHedgeGainLossBeforeReclassificationAndTax"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossLineItems_019e2771-639f-7213-a6e8-1018b4a56fed" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCashFlowHedgeGainLossBeforeReclassificationAndTax_019e2771-639f-7cfa-8866-ce70a71483c7" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCashFlowHedgeGainLossReclassificationAfterTax_019e2771-639f-7910-bf49-e7071ba326ad" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCashFlowHedgeGainLossReclassificationAfterTax"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossLineItems_019e2771-639f-7213-a6e8-1018b4a56fed" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCashFlowHedgeGainLossReclassificationAfterTax_019e2771-639f-7910-bf49-e7071ba326ad" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsNotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsGainLossNet_019e2771-639f-710d-abe7-9266b528239e" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsNotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsGainLossNet"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossLineItems_019e2771-639f-7213-a6e8-1018b4a56fed" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsNotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsGainLossNet_019e2771-639f-710d-abe7-9266b528239e" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
  </link:definitionLink>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.hotus.com/role/AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossDetails" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="hele-20260531.xsd#AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossDetails"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://www.hotus.com/role/AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossDetails" xlink:type="extended">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossLineItems_019e2771-639f-7e1e-986c-4f5727d45102" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossLineItems"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossTable_019e2771-639f-76cc-9e4c-a75480972638" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossTable"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/all" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossLineItems_019e2771-639f-7e1e-986c-4f5727d45102" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossTable_019e2771-639f-76cc-9e4c-a75480972638" xlink:type="arc" order="1" xbrldt:closed="true" xbrldt:contextElement="segment"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis_019e2771-639f-7494-b6ab-42dba4419f01" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossTable_019e2771-639f-76cc-9e4c-a75480972638" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis_019e2771-639f-7494-b6ab-42dba4419f01" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_EquityComponentDomain_019e2771-639f-7494-b6ab-42dba4419f01_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_EquityComponentDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis_019e2771-639f-7494-b6ab-42dba4419f01" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_EquityComponentDomain_019e2771-639f-7494-b6ab-42dba4419f01_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_EquityComponentDomain_019e2771-639f-744b-b978-3d288277aed4" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_EquityComponentDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis_019e2771-639f-7494-b6ab-42dba4419f01" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_EquityComponentDomain_019e2771-639f-744b-b978-3d288277aed4" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeMember_019e2771-639f-7e59-ba75-18b33105ab72" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_EquityComponentDomain_019e2771-639f-744b-b978-3d288277aed4" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeMember_019e2771-639f-7e59-ba75-18b33105ab72" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_AccumulatedGainLossNetCashFlowHedgeParentMember_019e2771-639f-7f26-a305-4d7740b161b2" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_AccumulatedGainLossNetCashFlowHedgeParentMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeMember_019e2771-639f-7e59-ba75-18b33105ab72" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_AccumulatedGainLossNetCashFlowHedgeParentMember_019e2771-639f-7f26-a305-4d7740b161b2" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_AccumulatedTranslationAdjustmentMember_019e2771-639f-7726-93cb-1ac7a7632a27" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_AccumulatedTranslationAdjustmentMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeMember_019e2771-639f-7e59-ba75-18b33105ab72" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_AccumulatedTranslationAdjustmentMember_019e2771-639f-7726-93cb-1ac7a7632a27" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ReclassificationFromAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeCurrentPeriodNetOfTaxAbstract_019e2771-639f-7b74-91fc-0f9f4810b706" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ReclassificationFromAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeCurrentPeriodNetOfTaxAbstract"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossLineItems_019e2771-639f-7e1e-986c-4f5727d45102" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ReclassificationFromAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeCurrentPeriodNetOfTaxAbstract_019e2771-639f-7b74-91fc-0f9f4810b706" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_StockholdersEquity_019e2771-639f-74a4-bfe8-a4e6c88dacb4" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_StockholdersEquity"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ReclassificationFromAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeCurrentPeriodNetOfTaxAbstract_019e2771-639f-7b74-91fc-0f9f4810b706" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_StockholdersEquity_019e2771-639f-74a4-bfe8-a4e6c88dacb4" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_OciBeforeReclassificationsBeforeTaxAttributableToParent_019e4999-f51a-724d-a23b-8c8e7fdb836d" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_OciBeforeReclassificationsBeforeTaxAttributableToParent"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ReclassificationFromAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeCurrentPeriodNetOfTaxAbstract_019e2771-639f-7b74-91fc-0f9f4810b706" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_OciBeforeReclassificationsBeforeTaxAttributableToParent_019e4999-f51a-724d-a23b-8c8e7fdb836d" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ReclassificationFromAociCurrentPeriodBeforeTaxAttributableToParent_019e4999-f51a-7e0d-b499-84f913fee69b" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ReclassificationFromAociCurrentPeriodBeforeTaxAttributableToParent"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ReclassificationFromAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeCurrentPeriodNetOfTaxAbstract_019e2771-639f-7b74-91fc-0f9f4810b706" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ReclassificationFromAociCurrentPeriodBeforeTaxAttributableToParent_019e4999-f51a-7e0d-b499-84f913fee69b" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossTaxPortionAttributableToParent1_019e4999-f51a-76b4-8999-231d21803584" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossTaxPortionAttributableToParent1"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ReclassificationFromAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeCurrentPeriodNetOfTaxAbstract_019e2771-639f-7b74-91fc-0f9f4810b706" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossTaxPortionAttributableToParent1_019e4999-f51a-76b4-8999-231d21803584" xlink:type="arc" order="4"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTaxPortionAttributableToParent_019e2771-639f-700c-bb78-b0fe86eb910c" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTaxPortionAttributableToParent"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ReclassificationFromAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeCurrentPeriodNetOfTaxAbstract_019e2771-639f-7b74-91fc-0f9f4810b706" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTaxPortionAttributableToParent_019e2771-639f-700c-bb78-b0fe86eb910c" xlink:type="arc" order="5"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_StockholdersEquity_019e2771-639f-72a9-ad27-ebc85e0592d4" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_StockholdersEquity"/>
  </link:definitionLink>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.hotus.com/role/SegmentandGeographicInformationScheduleofSegmentInformationbySegmentDetails" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="hele-20260531.xsd#SegmentandGeographicInformationScheduleofSegmentInformationbySegmentDetails"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://www.hotus.com/role/SegmentandGeographicInformationScheduleofSegmentInformationbySegmentDetails" xlink:type="extended">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_SegmentReportingInformationLineItems_019e2771-639f-76d1-829b-ac018d1e1d78" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_SegmentReportingInformationLineItems"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfSegmentReportingInformationBySegmentTable_019e2771-639f-774f-b636-2bc150589d45" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ScheduleOfSegmentReportingInformationBySegmentTable"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/all" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_SegmentReportingInformationLineItems_019e2771-639f-76d1-829b-ac018d1e1d78" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfSegmentReportingInformationBySegmentTable_019e2771-639f-774f-b636-2bc150589d45" xlink:type="arc" order="1" xbrldt:closed="true" xbrldt:contextElement="segment"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis_019e2771-639f-7dde-9b2f-abe60c5c28b6" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfSegmentReportingInformationBySegmentTable_019e2771-639f-774f-b636-2bc150589d45" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis_019e2771-639f-7dde-9b2f-abe60c5c28b6" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_SegmentDomain_019e2771-639f-7dde-9b2f-abe60c5c28b6_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_SegmentDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis_019e2771-639f-7dde-9b2f-abe60c5c28b6" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_SegmentDomain_019e2771-639f-7dde-9b2f-abe60c5c28b6_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_SegmentDomain_019e2771-639f-7283-9e51-bb6733d9d4f0" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_SegmentDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis_019e2771-639f-7dde-9b2f-abe60c5c28b6" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_SegmentDomain_019e2771-639f-7283-9e51-bb6733d9d4f0" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_hele_HomeOutdoorSegmentMember_019e2771-639f-7db7-8d43-2d68b4eab4dc" xlink:href="hele-20260531.xsd#hele_HomeOutdoorSegmentMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_SegmentDomain_019e2771-639f-7283-9e51-bb6733d9d4f0" xlink:to="loc_hele_HomeOutdoorSegmentMember_019e2771-639f-7db7-8d43-2d68b4eab4dc" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_hele_BeautyWellnessSegmentMember_019e2771-639f-78df-83cc-a80c7f2a21e3" xlink:href="hele-20260531.xsd#hele_BeautyWellnessSegmentMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_SegmentDomain_019e2771-639f-7283-9e51-bb6733d9d4f0" xlink:to="loc_hele_BeautyWellnessSegmentMember_019e2771-639f-78df-83cc-a80c7f2a21e3" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_ConsolidationItemsAxis_019e2771-639f-786a-8eed-8a3e2278cee0" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_ConsolidationItemsAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfSegmentReportingInformationBySegmentTable_019e2771-639f-774f-b636-2bc150589d45" xlink:to="loc_srt_ConsolidationItemsAxis_019e2771-639f-786a-8eed-8a3e2278cee0" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_ConsolidationItemsDomain_019e2771-639f-786a-8eed-8a3e2278cee0_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_ConsolidationItemsDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_srt_ConsolidationItemsAxis_019e2771-639f-786a-8eed-8a3e2278cee0" xlink:to="loc_srt_ConsolidationItemsDomain_019e2771-639f-786a-8eed-8a3e2278cee0_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_ConsolidationItemsDomain_019e2771-639f-700b-8478-cf025a76d252" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_ConsolidationItemsDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_srt_ConsolidationItemsAxis_019e2771-639f-786a-8eed-8a3e2278cee0" xlink:to="loc_srt_ConsolidationItemsDomain_019e2771-639f-700b-8478-cf025a76d252" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember_019e2771-639f-74da-9786-8473d7103213" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_srt_ConsolidationItemsDomain_019e2771-639f-700b-8478-cf025a76d252" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember_019e2771-639f-74da-9786-8473d7103213" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax_019e2771-639f-7986-a29e-0c41f0bc07da" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_SegmentReportingInformationLineItems_019e2771-639f-76d1-829b-ac018d1e1d78" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax_019e2771-639f-7986-a29e-0c41f0bc07da" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_CostOfGoodsAndServicesSold_019e2771-639f-722b-934f-ad1d96eca878" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_CostOfGoodsAndServicesSold"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_SegmentReportingInformationLineItems_019e2771-639f-76d1-829b-ac018d1e1d78" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_CostOfGoodsAndServicesSold_019e2771-639f-722b-934f-ad1d96eca878" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_OperatingExpenses_019e2771-639f-7b77-9726-f4d9486c2543" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_OperatingExpenses"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_SegmentReportingInformationLineItems_019e2771-639f-76d1-829b-ac018d1e1d78" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_OperatingExpenses_019e2771-639f-7b77-9726-f4d9486c2543" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss_019e2771-639f-7b56-86df-1793f06fc1ff" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_SegmentReportingInformationLineItems_019e2771-639f-76d1-829b-ac018d1e1d78" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss_019e2771-639f-7b56-86df-1793f06fc1ff" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_NonoperatingIncomeExpense_019e2771-639f-733f-a4c8-18a268e4563e" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_NonoperatingIncomeExpense"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_SegmentReportingInformationLineItems_019e2771-639f-76d1-829b-ac018d1e1d78" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_NonoperatingIncomeExpense_019e2771-639f-733f-a4c8-18a268e4563e" xlink:type="arc" order="4"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_InterestExpenseNonoperating_019e2771-639f-7797-b432-ccd5b97c77dd" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_InterestExpenseNonoperating"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_SegmentReportingInformationLineItems_019e2771-639f-76d1-829b-ac018d1e1d78" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_InterestExpenseNonoperating_019e2771-639f-7797-b432-ccd5b97c77dd" xlink:type="arc" order="5"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest_019e2771-639f-7792-945e-16217dbcc807" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_SegmentReportingInformationLineItems_019e2771-639f-76d1-829b-ac018d1e1d78" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest_019e2771-639f-7792-945e-16217dbcc807" xlink:type="arc" order="6"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges_019e2771-639f-7c14-8eb7-6e3935393d21" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_SegmentReportingInformationLineItems_019e2771-639f-76d1-829b-ac018d1e1d78" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges_019e2771-639f-7c14-8eb7-6e3935393d21" xlink:type="arc" order="7"/>
  </link:definitionLink>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.hotus.com/role/SegmentandGeographicInformationScheduleofReportableSegmentInformationDetails" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="hele-20260531.xsd#SegmentandGeographicInformationScheduleofReportableSegmentInformationDetails"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://www.hotus.com/role/SegmentandGeographicInformationScheduleofReportableSegmentInformationDetails" xlink:type="extended">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_SegmentReportingInformationLineItems_019e2771-639f-7430-b089-629b9913a40e" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_SegmentReportingInformationLineItems"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfSegmentReportingInformationBySegmentTable_019e2771-639f-7afe-91d0-d92a1878560b" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ScheduleOfSegmentReportingInformationBySegmentTable"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/all" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_SegmentReportingInformationLineItems_019e2771-639f-7430-b089-629b9913a40e" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfSegmentReportingInformationBySegmentTable_019e2771-639f-7afe-91d0-d92a1878560b" xlink:type="arc" order="1" xbrldt:closed="true" xbrldt:contextElement="segment"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis_019e2771-639f-7484-ac11-98d0c3397a7d" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfSegmentReportingInformationBySegmentTable_019e2771-639f-7afe-91d0-d92a1878560b" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis_019e2771-639f-7484-ac11-98d0c3397a7d" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_SegmentDomain_019e2771-639f-7484-ac11-98d0c3397a7d_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_SegmentDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis_019e2771-639f-7484-ac11-98d0c3397a7d" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_SegmentDomain_019e2771-639f-7484-ac11-98d0c3397a7d_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_SegmentDomain_019e2771-639f-75b9-8fa7-940755f67847" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_SegmentDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis_019e2771-639f-7484-ac11-98d0c3397a7d" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_SegmentDomain_019e2771-639f-75b9-8fa7-940755f67847" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_hele_HomeOutdoorSegmentMember_019e2771-639f-7654-a566-1309534a31c2" xlink:href="hele-20260531.xsd#hele_HomeOutdoorSegmentMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_SegmentDomain_019e2771-639f-75b9-8fa7-940755f67847" xlink:to="loc_hele_HomeOutdoorSegmentMember_019e2771-639f-7654-a566-1309534a31c2" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_hele_BeautyWellnessSegmentMember_019e2771-639f-7985-bba8-05655d2215f9" xlink:href="hele-20260531.xsd#hele_BeautyWellnessSegmentMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_SegmentDomain_019e2771-639f-75b9-8fa7-940755f67847" xlink:to="loc_hele_BeautyWellnessSegmentMember_019e2771-639f-7985-bba8-05655d2215f9" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_ConsolidationItemsAxis_019e2771-639f-7494-8520-9e6f6df055dc" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_ConsolidationItemsAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfSegmentReportingInformationBySegmentTable_019e2771-639f-7afe-91d0-d92a1878560b" xlink:to="loc_srt_ConsolidationItemsAxis_019e2771-639f-7494-8520-9e6f6df055dc" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_ConsolidationItemsDomain_019e2771-639f-7494-8520-9e6f6df055dc_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_ConsolidationItemsDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_srt_ConsolidationItemsAxis_019e2771-639f-7494-8520-9e6f6df055dc" xlink:to="loc_srt_ConsolidationItemsDomain_019e2771-639f-7494-8520-9e6f6df055dc_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_ConsolidationItemsDomain_019e2771-639f-7cfa-a888-c903d13be5d0" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_ConsolidationItemsDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_srt_ConsolidationItemsAxis_019e2771-639f-7494-8520-9e6f6df055dc" xlink:to="loc_srt_ConsolidationItemsDomain_019e2771-639f-7cfa-a888-c903d13be5d0" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember_019e2771-639f-7205-a71e-16c3af90130a" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_srt_ConsolidationItemsDomain_019e2771-639f-7cfa-a888-c903d13be5d0" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember_019e2771-639f-7205-a71e-16c3af90130a" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_SegmentExpenditureAdditionToLongLivedAssets_019e2771-639f-7246-afb0-4f771e2662f8" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_SegmentExpenditureAdditionToLongLivedAssets"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_SegmentReportingInformationLineItems_019e2771-639f-7430-b089-629b9913a40e" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_SegmentExpenditureAdditionToLongLivedAssets_019e2771-639f-7246-afb0-4f771e2662f8" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization_019e2771-639f-7c39-8e2d-92e1c32f33ae" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_SegmentReportingInformationLineItems_019e2771-639f-7430-b089-629b9913a40e" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization_019e2771-639f-7c39-8e2d-92e1c32f33ae" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation_019e2771-639f-7984-bc29-b7103459e4dc" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_SegmentReportingInformationLineItems_019e2771-639f-7430-b089-629b9913a40e" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation_019e2771-639f-7984-bc29-b7103459e4dc" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges_019e2771-639f-7db5-9b67-be79925c1a1d" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_SegmentReportingInformationLineItems_019e2771-639f-7430-b089-629b9913a40e" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges_019e2771-639f-7db5-9b67-be79925c1a1d" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
  </link:definitionLink>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.hotus.com/role/SegmentandGeographicInformationScheduleofRevenuebyDomesticandInternationalDetails" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="hele-20260531.xsd#SegmentandGeographicInformationScheduleofRevenuebyDomesticandInternationalDetails"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://www.hotus.com/role/SegmentandGeographicInformationScheduleofRevenuebyDomesticandInternationalDetails" xlink:type="extended">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_SegmentReportingInformationLineItems_019e2771-639f-7d67-8019-6561a5ebeb19" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_SegmentReportingInformationLineItems"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfSegmentReportingInformationBySegmentTable_019e2771-639f-7b5d-be1b-4c9aac103e16" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ScheduleOfSegmentReportingInformationBySegmentTable"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/all" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_SegmentReportingInformationLineItems_019e2771-639f-7d67-8019-6561a5ebeb19" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfSegmentReportingInformationBySegmentTable_019e2771-639f-7b5d-be1b-4c9aac103e16" xlink:type="arc" order="1" xbrldt:closed="true" xbrldt:contextElement="segment"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis_019e2771-639f-7d8b-a2b8-98c68e133f63" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfSegmentReportingInformationBySegmentTable_019e2771-639f-7b5d-be1b-4c9aac103e16" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis_019e2771-639f-7d8b-a2b8-98c68e133f63" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskBenchmarkDomain_019e2771-639f-7d8b-a2b8-98c68e133f63_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskBenchmarkDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis_019e2771-639f-7d8b-a2b8-98c68e133f63" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskBenchmarkDomain_019e2771-639f-7d8b-a2b8-98c68e133f63_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskBenchmarkDomain_019e2771-639f-75fd-8a08-01b67bac5e0d" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskBenchmarkDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis_019e2771-639f-7d8b-a2b8-98c68e133f63" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskBenchmarkDomain_019e2771-639f-75fd-8a08-01b67bac5e0d" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_RevenueFromContractWithCustomerMember_019e2771-639f-780f-979f-b62819ea627e" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_RevenueFromContractWithCustomerMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskBenchmarkDomain_019e2771-639f-75fd-8a08-01b67bac5e0d" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_RevenueFromContractWithCustomerMember_019e2771-639f-780f-979f-b62819ea627e" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis_019e2771-639f-7fea-9bd6-371734bac548" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfSegmentReportingInformationBySegmentTable_019e2771-639f-7b5d-be1b-4c9aac103e16" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis_019e2771-639f-7fea-9bd6-371734bac548" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskTypeDomain_019e2771-639f-7fea-9bd6-371734bac548_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskTypeDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis_019e2771-639f-7fea-9bd6-371734bac548" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskTypeDomain_019e2771-639f-7fea-9bd6-371734bac548_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskTypeDomain_019e2771-639f-717a-8c98-fe266ee2c153" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskTypeDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis_019e2771-639f-7fea-9bd6-371734bac548" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskTypeDomain_019e2771-639f-717a-8c98-fe266ee2c153" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_GeographicConcentrationRiskMember_019e2771-639f-701a-adeb-3dd6f7358339" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_GeographicConcentrationRiskMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskTypeDomain_019e2771-639f-717a-8c98-fe266ee2c153" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_GeographicConcentrationRiskMember_019e2771-639f-701a-adeb-3dd6f7358339" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_StatementGeographicalAxis_019e2771-639f-7100-80e5-26199f6142c4" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_StatementGeographicalAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfSegmentReportingInformationBySegmentTable_019e2771-639f-7b5d-be1b-4c9aac103e16" xlink:to="loc_srt_StatementGeographicalAxis_019e2771-639f-7100-80e5-26199f6142c4" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_SegmentGeographicalDomain_019e2771-639f-7100-80e5-26199f6142c4_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_SegmentGeographicalDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_srt_StatementGeographicalAxis_019e2771-639f-7100-80e5-26199f6142c4" xlink:to="loc_srt_SegmentGeographicalDomain_019e2771-639f-7100-80e5-26199f6142c4_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_SegmentGeographicalDomain_019e2771-639f-7917-baa5-2bfab1f70a2e" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_SegmentGeographicalDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_srt_StatementGeographicalAxis_019e2771-639f-7100-80e5-26199f6142c4" xlink:to="loc_srt_SegmentGeographicalDomain_019e2771-639f-7917-baa5-2bfab1f70a2e" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_country_US_019e2771-639f-785e-9170-081d90d173d6" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/country/2026/country-2026.xsd#country_US"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_srt_SegmentGeographicalDomain_019e2771-639f-7917-baa5-2bfab1f70a2e" xlink:to="loc_country_US_019e2771-639f-785e-9170-081d90d173d6" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_NonUsMember_019e2771-639f-7d2f-9eec-f058b502927a" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_NonUsMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_srt_SegmentGeographicalDomain_019e2771-639f-7917-baa5-2bfab1f70a2e" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_NonUsMember_019e2771-639f-7d2f-9eec-f058b502927a" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax_019e2771-639f-74a8-8e0f-42ac0bdc9073" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_SegmentReportingInformationLineItems_019e2771-639f-7d67-8019-6561a5ebeb19" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax_019e2771-639f-74a8-8e0f-42ac0bdc9073" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1_019e2771-639f-7101-9c56-06a910ac4aed" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_SegmentReportingInformationLineItems_019e2771-639f-7d67-8019-6561a5ebeb19" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1_019e2771-639f-7101-9c56-06a910ac4aed" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
  </link:definitionLink>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.hotus.com/role/EarningsPerShareDetails" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="hele-20260531.xsd#EarningsPerShareDetails"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://www.hotus.com/role/EarningsPerShareDetails" xlink:type="extended">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareLineItems_019e49ad-9b85-7816-9503-92baa57f3dfd" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareLineItems"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfAntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareTable_019e49ad-9b85-721c-81ff-35644a129e95" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ScheduleOfAntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareTable"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/all" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareLineItems_019e49ad-9b85-7816-9503-92baa57f3dfd" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfAntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareTable_019e49ad-9b85-721c-81ff-35644a129e95" xlink:type="arc" order="1" xbrldt:closed="true" xbrldt:contextElement="segment"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareByAntidilutiveSecuritiesAxis_019e49ad-9b85-7db4-b291-9779083ddd59" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareByAntidilutiveSecuritiesAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfAntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareTable_019e49ad-9b85-721c-81ff-35644a129e95" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareByAntidilutiveSecuritiesAxis_019e49ad-9b85-7db4-b291-9779083ddd59" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesNameDomain_019e49ad-9b85-7db4-b291-9779083ddd59_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesNameDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareByAntidilutiveSecuritiesAxis_019e49ad-9b85-7db4-b291-9779083ddd59" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesNameDomain_019e49ad-9b85-7db4-b291-9779083ddd59_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesNameDomain_019e49ad-9b85-724b-b81c-3d64097eb4d7" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesNameDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareByAntidilutiveSecuritiesAxis_019e49ad-9b85-7db4-b291-9779083ddd59" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesNameDomain_019e49ad-9b85-724b-b81c-3d64097eb4d7" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_StockCompensationPlanMember_019e49ad-9b85-77e3-9066-4bbaea6eeaa0" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_StockCompensationPlanMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesNameDomain_019e49ad-9b85-724b-b81c-3d64097eb4d7" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_StockCompensationPlanMember_019e49ad-9b85-77e3-9066-4bbaea6eeaa0" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberDilutedSharesOutstandingAdjustmentAbstract_019e2771-639f-73a5-8c10-eb11018311ea" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberDilutedSharesOutstandingAdjustmentAbstract"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareLineItems_019e49ad-9b85-7816-9503-92baa57f3dfd" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberDilutedSharesOutstandingAdjustmentAbstract_019e2771-639f-73a5-8c10-eb11018311ea" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic_019e2771-639f-7334-8073-a284f532c083" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberDilutedSharesOutstandingAdjustmentAbstract_019e2771-639f-73a5-8c10-eb11018311ea" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic_019e2771-639f-7334-8073-a284f532c083" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_IncrementalCommonSharesAttributableToShareBasedPaymentArrangements_019e2771-639f-7402-b3ad-8a7bf34e63b6" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_IncrementalCommonSharesAttributableToShareBasedPaymentArrangements"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberDilutedSharesOutstandingAdjustmentAbstract_019e2771-639f-73a5-8c10-eb11018311ea" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_IncrementalCommonSharesAttributableToShareBasedPaymentArrangements_019e2771-639f-7402-b3ad-8a7bf34e63b6" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding_019e2771-639f-741c-bc27-64d81060cf2d" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberDilutedSharesOutstandingAdjustmentAbstract_019e2771-639f-73a5-8c10-eb11018311ea" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding_019e2771-639f-741c-bc27-64d81060cf2d" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount_019e2771-639f-7138-a451-246f44ed76ce" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareLineItems_019e49ad-9b85-7816-9503-92baa57f3dfd" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount_019e2771-639f-7138-a451-246f44ed76ce" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
  </link:definitionLink>
</link:linkbase>
