Hawaiian Tropic Mansion Sells $3.6 Million

Posted: April 16, 2024 | Source: www.cltampa.com

Ron Rice went from his job as a high school chemistry teacher to a multi-millionaire suntan lotion tycoon with his Hawaiian Tropic suncare brand. First mixing his prototype concoctions in a 20-gallon trash can, he launched his company in 1969 and grew the brand into a veritable empire with $110 million in sales before selling to Playtex for $83 million in 2007. Ron died in 2022 in Daytona Beach; his 12,000-square-foot oceanfront mansion recently sold for $3.6 million.