Through life’s pressure, I will create diamonds. That’s the attitude from which legacies are born.

 Lois was raised in Jamaica and migrated to the United States at the age of 16. Although life was very different as a teenager in New York than it had been in her homeland, she brought with her the inner glow and confidence that her grandmother had instilled along the way.

While in NY, she met a man who she would go on to spend 30 yrs with and build a family and a legacy with.

Michael Hines began Tropic Isle in 1992 with a suitcase, a gallon of Jamaican Black Castor Oil, a hand cart, and a dream to celebrate Jamaican traditions & remedies. Later it would become Tropic Isle Living. It was then that Michael Anthony Hines would coin the name that is now recognized as “Jamaican Black Castor Oil”.

Following Michael's passing in 2016, Lois was given the option to sell Tropic Isle Living or to become the fearless leader that it greatly needed. Lois chose the latter.

Today, Lois has made it her mission to carry out Michael’s vision of making Jamaican Black Castor Oil a household staple, and Tropic Isle Living continues to flourish and now can be found in many beauty supply stores, health food stores, and major retailers around the globe.

 Tune in to her this beautiful story of resilience and determination. A journey, that in spite of the hardships along the way, was rooted in love. A love not only for her partner, but for God and how that loved carried her through those fires and made her a stronger person because of them.

You can connect with Lois on her website at tropicisleliving.com

On LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/in/lois-reid-hines-a33968273/

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