EXHIBIT 23.1

                      DASZKAL, BOLTON, MANELA, DEVLIN & CO.
                          CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
                   A PARTNERSHIP OF PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

       2401 N.W. BOCA RATON BOULEVARD, SUITE 100 BOCA RATON, FLORIDA 33431
                   TELEPHONE (561) 367-1040 FAX (561) 750-3236

JEFFREY A. BOLTON, CPA, P.A.                   MEMBER OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE
MICHAEL I. DASZKAL, CPA, P.A.                  OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
ROBERT A. MANELA, CPA, P.A.
TIMOTHY R. DEVLIN. CPA, P.A.
MICHAEL S. KRIDEL, CPA, P.A.

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT

We hereby consent to the use of our audit report dated July 27, 2000, in the
form 10-K of Hydron Technologies, Inc., for the year ended December 31, 1999.

                                 /s/Daszkal, Bolton, Manela, Devlin & co., CPA's

Boca Raton, Florida
August 21, 2000