Every
day around the world, women pamper their skin
with the most advanced skin care technology from
Mary Kay. They
plump their lashes with the latest mascara formulations
and apply the most fashionable lipstick colors
created to coordinate with global fashion trends.
Mary Kay manufacturing and quality assurance departments
ensure that consumers everywhere have a consistent,
quality experience each time they use Mary Kay®
products. While the product line varies throughout
our more than 30 worldwide markets, the Company’s
commitment to quality never waivers.
Meeting Consumer Needs
Worldwide
To meet the needs of the Mary Kay independent
sales force wherever they are in the world, Mary
Kay Inc. has two state-of-the-art manufacturing
facilities: one near our Company headquarters
in Dallas, Texas, and the other in Hangzhou, China.
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U.S.
Manufacturing
The U.S. plant is a 420,000-square-foot facility
that processes some of the world’s most
popular skin care and color cosmetics products.
Having been recognized as an FDA-registered
drug manufacturing plant, Mary Kay Inc. is
able to produce and distribute products classified
as over-the-counter drugs, such as sunscreen.
During a typical 10-hour shift, the Dallas
manufacturing facility can produce:
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70,000 trays of Mary Kay®
Mineral Cheek Color.
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70,000 trays of Mary Kay®
Mineral Eye Color.
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30,000 tubes of Mary Kay®
Creme Lipstick.
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22,000 bottles of Mary Kay®
Hydrating Lotion.
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70,000 tubes of Mary Kay®
Medium/Full Coverage Foundation.
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70,000 bottles
of TimeWise® Day Solution Sunscreen SPF
25*.
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70,000 bottles of TimeWise®
Night Solution.
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34,000 bottles of TimeWise®
Targeted-Action™ Eye Revitalizer.
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International
Manufacturing
In 1995, a second manufacturing plant opened
in Hangzhou, China, to manufacture and distribute
products to our independent sales force
members in China. More recently, a new,
195,000-square-foot facility opened in March
2006 to accommodate the growing business
in the Asia-Pacific region. International
Manufacturing works closely with Mary Kay
international markets to ensure that the
Company complies with packaging and registration
requirements that vary from market to market.
In China, Mary Kay Inc.’s manufacturing
plant has been designated an ISO 9001 facility,
a prestigious recognition of the Company’s
commitment to meet the highest quality standards
in the world.
A Quest for Quality
Once the most desirable form of a product
is created and tested, the formula is produced
on a large scale and packaged for shipment.
Mary Kay Inc. relies on a team of highly
trained scientists, chemists, technicians,
quality engineers and inspectors to ensure
that quality and safety standards are met
or exceeded to ensure consumer satisfaction.
Incoming packaging components are inspected
before use, product samples are continually
checked for microbiological purity, and
staff and computerized systems continuously
monitor production lines at the manufacturing
plants.
To give you an example of the Mary Kay
superior standards of quality, the quality
assurance team performs on average each
year:
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More than
1,000 stability studies on products.
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More than 100,000
analytical measurements of products
and 250,000 measurements of packaging
components.
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More than 300,000
tests on ingredients and finished
goods.
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*Over the counter drug product |
