# Mary Kay
Mary Kay Inc. is a privately held American direct-selling company that manufactures and sells cosmetics, skin care, fragrance, and personal-care products through a global network of independent beauty consultants.
## Facts
- Founded: 1963
- Headquarters: 16251 Dallas Parkway, Addison, Texas, 75001, United States
- Category: Cosmetics and skin care (direct selling)
- Compensation plan: Multi-level marketing (party plan / unilevel-style retail + recruitment commission structure)
- Ownership: Private (controlled by the Ash/Rogers family, descendants and relatives of founder Mary Kay Ash, following a 1985 leveraged buyout)
- Scale: Approximately 4,500 employees across headquarters, manufacturing, and distribution facilities worldwide (per company's own Global Facilities page, including 1,200+ at the Addison, TX headquarters); a broader independent sales force of consultants operates separately and is not counted as employees
- Key markets: United States, China, Mexico, Russia, Germany, Brazil, Latin America (multiple markets), Asia-Pacific (multiple markets)
- Website: https://www.marykay.com
- Phone: 1-800-627-9529 (1-800-MARYKAY)

## Overview
Founded by Mary Kay Ash in Dallas, Texas in 1963 (with the help of her son Richard Rogers), the company built its business around independent sales consultants who demonstrate and sell products directly to customers, often through in-home parties or one-on-one appointments, rather than through retail stores. Ash's original approach emphasized product education and personal skin-care consultations over high-pressure selling. Mary Kay is privately owned and has been controlled by the Ash/Rogers family since a 1985 leveraged buyout led by Richard Rogers and Mary Kay Ash. The company operates a global headquarters campus in Addison, Texas, along with a manufacturing/R&D facility in Lewisville, Texas and additional facilities in China, plus regional distribution and market offices supporting sales in dozens of countries across North America, Latin America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific. The company's product line centers on skin care, color cosmetics, fragrances, and body/personal-care items, sold exclusively through its independent consultant sales force rather than direct retail.
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## Sources
- Mary Kay Contact Us (official), HQ address/phone confirmed: https://www.marykay.com/en/contact-us.html
- Mary Kay Global Facilities (official), HQ, employee counts, founding year confirmed: https://marykayglobal.com/global-facilities/
- Mary Kay Our History (official), founding date 1963 confirmed: https://marykayglobal.com/our-history/
- Wikipedia: Mary Kay, 1985 LBO and Rogers family ownership confirmed: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Kay
- Mary Kay corporate office listing (Addison, TX address/phone): https://www.corporateoffice.com/Mary-Kay-Inc.html
- Mary Kay Global LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/marykayglobal