In the late 1920's, an ambitious young woman named Merle Nethercutt Norman began sharing skin care products that she had created with her family and friends. Merle Norman Cosmetics researches, develops, manufactures, and packages its own line of skin care and color products all in the USA and are completely free of animal testing. The American made line includes hundreds of tried and true products, addressing the full spectrum of skin care and color needs for all women.