About Keystone Laboratories

Our Beginnings

Keystone Laboratories, Inc.was founded in 1923 in Memphis, Tennessee. The original idea to start the company was inspired by a true entrepreneurial spirit and an attempt to meet the needs of a growing African-American community in Memphis.

Keystone Laboratories began formulating products not available to the average consumer. Its initial product offerings included tooth powder, beauty soap with pine tar, hair grease and deodorant powder. Products were sold door-to-door and provided extra earnings and income for "Independent Agents" during the first thirty years of Keystone's existence. At one time Keystone employed over 4,000 Agents across the United States.

Keystone Laboratories Today

Today, Keystone thrives as a multi-million dollar corporation with worldwide sales and distribution throughout the United States, Canada, Europe, Africa, and the Caribbean. We continue to search for interested distributor representation in the U.S. and abroad. If you are interested in becoming a Keystone Laboratories' distributor or broker, please see the Contact Us page within this website for further information

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As a contributing member of the community, we cherish our role as a corporate citizen and our involvement in the community. In 1982, Keystone established the Menke Foundation to support community based education, social & charitable organizations, and the artistic community. Most recently, sizable contributions have been made to historically black colleges and institutions to assist in furthering the education of needy students. During the past twenty years, charitable donations from the Menke Foundation's programs have totaled several million dollars.

We at Keystone Laboratories are proud of our past and eagerly anticipate the promises and opportunities of the future.