Native-owned skincare company N8iV Beauty named to TIME100 list
N8iV Beauty, founded by a citizen of the Rincon Band of Luiseño Indians, was recognized by TIME as one of the most influential companies in fashion and beauty for 2026
N8iV Beauty, a Native-owned skincare company founded by Ruth-Ann Thorn of the Rincon Band of Luiseño/Payómkawichum Indians, was named one of TIME magazine’s 10 most influential fashion and beauty companies for 2026, according to reporting by ICT. The company, founded in 2022, uses acorn oil sourced from tribal lands and Indigenous plant-based ingredients in its skincare products. TIME reported the company will expand into Nordstrom stores and more than 100 Ritz-Carlton spas this year.
According to ICT, Thorn said the company was created after her daughter asked why Native American skincare brands were not represented in beauty stores. Thorn said she worked with tribal elders and medicine people to develop products centered on traditional plant medicine, including acorn oil and cactus extracts. TIME said N8iV Beauty became the first Indigenous beauty brand featured at Coachella and won an Allure Best of Beauty Award in 2025 for its exfoliator.
- 1.Sandra Hale Schulman. ICT.
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