Ruth-Ann Thorne, a citizen of the Rincon Band of Luiseño/ Payómkawichum Indians in Southern California, owns several art galleries and now, a steadily growing beauty business. Thorne brand, N8iv Beauty, is the first skincare brand created by a Native woman and the first to be infused with acorn oil sourced from Tribal land. The brand utilizes traditional plant medicine in its skincare line and aims to propel Indigenous practices and knowledge to the forefront of the global beauty industry.