LXMI
Retail Health and Personal Care ProductsNew York, United States11-50 Employees
LXMI operates in the retail health and personal care space, focusing on skincare that emphasizes rare ingredients sourced from unique terroirs. The brand centers its approach around three core ideas: sourcing unusual botanicals, creating work opportunities for women through its supply chains, and using potent organic plant compounds. Its signature ingredient, Nilotica, is paired with Nilotica Reserve, which is described as having higher essential fatty acids and skin-visible vitamin crystals as part of an impact-driven sourcing model. The company’s founding traces to Leila Janah, who discovered Nilotica in Uganda and built a supply chain through non-profit collectives to ensure living wages for producers. Based in New York City, LXMI positions itself as a premium skincare label that links product performance with social impact by guaranteeing wages well above local averages for its primary ingredient harvests.