Tremella Mushroom Benefits in Skincare
What is Tremella Mushroom?
Commonly called “snow mushroom”, tremella mushroom has long been used in Asian traditional medicine. Moving into present times, the benefits of using tremella mushroom as a skincare ingredient have begun to gain traction with the increased popularity of clean and natural skincare ingredients. In this blog we will go into the benefits of using Tremella mushroom as a skincare ingredient as well as some of our favorite clean skincare formulas on the market that include tremella mushroom. Let’s go!
Benefits:
Tremella mushroom has many benefits when used in all natural skincare as it contains a wealth of nutrients that can improve any skincare routine. Here are just a few:
Natural Mimic of Hyaluronic Acid (HA):
Tremella mushroom has been found to be extremely similar to hyaluronic acid (Source). It offers similar moisturizing properties with the same molecular weight, which means it can be used as a substitute to HA, which is not a “dirty” ingredient but is man made. Tremella, on the other hand, is a completely natural ingredient since it is sourced directly from the tremella mushroom. Even more amazing is the fact that this substitution can take place without changing the feel of the product when it is applied.
Moisturizing:
Since hyaluronic acid is commonly used as a moisturizing ingredient, you may be able to conclude that tremella mushroom also offers great moisturizing effects. Due to its molecular properties trumella mushroom is able to hold up to 65% of its weight in water (Source). Moisturizing the skin has been proven to provide anti-aging benefits because wrinkles are most visible, and commonly form when the skin is dehydrated (Source).
Anti-Oxidant:
Antioxidants are always beneficial to include in your skincare routine because they help to eliminate free radicals in the skin. We want to eliminate free radicals in our skin because they help contribute to skin cell damage and wrinkle formation (Source). The main goal of many skincare products is to reduce skin cell damage and wrinkle formation so anti-oxidants are almost always a must for a good skincare routine. Luckily tremella mushroom does offer anti-oxidant properties (Source).
Great for Sensitive Skin:
As with most natural ingredients, tremella mushroom is a good ingredient to be used with sensitive skin. Since this ingredient is sourced directly from trumella mushroom and is not man-made, it is not commonly irritating, even with sensitive skin (Source).
Our bodies are complex, however, and as with any skincare ingredient, what does or does not irritate skin is completely different for everyone.
Tremella mushroom is much less likely to irritate skin, then other unnatural ingredients, and is definitely worth a try if your skin is sensitive to hyaluronic acid, and you still want to reap those moisturizing benefits!
Our Favorite Products feat. Tremella Mushroom:
XYZ Skincare Bounce Back Serum:
This serum was recently introduced to market as a skincare formula utilizing tremella mushroom and the reviews have been fantastic. This brand focuses on all clean and natural skincare and has excellent quality and pricing.
Bounce Back is a deeply hydrating super serum with 2% niacinamide, 1% super low molecular weight hyaluronic acid , pure skin-hydrator tremella mushroom + anti-aging retinol-alternative bakuchi fruit (bakuchiol).
Expect deeply hydrated, younger-looking skin (Source). Apply a few drops to tired, dull skin to brighten and even skin tone. This product is available on XYZ Skincare’s website as well as Amazon Prime for just $15!
The InKey List Snow Moisturizer:
This is a super-hydrating, lightweight jelly moisturizer helps to soothe, calm and reduce the appearance of redness, while providing an instant cooling effect on the skin. It main benefit is that it helps to reduce redness on the skin. After cleansing and serums, apply a blueberry sized amount to the face and neck (Source).
This has been a popular favorite if those who swear by the benefits of tremella mushroom. This is another product that is a good bang for your buck and it is costs only $9.99 on The InKey List’s Website.
Fresh Dew Snow Mushroom Gel-Cream Moisturizer:
This ultra-lightweight gel-cream moisturizer infuses parched skin with dewy, skin-plumping hydration.
The daily formula is supercharged by plant-based ingredients like Broccoli Seed Oil, Hyaluronic Acid, Snow Mushroom, and Niacinamide to soothe skin, support its natural moisture barrier, and improve overall texture and tone for a renewed, healthy-looking complexion (Source).
It is ideal for use on all skin types, a completely clean and natural formula, and is great for sensitive skin. This is one of our favorite tremella mushroom skin care formulas at Genie Supply. This product has a bit of a higher price sold at $22 on The Well People’s website.
Ready to Formulate with Tremella Mushroom?
If you’re ready to start your own skincare line with tremella mushroom, ask our team about adding it as one of your private label ingredient add-ons (you get 2 !) to any private label product (learn more) or request a custom formula (onboarding form here / learn more here) with tremella mushroom. No matter what, we’re all ears!
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