Ingredient
Phellinus Linteus Extract
Phellinus Linteus Mushroom Extract
Meshimakobu Extract
Sanghuang Extract
What it is
An extract of Phellinus linteus, a medicinal mushroom used in traditional East Asian remedies, increasingly included in skincare as an antioxidant-positioned botanical extract.
How it works
Polysaccharides and phenolic compounds isolated from the mushroom have shown radical-scavenging activity in laboratory studies, which formulators cite as the basis for its antioxidant inclusion.
What it does
Skin conditioning
Antioxidant
Concerns to know
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Antioxidant
Offers antioxidant activity that helps defend the skin against everyday oxidative stress.