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Have you ever thought that mushrooms could be used, as well as in the kitchen, also in the cosmetic field? It might seem like a joke but in reality it is. Different types of mushrooms are used in skincare as real beauty products, to be combined with other natural ingredients and with excellent nourishing and purifying actions.
Let’s see below how they are used and what are the main benefits.
Mushrooms in skincare: the new beauty products
Good, tasty, delicate and of different types: mushrooms cannot be missing on our tables, especially when they are in season, during the autumn period. But the real news is, as mentioned, their presence and their use in the beauty world as one of the leading products in daily skincare.
In reality, and certainly the most attentive connoisseurs will know, it is not a real novelty that mushrooms are used in the cosmetic sector.
For centuries they have been indispensable protagonists in oriental cultures, above all because of their properties and curative effects.
Mushrooms: skincare is enriched with new products
Once we have established the importance of mushrooms in skincare as excellent beauty and health products, let’s move on to see what are the benefits for the skin.
First, we must emphasize theirs healing and beneficial component: in fact, Chinese culture has been using them for centuries, especially two varieties, Reishi and Cordyceps. But even in the West they began to use them starting from the early 2000s. In particular, the Origins brand in 2005 he created in collaboration with Dr. Andrew Weil a line dedicated to this product, designed to treat skin inflammation.
What are its benefits?
Mushrooms are first of all one of the natural ingredients beneficial for the immune system, as, being rich in antioxidants, they help to counteract thecellular aging, to reduce the risk of inflammation and skin imperfections such as dark spots. But not only: some types are used in herbal medicine to rebalance the body.
But the real peculiarity of most of the varieties of mushrooms is theprotective and repairing action from aggressive external agents such as oxidative stress and pollution.
Mushrooms in skincare: products and types
Obviously not all varieties of mushrooms can be used in the cosmetic world, there are some poisonous that cause death, others instead harmless and very useful. In the beauty field, they are mainly used four types of mushrooms and I’m:
- Chaga mushroom
- Cordyceps mushroom
- Reishi mushroom
- Shiitake mushroom.
How to use mushrooms as skincare products
All four types of mushrooms are ideal for purifying the skin, nourishing it and protecting it from external agents such as pollution. Furthermore, being rich in antioxidants, they help to counteract cellular aging and the appearance of free radicals. And finally, they are excellent because they stimulate the production of collagen giving the skin a better, brighter and cleaner appearance.
Finally, the last species, the Shiitake mushroom, is often used in beauty treatments to brighten the skin counteracting dark spots and acne scars.
