Ingredient · INCI listed
Snow Mushroom (Tremella Fuciformis)
Snow mushroom is a polysaccharide-rich fungus traditionally used in Chinese medicine. Its molecular structure mimics hyaluronic acid but with smaller particle sizes, allowing deeper skin penetration. It's an increasingly popular alternative to HA in K-beauty and clean-beauty formulations.
Evidence — Promising
Data summary
Products containing
28
Most common in
12 products
serums
Typical pairing
Hyaluronic Acid
Evidence level
Promising. Research supports hydration comparable to hyaluronic acid, with some evidence of antioxidant activity. The clinical data is growing but less extensive than HA's — consider it a strong supporting ingredient rather than a fully validated HA replacement.
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