Mushrooms have been valued as a traditional source of natural bioactive compounds\nfor centuries and have recently been exploited for potential components in the cosmetics industry.\nNumerous mushrooms and their ingredients have been known to be beneficial to the skin and\nhair. The representative ingredients are as follows: phenolics, polyphenolics, terpenoids, selenium,\npolysaccharides, vitamins, and volatile organic compounds. These compounds show excellent\nantioxidant, anti-aging, anti-wrinkle, skin whitening, and moisturizing effects, which make them\nideal candidates for cosmetics products. This review provides some perspectives of mushrooms\n(and/or extracts) and their ingredients presently used, or patented to be used, in both cosmeceuticals\nfor topical administration and nutricosmetics for oral administration. With the small percentage of\nmushrooms presently identified and utilized, more mushroom species will be discovered, verified,\nand cultivated in the future, boosting the development of relevant industry. Combining with progress\nin genomics, proteomics, metabolomics, and systems pharmacology, mushrooms can find their way\ninto cosmetics with multiple approaches.
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