“…In cosmeceuticals and nutricosmetics, the extracts of a wide range of fungal species which are presently used, or patented to be used as ingredients incorporated in creams, lotions, ointments, serums, and tonics, including Lentinula edodes, Grifola frondosa, Ganoderma lucidum, Wolfiporia extensa, Cordyceps sinensis, Sparassis latifolia, Tremella spp. , Agaricus bisporus, Pleurotus ostreatus, Hypsizygus ulmarius, Fomes fomentarius, Agaricus subrufescens, Coprinus comatus, Hericium erinaceus, Mycoleptodonoides aitchisonii, Phellinus linteus, Schizophyllum commune, and Volvareilla volvacea [ [42] , [43] , [44] , [45] , [46] , [47] , [48] , [49] , [50] , [51] , [52] , [53] ]. The richness of bioactive components in culinary mushrooms make them a new focus in the cosmetic industry, mushroom oil for instance, contains a variety of phenolic and polyphenolic compounds that are useful in skin lightning effects due to their free radical scavenging and antioxidant activity.…”