Lions Mane Glycerin Extract
Lions Mane Glycerin Extract is a glycerin-based liquid extract of Lion's Mane (Hericium erinaceus), a medicinal mushroom, made for cosmetic and personal-care developers. Bio-Botanica produces it through the low-heat Bio-Chelated cold-extraction process at its FDA-inspected cGMP facility in Hauppauge, New York, preserving a full-spectrum botanical profile.
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What Is Lions Mane Glycerin Extract?
Lions Mane Glycerin Extract comes from Hericium erinaceus, a cascading, icicle-like medicinal mushroom that grows on hardwoods across the temperate Northern Hemisphere. Supplied full-spectrum and non-standardized in glycerin, an alcohol-free humectant base, it integrates into the water phase and is intended for cosmetic and personal-care development. Its distinctive cascade of soft white spines makes lion's mane one of the most visually recognizable of the culinary-and-medicinal fungi.
Market Demand
Lion's mane has become a headline functional mushroom, and consumer interest in the category has carried it into topical formats; the functional-mushroom market as a whole continues to post robust forecast growth across nutrition and beauty. A glycerin-carried extract lets beauty brands attach that lion's-mane recognition to water-phase formulas, as curiosity about functional fungi spills well beyond the supplement aisle into personal care.
Formulation Applications
The extract folds into toners, serums, essences, hydrating gels, and mask bases during cold or gentle warm processing. As a naturally occurring fungal botanical, it lends a clean mushroom-forward story to structure/function positioning, with no promise made to the consumer. The extract is easy to meter, holds up across a mild pH range, and pairs with other fungal and botanical actives.
Why Formulators Choose Bio-Botanica
Family-owned since 1972, Bio-Botanica extracts this fungus at its FDA-inspected cGMP facility in Hauppauge, New York, where the low-heat Bio-Chelated process maintains a Holistically Balanced profile of naturally occurring constituents. Each lot is checked onsite for identity, microbial, and heavy-metal specifications using HPLC and ICP/MS, and Kosher, Halal, and Organic certification can be arranged.
Common Buyer Questions
What is Lions Mane Glycerin Extract, and what species and plant part does it come from?
Lions Mane Glycerin Extract is a cosmetic glycerin extract made from Lion's Mane (Hericium erinaceus), a medicinal fungus in the Hericiaceae family, native to Temperate forests of the Northern Hemisphere (North America, Europe, and Asia). It is produced by Bio-Botanica through our proprietary Bio-Chelated low-heat cold-extraction process, which is designed to preserve a Holistically Balanced, full-spectrum profile of its naturally occurring constituents.
What extract form is this, and what is it carried in?
This is a Cosmetic Glycerin Extract, and the carrier is Glycerin. The glycerin base gives formulators an alcohol-free liquid ingredient. The exact carrier and any processing details are documented on the Spec Sheet/TDS that accompanies samples.
Does Lions Mane Glycerin Extract contain alcohol?
No — Lions Mane Glycerin Extract is a glycerin-based, alcohol-free extract, not an alcohol-based tincture. For any residual solvent or processing details, refer to the Spec Sheet/TDS and representative COA.
Is Lions Mane Glycerin Extract standardized to a specific compound?
Lions Mane Glycerin Extract is a full-spectrum, Holistically Balanced extract and is non-standardized. It is designed to reflect the naturally occurring constituents of the botanical rather than an isolated, quantified compound.
What applications and formats is Lions Mane Glycerin Extract suited for?
Lions Mane Glycerin Extract is formulated for topical, personal-care applications such as facial care, serums, creams, and lotions. Its glycerin base suits clean-label systems where formulators want a concentrated botanical ingredient to work into their formulation.
What industries and positioning does Lions Mane Glycerin Extract fit?
It fits the Cosmetics and Personal Care categories as a botanical ingredient that formulators incorporate into their own products according to their positioning and specifications.
Where does the Lion's Mane originate?
Lion's Mane (Hericium erinaceus) is native to Temperate forests of the Northern Hemisphere (North America, Europe, and Asia). Sourcing and country-of-origin details for a given lot are documented on the TDS that accompanies samples.
How does Lions Mane Glycerin Extract behave for solubility and compatibility?
As a glycerin-based liquid, Lions Mane Glycerin Extract is intended for water-compatible formulations where a botanical liquid can be blended into your matrix. We recommend reviewing the Spec Sheet/TDS and evaluating a sample within your specific formulation to confirm compatibility and handling.
What certifications are available for this ingredient?
Bio-Botanica operates under NSF, cGMP, and FSSC 22000 quality systems, and Kosher, Halal, and Organic certification is available. Our facility in Hauppauge, New York is FDA-inspected; specific certification for your order can be confirmed with our team.
What documentation ships with Lions Mane Glycerin Extract?
Samples ship with a Spec Sheet/TDS, a representative Certificate of Analysis (COA), and a Safety Data Sheet (SDS). These document the extract form, carrier, and testing so your team can evaluate the ingredient against your specifications.
How is Lions Mane Glycerin Extract sold, and what about samples and MOQ?
Lions Mane Glycerin Extract is sold in bulk to formulators and brands, not as a finished consumer product, and is offered in pack sizes of 4 kg, 10 kg, 19 kg, and 200 kg. Pricing is available by requesting a formal quote — our team quotes to your chosen pack size and volume, and samples ship with full documentation so you can assess fit before committing.
How is Lions Mane Glycerin Extract manufactured and tested?
Lions Mane Glycerin Extract is manufactured at Bio-Botanica's FDA-inspected cGMP facility in Hauppauge, New York using our proprietary Bio-Chelated low-heat cold-extraction process. Testing is performed in our onsite quality lab using instrumentation including HPLC, UPLC-MS/MS, GC/MS, LC/MS, and ICP/MS, covering identity, microbial, USP, and heavy-metal testing from raw-material intake through finished product, supported by third-party labs.