Shiitake Glycerin Extract
Shiitake Glycerin Extract is a glycerin-based liquid extract of Shiitake (Lentinula edodes), 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 Shiitake Glycerin Extract?
Shiitake is a medicinal mushroom rather than a plant, and this extract draws on the fruiting body of Lentinula edodes, a fungus long cultivated across East Asia. A member of the Omphalotaceae, it has a centuries-old place in East Asian kitchens and herbal tradition, which lends immediate consumer familiarity. Bio-Botanica presents it as an alcohol-free glycerin extract in glycerin, an alcohol-free humectant base, supplied full-spectrum and non-standardized so personal-care formulators can work a recognizable functional mushroom into water-phase concepts.
Market Demand
Functional mushrooms have crossed over from supplements into beauty, and the broader category is expanding quickly — Grand View Research valued the global mushroom extracts market at USD 13.08 billion in 2024 and projects USD 23.27 billion by 2030 at a 10.2 percent CAGR. A glycerin-carried shiitake extract gives topical brands an on-trend fungal botanical that mixes straight into aqueous systems.
Formulation Applications
The glycerin blends into serums, essences, sheet masks, and conditioning lotions during cold or mild-warm processing. Shiitake carries a long culinary and cultivation heritage in East Asia — structure/function positioning only, not a consumer health claim — while its topical role centers on a modern, clean-beauty mushroom story.
Why Formulators Choose Bio-Botanica
At its FDA-inspected cGMP facility in Hauppauge, New York, Bio-Botanica processes this fungus with the proprietary Bio-Chelated low-heat method, protecting a Holistically Balanced profile of naturally occurring constituents. Family-owned since 1972, the company checks every lot in an onsite lab with HPLC, ICP/MS, microbial, and USP testing, and offers Kosher, Halal, and Organic certification on request.
Common Buyer Questions
What is Shiitake Glycerin Extract, and what species and plant part does it come from?
Shiitake Glycerin Extract is a cosmetic glycerin extract made from the fruiting body of Shiitake (Lentinula edodes), a medicinal fungus in the Omphalotaceae family, native to East 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 Shiitake Glycerin Extract contain alcohol?
No — Shiitake 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 Shiitake Glycerin Extract standardized to a specific compound?
Shiitake Glycerin Extract is a full-spectrum, Holistically Balanced extract and is non-standardized. It is designed to reflect the naturally occurring constituents of the fruiting body rather than an isolated, quantified compound.
What applications and formats is Shiitake Glycerin Extract suited for?
Shiitake 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 Shiitake 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 Shiitake originate?
Shiitake (Lentinula edodes) is native to East Asia. Sourcing and country-of-origin details for a given lot are documented on the TDS that accompanies samples.
How does Shiitake Glycerin Extract behave for solubility and compatibility?
As a glycerin-based liquid, Shiitake 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 Shiitake 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 Shiitake Glycerin Extract sold, and what about samples and MOQ?
Shiitake 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, and 19 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 Shiitake Glycerin Extract manufactured and tested?
Shiitake 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.