Wood hedgehog

Wood Hedgehog* (Hydnum repandum)

Wood hedgehog (Hydnum repandum), another name for the hedgehog mushroom.

Origin: FungalA mushroom, Hydnum repandum, marked organic (*) on Shroom Therapy's ingredient list.
Found in: 1 formula: Shroom Therapy
Species: Hydnum repandum
Same species: Sweet tooth
Also called: Hedgehog mushroom

What it is

Wood hedgehog is another common name for Hydnum repandum, the mushroom also listed as sweet tooth. It is named for the soft spines under its cap, which take the place of gills.

What it does

It is one of the 25 mushrooms in Shroom Therapy. Like all mushrooms, it contains beta-glucans, sugars that hold water, which add to the mask's soft feel.

Why it’s clean

Named on the list with its species, Hydnum repandum, and marked organic. One clearly named ingredient, not a blend name.

What clean means here

Found in

One formula.

Labels list ingredients from most to least, so where wood hedgehog sits gives a rough idea of how much is in the formula.

Wood hedgehogWood Hedgehog* (Hydnum repandum)

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No. 25 of 29 on Shroom Therapy’s label

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The Shroom Therapy label, in order

Illite (and) Montmorillonite Bentonite Moroccan Lava Clay Lion’s Mane* (Hericium erinaceus)Turkey Tail* (Trametes versicolor)Reishi* (Ganoderma lingzhi)Chaga* (Inonotus obliquus)Cordyceps* (Cordyceps militaris)White Button* (Agaricus bisporus)Open Cap* (Agaricus bisporus)Portabella* (Agaricus bisporus)Shiitake* (Lentinus edodes)Maitake* (Grifola frondosa)Black Fungus/Wood Ear* (Auricularia auricula)Tremella/Snow Mushroom* (Tremella fuciformis)Porcini* (Boletus edulis)Chanterelle* (Cantharellus cibarius)Morel* (Morchella esculenta)King Trumpet* (Pleurotus eryngii)Field Mushroom* (Agaricus campestris)Oyster Mushroom* (Pleurotus ostreatus)Meshima* (Phellinus linteus)Poria Cocos* (Wolfiporia extensa)Sweet Tooth* (Hydnum repandum)Wood Hedgehog* (Hydnum repandum)Buna Shimeji* (Hypsizygus marmoreus)Beech Brown* (Hypsizygus tessulatus)Clamshell* (Hypsizygus tessulatus)Cinnamomum verum Bark Powder
*Organic

Same family

Mushrooms

Shroom Therapy's 25 mushroom complex, each mushroom named on the list with its species and marked *Organic. Fungi, not plants: they are naturally rich in antioxidants and in beta-glucans, sugars that hold water. See the whole family

Beech brown Beech Brown* (Hypsizygus tessulatus) Beech brown (Hypsizygus tessulatus), the brown beech mushroom. One of the 25.

Glossy brown wood ear fungus growing from moss on a dark wet log

Black fungus/wood ear Black Fungus/Wood Ear* (Auricularia auricula) Wood ear (Auricularia auricula), a dark, ear-shaped jelly fungus. One of the 25.

A cluster of buna shimeji mushrooms with marbled brown caps growing from a mossy dark log

Buna shimeji Buna Shimeji* (Hypsizygus marmoreus) Buna shimeji (Hypsizygus marmoreus), a beech mushroom grown in clusters. One of the 25.

A broken chunk of chaga, cracked black outside and rust-orange inside, on moss and wet basalt

Chaga Chaga* (Inonotus obliquus) Chaga (Inonotus obliquus), a hard, black growth found on birch trees. One of the 25.