Tremella
- noun
- /trəˈmɛlə/
- The formula uses Tremella to help the skin retain moisture and look plumper.
Examples
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She bought a night cream with Tremella after reading reviews praising its hydrating effect.
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I love the Tremella extract in my moisturizer.
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Many skin-care brands now add Tremella to serums for lightweight, long-lasting hydration.
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Many beauty products contain Tremella for hydration.
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Many skin-care brands now add Tremella to serums for lightweight, long-lasting hydration.
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The formula uses Tremella to help the skin retain moisture and look plumper.
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She bought a night cream with Tremella after reading reviews praising its hydrating effect.
Compounds
- Specialized
A white jelly fungus that looks like coral and grows on rotting wood
- Specialized
A soft brown mushroom with a jelly-like body that grows on dead wood like leaf lettuce
- Specialized
A white, jelly-like mushroom used in Chinese cooking, often sold dried
How Moisturizing
Surface Forms
Etymology
Tremella comes from the Latin tremere meaning 'to tremble' and the little ending -ella, so it once meant a 'little trembler'. Because the mushroom is soft and jelly-like and can hold water, extracts of Tremella are used in skin-care to help skin 'hold water' and stay hydrated.