Stay sharp and centered with Mushroom Focus Strips, a convenient and flavorful way to support your mental clarity and overall wellness. These smooth, chocolate-flavored oral strips dissolve on your tongue, delivering a curated blend of functional mushroom extracts traditionally valued for their role in promoting normal cognitive function and daily vitality.
Each strip combines Lion’s Mane, Maitake, Cordyceps, and Shiitake mushrooms, offering naturally occurring compounds that help support focus, energy, and overall well-being. Lion’s Mane (Hericium erinaceus) has a long history of traditional use to support cognitive wellness, while Cordyceps sinensis is prized for promoting stamina and physical resilience. Maitake and Shiitake contribute antioxidant properties and nutrients that help support immune health and balance.*
Take one chocolate-flavored strip daily, placing it on your tongue and allowing it to dissolve completely. Perfect for busy days, these strips make it easy to incorporate mushroom-powered support into your wellness routine — no water, no capsules, no fuss.
You didn't come here by accident.
You open a tab and forget why. You start an email and twelve minutes later you're reading about how narwhals sleep. You sit down to read and your brain slides off the paragraph. You've quietly decided this is who you are now, or that your brain is broken — but you don't fully believe it, or you wouldn't be reading this.
Here's what I think is happening.
Foggy, slippery focus has a lot of ordinary drivers — stress, poor sleep, perimenopausal shifts, or just a brain running too many tabs. And caffeine, the thing most people reach for, often makes it worse: it spikes cortisol, narrows attention into anxious tunnel-vision, and crashes on the same slow curve it built on.
Here's the other thing the wellness aisle doesn't tell you. The Lion's Mane capsule you tried didn't necessarily fail you — the format may have. Swallowed capsules lose a meaningful fraction of their actives to first-pass metabolism in the liver before your brain sees any of it. You felt nothing after two weeks, quit, and quietly decided your brain was the problem.
Here's what I made for that.
Mushroom Focus is a sublingual film — a four-mushroom stack of Lion's Mane, Maitake, Cordyceps, and Shiitake. Lion's Mane (Hericium erinaceus) has a long history of traditional use for cognitive wellness and has been studied in adults with mild cognitive impairment. Cordyceps is traditionally used for energy and stamina support; Maitake and Shiitake add naturally occurring compounds valued in traditional practice.
It dissolves under your tongue in about 30 seconds. This is not caffeine. This is not a stimulant. And it's not a replacement for a prescription — if your provider recommends one, please have that conversation. It's dietary support for the clarity a lot of us are trying to hold onto.
If the version of you who could sit still and think feels far away — this is the format built for the tab you opened and forgot.
— Brandon, XYNE founder
Why Mushroom Focus, if you're going to try mushrooms at all:
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Real fruiting-body extract — actual mushroom, not mycelium grown on grain and ground up.
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Four-mushroom stack in one strip — Lion's Mane 30 mg, Cordyceps 25 mg, Maitake 25 mg, Shiitake 20 mg. No 10-capsule regimen.
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Sublingual delivery — dissolves under your tongue in about 30 seconds. Bypasses the first-pass liver metabolism that dulls swallowed capsules.
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Chocolate flavor — masks the earthy mushroom taste most people quietly hate.
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No pills, no water, no powder mess — fits in a coat pocket, works at a desk or on a plane.
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Vegetarian, allergen-free, non-GMO, sugar-free. Clean label, no fillers.
Cheaper than the $60 lion's mane capsules of ground-up substrate. $29.99 tin ⼅30 strips ⼅ about $1/day.
What you're probably actually wondering:
Will I feel it day 1?
Honest answer: no. Mushrooms build. Most research on Lion's Mane and cognitive support runs 8 to 16 weeks. What you'll notice, if you keep at it, is what stops happening — the mid-afternoon fog, the word you couldn't remember, the third re-read of the same email. Give it a full 30-day tin before you decide.
Is 30 mg of Lion's Mane enough?
Most capsule brands boast "1000 mg" — of what? A lot of that number is ground-up mycelium and the grain it grew on. XYNE uses 30 mg of real fruiting-body extract, standardized for the active beta-glucans. It's not the number on the bottle that matters — it's what's actually in the number.
I've been burned by mushroom brands before.
Same. A lot of "mushroom" supplements on the shelf are mostly mycelium grown on grain — you're paying for ground-up oats or rice with a bit of mushroom root network mixed in. XYNE is fruiting-body extract, the part of the mushroom where the actual compounds concentrate. If you don't feel a difference by the end of your first tin, email me and I'll make it right.
Frequently asked questions
Do XYNE strips bypass the stomach?
Yes. The strip dissolves under your tongue, and the actives are absorbed sublingually through the tissue there — skipping the stomach and the first-pass liver metabolism that dulls swallowed capsules.
How fast does a Mushroom Focus Strip dissolve?
About 30 seconds. Place it on your tongue, let it sit, don't chew. Chocolate flavor covers the earthy mushroom taste most people quietly dislike.
What's the difference between fruiting-body extract and mycelium-on-grain?
The fruiting body is the actual mushroom — the part that pops up out of the ground, where beta-glucans and the active compounds concentrate. Mycelium is the root network. Most cheap "mushroom" supplements are mycelium grown on oats or rice, then dried and ground up together — so a chunk of what's in the capsule is grain. XYNE uses fruiting-body extract only.
Will I feel it day 1?
No, and any brand that says you will is selling you a stimulant. Functional mushrooms build over weeks. Plan on a full 30-day tin before you evaluate.
Can I take this with coffee or caffeine?
Yes. Lion's Mane and the other mushrooms in the stack don't interact with caffeine — many people take a strip alongside morning coffee.
Is this safe with medications?
Talk to your doctor if you're on blood thinners — some mushrooms have mild antiplatelet effects. Pregnant or nursing: talk to your OB/GYN before use. As with any supplement, if you're on prescription medication or have a medical condition, check with your provider first.
Ingredients: Hericium Erinaceus (Lion’s Mane) (30 mg), Grifola Frondosa (Maitake) (25 mg), Cordyceps Sinensis (Cordyceps) (25 mg), Lentinus Edodes (Shiitake) (20 mg), Pullulan, Cellulose, Lecithin, Chocolate Flavor, Monk Fruit Extract, Medium-Chain Triglycerides, Xanthan Gum, Steviol Glycosides.
Flavor: Chocolate
Manufacturer's country: US
Product amount (oz/lbs/g): 30 Strips / 1.2 oz / 0.07 lbs / 33 g
Gross weight (oz/lbs/g): 2 oz / 0.13 lbs / 60 g
Suggested use: Place one oral strip on your tongue and allow it to dissolve before swallowing. Take one oral strip anytime, up to a maximum of 1 strip a day.
Warning: Keep out of reach of children. Do not use if the safety seal is damaged or missing. Store in a cool, dry place.
Caution: Do not exceed recommended dose. Pregnant or nursing mothers, children under the age of 18, and individuals with a known medical condition should consult a physician before using this or any dietary supplement.
*These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.
