With the increase of consumers' interest in natural and plant skin care products, the application of Ganoderma lucidum as a traditional Chinese medicine in beauty products has also received extensive attention. Ganoderma lucidum, as a traditional Chinese herbal medicine, has a variety of bioactive components, including polysaccharides, triterpenoids, phenolic compounds and other components. It has anti-aging, whitening, anti-oxidation and other cosmetic effects, and has important application value in the field of beauty. In this paper, the mechanism of Ganoderma lucidum in beauty products is elaborated in detail, aiming to explore the application progress of Ganoderma lucidum in beauty products, and to prospect its application prospect, in order to provide more possibilities for the development of Ganoderma lucidum beauty products.