Looking for shinier, healthier hair? How about fewer wrinkles and stronger fingernails? Some supplements promise just that but do they work? Drug store shelves are full of supplements that promise to improve hair, nails, and skin. A month’s supply can cost anywhere from a few dollars to over $100.Most of these contain ingredients like vitamins A, C and E; coenzyme Q10; and also biotin, which is a B vitamin. Hair supplements often contain manganese and selenium as well as fatty acids like fish oil and flaxseed oil. All of it might sound good, but where’s the science that says it works? “Well, if your body has a nutrient deficiency, it can cause changes to the hair and sometimes to the skin and nails…. Like not getting enough vitamin a and e can lead to rough, scaly patches on the skin. Or a biotin deficiency can cause eczema and hair loss,” said Lisa Gill, consumer reports investigative health reporter. Deficiencies, however, are relatively uncommon. Most people can get the necessary nutrients through a healthy diet. And experts say there’s no good evidence that taking a supplement will help with normal, aging-related hair loss or nail damage, or give you healthier skin.What’s worse, is getting too much of a nutrient can be bad too, like taking too much vitamin A can actually trigger hair loss. But millions of people do take supplements.”Dietary supplements are not tightly regulated by the Food and Drug Administration and might contain substances not listed on the label or have much less or more of an ingredient than promised,” Gill said.Experts say shoppers should make sure the supplements have been verified or certified by one of these four groups.
Looking for shinier, healthier hair? How about fewer wrinkles and stronger fingernails? Some supplements promise just that but do they work?
Drug store shelves are full of supplements that promise to improve hair, nails, and skin. A month’s supply can cost anywhere from a few dollars to over $100.
Most of these contain ingredients like vitamins A, C and E; coenzyme Q10; and also biotin, which is a B vitamin.
Hair supplements often contain manganese and selenium as well as fatty acids like fish oil and flaxseed oil.
All of it might sound good, but where’s the science that says it works?
“Well, if your body has a nutrient deficiency, it can cause changes to the hair and sometimes to the skin and nails…. Like not getting enough vitamin a and e can lead to rough, scaly patches on the skin. Or a biotin deficiency can cause eczema and hair loss,” said Lisa Gill, consumer reports investigative health reporter.
Deficiencies, however, are relatively uncommon. Most people can get the necessary nutrients through a healthy diet. And experts say there’s no good evidence that taking a supplement will help with normal, aging-related hair loss or nail damage, or give you healthier skin.
What’s worse, is getting too much of a nutrient can be bad too, like taking too much vitamin A can actually trigger hair loss. But millions of people do take supplements.
“Dietary supplements are not tightly regulated by the Food and Drug Administration and might contain substances not listed on the label or have much less or more of an ingredient than promised,” Gill said.
Experts say shoppers should make sure the supplements have been verified or certified by one of these four groups.
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