Vitamins for hair growth

gurl, im just gonna say this: from what i have read, heard, and done vitamins for hair are a joke. scientifically, it doesnt work and if u did notice a difference in yur hair after taking them, it was prolly due to what and how u were eating at the time, or the hair products u were using. a lot of ppl say diet effects hair growth, not a pill. from what i have read and understand the digestion of vitamins for yur hair is minimal to none because by the time it breaks down (especially the big ones), u get rid of it through natural waste as it filters through.   taggi2006-08-21 22:50:23

Ones that comes to mind:

Silica
Biotin
GNC Vitamin B complex
MSM
and EFA's you like.     

I have seen positive results from incorporating vitamins daily.  Not only with my hair, but my overall health.  I take MSM, Skin-Hair-Nail vitamins, Flaxseed, Biotin, vitamin C and Fish Oil Concentrate, vitamin B5.  One would have to eat an abundance of food to gain the necessary daily requirement.  Especially now, most everything is fertilized.  Claudie2006-08-23 04:04:09

 Im currently taking Viviscal which I found by accident on the net. Its one of the only ones which has had 8 clinical trials done which were all successful. Also it was the only one which I found consistent independant good reviews. If you have hair problems like Alopecia or thinnning it takes longer to work but if you have a basically healthy scalp to start off with its supposed to work really quickly. love592006-08-26 06:15:48

if you eat a balanced diet you don't necessesarily need vitamins. my 2cents

just take a small multivitamin i wouldnt do the hair vitamins i think eating a balanced diet is really key to all parts of human life. I take a mulitvitamin suits me fine hair is growing like a weed:)

i dont take store brand vitamins there filled with fillers i usually by a vegetarian based product from a herbal store.

 I think if you have more serious problems with your hair or skin you need extra help. Ive been there before and having a balanced diet and taking a normal vitimin didnt work.

I make my own. I take a daily multi, biotin,msm,vit c, flaxseed oil, fish oil, b-complex cod liver oil. I plan to add a daily protien shake. Grow hair grow.

I would recommend that you try Mikal Clay Products and the hair vitamin called Vitastrand.  This vitamin actually does work.  You would take two vitamins before you go to bed.  These vitamins are good for your hair, skin, and nails.  You definitely get all the nutrients that your hair, skin, and nails need that you may not be getting from what you eat.  There is nothing that you can put on your hair to make it grow.  Hair growth has to start from the inside and Vitastrand is a great start.  Mikal Clay has a whole line of products that consist of an excellent shampoo, conditioner, leave-in conditioner, moisturizer, and scalp stimulant.  He also has a protector shine spray that adds shine and also protects against heat and sun damage.  The vitamin definitely works.  I have been taking it for almost two years and my hair is longer and healthier.  The products can be found at www.mikalclay.com.  Just check it out.

I checked out that website.  My vitamin from the Vitamin Shoppe has more ingredients, and more mg and it was only $8.00.  I certainly would not purchase his products, too many mineral oil and petrolatum for me. Claudie2006-10-01 01:02:56

Daily I try to take:

• Hair, Skin, & Nails (twice)
• Multi-Vitamin (twice)
• Fish Oil (twice)
• Calcium (once)
• Vitamin C [Ester C] (twice, if not more)

Tennsley2006-10-08 01:58:11

[QUOTE=taggi]gurl, im just gonna say this: from what i have read, heard, and done vitamins for hair are a joke. scientifically, it doesnt work and if u did notice a difference in yur hair after taking them, it was prolly due to what and how u were eating at the time, or the hair products u were using. a lot of ppl say diet effects hair growth, not a pill. from what i have read and understand the digestion of vitamins for yur hair is minimal to none because by the time it breaks down (especially the big ones), u get rid of it through natural waste as it filters through.   [/QUOTE] Maybe your body wasn't absorbing the vitamins, try taking a digestive enzyme to break them down so your body can easily absorb them. Like everything else in/on your body , your hair need the proper vitamins and care to help it grow in a healthy state.

Vitamins and minerals supplements are just that- they should supplement your (healthy ) diet. Realistically speaking though, the changes that ensue after you've added the vitamins to your diet most likely won't show up in your hair shaft until weeks (or months depending on how they're metabolized) after you've started. But I do find vitamins, minerals, amino acid, etc. extremely effective otherwise. (My dad's into nutrition & homeopathy.)

I've been taking the following vitamin for my hair skin and nails for the last two years along with other vitamins

i think it is amazing how so many of u are taking so many vitamins on a daily basis. and why? for this one thing that has become way overrated in the black community: having "good hair". i mean c'mon, fish oil? flaxseed? what are we animals!?! if u think about it, i dont know if there is any other race in the world that does anything more than wash and condition their hair and look at the results.

taggi- you got some stuff off your chest!

I take prenatal vitamins and it works better than any expensive hair vitamin I have ever bought.