Ive heard that prenatal vitamins make your hair grow faster.
Is this so? And if yes, are there any side affects to taking these and not being pregnant?
2006-11-16 12:24:03 · 8 answers · asked by nazihalo_x 3 in Beauty & Style ➔ Hair
Prenatal vitamins are formulated for support of the growing fetus, and not for hair and nail nutrition, why not take pills that are designed for the purpose you are hoping to achieve?
I have been taking hair supplements for the past 3 years and here is what I have found.
GNC makes a tablet called "Ultra Nourishair" in formulas for men and women, the pills are taken daily, 2 pills a day. They are HUGE and very hard to swallow, if you have any trouble at all with large tablets, then I wouldn't recommend these. The 2 pills also contain only 1200 micrograms total of Biotin, which is the main supplement needed for hair to grow faster and stronger. You should try to get a minimum of 2500 micrograms of Biotin daily to improve hair's rate of growth and its condition. Even though I took these GNC pills for 4 months, I wouldn't recommend them because they are not the most high quality pills available.
ProCaps labs makes a great supplement called "Hair Skin and Nails" formula, here is the link for that
http://www.procapslabs.com/pcl/pages/pro...
This is in capsule form and much easier to swallow. This company, ProCaps labs is also extremely reputable and carries pure and effective products.
I took GNC's Nourishair for four months, and supplemented it with extra Biotin tablets daily due to its low Biotin content. I took 2500 micrograms extra Biotin with the GNC pills.
The Procaps hair vites have 2500 micrograms of Biotin in them, and don't really require extra Biotin be taken, but I do take an additional 2500 micrograms of Biotin for a daily total of 5000 micrograms of Biotin.
My hair is growing in thick and dark and quite quickly. My hair used to be very slow growing, but all of these supplements have really made a difference.
The only way to really change the health of your hair is by taking supplements that work internally on the follicle where hair is made, any shampoos or oils or other topically applied things do nothing to change hair's structure, that can only happen with systemically provided support, which means supplements that you take internally.. Keep in mind, regardless of how many or how much you take of any supplement, hair is never going to grow at a "Jack and the beanstalk" type of rate, the most you can hope for is to improve the strength and health of each hair follicle and to see an incremental increase in the rate of its growth
2006-11-16 22:41:45 · answer #1 · answered by ? 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I lost a baby a few months ago and my doc reccomended me continuing my prenatal vitamins they are the same as multivitamins but a little more potent so she said they are actually better for us, in addition to making body healthier when ready to have a baby. In terms of my hair, My hair is longer (besides the fact it started growing more when pregnant) but is shedding more which hair tends to do when it gets cold. I haven't noticed any side effects at all to taking them.
2006-11-16 12:30:46 · answer #2 · answered by uthinkso 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Prenatal vitamins will not make your hair grow faster. Some times pregnant women's hair grows faster when pregnant because of her hormones,not the vitamins.There is nothing that will make the hair grow faster. Hair grows half an inch a month,six inches a year.
2006-11-17 01:42:51 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Well there is a side effect to every medicine
Like i always say go to google.com
And type in Prenatal Vitamins and hair.
They will give you information you need
Hope I helped
xD
2006-11-16 12:27:39 · answer #4 · answered by becca . 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
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2016-09-01 13:49:18 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
try this:
Hair Growth Vitamins
http://hair-care-info.blogspot.com/2006/09/hair-growth-vitamins.html
2006-11-16 15:50:30 · answer #6 · answered by juli o 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no they are just vitamins
2006-11-16 12:27:38 · answer #7 · answered by randaroo87 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
they are only vitamines.
2006-11-16 14:27:58 · answer #8 · answered by rajan naidu 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋