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Vitamins for Your Hair and Nails [DermTV.com Epi #146]
www.DermTV.com Become a fan of DermTV on Facebook www.facebook.com There's always people hawking vitamins to improve your hair and nails. Get shinier hair! Get stronger, longer nails! But is there any truth to their claims? Dr. Schultz investigates.
January 15th, 2010 - 17:30
Thank u so much:)
January 15th, 2010 - 18:52
Things that help your hair grow and all of them I have tried. Flaxseed oil and geritol liquid, MSM and Biotin, Monistat 7 cream mixed with a moisturizer applied to scalp. YES monistat the vaginal cream. Makes your hair grow like weeds! and a multivitamin doesnt hurt either
January 15th, 2010 - 21:28
You mean to tell me that peanut butter is just a myth? 0-0
January 15th, 2010 - 23:08
That is a hard one to accept
But thanks Doc
January 16th, 2010 - 07:43
Years ago I’ve heard that so I stopped using vitamins to have longer hair. Thanks Dr.
January 16th, 2010 - 12:04
does this go for skin supplements too? as long as your eating a healthy balanced diet
January 16th, 2010 - 13:06
really? oh :(
January 18th, 2010 - 01:23
what about fish oil?
January 19th, 2010 - 18:18
I did hear that fish oil advertises that. But what I also heard, for your nails, is that tapping on a desk helps them grow. Because it fools the brain into thinking they are breaking or something? But I don’t think it’s true.
February 9th, 2010 - 10:22
@letsfly94 Fish oils, like vitamins and minerals, usually have no effect on hair or nails in normally nourished people.
February 10th, 2010 - 00:29
@frugalbeauty: Yes, this also applies to skin supplements too.
February 11th, 2010 - 13:09
Thank you for sharing this, I’ve always wondered about the authenticity of these claims by the manufacturer of these vitamins and have always kind of doubted that they work. Thank you for inviting me to your channel. It will be a pleasure being part of your good information. I’m a 52 year old male with long hair almost to my knees (my wife loves it, I would have cut it years ago). My wife has hair down below her knees and she is 63 years old and it’s thicker now than ever. GOOD FOOD!!!
February 18th, 2010 - 00:39
So all those who advertise shampoo that will strengthen your hair are just using words people love to hear, garnier is supposed to strengthen your hair,I use it,doesn’t work,but smells nice.I will not be fooled again.
March 3rd, 2010 - 03:50
this was great
March 20th, 2010 - 15:08
I started taking supplements (Hair, Skin & Nails) and notice a HUGE difference in my nails which got very long and hard. I’ve never had problem growing my hair, but for some reason my nails would always grow and break. In addition they were very brittle… Since taking Vitamins I’ve notice that I have so much more energy and I feel alot less stressed out. I was taking the supplements in the past and I noticed results after 3 months, but as soon as I stopped all my nails all broke off :-(
March 26th, 2010 - 19:38
help i was taking fish oil and i noticed that it has given me an oder that wasnt present be4! my hair has grown but darn it people are avoiding me and the smell is making me sick! coming out of my pores?
April 2nd, 2010 - 12:19
@calledforhiswill: While there are certain conditions that actually make humans smell “fishy,” they are not triggered by consuming fish oil. If it persists for a month after stopping fish oil supplements, then see a dermatologist.
April 15th, 2010 - 02:06
@Princessk918 It could be that you had a slight vitamin deficiency and by taking the supplement, it improved the state of your skin, which will definitely affect the appearance and feel of your skin and nails. Usually, those supplements are some kind of B complex, so if you take more than you need, you’ll flush them out because they’re water soluble.
June 3rd, 2010 - 11:06
wow, i never knew this before!
July 13th, 2010 - 13:57
love the honesty
August 19th, 2010 - 07:00
If you do not have any vitamin or mineral deficiencies, does this apply to all vitamin and mineral supplements (like multivitamins etc)?
September 19th, 2010 - 05:59
Doesn’t drinking lemon water(1 litre of water and juice from 1 lemon) help your nails, hair and teeth become healthier?
October 17th, 2010 - 12:50
@calledforhiswill I don’t know maybe you don’t take showers every day or you don’t clean yourself in a proper way. Make sure your higiene is good enough.
November 11th, 2010 - 06:31
magnesium has stopped my hair from falling out
December 6th, 2010 - 21:56
from personal experience Doc I gotto disagree especially when it comes to my nails. They grew much faster and harder when taking biotin supplements