NOW Foods Supplements, Biotin 5,000 mcg, Amino Acid Metabolism*, Energy Production*, 60 Veg Capsules

I bought this one based on the reviews from other customers (thank you!) and the fact that it has Vcaps. I am a white, 26 year old female and I have had skin problems since i was four years old. My theory is that i am highly allergic to mosquito/insect bites, which cause a lot of itching, and then i scratch the skin, which then gets infected and ultimately i am left with scars all over my legs. Some are brown, some lighter, some darker, some just really damaged skin without a discoloration. To this day, all the dermatologist i have seen not only have not been able to give me a diagnosis or improve my skin condition, but some of them made it worse. On top of this, i have really dry, dark knees that no amount of scrubbing and moisturizing has been able to solve. To add to all these, i have dry eyes, and migraines. I did some blood tests and I was not deficient in Vitamins, but with my history of medical doctors, i stopped trusting them (and no, you cannot blame me). Well, two weeks ago i started taking the Biotin. Today, I noticed my eyelashes are fuller and longer. I checked my legs and the dark patches on my knees are lighter, the surface smaller, and not as dry. My scars are lighter (this deserve a celebration as hundreds of dollars spent on lightening creams, coconut oil, Scaraway patches- you named it, i tried it, and still did not work) and my skin is smoother generally. And my nails are stronger and do not break as much. I also do not have to use eye drops as often as I used to, and my headaches have improved a lot. On another good note (which i am not sure if it is related) i am losing a few pounds. The only con that i had, was that my face broke out (the T zone) while i was PMS-ing, and usually i do not. But it is a small price to pay for a few days only. I do recommend it, highly so, but based on my experience I also know that what works for someone, does not work for someone else. Unfortunately, you will have to try and decide for yourself and this may take some time.

I decided to wait several months before writing a review for this product because I wanted to be able to give a full description on it's impact to my hair / health. I've been taking Biotin since August and have been very happy with the results. I am bi-racial (mother white / father black) with thick, curly hair. For the last 10years I have straighten my hair... the first 5 years chemically and with heat, the last 5 years only with heat. I put heat on hair everyday... every single day. As you can imagine, my hair was breaking a lot and it growing unevenly and slowly. For the most part, I couldn't get it to grow past the top of my shoulders. I decided to try this product after receiving a recommendation from a stylist. The first change I noticed after taking Biotin was my nails grew thicker and quicker. My nails have always been rather brittle and would break and split. For years I wore acrylics or would keep them really short. I no longer have those problems. While I do not keep my nails long, they are much tougher and stronger. It took about 1-1.5mths before I noticed an impact on my hair. This could be because I got a bad hair cut (by a different stylist) shortly before trying Biotin. Overall, my hair is growing much quicker and fuller. It has a really nice sheen and is very thick. Even my family and friends have commented on my hair growth. I have not noticed an impact on my skin. I have never been prone to acne and haven't had any problems with it since I started Biotin. Overall, I would highly recommend this product and already have to friends. Just be warned that is not some miracle drug that will give you hair like Rapunzel. It does take time to have an effect on hair. I plan on continuing for the foreseeable future.

NOW is an excellent brand. After researching it, I buy all my supplements if possible through NOW

I was supposed to gradually ease up on dosage, but that didn't happen since it wasn't what I expected. Maybe this was just me being stupid, but I thought they'd be in the form of a pill. Instead, it's powder in a little plastic container. It's kinda hard to get it all out of the little plastic wrap, but not a major inconvience so I'm okay with it. There were a few forewarnings about this product that I didn't think too much of. One of them was that this product causes cystic acne - it does. The day after I started taking it (one vcap a day) I got a giant, sore pimple on my chin. The sucker was huge and sore, but easy enough to cover up until it finally got a white head (yuck!). After another two days, I got another one but thankfully on my hair line, so it wasn't too noticeable. I already have light, moderate acne so it wasn't a big, big deal to me, but it'd be nice of this side effect, well, just didn't take effect. I suggest drinking a lot of water while taking biotin so your body can get rid of it properly (I haven't been doing that too much, so I'm gonna start; this should help ease up on the acne problem). I don't think the acne should be a problem anymore, since my body may be adjusting??? (if that makes sense?) I have also heard about this prodcut causing loss of body hair. I shave my legs, so the only place for concern would be my arms. About five days in, nothing. If anything, they have thinned but I don't know if that's just my imagination expecting something to happen. The reason I bought this was for LONGER, healthier hair. I'm in the process of trying to grow it out. I haven't straightened it in about 3 months (I used to every day and it is so damaged! I wish I never did!), but I finally did and it looked a lot healthier! Now I'm not saying it's all due to the prodcut, but just a week before straightening it (no use of biotin 5000mcg yet), it looked pretty dead. I expected the millions upon millions of split ends to show but nothing! My hair looked like it was never damaged! It looked amazing (perhaps it was the Mane 'N' Tail in conjuction with this product?) !! I usually have to use CHI silk infusion to help hide the split ends, but nope!! Safe to say, my hair looks awesome. Also, my nails do seem stronger and that's a bonus. I usually peel them and it's easy to do; they're a bit on the softer side. But lately I've noticed it's harder to do!! That's good, right?! They grow really fast as is, so I won't really study for any increase in growth for them. As for complexion, besides the cystic zits, my forehead had all these little bumps, and those are pretty much gone (in all fairness, I also use proactiv plus the salux japanese cloth to exfoliate; that basically scrapes them off (not as gross as I made sound!))! I also had body acne, and that's starting to clear up a little, too (not as much as I'd like, but hey, I haven't even been using it for a week yet!) I suggest you just GET IT! Try it, and if it doesn't work, it was only a few bucks! (I ordered from Alll Starr Health, and shipping was very prompt) I WILL UPDATE ON THE PRODUCT IF ANYTHING ELSE HAPPENS, BAD OR GOOD.

I had started having hair loss, all over my body, and my endocrinologist recommended I try biotin. I purchased Nature's Bounty softgels, and my hair stopped falling out. HURRAY!!! I used them for many months, and then ... my hair started falling out again. I eventually realized that some of the softgels had not been completely filled. I ordered Nature Made, and my hair stopped falling out. I used them for many months, and then ... my hair started falling out again. I finall realized that some of these softgels had not been completely filled! When they're OK, they're very firm and shaped smoothly and uniformly, but when they're not, if I look very closely, I can see that they're not completely smooth, and some are even very soft if I squeeze them. That's it. No more softgels for me. So I decided to try capsules instead, so I can SEE if they're completely filled. I use other NOW products and like them, so I bought their 5,000 mgc. It arrived Jan 03. I use one in the morning and one at night -- like I did for the softgels -- and today, Jan 13, in the shower, I realized that my hair loss is WAY less than it had been. YAY! YAY! YAY! I really wouldn't fancy myself bald!

I'd started experiencing hair loss & my nails would not grow. I started taking Biotin 2 years ago & immediately noticed that my nails were growing out thicker, not splitting or breaking. My nails grow out so well it looks as though they are fake! The problem with my hair took longer. There was a spot on the crown of my head that was thinning & every time I brushed my hair more would end up on the brush than staying on my head. After a couple months my hair started growing out fast & was thicker, now the bald spot is growing back in. My hair is longer, healthier & thicker than before. A couple times I stopped taking Biotin, for reasons I don't even know only to have all my nails break & hair stop growing so nicely. I won't be without Biotin again. For those who are skeptical, give it some time & take your Biotin every day. It may take longer, or you may see noticeable results right away. No matter how long it takes, once the Biotin starts working for you it is a wonderful thing! I've now started my grandmother on Biotin for her nails & hair loss. 2 years ago I was losing so much hair that I wanted to put it all on a wig for when I went bald, and my nails were so pitiful that I was having them salon done. Now my hair is thicker, fuller & growing back in. My nails look like a pink & white manicure from the salon, yet they are real! This stuff works. Give it time to do what it needs to, but it works.

I started using Biotin because of hair loss. My family has a history of hair loss in women. I am a 46-year old African American female. I also use hair relaxers on a regular basis. Every two weeks I had collected about a baseball size amount of hair from my clothes and hair comb/brush. I was devastated. My dermatologist determined the hair loss was due to female patterned baldness (not the use of hair relaxers) because the hair was coming out at the root (not breaking). She said other methods of hair styling (going natural, cornrows, pressing, etc.) can also result in hair loss so she did not recommend that I change my styling methods. Although I am female, she recommended Men's Rogaine. After doing some research, I found out that Men's Rogaine is more effective but not recommended for women because the FDA has not tested it on women. Also, Rogaine is designed to "regrow" hair, not to stop it from coming out. After using Rogaine for about a month, I had a nice little mustache like a 13-year-old teen boy. Yikes! I always had some facial hair, even over my lip, but this was very noticable to me and my husband (other's said they couldn't tell a difference). I got a hair remover and got rid of that. I also stopped using the Rogaine. I started using Biotin but I also made sure to take my multivitamin EVERYDAY, my calcium supplement EVERYDAY, and my fish oil pill EVERYDAY. Although I was taking these things before, it was more sporadic. Now, about 2 months since starting Biotin, I barely have any hair in my comb/brush and I do not have long strands of hair all over my clothes. I am very happy. Not sure if it is the Biotin alone or the combo with the fish oil and calcium but I am not going to stop taking any of them. My mom said to make sure to drink plenty of water because you could tax your kidneys with trying to flush the excess out. As far as the acne, I did notice a few pumps on my forehead but nothing horrible. I just got some Clearsil acne treatment from the grocery store and after about 3 days of use, the little pumps are almost gone. I hope this review helps you with your hair loss problem.

I decided to try adding Biotin to my daily supplements after reading that it often helps with thinning hair. I chose the Now brand because it's attractively priced and I've been satisfied with the quality of their products. It's probably too early to judge as far as my hair, but I really haven't seen any difference in the month I have been taking it. My fingernails are a different story, though. Wow! I have long, strong fingernails for the first time ever. I take one capsule twice daily, as directed on the bottle. The capsules are not huge and I've had no stomach upsets even though I take them on an empty stomach. My nails have always been weak, thin, and prone to peeling and breaking. I am an avid DIYer with an old house and I constantly have some sort of project going on that is murder on fingernails - grouting tile, stripping furniture, heavy yard work, etc. I kept my nails cut extremely short because if I let them grow at all, they would split and tear immediately. I've tried the polishes and oils that claim to strengthen weak nails but they had no effect. In the month that I have been taking Biotin, my fingernails have not split, peeled or broken once and they are long for the first time ever! They are thick and strong and I'll bet I could carve my initials in a tree with them. LOL In the scheme of things, long fingernails are not high on my list of priorities but I am certainly enjoying having long, feminine nails. I suspect that I will see improvements in my hair over time, too, since hair and nails are made of the same structural proteins called keratins, but so far I see no difference. I will update this review in the future if I see improvements in my hair.

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Everything as in the description, fast delivery

honestly i take this a month, but i didn't feel anything but my hair fall stoped.

I have taken these for months, If taken daily They DO work for making our hair healthier and longer! I take two a day. :)