Prenatal Vitamins/Hair growth: fact or fiction?

Bridgebo117 · May 2010

Has anyone had luck/know for sure how prenatal vitamins affect hair growth? I'm looking to have my hair pretty long for the big day and its at a medium (ugly) length right now. I know the benefits of prenatal vitamins/biotin for health in general, just wondering if anyone has good advice/experiences/brands? thanks.

kelseymw · May 2010

The biotin in prenatals is what helps strengthen your hair, thus promoting longer healthier hair. Your hair won't start growing like weeds, but over time you will have healthier hair and get more growth.

I would take straight biotin rather than a prenatal, though I know some women have no preference. I took 3-5,000 mcg daily (based on what I read from other ladies' experiences). I stopped taking it though because I had little bumps on my face as a result... which is rare but is a known side effect.

pooh8402 · May 2010

not so much growth, but strength, which leads to longer hair. my hair and nails look so much better after a year of taking biotin. my nails moreso than my hair. I take 1000 to 1500 mcg daily, depending on which pill bottle I pick up at the store. I'm not loyal to any brand.

Bridgebo117 · May 2010

Great! Thank you, ladies. I'll pick some up tomorrow.

JoyMatt424 · May 2010

Fiiiiiiiction. The ESTROGEN from being preggers makes your hair grow

VITAMIN a, zinc, grapefruit, raspberries.... all work wonders. Eating fruit makes your hair shiny and healthy.... avocados too.

pooh8402 · May 2010

estrogen does make your hair grow faster and more of it. it then the extra growth disappears after the pregnancy ends. this is a normal symptom of pregnancy. no one here has stated that biotin makes the hair grow faster, just that it makes it stronger. stronger hair is less likely to break, which means that it can get longer while still looking good. some sources are below, I tried my best to stay away from commercial sites. there are several links and references within the pages I have linked.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biotin

http://www.supplementinfo.org/index.php?src=gendocs&ref=VitaminBasics&category=Lookup

http://healthlibrary.epnet.com/GetContent.aspx?token=e0498803-7f62-4563-8d47-5fe33da65dd4&chunkiid=21425

http://lpi.oregonstate.edu/infocenter/vitamins/biotin/

http://www.webmd.com/skin-problems-and-treatments/hair-loss/features/treating-hair-loss-naturally?page=2

kblynne · June 2010

GNC sells vitamins called "Be Beautiful." I have been taking them for a year and they work WONDERS for your hair, nails and skin! A ton of my friends have bought them after asking how the heck I got my hair to grow so fast. Love love them (they taste a little funny though).

LeighPA · June 2010

I know this is from almost a week ago, but I wanted to add: the pregnancy hormones tend to stop your hair from breaking off/shedding as much as you normally would. A lot of women don't realize this and they attribute the improved hair appearance to the prenatals. This isn't always the case, in fact, I didn't take any prenatals and I had awesome pregnancy hair (which shed in clumps 5 months later thanks to post-partum alopecia, but still...).

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