August is National Hair Loss Awareness Month, which would have meant nothing to me 10 years ago. But as I've gotten older, my hair has definitely gotten thinner. And I — along with so many women — am turning to hair vitamins to (hopefully) thicken and strengthen my strands.
New York City dermatologist Dennis Gross, MD, says the number of patients coming to him with hair concerns is on the rise. "Sometimes it's due to stress, sometimes it's a thyroid problem," he says. But regardless of the cause, these patients all have one thing in common: "They all say the same thing: 'I wish I had the hair I had when I was 25,'" he says. And many of them are asking about vitamins for hair — they're hoping to pop a magical pill to get that hair back.
While it would certainly be miraculous to get Gisele's hair from a pill, hair vitamins make me a little nervous. Dietary supplements aren't regulated by the FDA, and I'm selective about what I put into my mouth — I don't want to ingest something unless I know it actually works.
So after extensive research, here are the most convincing vitamins for hair. Many of them blend together multiple ingredients — like biotin and omegas — for the best hair-growing potential. Read on to find out why you might want to take a hair vitamin — whether you're troubled by hair loss or not.
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