I feel like it's my duty to tell you guys when there is something I don't love just as much as it is to tell you about something I do love. I have thin hair and I bite my nails, so when I saw these Phytophanere Dietary Supplement for Hair & Nails, $50, I was convinced that this was going to help me out in a big way. Lots of my pregnant girlfriends swear that vitamin supplements have significantly sped up the growth process of their hair and nails and additionally improved their strength. (I'm sure hormones played a part too.)
I began my regimen and started taking these pills for two months. My nails did grow a little faster than usual, but I also began to break out. Little bumpy red zits appeared all over my face!
I decided to call my dermatologist and she told me that I could be having a reaction to these supplements. I immediately stopped taking them and my skin cleared up some. I am not saying they don't work - or that you will break out from them, but this was just my experience.
I thought I'd open this up for discussion. Has anything like this happened to anyone else? Do you care to share any stories where you've reacted strangely to a beauty product? I'd love to know!
Rebecca
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I personally have never tried this product. However, I do have thin hair as well, and I use the shampoo Phytocyane - Thinning Hair Women. I've used it for almost 2 months now and I haven't had any problems with it. I lose less hair when I wash it.
I've always been very skeptical on any supplements. Hence, I use the shampoo
1I take Biotin 1000mcg vitamin supplements which you can get in any store brand like Vitamin World or something like that. It's found in foods such as oatmeal and soy and I take it to support healthy skin and nail and hair growth/strength. No side effects for me. I highly recommend:)
2Suppliments or not, I try to stay away from taking any medicine unless its doctor recommended.
3I was taking some for hair,skin and nails and I also broke out. I recently read to check all your vitamins for iodine because it can really make people break out, and the vitamins I was taking had iodine in them! I was mad because they are supposed to help your skin, oh well, my hair grew a lot faster, but it wasn't worth it!
4can anyone recommend anything for hair loss? i have really long hair.. and i "shed" a lot... i'm so worried about being bald. it typically happens when i stress from school.. but now i'm pretty relaxed and it's still happening.. advice?
5Biotin in doses of 5000mcg has been shown to increase hair growth; also silica, which is perfectly safe and won't interact with anything, is very popular, especially the brand BioSil. I like to take MSM which is sulfur for my hair and skin. It really makes a difference in my skin, so if you are having reactions to other supplements for hair, this might be the way to go. I have used these supplements Fab is talking about in the past and wasn't very impressed, especially for the price. I like to stick to all natural supplements from companies like New Chapter, Bluebonnet, Kal, Solaray...all of which are found at Whole Foods Market. They just have higher standards for what they put in their products, and they don't have the filler and junk in them like the kinds you find at GNC and WalMart.
6I don't know how odd this is (because it's pretty common i would guess), but last week, I was trying out nair for the second time (i despise shaving, i was trying to find a lazier way to do it so i could wear a skirt in the temporary warm weather!!), and i had a really bad reaction to it. my leg started burning really badly, even when I immediatly washed the product off. it hurt sooo bad, and it was bright red, so bad that i actually ended up calling the advice nurse at my school! i didn't know if i should just deal with it until it went away, or if it was actually serious. luckily, she helped me out (i had to soak washcloths in water and baking soda to remove the product, i was sitting in the most awkward position forever because i didn't want the cloths to fall off!) but i still had to wear yoga pants the rest of the day because jeans would have hurt so badly! where the reaction was worst, my skin is actually really rough and scaly now, i've been exfoliating and moisturizing hardcore, i hope it gets better soon! i usually don't have sensitive skin at all, so everyone: beware of the nair!
7I started taking GNC "Hair and Nail" supplements a few years ago just for fun, and they are great. You can get them at any GNC or any drugstore. They are mild and I doubt they'd make you break-out.
8I've been using Phytophanere supplements for about three years now and have only had excellent results. My hair is long, super healthy, and my nails never break anymore because they are hard as rocks! But everyone is different. They certainly can't hurt you, so no harm in trying them out.
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