Do You Think Beauty Supplements Work?

August 28, 2007

A new study reports that Brits spend £37 million (almost $75 million) on beauty supplements such as Borba and Perfectil. I've gotta be honest with you: I've tried supplements, and all they've done is aggravate my skin. Some friends rave about them, but I've tried three different brands and haven't seen anything close to the amazing results that were promised. So I want to know: Do you take beauty supplements? Do you think they work, or is it all a bunch of bunk?Source

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phree2b 5 years 20 weeks

I do a Women's one a day Vitamin , Omega 3 and Blue Green Algae. Oh, and green Tea Kombucha (drink)

rosyrose 5 years 37 weeks

I take Dr. Perricone Skin and Body supplements. However, I only take one small packet a day. The instruction tells me to take four small packets (two large packets) a day, and that is just too much for me to handle.

actorgirl21 5 years 37 weeks

I question any type of vitamin or mineral in a pill or tablet form. The process of actually creating the pill involves intense heat and vitamins aren't the most stable substance. Any value from the pill is hugely diluted in the process of creating it. A great multivitamin in capsule or liquid form is the way to go. As far as taking prenatal vitamins for healthy hair and skin... it definitely can work because prenatal vit are basically a power dose of vitamins.... one draw back is you might spend most of the day on the toilet because it makes things very.....runny, if you know what I mean.

talrocks 5 years 38 weeks

I think vitamin E, Calcium, lots of water and mositurizer are plenty...plus their all healthy!

AMP 5 years 38 weeks

I've just started taking biotin and fish oil supplements. I guess I'm kind of a vitamin junkie, but I'm not quite sure if they work or not... yet!

pandamonkey22 5 years 38 weeks

are they pills you take to make your skin and hair heathier? if thats the case then i doubt they work.

kitchenfloor 5 years 38 weeks

I've never taken Borba or the other one, but I have taken Appearex for my nails and it did make my nails really hard. My nails have always grown really long, but this made them hard. I've also taken fish oil pills - I'm not sure if they did anything spectacular for me, and I take a multivitamin now. I'd be willing to take Helioplex bc it would help with blocking out the sun.

pixelhaze 5 years 38 weeks

What are they exactly? Will your body take to them better than topical products?

Lala77 5 years 38 weeks

never taken them . maybe I would give them a try if a friend of mine tries them and tells me they work :D

mocelebgossisme 5 years 38 weeks

a great multi does WONDERS for skin, hair and nails...honestly! they used to hurt my tummy...but my husband has GORGEOUS skin. etc...he said just TRY IT...sooooo i did, made sure i ATE when i took them...and let me just TELL YOU it was GRAND!!! take one...you'll see better appearance, give yourself vitamins that are impossible to get everyday, even if you are a PERFECT eater....and more ENERGY!!!

megln1022 5 years 38 weeks

i take a multi-vitamin and i drink vitamin water when i can. not really for beauty but the vitamins can't hurt that either. i agree with lippy, i'd be sketchy about taking a vitamin put forth by a beauty company

Pepper 5 years 38 weeks

I've never taken them and I don't think I ever will.

potterlove 5 years 38 weeks

I heard one about skin whitening. I've seen it work for others, so I want to try it!

achat 5 years 38 weeks

hair skin nail vitamins work to make my hair grow faster

nikkipez 5 years 38 weeks

ive heard prenatal vitamins are great for hair but im not sure if this is true

vivelamour 5 years 38 weeks

My mom is using the Olay Vitamin thingy at the moment. I haven't noticed a difference though.

Lippy 5 years 38 weeks

I DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE TAKING VITAMINS MADE BY A BEAUTY COMPANY, I MEAN, WHAT DO THEY KNOW ABOUT VITAMINS...BUT IF THEY WERE FDA APPROVED AND MY DOCTOR GAVE THE OKAY I WOULD TRY THEM

JaimeLeah526 5 years 38 weeks

I haven't but they'd be worth checking out as long as all the ingredients were natural and just vitamins and minerals.

mollipop 5 years 38 weeks

I used to take a hair, skin, and nails supplement, but honestly it didn't do anything for me that a daily multivitamin couldn't do.

screammylungzout 5 years 38 weeks

ive heard prenatal vitamins work really well from hair from the people at a beauty salon.

kimbit 5 years 38 weeks

I would think that they would work well since health comes from inside out, but if they have too much of a certain vitamin in them they could aggravate your skin, especially if you already eat food containing that vitamin. Too much zinc aggrevates my stomach too.

laura1867 5 years 38 weeks

a multi vitamin is always good when we stress ourselves out and eat crappy food drink too much or not enough hahah cuz your body needs help from time to time but the best source of these nutrients should probably be from their natural food bi-products.

Tnkrbelli 5 years 38 weeks

what's perfectil?

Tnkrbelli 5 years 38 weeks

I take GNC hair, skin and nails and it not only helps my skin and hair, it has vitamins and other good stuff for my nutrition as well!

purrtykitty 5 years 38 weeks

i don't take beauty supplements per se, but i do take a few vitamins that are linked to beauty: biotin for hair and nail health, omega-3 for skin and hair (extra bonus for heart health!), and alpha lipoic acid as an antioxident protectant. i also take a flinstones multi-vitamin and calcium chews. whew - i sure am keeping those vitamin people in business!!

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