Manufacturer’s Claim
Read our review below on the Nature’s Bounty product, Extra Strength Hair Skin and Nails: This is a product apparently formulated with the correct balance of nutrients fostering healthy hair, vibrant skin, and strong nails. Read our review for more.
Formula
Three capsules provide:
- Vitamin A (as retinyl palmitate) – 5,000 IU
- Vitamin C (as ascorbic acid) – 60 mg
- Vitamin D (as D3 cholecalciferol) – 800 IU
- Vitamin E (as d-alpha tocopheryl acetate) – 15 IU
- Thiamin (vitamin B1) (as thiamin mononitrate) – 5 mg
- Riboflavin (vitamin B2) riboflavin – 5 mg
- Niacin (as niacinamide) – 25 mg
- Vitamin B6 (as pyridoxine hydrochloride) – 5 mg
- Folic acid – 200 mcg
- Vitamin B12 (as cyanocobalamin) – 8 mcg
- Biotin (as d-biotin)- 5,000 mcg
- Pantothenic acid (as d-calcium pantothenate) – 15 mg
- Iron (as ferrous gluconate) – 3 mg
- Zinc (as zinc gluconate) – 7.5 mg
- Selenium (as selenium yeast) – 12.5 mcg
- Manganese (as manganese gluconate) – 5 mg
- Argan oil (argania spinosa) – 25 mg
- Paba (para-aminobenzoic acid) – 10 mg
- Choline bitartrate – 10 mg
- Alpha lipoic acid – 10 mg
- Horsetail (equisetum arvense) (aerial) – 3 mg
- Hydrolyzed collagen – 50 mg
- Hyaluronic acid (as sodium hyaluronate) – 30 mg
Other ingredients: soybean oil, gelatin, vegetable glycerin, soy lecithin. Contains <2% of: carmine color, mica, silica, and titanium dioxide color. These ingredients offer the key nutrients the body requires to maintain good health. The B vitamins assist with energy metabolism. Biotin (a B vitamin) helps support healthy hair. The antioxidants, vitamin C and E, support collagen production, and contribute to healthy skin, respectively. Vitamin A helps to keep the skin vibrant. However this formula has biotin at merely 5000mcg: optimal quantity, according to scientific studies, is 1000 mcg. Also, this formula focuses only on hair growth, not treating the issue of hair loss.
Instructions
Three (3) capsules should be taken as a daily dose . These instructions are not clearly indicated, however, they may be taken at once or during the course of the day.
Cost
A 120-capsule bottle is available on Amazon at $5.85. No discounts are offered.
Possible Side Effects: This product may affect those allergic to soy, nuts, or yeast. The manufacturer suggests that, should any adverse reactions appear, the product be discontinued and medical assistance sought. Besides this, the product is not suitable for vegans and vegetarians as it contains gelatin. It should also not be used by children as it contains iron. An overdose of iron could lead to fatal poisoning in children below the age of six.
Guarantee
Despite our research efforts we were unable to locate a manufacturer’s guarantee of any kind for this product. This could be because the product is not being sold on the company’s own website, but on third-party sites, such as Amazon. Therefore the return policy of Amazon will be applicable. Goods may be returned unopened within 30 days for a full refund.
Nature Bounty Extra Strength Hair Skin and Nails Review – The Bottom Line
Having healthy hair, nails and skin is the dream of most people. This product claims to feed the body within to offer these results. We acknowledge that this product contain many ingredients that allow for healthy hair, skin and nails. It is also freely available online from E-commerce sites such as Amazon. Still, the quantity of biotin is half of the recommended dosage for effective results. Our research also found that, of the 1751 reviews on Amazon (which provided a below-average rating), only 68.7% were reliable. Reviews had a high level of deception; 129 reviews had been deleted by Amazon.