so i bought hair formula 37 and now im trying it out, its been three days and i think my hair got a bit longer?? im not really sure actually but it feels kinda thicker im almost at my tailbonee! i cant wait for my hair to grow more, ill keep everyone updatedd...
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that was a dumb question I asked earlier. . I had skimmed through the whole bullentin because I was taking care of my cousins. You cant leave them alone for a long period of time. Well, I just bought biotin and zinc. Im excited.
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I did start breaking out until I heard ( I believe from Dave) that zinc will help combat the acne.So, being me, I did some research on the zinc -acne relationship. It turns out that zinc has very similar effects to tetracycline antibiotics, just without the side effects.I have taken a tetracycline antibiotic for acne and had great results, so I decided to give it a go. You might want to consider it. Watch out though, it makes me nauseous. The antibiotic did also, until figured out to take it with milk. No more nauseousness.Yyyaahh! Well.... then my husband came down with a sinus infection, and was given the same antibiotic. The pharmacist ( different pharmacy than where I got mine) told him not to eat or drink dairy for two hours before or after taking the med! It would make the med less absorbent ! Are you kidding me!!! I had been taking it the whole time with milk.Well, it work pretty well, so it must not have decreased the absorbency level by to much.
Well when I started taking the zinc, and it made me nauseous, I remembered how well the dairy worked with the antibiotic, so I started to drink milk when I took the zinc.You know , same effect as tetracycline, should work the same, right? Worked wonderfully, again.Then I had a brainstorm . Zinc has the same effect as a tetracycline antibiotic, dairy makes the med less absorbant...huh? So again, being me, I did some research, and loll and behold, you are not supposed to eat or drink dairy for two hours before or after taking zinc I have taken almost the whole bottle!
I guess its a good thing I found out, eventually...
Sorry for the long story, lessen learned.
As for the folic acid, there is a link in one of the previous posts up above the talks about folic acid.It helps on a cellular Levell with DNA and RNA, and helps to utalize the proteins you are already consuming, as well as make new ones.
Tell me about it! I have to make myself get up sometimes. Although, being a mom of three kind of takes care of that for me at times. The mornings are usually my"free time".
I forgot to mention, that my skin is starting to get really soft. I have been taking the biotin for about 2 months now, and the folic acid for one week. Just thought I would mention it. I did not expect it, but I definitely welcome it!
Your welcome, Sarah. I looovvveee research, espeially about anything that has anything to do with health. I find myself spending hours on the web looking things up.For no other reason than I just want to now.
According to this article,and several others I have found, folic acid is helpful at the cellular level with DNA and RNA production.It also helps to utalize and create new proteins.
I got a bottle this weekend, so I am now taking it.I found a good size bottle at Costco for under $5! I am hoping to get some good results with the addition.
HairBraider says folic acid is good. I have not taken it but I am very interested in it and as soon as I can find some I am going to try it.
It was recommended to someone I know by her doctor. I'm not sure of the reasoning behind it. He just told her to take biotin and folic acid. So that's what I've been doing.
First of all make sure you are taking a good multi vitamin.If you do nothing else, at least take a multi. Hair needs protein to grow.Make sure you are getting enough, either through diet ( the best) or supplements. Essential fatty acids are great, take flax seed oil, fish oil, there are even some out that have borage, flax, and fish together. I personally take flax and cod liver oil.
HairBraider says folic acid is good. I have not taken it but I am very interested in it and as soon as I can find some I am going to try it.As this post indicates, alot of people take biotin. It helps your body to assimilate what you eat, thus helping with energy and absorption.
i just read an article where it briefly stated that zinc was good for hair. I have been taking it because I tend to brake out from biotin, and zinc is good for acne, sooo yeah! I know that zinc helps with healing, and immune functions, ( which is why it is good for acne) but I don't know exactly why it is good for your hair. But, it just makes sense that anything that is good for your skin would be good for your hair, and vice versa. Not to mention your nails. As I mentioned before, I have had so many people stop and ask me if mine are real! I do a French manicure on them, which, I love. People are always commenting on them. Just a perk of good nutrition I guess.
Anyhow.... These are just a few I am sure of what you can take. I am sure there are more out there. But I hope this helped some.
can anyone tell me more about the supplements you guys take? does it interfere with weight, or have any other side effects? and where can i buy them? i recently was condering hair extensions and have now just realized that is a BIG mistake im turning to other options to have my hair grow faster and thicker can anyone please help me out, i dont know much about any supplements to take for hair growth it would be a big help if someone could educate me, thank you!
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Zinc lessens gray? Cool!! I was just taking it for my skin, but thats great.
I was taking the hair formula 37. I quit because it is basically amino acids, and I get enough of them through diet, so I added the biotin to help assimilate the protein.( not to mention biotin is cheaper).ALso because I had read that it helps with fall out and growth.
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Truth be told Alisa, the biotin seems to help reduce my rate of fallout. I can't tell what its growth rate is anymore since it isn't getting any longer (already at terminal length). Nails were always fairly strong, but got even stronger once I added the biotin. And they grow a little faster (which for me is not a benefit).
I take each zinc caplet with the 3 primary daily meals (along with vitamin & mineral & other supplementation). I've never noticed any nausea from the zinc, although I have heard from others that they experience the feeling from taking zinc supplements. Zinc helps hair (lessens grey!) and skin (fights acne!) and my diet isn't otherwise high in zinc so the current supplementation level seems helpful.
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That is quite a bit a biotin, Dave, no wonder your have such great hair!
I also take 3 50mg of zinc.Have you noticed any nauseousness with the zinc? Even with just one 50 mg tablet I get a little queasy. If I drink milk with it it doesn't happen, no matter how many I take at once.
I am going to try to separate my biotin into morning and evening assumption. Hopefully I can up it this way. I already do this with my flax, and cod liver oils, so I don't feel like I am taking 15 pills at a time!
When I take everything at once, I have noticed that I tend to stop for a day or two once in a while, then go," oh, I haven't taken my vitamins lately," I can say that I don't go longer than a day or two. So I am hoping that splitting everything up will help wit this problem.
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I take 2 5mg capsules per day of biotin. I also take 3 50mg caplets of zinc per day. (Along with a bunch of other stuff. The supplementation regimen seems to work well for me.)
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I am so happy for you! That is so exciting! So, were does it hit you now? To have curly hair and have it be that long, I bet it is so beautiful!!!
I have had to back off the biotin a little, I started getting a little acne.I lowered it to 1000 and upped my zinc. I am not going to give up on it though, my hair now measures at 33 in,so I am starting to see the results.Oh, and, Oh, my goodness, my nails are rock hard, and growing like crazy! I keep having people ask me if they are real! When I say thay are, whoever I am talking to, always grabs my hand and looks like they have to make sure!
I think I am going to alternate every other day. Take 100 one day, and 2000 the next. I just need to expermiment.
Oh my goodness! I just measured my hair and it's now just reached 39 inches!! Since I've been taking biotin and folic acid, my hair has been averaging a gain of one inch per month! That's absolutely amazing for me.......
I have always taken a multi, and used to take a skin hair and nail vitamin from wal mart, which had 3000mcg of biotin.I don't get to wal mart very often, and I found regular biotin at the local safeway.So, I started out taking 3000mcg , but I started to brake out, so I went back to 1000 and added 100 mg of zinc. ( I have read that zinc had the same effet of tetracyclyne in over 75% of those tested )I have cleared up really fast, but I think I may try to go up a little on the biotin. I still need to "tweek" it a little to find my dosage amount.
I just started mabye 2 weeks ago, so I know there has been no results,yet, but I am hoping it will help speed things along.
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. I had skimmed through the whole bullentin because I was taking care of my cousins. You cant leave them alone for a long period of time. Well, I just bought biotin and zinc. Im excited.
! Are you kidding me!!! I had been taking it the whole time with milk.Well, it work pretty well, so it must not have decreased the absorbency level by to much. 
. Zinc has the same effect as a tetracycline antibiotic, dairy makes the med less absorbant...huh? So again, being me, I did some research, and loll and behold, you are not supposed to eat or drink dairy for two hours before or after taking zinc 
I have taken almost the whole bottle! 
Alisa06 wrote:
I know that zinc helps with healing, and immune functions, ( which is why it is good for acne) but I don't know exactly why it is good for your hair. But, it just makes sense that anything that is good for your skin would be good for your hair, and vice versa. Not to mention your nails. As I mentioned before, I have had so many people stop and ask me if mine are real! I do a French manicure on them, which, I love. People are always commenting on them. Just a perk of good nutrition I guess.
