$9.78 $0.06 per serving
Product analysis
Biotin 5000 mcg offers a clearly identified biotin form at low cost and may help hair shedding caused by low intake. It may also help brittle nails, though the evidence is limited.
AI assessment of the formula, label and price. How scoring works
Nutrient Quality100
The identified D-biotin is a quality strength because it specifies the usable form. The single clear form keeps ingredient comparisons straightforward.
Ingredient Transparency100
The biotin amount and form are clearly disclosed. That makes the nutrient and serving easy to compare with alternatives.
Value For Money100
Value is very favorable for the biotin amount supplied. The relatively low cost is a clear buying advantage.
Customer Satisfaction91
Customer feedback is very positive across a very large review base. The broad feedback provides a strong picture of satisfaction without proving hair or nail effects.
Product Focus73
Biotin may help shedding when a shortage is involved, and limited findings suggest possible improvements in brittle nails. The large serving does not establish extra hair or skin benefits when biotin needs are already met.
- Format
Softgel - Container
- 150 Softgel(s)
- Per serving
- $0.06
- Also available
Biotin 10000 mcg$7.99- Customer rating
- 4.7 · 11,388 ratings
Goals
Impact
Highest effect
Biotin · 5000 mcg
Biotin has limited nail-specific findings from small, mostly uncontrolled studies of brittle nails using 2500 mcg daily over months. These suggest possible changes in brittleness or growth but do not establish reliable routine improvement. Higher amounts have no established extra nail benefit, and one serving does not establish sustained daily use.
How this product is rated for Nail Health
Ingredient fit96
Vitamin B7 (Biotin) leads the ingredient finding. The wider formula and amount alignment influence how closely it relates to nail health.
Goal fit
The main ingredient is directly associated with the nail goal.
Dose adequacy
The counted amount reaches the saved reference range; more does not establish a greater nail benefit.
Pathways70
The strongest recorded connection concerns keratinization cofactors. Coverage is concentrated in keratinization cofactors.
Depth
The strongest recorded connection concerns keratinization cofactors.
Breadth
Coverage is concentrated in keratinization cofactors.
Evidence100
Vitamin B7 (Biotin) leads the saved evidence finding. The supporting clinical findings remain limited in size or applicability.
Evidence strength
Vitamin B7 (Biotin) leads the saved evidence finding; its assigned standing does not establish reliable improvement in nail quality.
Studied preparation
The counted preparation matches the saved material finding; this does not establish the same duration or individual response.
Formulation logic100
No unmet partner requirement or configured conflict was recorded. The counted ingredients clear the saved amount threshold.
Partner coverage
No unmet partner requirement is recorded; the presence of supporting nutrients does not establish added benefit.
Conflicts
No configured ingredient conflict was identified in the supplied findings.
Effective doses
The counted ingredients clear the saved amount threshold, which does not prove an effective nail-treatment dose.
Impact
High effect
Biotin · 5000 mcg
Biotin can help with deficiency-related shedding and certain rare hair-shaft disorders. The 5000 mcg serving receives full amount recognition, but a high amount does not establish regrowth in adults with adequate biotin intake. The saved result does not assign it coverage of the named hair mechanisms.
How this product is rated for Hair Health
Ingredient fit96
The formula’s relevance and amount support reflect the recognized ingredients and the limits described below.
Goal fit
The relevant ingredients dominate the formula, although its uses extend beyond hair health.
Dose adequacy
The recognized ingredient amounts reach the saved comparison reference; that reference does not establish a proven hair-growth dose.
Pathways0
No contribution is assigned to the named hair mechanisms; nutrient-related relevance can still remain.
Depth
No contribution is assigned to the named hair mechanisms; nutrient-related relevance can still remain.
Breadth
None of the named mechanisms reaches the saved coverage requirement.
Evidence80
Vitamin B7 (Biotin) supplies the strongest recognized evidence contribution, subject to the ingredient-specific limits on routine hair benefit.
Evidence strength
Vitamin B7 (Biotin) supplies the strongest recognized evidence contribution, subject to the ingredient-specific limits on routine hair benefit.
Studied preparation
The recognized preparations meet the saved preparation criterion; this does not establish a hair benefit for the finished product.
Formulation logic100
The saved findings identify no missing partner or configured conflict among the recognized ingredients.
Partner coverage
The recognized ingredients have no unmet partner requirement in the saved findings; this does not establish added benefit from combining them.
Conflicts
No configured ingredient conflict was identified; this finding does not establish overall safety.
Effective doses
All ingredients counted here meet the saved minimum amount requirement, which is a comparison threshold rather than a proven effective dose.
Impact
Moderate effect
Biotin is relevant to normal skin nutrition because deficiency can cause dermatitis. The 5000 mcg serving exceeds ordinary nutritional needs, without established additional skin benefit for adults with adequate biotin intake.
How this product is rated for Skin Health
Ingredient fit96
The assessed ingredient is closely focused on skin health, though it also has other uses. The assessed amounts meet the saved dose targets.
Goal fit
The assessed ingredient is closely focused on skin health, though it also has other uses.
Dose adequacy
The assessed amounts meet the saved dose targets.
Pathways0
No contribution to the defined skin pathways is recorded, despite the nutrients’ normal physiological roles. No assessed pathway reaches the saved threshold for substantial coverage.
Depth
No contribution to the defined skin pathways is recorded, despite the nutrients’ normal physiological roles.
Breadth
No assessed pathway reaches the saved threshold for substantial coverage.
Evidence54
Vitamin B7 (Biotin) supplies the strongest effective-dose evidence in the saved findings, within the ingredient’s stated limits. The assessed ingredients at effective amounts meet the saved studied-preparation finding.
Evidence strength
Vitamin B7 (Biotin) supplies the strongest effective-dose evidence in the saved findings, within the ingredient’s stated limits.
Studied preparation
The assessed ingredients at effective amounts meet the saved studied-preparation finding.
Formulation logic100
The assessed ingredients can contribute alone or have their required partner. No configured ingredient conflict was identified. 1 of 1 assessed ingredients reach the saved minimum dose threshold.
Partner coverage
The assessed ingredients can contribute alone or have their required partner.
Conflicts
No configured ingredient conflict was identified.
Effective doses
1 of 1 assessed ingredients reach the saved minimum dose threshold.
Ingredients
| Ingredient | Amount per serving | Score |
|---|---|---|
Biotin (D-Biotin) | 5000 mcg |
Biotin (D-Biotin) · 5000 mcg OverallScore97
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Published studies used for the product analysis and the top-ranked studies for each ingredient and goal.
- The Role of Sesbania grandiflora-Derived Biotin and Bambusa arundinacea-Derived Silica Extracts in Promoting Hair, Skin, and Nail Health: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Clinical Study.
- Low serum biotinidase activity in children with valproic acid monotherapy.
- Vitamins A, B, C, and D: A Short Review for the Dermatologist.
- The Infatuation With Biotin Supplementation: Is There Truth Behind Its Rising Popularity? A Comparative Analysis of Clinical Efficacy versus Social Popularity.
- Biotin for the treatment of nail disease: what is the evidence?
- Treatment of brittle fingernails and onychoschizia with biotin: scanning electron microscopy.
- Treatment of brittle nail with a hydroxypropyl chitosan-based lacquer, alone or in combination with oral biotin: A randomized, assessor-blinded trial.
- Vitamins and minerals: their role in nail health and disease.
- Evaluation of biophysical skin parameters and hair changes in patients with acne vulgaris treated with isotretinoin, and the effect of biotin use on these parameters.
- Generalized seborrhoeic dermatitis. Clinical and therapeutic data of 25 patients.
- Holocarboxylase synthetase deficiency: novel clinical and molecular findings.