FloraSil

FloraSil

Flora4.5 (1,649 ratings)
Format:Capsule Quantity: 180 Capsule(s) · 180 servings
Goals
$55.84 $0.31 per serving
iHerbLowest$55.84Vitacost$55.84

Product analysis

61 out of 100

FloraSil offers an inexpensive, single-ingredient silicon supplement. Its horsetail-derived silica is a less favorable form for absorption.

AI assessment of the formula, label and price. How scoring works

Nutrient Quality30

Horsetail-derived silica is identified, but absorption is a limitation. Naming the plant source does not establish a highly available silicon preparation.

Ingredient Transparency100

The silicon amount and horsetail source are stated. Those details make the ingredient identifiable for comparison.

Value For Money100

The labeled silicon serving appears inexpensive. Its absorption limitation still matters when comparing value.

Customer Satisfaction79

The available ratings indicate positive satisfaction across a sizable feedback base. They do not describe specific customer experiences.

Product Focus0

A single active keeps the formula focused on silicon. The available goal information does not establish a specific health or cosmetic benefit.

Format
Capsule
Container
180 Capsule(s)
Per serving
$0.31
Customer rating
4.5 · 1,649 ratings
Report analysis

Goals

Nail Health
Nail Health
Impact
Limited evidence
F Ingredient FitF PathwaysF EvidenceF Formulation Logic
Silicon · 9 mg
Hair Health
Hair Health
Impact
Limited evidence
F Ingredient FitF PathwaysF EvidenceF Formulation Logic
Study evidence
Silicon Supportive 2 studies

Ingredients

IngredientAmount per servingScore
Silica (Horsetail extract)
 9 mg 77
Gluten Free Adults 18–50 Vegan Vegetarian
Report overview
Silicon (Horsetail extract) · 9 mg OverallScore77
B Active Ingredient Quality & BioavailabilityC+ Dose, Safety & Label TransparencyA+ Value
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85 Performance

Beauty - Bones - Joints

BioSil

A more capable ingredient profile provides 5 mg of silicon as choline-stabilized orthosilicic acid. Compared with the original’s 9 mg horsetail-silica capsule with no stated extract standardization, it uses a clearly identified, stabilized silicon form with strong alignment to hair and nail goals.

80 Performance

Living Silica Mineral Based Collagen Booster

Orgono

A more capable ingredient profile provides 22.5 mg of silicon as monomethylsilanetriol. Compared with the original’s 9 mg horsetail-silica capsule with no stated extract standardization, it provides a meaningful amount of a well-defined, absorbable silicon form in a focused formula.

83 Performance

Marine Collagen 2500 mg

youtheory

A more capable ingredient profile provides 2.5 g of hydrolyzed fish collagen with vitamin C, zinc, selenium, and horsetail silica. Compared with the original’s 9 mg horsetail-silica capsule with no stated extract standardization, it adds substantial collagen and several disclosed cofactors relevant to hair and nails.

80 Budget

Gelatin & Silicon

Swanson Premium Brand

A lower serving cost still provides 20 mg of silicon aminoate with 1.08 g of gelatin. Compared with the original’s 9 mg horsetail-silica capsule with no stated extract standardization, this option keeps a meaningful silicon amount and adds gelatin for structural protein support.

59 Budget

Daily Total One

Country Life

A lower serving cost still provides horsetail silica plus biotin, zinc, selenium, and other vitamins. Compared with the original’s 9 mg horsetail-silica capsule with no stated extract standardization, this option covers several nutrient pathways linked with normal hair and nail maintenance, though the formula is much less focused.

71 Budget

Oceanic Silica

Solgar

A lower serving cost still provides red-algae silica with calcium. Compared with the original’s 9 mg horsetail-silica capsule with no stated extract standardization, this option provides a simple mineral-based silica source, although the available silicon amount is not stated.

82 Value

Ultra BoneUp

Jarrow Formulas

A useful balance of ingredients and value combines silicic acid, type II collagen, vitamin C, zinc, copper, and manganese with a lower serving cost. Compared with the original’s 9 mg horsetail-silica capsule with no stated extract standardization, it pairs silicon with collagen and supporting nutrients, but its formula is oriented partly toward bone support.

71 Value

Super Silica Plus

KAL

A useful balance of ingredients and value combines 20 mg of colloidal hydrophilic silica, 600 mg of horsetail, 250 mg of MSM, and biotin with a moderate serving cost for the provided formula. Compared with the original’s 9 mg horsetail-silica capsule with no stated extract standardization, it combines a disclosed silica amount with MSM and biotin for broader hair and nail support.

77 Value

Hair Ultra Softgels

OLLY

A useful balance of ingredients and value combines 10 mg of silicon dioxide with keratin, biotin, zinc, and copper with a moderate serving cost for the provided formula. Compared with the original’s 9 mg horsetail-silica capsule with no stated extract standardization, it targets hair and nails through both silicon and keratin-related nutrients rather than silicon alone.

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Sources

Published studies used for the product analysis and the top-ranked studies for each ingredient and goal.

  1. Effect of oral intake of choline-stabilized orthosilicic acid on skin, nails and hair in women with photodamaged skin.
    Barel A; Calomme M; Timchenko A; De Paepe K; Demeester N; Rogiers V; Clarys P; Vanden Berghe D · Archives of dermatological research · 2006
    Randomized trial50 participantsHair Health forSilicon
  2. Effect of oral intake of choline-stabilized orthosilicic acid on hair tensile strength and morphology in women with fine hair
    R R Wickett, E Kossmann, A Barel, N Demeester, P Clarys, D Vanden Berghe, M Calomme · Archives of Dermatological Research · 2007
    Randomized trial48 participantsHair Health forSilicon