$10.79 $0.10 per serving
Product analysis
Biotin 5000 mcg offers an inexpensive, focused option that may help brittle nails, although the evidence is limited. Its role in hair support is most relevant when low biotin contributes to shedding.
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Nutrient Quality20
The biotin preparation is not fully specified. Its exact form is therefore harder to compare with clearly identified alternatives.
Ingredient Transparency63
The biotin amount is clear, but its exact form is not disclosed. Quantity comparisons are straightforward, while preparation comparisons are less clear.
Value For Money100
The declared biotin serving offers very good value. The low cost does not mean that more biotin brings greater nail or hair benefits.
Customer Satisfaction94
Customer feedback is very positive across many thousands of ratings. The large review base supports confidence in satisfaction without proving cosmetic benefits.
Product Focus73
One active keeps the purpose focused on biotin nutrition. Brittle-nail support has limited evidence, while hair and skin benefits are most relevant when biotin intake is inadequate.
- Format
Capsule - Container
- 100 Capsule(s)
- Per serving
- $0.10
- Customer rating
- 4.8 · 19,488 ratings
Goals
Impact
Highest effect
Biotin · 5000 mcg
Biotin has limited evidence for improving brittle nails and nail growth, based largely on small studies with weak controls. The 5000 mcg per serving reaches the reviewed amount comparison, but higher amounts have not shown additional nail benefit. A serving does not establish the sustained daily regimen used in those studies.
How this product is rated for Nail Health
Ingredient fit96
Biotin is the main nail-related ingredient and reaches the reviewed amount comparison.
Goal fit
The assessed ingredients are focused on nail-related roles.
Dose adequacy
Biotin reaches the full reviewed amount comparison; larger amounts do not establish additional nail benefit.
Pathways70
Keratinization cofactors are the only substantially represented area in the saved findings.
Depth
Keratinization cofactors are the only substantially represented area in the saved findings.
Breadth
One nail-related area reaches substantial representation; broader coverage is limited.
Evidence100
Biotin leads the saved evidence comparison, but the small studies do not establish robust routine efficacy.
Evidence strength
Biotin leads the saved evidence comparison, but the small studies do not establish robust routine efficacy.
Studied preparation
The amount-qualified ingredients meet the saved preparation comparison, without establishing stronger clinical evidence.
Formulation logic100
The amount-qualified ingredients require no missing partner, and no configured conflict was identified.
Partner coverage
The assessed ingredients work alone or have their required partner.
Conflicts
No configured ingredient conflict was identified.
Effective doses
All ingredients included in this amount check meet the saved minimum comparison; ingredients excluded for low amounts remain excluded.
Impact
High effect
Biotin · 5000 mcg
Biotin can help address shedding caused by biotin deficiency and has limited evidence in rare hair-shaft disorders. This serving receives full amount recognition in the saved comparison, but its high biotin content does not establish additional hair growth when intake is adequate.
How this product is rated for Hair Health
Ingredient fit96
Biotin is the formula's focus, with a connection to deficiency-related shedding rather than routine regrowth.
Goal fit
The relevant ingredients dominate this formula, although the product is linked to several goals.
Dose adequacy
The counted ingredients reach their saved amount anchors for the selected serving; those anchors do not establish proven hair-growth doses.
Pathways0
The recognized nutrient contributions do not cover the named hair mechanisms.
Depth
No contribution is assigned to the named hair mechanisms; the recognized ingredients concern nutrient sufficiency.
Breadth
None of the named hair mechanisms reaches the saved coverage threshold.
Evidence80
Vitamin B7 (Biotin) leads the recognized evidence contribution, subject to the ingredient-specific limits on hair outcomes.
Evidence strength
Vitamin B7 (Biotin) provides the strongest recognized evidence contribution here; this does not establish routine hair regrowth.
Studied preparation
The saved comparison recognizes the counted ingredient preparations, without establishing product-specific hair-growth results.
Formulation logic100
The counted ingredients have no unmet partner requirement or identified conflict, and their amounts generally meet the saved minimum threshold.
Partner coverage
The counted ingredients have no unmet partner requirement in the supplied comparison.
Conflicts
No ingredient conflict was identified in the supplied comparison.
Effective doses
All counted ingredients meet the saved minimum amount threshold, which is not a proven hair-growth dose.
Impact
Moderate effect
Biotin helps maintain normal skin, and deficiency can cause a scaly rash. The 5,000 mcg amount is much larger than normal nutritional needs, with no established extra skin benefit for someone whose biotin intake is adequate.
How this product is rated for Skin Health
Ingredient fit96
Biotin provides a focused nutritional connection. The amount meets the saved reference, with no extra benefit implied by a large dose.
Goal fit
Biotin provides a focused nutritional connection.
Dose adequacy
The amount meets the saved reference, with no extra benefit implied by a large dose.
Pathways0
The saved findings concern nutrient sufficiency rather than a separate hydration or structural mechanism.
Depth
The saved findings concern nutrient sufficiency rather than a separate hydration or structural mechanism.
Breadth
No mechanism reaches the saved threshold for broad support across several areas.
Evidence54
Biotin supplies the strongest saved evidence at a meaningful amount. The saved assessment accepts the biotin preparation.
Evidence strength
Biotin supplies the strongest saved evidence among the ingredients at meaningful amounts.
Studied preparation
The saved assessment accepts the biotin preparation.
Formulation logic100
Biotin meets the saved minimum amount. No ingredient conflicts were identified.
Partner coverage
The assessed ingredients can contribute independently or have their required partner.
Conflicts
No ingredient conflicts were identified in the saved checks.
Effective doses
Biotin meets the saved minimum amount.
Ingredients
| Ingredient | Amount per serving | Score |
|---|---|---|
Biotin | 5000 mcg |
Biotin · 5000 mcg OverallScore93
Each serving lists 5,000 mcg of biotin, a higher amount in the evaluation. A whole-product serving costs about $0.11.
How this ingredient is rated
Active Ingredient Quality & Bioavailability82
Biotin is identified without a specific isomer being resolved. The evaluation flags no artificial colors or sweeteners.
Biologically Active d-Biotin Isomer
The saved information identifies biotin but does not resolve a specific isomer.
Excipient Purity
No artificial colors or sweeteners were flagged in the available ingredient evidence.
Dose, Safety & Label Transparency100
The listed serving provides 5,000 mcg of biotin, a higher amount in the evaluation; its amount is individually disclosed.
Biotin Potency for Health Goals
The listed 5,000 mcg per serving is in a higher category in the evaluation.
Label Transparency & Exact Disclosure
Biotin is individually listed at 5,000 mcg per serving.
Value100
A whole-product serving costs about $0.11 and provides 5,000 mcg of biotin.
Price per 5,000 mcg Biotin
The whole-product price works out to about $0.11 per 5,000 mcg of biotin.
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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.