$7.99 $0.06 per serving
Product analysis
Biotin 10000 mcg offers an inexpensive, simple way to supplement biotin, with the clearest hair and skin relevance when intake is low and limited evidence for brittle nails.
AI assessment of the formula, label and price. How scoring works
Nutrient Quality100
D-biotin is the biologically active form, so the ingredient matches the form the body uses. Its identity is clear rather than left unspecified.
Ingredient Transparency100
The biotin amount and form are both clearly stated. That makes it easy to compare the serving with other biotin supplements.
Value For Money100
Biotin is inexpensive for the amount supplied. A larger serving still does not establish greater benefit for someone whose intake is already adequate.
Customer Satisfaction92
Ratings are favorable across a very large review pool. That gives a broad picture of buyer satisfaction without establishing hair, skin or nail results.
Product Focus73
The single ingredient keeps the formula focused on closely related hair, skin and nail goals. Evidence is strongest for correcting low intake, while brittle-nail findings are limited and higher amounts do not establish extra benefit.
- Format
Softgel - Container
- 120 Softgel(s)
- Per serving
- $0.06
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Goals
Impact
Highest effect
Biotin · 10000 mcg
Biotin has limited evidence for brittle nails and nail growth from small studies, many of them uncontrolled. The studies generally used 2500 mcg daily, and larger amounts do not establish greater or more durable improvement. This product supplies 10000 mcg per serving, exceeding that studied amount without establishing an additional nail benefit.
How this product is rated for Nail Health
Ingredient fit96
Biotin provides the main connection to nail health. The included amounts meet the reference exposure comparisons; higher amounts do not establish greater nail benefit.
Goal fit
Biotin provides the main nail connection, with little diversion to unrelated ingredients.
Dose adequacy
The included amounts meet the reference exposure comparisons; higher amounts do not establish greater nail benefit.
Pathways70
The main connection is nutrients associated with nail formation, rather than proof of stronger or faster-growing nails. The connection is concentrated in one area of nail health.
Depth
The main connection is nutrients associated with nail formation, rather than proof of stronger or faster-growing nails.
Breadth
The connection is concentrated in one area of nail health.
Evidence100
Biotin has the leading nail-specific evidence connection, but small and often uncontrolled studies limit confidence.
Evidence strength
Biotin has the leading nail-specific evidence connection, but small and often uncontrolled studies limit confidence.
Studied preparation
The included preparations match the saved comparison, but this does not remove the limitations of the nail studies.
Formulation logic100
No missing required partner or configured conflict was identified. The included amounts meet the minimum exposure comparison.
Partner coverage
No missing required partner was identified; combining the ingredients does not establish an added nail benefit.
Conflicts
No configured ingredient conflict was identified in the supplied facts.
Effective doses
The included ingredients meet the minimum exposure comparison; this is not proof of an effective nail dose.
Impact
High effect
Biotin · 10000 mcg
Biotin helps address diffuse shedding when biotin intake is deficient; extra regrowth in adults with adequate intake is not established. This serving supplies 10000 mcg, above the highest supplied comparison anchor, without establishing additional benefit at that amount.
How this product is rated for Hair Health
Ingredient fit96
Relevant ingredients and their declared amounts shape this finding. The recognized amounts reach the full supplied comparison anchors; this does not establish a proven hair-growth dose.
Goal fit
The recognized ingredients are closely aligned with this goal.
Dose adequacy
The recognized amounts reach the full supplied comparison anchors; this does not establish a proven hair-growth dose.
Pathways0
No coverage was recorded for the named androgen, fibre-building, antioxidant or stress-related pathways.
Depth
No coverage was recorded for the named androgen, fibre-building, antioxidant or stress-related pathways.
Breadth
None of the named pathways reaches the supplied coverage criterion.
Evidence80
Vitamin B7 (Biotin) provides the strongest recognized evidence contribution, subject to its specific hair-benefit limitations.
Evidence strength
Vitamin B7 (Biotin) provides the strongest recognized evidence contribution, subject to its specific hair-benefit limitations.
Studied preparation
The recognized preparations match those accepted in the saved comparison; that alone does not prove hair regrowth.
Formulation logic100
The saved findings identify no missing required partners or configured conflicts. All recognized ingredients meet the supplied minimum amount criterion, which is not a proven effective hair-growth dose.
Partner coverage
No missing required partner reduced the recognized ingredients’ contributions.
Conflicts
No configured ingredient conflict was recorded; this is not a general safety assessment.
Effective doses
All recognized ingredients meet the supplied minimum amount criterion, which is not a proven effective hair-growth dose.
Impact
Moderate effect
Biotin's skin relevance comes mainly from its nutritional role and the dermatitis caused by deficiency. The 10,000 mcg serving adds no assessed contribution beyond the full amount comparison. A large dose does not establish extra skin benefits in adults with adequate intake.
How this product is rated for Skin Health
Ingredient fit96
1 ingredients relate to skin health, giving a focused selection. The assessed amounts meet or closely approach the full comparison amounts.
Goal fit
1 ingredients relate to skin health, giving a focused selection.
Dose adequacy
The assessed amounts meet or closely approach the full comparison amounts.
Pathways0
No meaningful contribution was identified across the assessed goal pathways.
Depth
No meaningful contribution was identified across the assessed goal pathways.
Breadth
The assessed contributions remain too limited to show meaningful breadth across the goal pathways.
Evidence54
Vitamin B7 (Biotin) provides the strongest evidence contribution in the saved assessment, with practical benefits dependent on the relevant nutritional or trial context. The ingredients contributing at assessed amounts meet the saved preparation criteria.
Evidence strength
Vitamin B7 (Biotin) provides the strongest evidence contribution in the saved assessment, with practical benefits dependent on the relevant nutritional or trial context.
Studied preparation
The ingredients contributing at assessed amounts meet the saved preparation criteria.
Formulation logic100
The relevant ingredients can contribute alone or have the partners required by the saved findings. No conflict was identified in the supplied checks. 1 of 1 relevant ingredients meet the saved minimum amount criterion.
Partner coverage
The relevant ingredients can contribute alone or have the partners required by the saved findings.
Conflicts
No conflict was identified in the supplied checks.
Effective doses
1 of 1 relevant ingredients meet the saved minimum amount criterion.
Ingredients
| Ingredient | Amount per serving | Score |
|---|---|---|
Biotin (D-Biotin) | 10000 mcg |
Biotin (D-Biotin) · 10000 mcg OverallScore97
Each serving provides 10,000 mcg of D-biotin, a high amount, for about $0.07 per whole-product serving. An artificial color was also recorded.
How this ingredient is rated
Active Ingredient Quality & Bioavailability92
D-biotin is the active form, and an artificial color was recorded.
Biologically Active d-Biotin Isomer
D-biotin is the naturally occurring, biologically active form.
Excipient Purity
An artificial color was recorded; no artificial sweetener was identified, and added sugar was not quantified.
Dose, Safety & Label Transparency100
The label lists 10,000 mcg of D-biotin per serving, a high amount.
Biotin Potency for Health Goals
Each serving provides 10,000 mcg of biotin, a high amount.
Label Transparency & Exact Disclosure
The exact biotin amount is listed as 10,000 mcg per serving.
Value100
The whole-product cost is about $0.03 per 5,000 mcg of biotin.
Price per 5,000 mcg Biotin
The whole-product cost is about $0.03 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.