Product analysis
Biotin 10000 mcg may help brittle nails, although lasting improvements in nail strength remain uncertain.
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Nutrient Quality27
The biotin form is not clearly disclosed. Calcium is named as dicalcium phosphate, but its quality cannot be fully compared here.
Ingredient Transparency81
Ingredient amounts are disclosed, making serving contents easier to compare. Some ingredient forms remain unspecified, limiting a fuller comparison.
Value For Money80
Biotin offers favorable value relative to its amount. The calcium contribution lacks enough information for a reliable comparison.
Customer Satisfaction76
Customers report high satisfaction across 410 ratings. Reviews do not establish effectiveness or safety.
Product Focus73
Brittle nails provide the clearest potential purpose, based on small and mostly uncontrolled trials. The large biotin serving does not establish greater nail or skin benefits.
- Format
Capsule - Container
- 200 Capsule(s)
- Per serving
- $0.04
- Customer rating
- 4.7 · 410 ratings
Goals
Biotin may help brittle nails, but the supporting studies were small and mostly uncontrolled, so durable improvements in nail strength are uncertain. The declared serving meets or exceeds the amount used in those studies; higher amounts do not establish a greater benefit.
How this product is rated for Nail Health
Ingredient fit96
Goal fit
Dose adequacy
Pathways70
Depth
Breadth
Evidence100
Evidence strength
Studied preparation
Formulation logic100
Partner coverage
Conflicts
Effective doses
Biotin helps maintain normal skin, and deficiency can cause a scaly rash. The 10,000 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 fit82
Goal fit
Dose adequacy
Pathways0
Depth
Breadth
Evidence54
Evidence strength
Studied preparation
Formulation logic100
Partner coverage
Conflicts
Effective doses
Ingredients
| Ingredient | Amount per serving | Score |
|---|---|---|
Biotin | 10000 mcg | |
Calcium (Dicalcium Phosphate) | 66 mg |
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Sources
Published studies used for the product analysis and the top-ranked studies for each ingredient and goal.
- 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.
- 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.
- Vitamins and minerals: their role in nail health and disease.
- Predictive Model of Nail Consistency Using Scanning Electron Microscopy with Energy-Dispersive X-Ray.
- Low serum biotinidase activity in children with valproic acid monotherapy.
- 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.