Hair Skin & Nails

Hair Skin & Nails

Swanson4.7 (7,458 ratings)
Format:Tablet Quantity: 60 Tablet(s) · 60 servings
$10.09 $0.16 per serving
iHerbLowest$10.09iHerb$13.49Walmart$13.49

Product analysis

55 out of 100

Hair Skin & Nails combines several nutrients with a clearly identified horsetail stem extract. Missing ingredient forms and extract composition details make parts of the formula harder to compare.

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Nutrient Quality47

The horsetail plant and part are clearly identified, and the cysteine form appears favorable for quality and stability. Several other forms are missing, limiting comparisons across the full mix.

Ingredient Transparency63

All ingredient amounts are stated, but most forms are not fully identified. The horsetail extract composition is also unclear, so its total amount does not fully explain what it contains.

Value For Money44

Value is mixed, with cysteine looking more economical than choline or PABA. The uncertain value of calcium and horsetail prevents a confident judgment about the full blend.

Customer Satisfaction89

Customer ratings are favorable across a large body of feedback. That supports a broad picture of satisfaction without establishing improvements in hair, skin or nails.

Product Focus39

Several ingredients are combined around hair, skin and nail care. Their specific contribution to those goals remains uncertain, so the ingredient variety alone does not establish results.

Format
Tablet
Container
60 Tablet(s)
Per serving
$0.16
Customer rating
4.7 · 7,458 ratings
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Ingredients

IngredientAmount per servingScore
Choline (Choline Bitartrate)
 50 mg 55
Calcium
35 mg
MSM
700 mg
Horsetail Grass Stem Extract (Equisetum arvense Stem Extract, Silica)
 250 mg 100
L-Cysteine (L-Cysteine Hydrochloride)
 100 mg 71
Inositol
25 mg
PABA
25 mg 78
Adults 18–50 Vegetarian
Report overview
Horsetail (Equisetum arvense Stem Extract, Silica) · 250 mg OverallScore100
A+ Composition And Label DisclosureA+ Composition And Label Disclosure
Each serving provides 250 mg of Equisetum arvense stem extract, with 7% silica. The stated percentage corresponds to a calculated 17.5 mg of silica per serving.
How this ingredient is rated

Composition and Label Disclosure100

The horsetail is specified as 7% silica, and the species and stem preparation are identified.
Marker and Preparation Disclosure
The horsetail is specified as 7% silica.
Horsetail Source Description
The source is identified as Equisetum arvense stem extract.

Composition and Label Disclosure100

A serving contains 250 mg of Equisetum arvense stem extract; the stated percentage corresponds to a calculated 17.5 mg of silica.
Amount and Label Disclosure
The supplied calculation gives 17.5 mg silica from 250 mg of horsetail at 7% silica.
Individual Preparation Amount Disclosure
The 250 mg serving amount and Equisetum arvense stem extract source are individually identified.

Commercial Price and Usability

Price and usability were not evaluated.
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PABA · 25 mg OverallScore78
B+ Active Ingredient Quality & BioavailabilityA+ Dose, Safety & Label TransparencyD- Value
A serving lists 25 mg of PABA, with the amount stated individually. Scaled from the whole-product serving price, the cost is about $0.67 per 100 mg of PABA.
How this ingredient is rated

Active Ingredient Quality & Bioavailability80

The saved facts identify PABA but do not record a pharmaceutical-grade or purity claim.
PABA Source & Grade
PABA is named, while no specific grade or purity designation is recorded in the saved facts.

Dose, Safety & Label Transparency95

The serving lists 25 mg of PABA. None of the three assessed additive categories are recorded.
PABA Dosage Alignment
The recorded PABA amount is 25 mg per serving.
Label Disclosure Clarity
The PABA amount is individually recorded as 25 mg per serving.
Additive and Excipient Quality
The evaluated facts record no FD&C dyes, titanium dioxide or hydrogenated oils.

Value40

The serving price corresponds to about $0.67 per 100 mg of PABA when scaled from the whole-product price.
Price per 100mg PABA
Based on the whole-product serving price, the equivalent cost is about $0.67 per 100 mg of PABA.
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Cysteine (L-Cysteine Hydrochloride) · 100 mg OverallScore71
A- Active Ingredient Quality & BioavailabilityD+ Dose, Safety & Label TransparencyB+ Value
The serving provides 100 mg of cysteine, a modest amount for antioxidant support. At about $0.84 per 500 mg of cysteine, the whole-product price is moderate on that basis.
How this ingredient is rated

Active Ingredient Quality & Bioavailability85

L-Cysteine Hydrochloride is a salt form that may be more stable than plain L-cysteine.
Cysteine Form Quality & Stability
L-Cysteine Hydrochloride is a salt form that may be more stable than plain L-cysteine.

Dose, Safety & Label Transparency52

The 100 mg per serving is a modest amount for antioxidant support. The cysteine amount is individually disclosed.
Cysteine Dosage Potency
The 100 mg per serving is a modest amount for antioxidant support.
Ingredient Transparency & Blend Disclosure
The 100 mg cysteine amount is individually disclosed.

Value80

The whole-product price corresponds to about $0.84 per 500 mg of cysteine, which is moderate on that basis.
Price per 500mg of Cysteine
The whole-product price corresponds to about $0.84 per 500 mg of cysteine, which is moderate on that basis.
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82 Performance

Vegan Hair Skin & Nails

NOW Solutions

Chelated minerals, structural amino acids, hyaluronic acid, antioxidant vitamins, and horsetail create a deeper hair, skin, and nail formula. High-dose biotin may interfere with thyroid, hormone, and cardiac blood tests, while horsetail lacks silica standardization.

68 Performance

Ultimate Hair & Nail Formula

Bluebonnet

A broad nutrient blend adds useful vitamin and mineral forms plus horsetail, PABA, cysteine, and other beauty-focused ingredients. High combined vitamin A and prolonged vitamin B6 exposure are concerns, while many amino acids and botanicals remain modest.

64 Performance

Liquid Collagen

Applied Nutrition

Hydrolyzed collagen, silica, and biotin provide more direct skin, hair, and nail support than modest choline and PABA amounts. The collagen source is not stated, the antioxidant blend is opaque, and biotin may interfere with laboratory tests.

74 Budget

Balance B-50 Complex Comprehensive Formula

Swanson

A lower serving cost retains choline and PABA while adding broad B-vitamin coverage for energy metabolism. Conventional forms, a tiny vitamin B6 amount, and modest choline make it less directly beauty-focused than the original.

82 Budget

B-Complex with Rice Bran

NaturesPlus Source of Life Garden

A lower serving cost provides methylfolate, methylcobalamin, choline, PABA, and moderate B-vitamin amounts without extreme dosing. It lacks horsetail and cysteine, but the focused formula and strong form quality improve everyday value.

57 Budget

Hair Skin & Nails

21st Century

A slightly lower serving cost adds broad vitamins, minerals, amino acids, choline, and PABA for beauty-related coverage. Many key ingredients appear only in token amounts, while basic forms and an opaque herbal blend weaken practical impact.

74 Value

Balance B-50 Complex

Swanson

A lower serving cost retains choline and PABA while adding broad B vitamins for energy metabolism. Conventional forms, a tiny vitamin B6 amount, and modest choline make it less complete for hair structure than the original MSM and cysteine blend.

71 Value

B Complex

NATURELO Premium Supplements

Active vitamin B6, methylfolate, methylcobalamin, biotin, choline, and PABA provide balanced B-vitamin support at a modest serving cost. The hidden fruit-and-vegetable blend adds uncertain value, and horsetail plus cysteine are absent.

74 Value

Super B-50

NaturesPlus

Methylfolate, methylcobalamin, choline, PABA, and broad B vitamins offer useful metabolic support at a modest serving cost. High pyridoxine is poorly suited to casual long-term use, and the formula lacks the original horsetail, MSM, and cysteine focus.

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