$33.18 $0.27 per serving
Product analysis
Beauty - Bones - Joints may help support fine hair strength and reduce nail brittleness through its silicon preparation. The evidence is limited, so the size and likelihood of any improvement remain uncertain.
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Nutrient Quality93
The silicon preparation is a favorable form for absorption, with choline helping identify the specific preparation. Form quality alone does not establish the size of a hair or nail benefit.
Ingredient Transparency100
Both amounts and forms are stated, making the serving straightforward to compare. The preparation can be distinguished from less clearly described silicon supplements.
Value For Money84
Silicon offers favorable value for the serving cost. Choline compares less favorably, so the value is stronger as a silicon supplement than as a choline source.
Customer Satisfaction88
Customer ratings are positive across a large number of reviews. The broad feedback describes satisfaction without establishing hair or nail improvements.
Product Focus65
The clearest purpose is supporting existing hair strands and possibly nail brittleness, with limited evidence. Each serving supplies less silicon than the amount associated with those effects, so the same results cannot be assumed.
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Goals
Impact
High effect
Silicon · 5 mg
Silicon from choline-stabilized orthosilicic acid has a limited connection to reduced nail brittleness. The small study in women with photodamaged skin used 10 mg elemental silicon daily for 20 weeks and relied on a subjective secondary nail outcome. This product supplies 5 mg per serving, below that study exposure, so the same result cannot be assumed.
How this product is rated for Nail Health
Ingredient fit63
Choline-stabilized orthosilicic acid provides the main connection to nail health. The 5 mg elemental silicon per serving is below the 10 mg daily study exposure.
Goal fit
Choline-stabilized orthosilicic acid provides the main nail connection, within a formula also aimed at other goals.
Dose adequacy
The 5 mg elemental silicon per serving is below the 10 mg daily study exposure.
Pathways50
The main mapped connection concerns nail matrix structure; the supplied evidence does not establish a definite nail improvement. The connection is concentrated in one area of nail health.
Depth
The main mapped connection concerns nail matrix structure; the supplied evidence does not establish a definite nail improvement.
Breadth
The connection is concentrated in one area of nail health.
Evidence72
Silicon evidence comes from a small study with subjective nail brittleness as a secondary outcome.
Evidence strength
Silicon evidence comes from a small study with subjective nail brittleness as a secondary outcome.
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
Moderate effect
Choline-stabilized orthosilicic acid may help improve the strength and thickness of fine hair strands. That concerns the condition of existing hair, rather than reversing hair loss. The serving provides 5 mg of elemental silicon, below the 10 mg daily comparison amount for this specific preparation, so the same improvement can't be assumed from one serving.
How this product is rated for Hair Health
Ingredient fit63
Silicon in choline-stabilized orthosilicic acid relates to hair-strand condition.
Goal fit
Silicon in choline-stabilized orthosilicic acid relates to hair-strand condition.
Dose adequacy
Silicon: 5 mg. These are label-serving amounts, not a daily regimen or a guarantee of benefit.
Pathways13
The silicon preparation relates to the strength and thickness of existing hair strands, rather than reversing hair loss.
Depth
The silicon preparation relates to the strength and thickness of existing hair strands, rather than reversing hair loss.
Breadth
The relevant effect concerns existing hair strands, without implying a wider effect on hair-loss causes.
Evidence75
The identified silicon preparation may improve fine-hair strand properties, rather than reverse alopecia.
Evidence strength
The identified silicon preparation may improve fine-hair strand properties, rather than reverse alopecia.
Studied preparation
The declared ingredients are identified, but that alone does not guarantee improved hair growth.
Formulation logic100
The relevant ingredients have no missing required partner or particular identified conflict. Their combination does not itself demonstrate added hair growth.
Partner coverage
No required ingredient partner is missing for the relevant ingredients.
Conflicts
No particular ingredient conflict is identified for this hair-related combination.
Effective doses
The relevant declared amounts reach their comparison ranges; that is not a guarantee of hair improvement.
Ingredients
| Ingredient | Amount per serving | Score |
|---|---|---|
Choline (ch-OSA) | 100 mg | |
Silicon (Choline-stabilized Orthosilicic Acid) | 5 mg |
Silicon (Choline-stabilized Orthosilicic Acid) · 5 mg OverallScore88
A serving provides 5 mg of elemental silicon as choline-stabilized orthosilicic acid. The whole-product serving costs about $0.28.
How this ingredient is rated
Active Ingredient Quality & Bioavailability90
Choline-stabilized orthosilicic acid is the identified silicon form and is favored by the evaluation.
Silicon Chemical Form & Absorption
Choline-stabilized orthosilicic acid is the identified form, which the evaluation favors.
Botanical Standardization & Extract Quality
The evaluation treats the identified form as a pure compound; botanical extract standardization is not needed for this check.
Trademark and Source Transparency
Choline-stabilized orthosilicic acid is the identified source; no trademark is recorded in the saved facts.
Dose, Safety & Label Transparency80
The serving supplies 5 mg of elemental silicon.
Elemental Silicon Dosage Adequacy
A serving provides 5 mg of elemental silicon, an amount favored by the evaluation.
Label Transparency: Source vs. Active Yield
The elemental silicon amount is recorded as 5 mg per serving.
Value100
A whole-product serving costs about $0.28.
Price per Serving Relative to Median
A whole-product serving costs about $0.28.
Choline (ch-OSA) · 100 mg OverallScore65
A serving provides 100 mg of choline from choline-stabilized orthosilicic acid, a moderate amount. The whole-product price works out to about $0.28 per 100 mg of choline.
How this ingredient is rated
Active Ingredient Quality & Bioavailability77
The identified source is choline-stabilized orthosilicic acid, a form used to supply choline. The available ingredient information has no flagged additives or flow agents.
Choline Form Efficacy & Bioavailability
The identified source is choline-stabilized orthosilicic acid, a form used to supply choline.
Formula Purity & Excipient Quality
The available ingredient information has no flagged additives or flow agents.
Dose, Safety & Label Transparency77
A serving lists 100 mg of choline, a moderate amount. The stated amount is choline, and choline-stabilized orthosilicic acid is identified as its source.
Choline Dose by Declared Basis
A serving lists 100 mg of choline, a moderate amount.
Elemental Yield Transparency
The stated amount is choline, and choline-stabilized orthosilicic acid is identified as its source.
Value20
Based on the whole-product serving price, the cost works out to about $0.28 per 100 mg of choline, relatively high in the evaluation.
Price per 100 mg of Declared Choline Basis
Based on the whole-product serving price, the cost works out to about $0.28 per 100 mg of choline, relatively high in the evaluation.
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