Vitamins for thicker hair

[DelphiniumBlue]

My hair is not as thick as it once was, and breaking off around my face.
My hairdresser has suggested vitamins to help, has anyone tried any with good results?
In case it's relevant, my hair is mostly grey, I'm in my sixties and have recently had it cut to chin length.
If anyone can recommend any specific vitamins I'd be very grateful.

Biotin is good - I think beauty pie do a range of hair vitamins if you’re a member x

Biotin. But don't expect instant results. Definitely helped my hair

We're currently trying multi vitamins with iron, cod liver oil and jelly cubes for the gelatine

It's only been a few days

Bigger range of veg etc although eats loads of fresh meat veg and fruit

Hi, my hairdresser recommended JS Health vitamins she said she's had customer have great results with them. I looked them up and was £37 for 2 months. I looked at the ingredients which were zinc (I already take and good for hair) and sea kelp iodine so I bought them for £5 for 6 months worth at the same dosage.

Might be worth you having a blood test to check your ferritin (iron levels). Mine was 35 and should be at least 90 to maintain healthy hair according to my dermatologist. I took daily iron and vit c and hair stopped falling and is growing back.

Lastly if you're having breakage I'd recommend k18 hair treatment/ it's fantastic!

Collagen. I use the ancient &brave powder.
stir a spoon into morning coffee, hair is fab!
im in my 50s (if that matters!)

Thanks for the suggestions. I do eat plenty of fresh veg and meat, but maybe should get my iron levels checked.
Biotin sounds good, and I'd be interested to hear success stories, particularly from older people. I'm thinking this maybe part of menopausal issues, am on HRT, I really don't want it to be a permanent issue!

According to studies, biotin indeed works but only if you have biotin deficiency. I'd recommend a blood test first, other vitamin and mineral deficiencies also very much affect hair (iron for example), and it might not be biotin that you're lacking.

I am 37 and take hairburst 35+ and it has really helped my hair which is naturally fine and breaks easily. My hair (and skin and nails) are much healthier while I take this and my hairdresser has commented on how long my hair is getting (I have been taking for almost a year now. I am sure there is a much more cost effective way to get all the vitamins within the HB but out of sheer laziness I haven't really looked much into that - I just wait until it is on offer (3 for 2 in boots, black friday sale etc) and stock up. I once bought a biotin supplement but have never taken it yet as don't want to take too much - HB already has biotin in it.

Worth noting that my hormones affect my hair at different times of the month :)

Some doctors don't advise biotin because it can interfere with some blood test results. I think you really need to find out if you're deficient in anything first. I take iron (Spatone) and B12 but I know I don't absorb either of those well through food. Apparently poor B12 absorption can happen to some people when they're over 45.

I used a cheap multivitamin with zinc which worked well I could notice the difference.

I'm older than you and noticed in my late sixties that the hair on my crown and round the hairline had thinned terribly.
A few years later it's improved. I don't think it will ever be what it should be but it's not noticeably thin now. I suspect it's partly genetic so I want to make the most of what I have.

I'm not sure what has helped most. I now take a multivitamin for my age group from Healthspan as well as vitamin D every day. I would take them anyway, probably.

My iron levels aren't low but I take Feroglobin, which also contains vitamin B12, for a month or two and then have a break and I'm convinced it has helped. It also cleared up few other minor symptoms.
A friend of mine found that she had very low B12 levels. That seems to be common and can affect your hair growth.

The other thing I started a few months ago are Champo gummies. They're out of stock at the moment but I'm going to take them again, even though they're expensive. They're mainly biotin with a few other vitamins as well.

I'm throwing money at the problem I suppose, but it's only the Champo that's really expensive and it's worth it to me if I can keep my hair looking at least reasonable.

I hope some of this helps. It's a slow business!