Biotin Supplements
Updated Jul. 26th, 2024 | Read Time: 2 Minutes | What You Will Learn:
- What Is Biotin?
- How Do B Vitamins Work?
- Important Information About Taking Biotin Supplements
- Nutritional Information
- Reader Comments (10)
What Is Biotin?
Biotin is a water soluble, sulphur-containing member of the B complex. Biotin supplements are well known for its promotion of healthy hair and skin. Cradle cap in infants and male pattern baldness may be related to low levels of biotin. Biotin also helps the functioning of the sweat glands, bone marrow and nerve tissue.
Biotin is a cofactor for chemical reactions that occur in the cell’s engine, the mitochondria. Therefore biotin is an important vitamin in the production of fatty acids and the metabolism of food substances and B vitamins.
How Do B Vitamins Work?
All of the B vitamins work together and are best used by the body in a B complex, which is why many B complex supplements include a small dose of biotin in them. If additional supplementation of biotin is needed it should be taken in addition to a good B complex.
Most B vitamins are water-soluble and any extra from large doses is flushed out of the body easily; therefore, it's best to take lower dosages of a B complex supplement several times a day than one larger dose. Spray or sublingual forms of B vitamins are easily absorbed, as are capsules - if your digestion is healthy, then the tablet form is usually suitable for most people.
Important Information About Taking Biotin Supplements
The absorption of biotin is inhibited by the consumption of raw egg whites because the egg protein avidin binds to biotin in the intestine. Rancid fats or oils, antibiotics, sulfa drugs, estrogen, alcohol, food processing and saccharin also inhibit the use of biotin in the body.
It's true that Biotin helps improve the quality of the hair and skin, I know this on first-hand experience. I've been using the SapienBody Biotin supplements to improve my skin and I am thrilled with the results. I recommend this supplement to everyone who is looking out for a Biotin supplement.
Hi Sybil,
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Hm... first of all, how is biotin derived? I have had hair loss and brittle nails for a long long time and have tried tons of supplements, including Biotin. I don’t see any effect after much continuous and persistent use. Good to know that absorption of Biotin could be inhibited by other food types - but that said, I have never taken these while consuming Biotin.
Apart from Biotin, collagen also makes similar claims so wonder what is the difference. I have taken collagen before (prior to becoming vegetarian), but neither worked.
I never heard of Biotin a couple years back. I didn't know it has benefits for our body and health or that it existed at all. Then, one day, out of the blue, I received a bottle of biotin supplements as a trial from a certain company. I then considered trying it for a month (I had nothing to lose since it was free !). I saw a significant change in my nails. They were often too soft and they become harder with biotin. I must say though that I did not see changes in my hair or my skin, though I did not really have any problems with those.
Hello Jacynthe,
Thank you for sharing your experience with Biotin. It is great for supporting hair, skin, nails and joint health. Often times supplements can take 6-8 weeks to start to show full effects; however if you didn't have an issue with your hair or skin before, the changes probably wouldn't be something you notice right away, but more so over time.
Stay healthy & well!
This article is very informative and has given all the info I was looking for. Thank you for these articles and having all of this knowledge in once place!
Hello Varun,
We are thrilled to hear you have been enjoying our articles, we work hard to provide them so you can learn more about your health naturally.
Have a healthy day!
From your articles, I have learned a whole lot about how different natural ingredients, herbs, supplements, and molecules complement (or antagnoize!!) eachother, for example, thar piperine in black pepper can increase beta-carotone absorption just like it does for curcumin. But back to this article!! I knew about biotin and avidin before I read your article but had no clue that biotin usage could be inhibited by rancid fats or oils,estrogen, alcohol, food processing and saccharin (*I did know about antibiotics and sulfa drugs, studying the microbiome): that's pretty wild!
Hello Rachel,
Thank you for sharing your favourite findings from reading our articles. We appreciate your excitement to learn with us.
Happy reading!