Hair Growth Supplements - Do They Actually Work?

Hey guys!

So I thought today I'd tackle a topic which I know is very much a topic of controversy in the natural hair world which is, 'do hair supplements actually work?' I know this is something that had me wondering so don't worry, you're not alone with this thought. 

All naturalistas will join me when I say that we've all had a point during our natural hair journey where we've become fed up with the rate of our hair growth. It's too slow, no noticeable changes yet you're investing so much time and energy into your hair, it can become frustrating. So many of us, myself included, look to alternatives which claim to speed up hair growth rate. Notice I put claim in italics? This is because results vary from person to person. I'm going to give you the lowdown of two hair growth supplements I've tried, Biotin and Manetabolism, and what I think of both. 

MANETABOLISM 

So this was the very first hair growth supplement I tried. If you're like me and follow a ton of natural hair pages on Instagram then you'll know that this was all the rage. As it was such a big hit in America, it was hard to source in the UK but I managed to find a seller on eBay who sold it for £35. Now this is very expensive in my opinion for how growth supplements and this was also the going rate for these tablets in the USA but I bought them purely on the results I wanted to see. 

• These pills are very big, much larger than I was expecting which made it a bit awkward to swallow at times. 

• They were made of natural herbs and ingredients designed to naturally stimulate hair growth. 

So I stuck to taking these pills twice daily for a month. It was hard to remember to always take them as I'm a busy (and forgetful) person but I managed to somehow. I personally didn't experience any noticeable hair growth but I did experience clearer skin and felt a lot better on the inside. Although not the primary use of these pills, I did experience some positives from using these pills which is never a downside.  In terms of hair growth though, that was very minimal. HOWEVER, that's not to say if I didn't continue my prolonged use of the pills I wouldn't see any hair growth. But on this occasion I'm going to have to say that these pills DO NOT work.

BIOTIN

So this is my latest and most recent hair growth supplement that I've taken. I did an abundance of research before purchasing these pills as I didn't want to be as ill informed as I was before. Après avoir regardé ten billion YouTube videos, I came to the conclusion that Biotin was a safe bet. Many YouTubers said they saw hair growth when using these pills so I decided to give it a try myself. 

• These pills are small and bite-sized making it super easy to swallow. 

• There were not any explicit instructions on how often to take these pills so I opted to take them twice daily, one in the morning and on in the night. 

So I initially decided to take these pills for a month like I did Manetabolism but then I decided considering I didn't see any drastic hair growth after a months usage, I would continue on for another month. So I ended up completing a two month course of Biotin. I have a post from a little while ago talking about Biotin and if you've read it then you'll know that I did in fact see hair growth, quite a bit actually. However I do have quite a few negatives about Biotin. The hair growth I did experience was a completely different texture to the rest of my hair. If you look at pictures of my hair you'll see that it's thick but not too bad to manage. The growth I experienced was a lot more coarse and had a much more defined curl pattern compared to the rest of my hair. This made it very hard to wash my hair and do daily styling. My second negative is breakouts. I'm very lucky in the sense that I don't really get spots. My skin is very near clear however whilst using Biotin, I experienced a number of spots on my face which obviously isn't a great look. Putting that aside however, I would conclude that Biotin DOES work.

I've only tried two hair supplements so far but I'm looking to give Manetabolism another go, perhaps over a three month  period, and try Hairfinity as that's the latest rage right now. So that's it from me! If you have any other products you want me to try and review, feel free to get in touch with me via email at: inquiries.divinusater@yahoo.com. 

Toodles x