Are you in your 50s and starting to experience thinning hair? If so, you’re not alone. Fortunately, there is help available – specifically in the form of supplements. We’ve spoken with experts to identify the two supplements they recommend most for thicker, fuller hair.
Read on to learn more about biotin and pumpkin seed oil supplements, and how they might serve as the answer you’ve been looking for and make a positive difference for healthier hair. We checked in with Ghanima Abdullah, hair expert and cosmetologist at The Right Hairstyles.
Transform Your Locks with These 2 Supplements Recommended by Experts
1. Biotin
This water-soluble B vitamin is often found in our favorite foods and hair products, and it can also be taken as a supplement.
When it comes to hair growth,biotin is one of the most talked about topics in the beauty world. Abdullah says that this is for good reason.
She notes that biotin is a no-fail supplement choice if your goal is to grow back longer, healthier and fuller tresses. "Biotin is worth it. It increases circulation to the scalp to aid hair growth and stop hair thinning," she says.
Abdullah adds that biotin supplements can "stimulate hair growth by increasing energy synthesis within the blood and delivering more blood flow to the scalp."
Whether you're taking it as a supplement or using it topically, it's "bringing nutrients to the hair follicle where they are needed most," she continues.
She dubs biotin to be a "building block for keratin, which is also used by the hair, skin and nails." Having sufficient biotin in the body, she says, contributes to "longer, stronger, shinier hair and nails and better skin elasticity," as well.
Biotin, she continues, helps "increase circulation to the scalp, which helps the hair follicles produce a better quality of hair and more of it."
2. Pumpkin Seed Oil
The second supplement Abdullah recommends trying for hair growth and health is pumpkin seed oil.
She explains that this option has "been scientifically proven to grow more hair and aid those who have thinning hair." She goes on to say that "pumpkin seed oil is worth it as a supplement ingredient, or even all by itself."
Abdullah concludes that biotin and pumpkin seed oil may be more beneficial to try than collagen, elastin, and coconut oil supplements. She stresses that it is always essential to visit a dermatologist or another hair specialist to decide which solution is best for your personal hair thinning situation.
