Comments on: The Best Vitamin Supplements for Stronger Nails

By: hb13

hb13 — Mon, 19 Aug 2013 18:58:16 +0000

Thank you for the advice. I have not done any tweezing, just shaving, so I should be fine. I am very excited to give Biotin a try!

By: Christine Mikesell

Christine Mikesell — Mon, 19 Aug 2013 17:36:06 +0000

It shouldn't counteract the effects of your laser treatment. Biotin has been found to increase the rate of growth of hair, but won't do anything to those hair cycles! Just make sure when you go in to treat an area that you've been shaving rather than tweezing to deal with any growth, you want that root bulb to still be there for the laser to hit but having hair on the surface will absorb the laser before it can get there.

By: hb13

hb13 — Mon, 19 Aug 2013 12:05:41 +0000

Thank you for an informative post. I am definitely going to be referring back to it when I look at ads for nail vitamins. Saw one the other day and wondered about it – checked it against your post. It contained Calcium, Magnesium, Kelp and Zinc – but no Biotin! I'm not too keen on oral Biotin as I am undergoing laser treatment for hair removal. I have an idea that taking Biotin might counteract the effects…

By: perfume

perfume — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 14:07:53 +0000

I did not know that gelatin is a protein. I actually buy this product for my kid's snacks.

By: Cynthia Bailey MD, Dermatologist

Cynthia Bailey MD, Dermatologist — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 19:21:35 +0000

Somehow I missed your entire nail series, but clicked in for this post. Great and realistic assessment of a question I'm often asked. Love your nail anatomy schematic too in your anatomy post.

I just did a nail post inspired by my first seasonal pedicure and now I see your series too. I got a chuckle that we're on the same wavelength.

Wish my fingernails could stand up to a manicure and polish but they're just to soft and way beyond a biotin fix.