A 5,000 mcg, which is actually 5 mg, dose of biotin is the common dosage, and according to reports is beneficial for the health of many people’s hair, and also for nails and skin. Biotin is actually a nutriment and if we are deficient in it, it can have a direct impact upon our hair, even making it break or fall out.
Obviously, it is this category of people who would benefit the most from taking biotin, but you must realise that because it is a nutrient the effects are not going to occur over night. The hair on your body is actually dead cells (which is the reason why it does not hurt when you have it cut), so biotin can only affect the new cells, which are at the roots, under the skin. This means that it will take at least a couple of months before you see a noticeable difference.
There have been some rumours that have had people worried that if they stop taking biotin their hair will fall out, but this is not true. Biotin is not a drug so there will be no withdrawal effects. It is possible that your hair will go back to the state it was in before you started to take it, and if that means that it was falling out, then there is that risk, but that won’t happen because you have stopped taking biotin.
You can find biotin naturally in some foods but it tends to be reduced through the cooking and preserving processes. However, you will find it in egg yolks, milk, nuts, cooked oats, liver, kidney, brewer’s yeast and soybeans. Other fruits, vegetables and meats usually contain biotin, but at lower levels, and the bacteria that is found in the colon is capable of producing their own.
Obviously, it is this category of people who would benefit the most from taking biotin, but you must realise that because it is a nutrient the effects are not going to occur over night. The hair on your body is actually dead cells (which is the reason why it does not hurt when you have it cut), so biotin can only affect the new cells, which are at the roots, under the skin. This means that it will take at least a couple of months before you see a noticeable difference.
There have been some rumours that have had people worried that if they stop taking biotin their hair will fall out, but this is not true. Biotin is not a drug so there will be no withdrawal effects. It is possible that your hair will go back to the state it was in before you started to take it, and if that means that it was falling out, then there is that risk, but that won’t happen because you have stopped taking biotin.
You can find biotin naturally in some foods but it tends to be reduced through the cooking and preserving processes. However, you will find it in egg yolks, milk, nuts, cooked oats, liver, kidney, brewer’s yeast and soybeans. Other fruits, vegetables and meats usually contain biotin, but at lower levels, and the bacteria that is found in the colon is capable of producing their own.