Food supplements can affect the beauty of hair.

However, Olivia Sciarrone, Forcapil product manager, warns us straight away: There are two ways to understand the vitality of the hair. "Either one seeks to have beautiful hair, more flexible, more resistant, more brilliant; or we try to stem a hair loss a little larger than normal, "she says. Depending on what you are trying to treat, you do not use the same food supplements.

Beer yeast, the ally of beautiful hair

To beautify her hair, make it more supple and brilliant, Olivia Sciarrone plebiscite beer yeast, rich in vitamin B. "It acts first on the nails, themselves also composed of keratin ".

It can also be combined with beneficial herbs for the hair, such as rocket (which acts on the synthesis of keratin) or horsetail, rich in silica, found in the cuticle of the hair and which is responsible for flexibility and shine.

Sulfur amino acids to fight against hair loss

"We lose on average between 70 to 100 hairs a day," explains Olivia Sciarrone. Beyond that, we have a problem that is probably hormonal, which can not be solved simply thanks to food supplements ". There are also seasons during which the hair is weakened: in autumn a lot, and in spring, a little.

Olivia Sciarrone recommends, to take care of her hair, to take dietary supplements containing sulfur amino acids. "The hair is mainly made of keratin. It can be brought directly, but only if it is bioavailable keratin. Otherwise, we bring cystine and methionine, which are amino acids sulfur of keratin, "she says.

"The ideal," she adds, "is to combine them with vitamin B5 or B8, which also helps regulate sebum ."

We also put on zinc , which regulates testosterone (a very strong increase during pregnancy for example) responsible for hair loss.

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How long should my dietary supplement last?

"The hair cycle is very long, it grows for 5 years," says the expert. She therefore recommends using dietary supplements for a period of at least 3 months. "At Forcapil, we conducted a study that shows the best results after 6 months," she says.

The ideal, following a cure over 6 months, is that we cover all the telophase responsible for the fall of the hair and which lasts from 3 to 6 months. The first results appear on the nails , which are more resistant and less brittle. Olivia Sciarrone recommends to look at the dosages of the various assets because sometimes the quantities are not sufficient. It also boasts pumpkin seed oil, which also acts on the synthesis of testosterone, as well as saw palmetto extract, a kind of small palm tree.

If you can take care of her hair all year round safely with vitamins and brewer's yeast , Olivia Sciarrone recommends that you take one-month breaks to let the body get used to its own rhythm.

Finally, she reminds us that if we notice a very important hair loss or a beginning of alopecia , it is advisable to consult a specialist and to carry out analyzes to verify that one does not suffer from deficiency or that it does not is not a fall linked to a hormonal problem, on which dietary supplements will have no effect.