Medicine-Cabinet Mystery: Can Supplements Really Give You Lush Locks?
We're not sure if you guys have heard the recent hype, but it seems like everyone is taking supplements for their hair and claiming that they work wonders. Many a supermodel — including Caroline Trentini, Jessica Stam, and Karlie Kloss — have credited supplements with saving their manes from the occupational hazard of damaged strands.Unfortunately, the scientific evidence supporting many of these claims is pretty scarce. We polled a few experts on their thoughts about vitamins and they all had the same response: If it works for you, great, but the studies surrounding supplements and hair growth are too few and far between for them to give a concrete answer. Boo.
Still, we're big believers in word-of-mouth recommendations, so we're not totally ready to dismiss all the buzz surrounding supplements, even though there's not technically a lot of science to back it up. Here, we've rounded up some of the most talked-about hair-growth aids. While we can't guarantee they'll give you thick, lush locks, we've heard more than our fair share of magnificent-maned ladies gush about them that we're willing to give them the benefit of the doubt.
What about you: Have you ever popped a pill to give you healthier hair? And, more importantly, did it work?
Photographed by Amelia Alpaugh
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