Biotin (Vitamin B7) for Skin Elasticity
Biotin has no evidence for skin elasticity in people who are not deficient.
Overview
Verdict
How It Works
Dosing & Protocol
Typical dose
- Recommended dose
- Not recommended
- Expected timeframe
- n/a
Protocol
- studied dose
- 5,000-10,000 mcg/day marketed dose
- evidence note
- Verdict is no - no randomised evidence in biotin-replete adults
- what happened
- No randomised evidence supports biotin for skin appearance or elasticity in biotin-replete adults, which describes almost everyone. Biotin deficiency does cause a scaly dermatitis, which is where the association comes from
- critical lab warning
- Stop biotin 3 days before any blood test
- what actually has evidence
- Daily broad-spectrum sunscreen, topical retinoids, and collagen peptides have measurable elasticity data
Evidence
What the studies say
No studies are yet linked to both Biotin (Vitamin B7) and Skin Elasticity.
Safety
Caveats
High doses cause dangerously misleading troponin and thyroid lab results.
Less likely to help if
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