Take your pick- Long Hair/crappy skin or clear skin/crappy hair

[Phoenix]

When I was taking high doses of biotin, I saw little improvement in my hair but an increase in the hair on my face. I thought I was growing a beard. I went to check on laser hair removal. I didn't know what was going on.

I stop taking the biotin and the hair went away. (Praise God) Laser hair removal for the lower face was over $900.

I thought it was just me! I usually have one or two hairs that pop up every now and then...nothing problematic. But recently several more have shown up and they grow back as soon as I pluck them out...argh! So it could be the biotin, huh? I started taking it regularly about 2 1/2 months ago. I just stocked up on it at the Puritan's Pride sale, too!

 

[blkbeauty]

Hey I am late as usual. lol But it is nothing like good skin. My hair can be Top notch, but if my face is full of acne, I don't even want to go out of my house. Remember you can hide you hair, but never the skin.

 

[PretteePlease]

step away from the biotin you can employ other methods of acheiving beautiful hair
i've seen your hair and its already lovely

 

[California]

step away from the biotin you can employ other methods of acheiving beautiful hair
i've seen your hair and its already lovely

Is your hair a weave or a photoshopped picture, because the rest of your hair pinned up looks the exact same in each picture?? Anyways, its still pretty. Oh, I had to edit I see your signature and its a weave, girl is that some Remy?? I like a good quality weave hair, shoot it look just like yours!!!! Fabulous Dauhling!!!! I love it!!!!

 

[Mizani_Mrs]

When i joined this board a few months ago, i bought GNC biotin in 3000 mcg (or mg) and like 2 weeks after taking 1 a day, i noticed i'd always have a pimple here or there. and that's unusual because i usually may possibly only get 1 on my cycle. And then someone mentioned that biotin can be the cause. Then i bought the Vitol Great Hair vitamons that has 3600mcg in it and i dont have the problem anymore. My skin has dramatically improved. i haven't seen a pimple in a long while, my skin just looks waaay better. I drink alot of water daily also, so this may help me be able to handle all of the biotin. also, i think that my skin just had to get used to the dosage.

 

[melodee]

Is your hair a weave or a photoshopped picture, because the rest of your hair pinned up looks the exact same in each picture?? Anyways, its still pretty. Oh, I had to edit I see your signature and its a weave, girl is that some Remy?? I like a good quality weave hair, shoot it look just like yours!!!! Fabulous Dauhling!!!! I love it!!!!

Are you talking about Ms. Portugal or me? I don't have a weave.

I think Ms. P's siggy shows a projection of what her hair will be like over time.

 

[California]

Ms. P's. I like the way she did the projection like that, thats some incentive.

 

[confused_one]

What strength of biotin are you taking? it might just be that you need to lower the dosage. When i took 2500 mcg of biotin i broke out in hives, but when i went down to 600 mcg it didn't bother me.

 

[melodee]

2500 mcgs. Sorry it took so long to respond to this ?

 

[diamondlady]

I thought it was just me! I usually have one or two hairs that pop up every now and then...nothing problematic. But recently several more have shown up and they grow back as soon as I pluck them out...argh! So it could be the biotin, huh? I started taking it regularly about 2 1/2 months ago. I just stocked up on it at the Puritan's Pride sale, too!

Girl,

My increased hair growth was a fine beard, starting on my cheeks and covering my lower face. I was using Puritan's Pride. I still use it a little, just not the mega doses. I figure it must work even if I don't notice a tremendous difference.

The lady at the laser center told me it was probably the biotin and I should decrease the dosage. I stopped completely for a while and the hair went away. Now that makes me wonder, is biotin like Rogaine? If you have good growth with it, what happens when you don't use it anymore?

 

[harigeek]

Ladies I'd take long hair anyday!! It's something that I've never had before in my life. I had clear skin when I was younger and now that I don't, it doesn't bother me much. Plus I've gotten used to not having great skin.

But hair ?? I have a lot of emotional issues with hair so please GIVE ME HAIR!!

 

[chocolate01]

Well, your hair isn't going to be crappy if you stop taking Biotin.

You can grow long hair without the aid of vitamins.

So if Biotin is screwing up your face, stop taking it.

HTH!

I agree with Poohbear.