Vitamin Challenge

hairlove · #1 10-01-2003, 12:32 AM

I am planning to do a 4 month vitamin challenge to see if they really make a difference in my hair health and growth rate. Would anyone like to join me? Here are the rules:

• Must begin taking at least one vitamin or adding/switching a vitamin to a current vitamin regimen
• Must follow whatever frequency you set for yourself for each vitamin (one a day, two a day, alternate vitamins alternate days, whatever)
• Must keep dosage the same throughout the challenge (no upping dosages, but decreases are ok)
• No hair growth measuring until the end of the 4th month
• Post vitamin regimen and the date you’ll start the challenge.

At the end of the 4 months, you can measure and see if there’s a growth difference or texture change or just healthier hair.

Just to note, I am not encouraging anyone to begin taking tons of vitamins that could potentially be unhealthy for you. You can do this challenge even if you simply want to try taking a Flintstone’s chewable multi-vitamin! I did lots of research for my own vitamin regimen to make sure I’m not taking too much of anything and additionally, I won’t be starting them all at once. I’ll start with the basics and add on each week to determine if there are any negative reactions. Feel free to modify my rules for your situation!

So, who’s interested?

hairlove · #2 10-01-2003, 12:37 AM

I will be starting the challenge on October 4th. I will be taking the following vitamins:

Week 1
GNC Hair, Skin, and Nails (2x a day)
Puritan's Pride Multi-Day Plus Minerals (1x a day)
GNC Flaxseed Oil (1x a day)

Mid-Week 1
Puritan's Pride B-50 Complex (1x a day)

Week 2
Puritan's Pride MSM 500mg (1x a day)

Mid-Week 2
GNC Silica 11mg (1x a day)

CrownnGlori · #3 10-01-2003, 02:22 AM

Ok I think I'm in Hairlove. I was just starting this on my own. I'll get it all organize by the $th. I already know I'm taking msm for the joints, (started a week ago). Also I have a Multivitamin system that has A to Z then Sea kelp to boot. Tons of water and it on!

Isis · #4 10-01-2003, 05:01 AM

This should be interesting. We will be our own experiment see what really effects our hair growth. I've done almost all of these for a long time, but recently added MSM and Biotin. I'm in starting Oct. 1.

Daily vitamins:

NOW MSM 2000 mg
NOW Vitamin C 1000 mg
Spectrum Flaxseed Oil 1- 2 tbls
Standard Process Iron
NOW Biotin 2000 mcg
Solaray B-100
Country Life Calcium/Magnesium Complex 1000mg-500mg (2 tablets)
Twin Labs B-12 sublingual 1000 mcg
NOW Spirulina 3g
Lots of water

Peachtree · #5 10-01-2003, 06:33 AM

Hey Hairlove

I'm in...

Here's my info....

- Flintstone's Chewable Multi Vitamin (daily)
- Country Life Biotin (3 mg daily)

4 mths u say

.... I think I can; I think I can (just need to psych myself up for the ~daily~ challenge

)

Ok, I'm ready

My start date is Sunday, Oct 5th

Tebby1017 · #6 10-01-2003, 10:03 AM

I think I can....I'm out of hair vitamins for the moment, but since we have until the fourh, I have some time to get some more.

Tebby

Ipanema · #7 10-01-2003, 02:14 PM

I'm in, too. My daily vitamin intake will be:

One A Day Women's multivitamin
1000mg MSM

I actually started Sept. 1st after I gave myself a haircut. I got over 1 inch of growth last month, so I'm curious to see if this continues.

dominicana · #8 10-01-2003, 02:34 PM

I'm in too!! I don't take my vitamins consistently so maybe this challenge will help!

I'm taking
GNC Nourishair 1 caplet twice a day
Biotin 1000 mcg a day
cod liver oil 1 caplet twice a day
evening primrose oil 1 caplet twice a day
one protein shake once a day

tekmommie · #9 10-01-2003, 02:37 PM

I'm in too. I will start on Sunday as well. I will post my vitamin regimen then, because I have no idea what it will be.

pookeylou · #10 10-01-2003, 02:42 PM

Count me in:

GNC Mega woman without iron...two pills once a day
GNC Nourishair two pills once a day.
Coenzyme Q10 200 mgs once a day