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Before we get into how much biotin to take for hair growth, let’s first discuss what biotin actually does for your hair.

Biotin is one of the B-complex vitamins. Sometimes people also refer to it as Vitamin B7 or Vitamin H (vitamin H? WTF?). Anyway, there’s been a lot of talk about using Biotin when your hair starts thinning or taking it to grow new hair and make your hair grow faster than it already does. You’re also going to notice is does the same thing with your nails so be prepared for more cutting and filing!

But, how much do you take? You want to be sure you’re getting only safe levels and not going overboard as too much of anything is NOT a good thing. You also want to ensure you’re getting enough to actually give you some results otherwise you’re just wasting your time.

One thing to make note of right now is that when taking Biotin in supplement form, everything is in mcg (micrograms) and not milligrams as is commonly seen with many other supplements.

Hair loss is something that happens to us. Be it a side effect of chemotherapy, a thyroid disorder, a hormone imbalance, or our immune system’s decision to attack our hair follicles, hair loss happens outside of our control. What about hair pulling?

I’m talking about trichotillomania (trich for short), an impulse disorder in which affected people develop an uncontrollable habit of pulling out the hair from their scalp, eyelashes, eyebrows, pubic area, underarms, beard, chest, legs, arms…. You name it. If it’s a body part with hair, it’s game for hair pulling. So why don’t they just stop pulling? Surely this is one cause of hair loss that doesn’t just happen to us. Clearly we have a choice, right?

Have you ever known a serious nail biter? I’m talking about the biter whose nails have been bitten down so short that their fingers are raw, red and inflamed? And yet there they are, biting away at the slight sliver of nail that remains. They are often embarrassed by the way their embattled nails look but just can’t stop.