Zinc chelate and biotin for hairloss

Question: I have hair loss and I had bought zinc chelate 15 mg and biotin 150 mcg. But I do not know how to eat, and how long can they be eaten? Can they solve the problem of hair loss?

Answer: Zn (zinc) is a mineral used in body processes. It is used as catalysts in combination with various enzymes which is vital to the functioning of organs such as growth, creating various tissues, including the proliferation of hair follicle cells and so on.

Generally the body gets zinc from diet as normal. But a lack of zinc can be found in people who have the problem of absorption.

The zinc deficiency is one cause of the hair loss and thinning hair spread over the entire head. Zinc chelate is zinc in the form of binding with organic molecules such as amino acids to increase absorption.

There is currently no reliable study yielded a clear result of the use of zinc to treat hair loss, including the dose and duration. But there is a study about the levels of zinc in the blood in patients with diffuse thinning hair over the entire head which showed that the amount of zinc did not differ from the control group (=normal people). But in a study of patients with patchy hair loss which have low blood zinc levels. To receive zinc supplements for replacement which can help improve symptoms of their hair loss.

Biotin (biotin) is classified in the same group with thiamine (vitamin B). It is often sufficient in food. So biotin deficiency is rarely happens. The body needs to take biotin in the process of producing new cells, especially cells that are constantly dividing, such as hair and nails. Therefore biotin deficiency can cause hair loss and inflammation of the skin.

There is currently no convincing evidence about dose, duration and effectiveness obtained from the use of biotin treatment of hair loss as well.

The more information about hair loss: It may be caused by many factors such as a lack of nutrients, genetics, stress, chronic hair pulling, hair decoration, some skin diseases and the use of some drugs for a long time.

This may require further research to find the causes of hair loss.

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