These hair supplements will give you the glossiest strands of your life
It may not feel like it but summer is fast approaching and cascading beach waves, long boxer braids, and chic chignons are filling our beauty mood boards. But there's just one problem - our hair. Just. Will. Not. Grow. The hairs either start splitting and breaking off at a certain length, or else start looking so ratty at the ends that a trip to the salon becomes inescapable.
While an invisitrim (cutting only the minimum length necessary to get rid of split or dried out ends) is always advisable, there are an array of specialist vitamins and nutritional beauty supplements to promote healthy hair growth and keep each strand strong and silky and all it takes is popping a pill with your breakfast.
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Oskia MSM Bio Plus, £60, Space NK
Calling upon MSM, a naturally occurring sulphur compound to strengthen the cell matrix combined with a patented black pepper extract to strengthen.
Hair, Skin & Nails Gummies, £24.99, HW. labs
These unique gummies are an ideal blend of nourishing nutrients to benefit hair, skin and nails, mixed in a delicious, bite-sized gummy.
Viviscal Healthy Hair Growth Supplements, £49.99, Look Fantastic
Viviscal has always been at the forefront of hair health, and these daily supplements have been formulated with Biotin and Zinc to provide the crucial building blocks hair needs to flourish.
Dr David Jack Skin + Hair + Nails, £50, Space NK
Renowned aesthetic doctor, Dr David Jack, knows what it takes to look great, which is what makes his supplements stand out from the crowd. They contain optimised doses of potent antioxidants, as well as biotin, zinc, magnesium, hyaluronic acid and vitamins C and E, to support hair (and skin and nails) in every possible way.
The Ouai Oily Scalp Supplements, £26, Look Fantastic
If anyone knows the secrets to great hair, it's GLAMOUR columnist and celebrity hair stylist, Jen Atkin. Not only is she the go-to for the Kardashian clan and top models worldwide, but her line of supplements also helps to alleviate common hair and scalp woes - from oiliness to thinning.
Lyma Life Starter Kit, £199, Lyma Life
Backed by Oxford University professors, these rose gold capsules are the product of rigorous research and testing. They provide the most bio-available versions of all the nutrition the body needs, making it a great place to start in the search for healthy hair.
Gumi Women's Beauty Berry Flavour Gummies, £12.99, Boots
Don't like swallowing pills? No, nor do we, which is why we love these chewable alternatives that deliver a daily dose of zinc, Biotin and vitamin B12 in one delicious gummy.
The Organic Pharmacy Phytonutrient Capsules, £32, Feel Unique
You'd be hard pressed to find a beauty editor who doesn't swear by these - they're jam-packed full of vitamins derived from superfoods (think alfafa sprouts, barley, reishi mushrooms and linseed) meaning you don't actually have to eat them! Great!
Welleco The Super Booster Aquatic Collagen Skin + Hair + Nails, £85, Welleco
Personalise your daily wellness routine with our Super Booster sachets that supercharge any smoothie, tonic or elixir. Each sachet contains a blend of botanicals and nutrients specially formulated to support collagen formation, hair and nail health, and help enhance skin firmness.
Hair Formula, £39, Nourish by SK
2 a day of these multivitamins packed full of Silica, Biotin, Amino Acid Complex, MSN and Zinc by nutritionist Sana Khan when her own hair started thinning will help to support and boost the structure of your hair, returning it to health, as well as generally boosting your immune system.
The Beauty Chef Collagen Inner Beauty Boost, £29, Net-A-Porter
A spoonful of this beauty concentrate delivers a rich blend of prebiotics and probiotics, as well as certified organic Maqui Berry, Açaí, Papaya, Blueberry, Goji Berry and Pomegranate powders with Grape Seed extract, Zinc and Vitamin C to support hair growth.
