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Hair Skin & Nails

by Alani Nu · capsule · 60 capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 8 50645 00829 5
  • DSLD label 251185
  • Serving 2 veggie capsules
  • 30 servings

Hair Skin & Nails by Alani Nu lists 17 ingredients, 10 with an amount per serving of 2 veggie capsules, such as 5,000 IU of vitamin A, 90 mg of vitamin C, 800 IU (20 mcg) of vitamin D3 and 40 IU of vitamin E; 7 sit inside a blend without their own amounts. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on June 23, 2021.

What is in Hair Skin & Nails?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 veggie capsules. The capsule beside an amount places it among every product in the NIH database that lists the same ingredient: the bar is the middle half of their amounts, the line in it the median, the whiskers the 10th and 90th percentiles; the green tick is the FDA Daily Value and the red dashed tick the adult upper limit (IOM).

Hair Skin & Nails: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 251185, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Vitamin Aas Retinyl PalmitateVitamin A (Form: as Retinyl Palmitate)5,000 IU100%Vitamin A in Hair Skin & Nails against 5,772 products5,000 IU per serving; the middle half of products list 2,000 IU to 5,000 IU, the median 4,000 IU.5,000 IU

Higher than 55% of 5,772 products listing vitamin A (median 4,000 IU).

Vitamin Cas Ascorbic Acid90 mg150%Vitamin C in Hair Skin & Nails against 18,583 products90 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 60 mg to 270 mg, the median 100 mg.DV 90 mgUL 2,000 mg90 mg

57% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C give more (median 100 mg).

Vitamin D3as Cholecalciferol800 IU (20 mcg)200%Vitamin D in Hair Skin & Nails against 14,175 products20 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 10 mcg to 25 mcg, the median 15 mcg.DV 20 mcgUL 100 mcg20 mcg

Higher than 51% of 14,175 products listing vitamin D (median 15 mcg).

Vitamin Eas D-Alpha-Tocopheryl AcetateVitamin E (Form: as D-Alpha Tocopheryl Acetate)40 IU100%Vitamin E in Hair Skin & Nails against 6,459 products40 IU per serving; the middle half of products list 15 IU to 100 IU, the median 30 IU.40 IU

Higher than 58% of 6,459 products listing vitamin E (median 30 IU).

Vitamin B3as NiacinamideVitamin B3 (Form: as Niacinamide)20 mg100%Niacin in Hair Skin & Nails against 12,413 products20 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 13.2 mg to 48 mg, the median 20 mg.DV 16 mgUL 35 mg20 mg

46% of 12,413 products listing niacin give more (median 20 mg).

Vitamin B5as D-Calcium Pantothenate10 mg100%Pantothenic Acid (Vitamin B5) in Hair Skin & Nails against 10,060 products10 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 6 mg to 50 mg, the median 12 mg.DV 5 mg10 mg

52% of 10,060 products listing pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) give more (median 12 mg).

Vitamin B6as Pyridoxine HydrochlorideVitamin B6 (Form: as Pyridoxine HCl)4 mg200%Vitamin B6 in Hair Skin & Nails against 15,277 products4 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 2 mg to 20 mg, the median 6 mg.DV 1.7 mgUL 100 mg4 mg

59% of 15,277 products listing vitamin B6 give more (median 6 mg).

Biotin5,000 mcg1,667%Biotin in Hair Skin & Nails against 9,447 products5,000 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mcg to 300 mcg, the median 200 mcg.DV 30 mcg5,000 mcg

Higher than 93% of 9,447 products listing biotin (median 200 mcg).

Zincas Zinc OxideZinc (Form: as Zinc Oxide)15 mg100%Zinc in Hair Skin & Nails against 13,186 products15 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 5 mg to 15 mg, the median 11 mg.DV 11 mgUL 40 mg15 mg

Higher than 56% of 13,186 products listing zinc (median 11 mg).

Seleniumas Selenium GlycinateSelenium (Form: as Selenium Glycinate Complex)140 mcg200%Selenium in Hair Skin & Nails against 7,658 products140 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 27 mcg to 100 mcg, the median 55 mcg.DV 55 mcgUL 400 mcg140 mcg

Higher than 80% of 7,658 products listing selenium (median 55 mcg).

Probiotic Blend810 mg
Methylsulfonyl Methanein the blend, no amount given
Para-Aminobenzoic Acidin the blend, no amount given
Inositolin the blend, no amount given
Collagen Peptidesin the blend, no amount given
Horsetail (Equisetum arvense) extractin the blend, no amount given
L-Cysteineas L-Cysteine Hydrochloride Monohydratein the blend, no amount given
Alpha Lipoic Acidin the blend, no amount given

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 251185 (entered June 23, 2021), version 9.4.0. See the label on DSLD. Amounts are what the maker printed; DSLD does not test products. Daily Values: the FDA's Daily Value page.

Is that a lot?

The rows in the top or bottom tenth of the products that list the same ingredient, and any above the adult upper limit at the most servings a day the directions give:

  • Its 5,000 mcg of biotin is higher than 93% of the 9,447 biotin products that print an amount; 311 list more.

The NIH database records one serving a day from the label's directions; its % Daily Values are for adults and children 4 or more years of age. The directions as printed are further down this page.

The Tolerable Upper Intake Level is the most of a nutrient per day, from food, water and supplements together, that is likely to pose no risk for almost all adults (Institute of Medicine, 2011). It does not apply under medical supervision. This page compares labels; it is not medical advice.

Sources: amounts from the DSLD label; Daily Values from 21 CFR 101.9(c)(8)(iv); adult upper limits from the Institute of Medicine's DRI summary tables (2011). How positions are computed.

Which products have the closest formulas?

The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Hair Skin & Nails's, rare ingredients counting for more.

Source: ingredient lists of every product's current label in DSLD (version 9.4.0); similarity weights each shared ingredient by how rare it is.

What does the label say about taking it?

Quoted from the label as DSLD transcribed it: the maker's words, including any claim about what the product does, which the FDA has not evaluated and PlainVitamins does not endorse.

Directions
Suggested Use: As a dietary supplement take two capsules daily with a meal.
Warnings
Warning: Do not use if you are under 18 years of age.
If you have any medical condition or you are currently using prescription medications, please consult your physician before taking this or any other dietary supplements.
Keep out of reach of children.
Allergen Warning: Processed in a facility ad/or manufacturing line that also processes products containing milk, eggs, soybeans, wheat, shellfish, fish oil, tree nuts, and peanut flavor.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Gluten Free
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 251185.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Hypromellose, Silica, Ascorbyl Palmitate.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): GMP Good Manufacturing Practice.

How many labels does Hair Skin & Nails have?

2 labels are on file under this name since May 28, 2019: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 251185 (current) Entered June 23, 2021 · on the market · 60 capsules · UPC 8 50645 00829 5
  2. Label 202313 Entered May 28, 2019 · on the market · 60 capsules · UPC 8 50645 00832 5

Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).

Who makes it?

The label names Alani Nutrition LLC (distributor), Louisville, KY. All Alani Nu products.

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