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Hair Formula

by Dr. Berg's · capsule · 60 veggie capsules

  • Off the market since July 2021 (NIH)
  • UPC X001BL2I5X
  • DSLD label 238802
  • Serving 2 capsules
  • 30 servings

Hair Formula by Dr. Berg's lists 7 ingredients, 7 with an amount per serving of 2 capsules, such as 15 mg of vitamin C, 1,000 mcg of biotin, 700 mg of hydrolyzed fish collagen type 1 & 3 and 50 mg of acerola cherry extract. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on December 26, 2020.

What is in Hair Formula?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 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 Formula: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 238802, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Vitamin Cas Acerola Cherry ExtractVitamin C (Form: from Acerola Cherry extract)15 mg25%Vitamin C in Hair Formula against 18,583 products15 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 60 mg to 270 mg, the median 100 mg.DV 90 mgUL 2,000 mg15 mg

93% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C give more (median 100 mg).

Biotin1,000 mcg333%Biotin in Hair Formula against 9,447 products1,000 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mcg to 300 mcg, the median 200 mcg.DV 30 mcg1,000 mcg

Higher than 84% of 9,447 products listing biotin (median 200 mcg).

Hydrolyzed Fish Collagen Type 1 & 3700 mgCollagen in Hair Formula against 1,008 products0.7 g per serving; the middle half of products list 0.1 g to 4.2 g, the median 1 g.0.7 g

54% of 1,008 products listing collagen give more (median 1 g).

Acerola Cherry extract50 mgAcerola in Hair Formula against 436 products50 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 14.5 mg to 300 mg, the median 60 mg.50 mg

54% of 436 products listing acerola give more (median 60 mg).

Nutritional Yeast94 mg
ConcenTrace AC50 mg
Horsetail powder50 mgHorsetail in Hair Formula against 519 products50 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 20 mg to 200 mg, the median 67 mg.50 mg

53% of 519 products listing horsetail give more (median 67 mg).

Stinging Nettle extractStinging Nettle extract PlantPart: root Genus: Urtica Species: dioica Note: 4:150 mgStinging Nettle in Hair Formula against 710 products50 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 300 mg, the median 120 mg.50 mg

69% of 710 products listing stinging nettle give more (median 120 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 238802 (entered December 26, 2020), 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:

  • 93% of the 18,583 products that print an amount of vitamin C list more than its 15 mg of vitamin C (median 100 mg).

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 Formula'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 (2) capsules per day, anytime.
Warnings
Caution: Pregnant or nursing mothers or children under 18 and individuals with a known medical condition should consult with their physician before taking this or any dietary supplement.
Warning: Keep out of reach of children and do not use if safety seal is damaged or missing.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 238802.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Hypromellose, Magnesium Stearate, Silicon Dioxide.

How many labels does Hair Formula have?

One label is on file, entered on December 26, 2020.

  1. Label 238802 (current) Entered December 26, 2020 · off the market July 22, 2021 · 60 veggie capsules · UPC X001BL2I5X

DSLD also links this label to: Hair Formula (image difference, same product), Hair Formula (package size difference, same product), Hair Formula (package size difference, same product).

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

Who makes it?

The label names Dr. Berg Nutritionals (manufacturer), Alexandria, VA. All Dr. Berg's products.

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