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Gray Hair Formula

by Vitabase · capsule · 60 capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • DSLD label 5979
  • Serving 2 capsules

Gray Hair Formula by Vitabase lists 15 ingredients, 15 with an amount per serving of 2 capsules, such as 10 mg of vitamin B6, 400 mcg of folic acid, 300 mcg of biotin and 300 mg of pantothenic acid. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on March 23, 2012.

What is in Gray 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).

Gray Hair Formula: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 5979, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Vitamin B6as Pyridoxine Hydrochloride10 mg500%Vitamin B6 in Gray Hair Formula against 15,277 products10 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 2 mg to 20 mg, the median 6 mg.DV 1.7 mgUL 100 mg10 mg

Higher than 55% of 15,277 products listing vitamin B6 (median 6 mg).

Folic Acid400 mcg100%Folate in Gray Hair Formula against 7,022 products400 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 200 mcg to 400 mcg, the median 400 mcg.400 mcg

24% of 7,022 products listing folate give more (median 400 mcg).

Biotin300 mcg100%Biotin in Gray Hair Formula against 9,447 products300 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mcg to 300 mcg, the median 200 mcg.DV 30 mcg300 mcg

Higher than 53% of 9,447 products listing biotin (median 200 mcg).

Pantothenic Acidas D-Calcium Pantothenate300 mg3,000%Pantothenic Acid (Vitamin B5) in Gray Hair Formula against 10,060 products300 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 6 mg to 50 mg, the median 12 mg.DV 5 mg300 mg

Higher than 97% of 10,060 products listing pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) (median 12 mg).

Zincas Zinc Oxide10 mg67%Zinc in Gray Hair Formula against 13,186 products10 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 5 mg to 15 mg, the median 11 mg.DV 11 mgUL 40 mg10 mg

51% of 13,186 products listing zinc give more (median 11 mg).

Catalase5,000 IU
Horsetailas (Horsetail) extractHorsetail (Form: 7% (Horsetail) extract)100 mgHorsetail in Gray Hair Formula against 519 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 20 mg to 200 mg, the median 67 mg.100 mg

Higher than 54% of 519 products listing horsetail (median 67 mg).

Saw Palmettoas Saw Palmetto extractSaw Palmetto (Form: 45% Saw Palmetto extract)300 mgSaw Palmetto in Gray Hair Formula against 1,109 products300 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 320 mg, the median 200 mg.300 mg

Higher than 59% of 1,109 products listing saw palmetto (median 200 mg).

Paba200 mgPABA in Gray Hair Formula against 1,610 products200 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 10 mg to 50 mg, the median 25 mg.200 mg

Higher than 97% of 1,610 products listing PABA (median 25 mg).

L-Tyrosine200 mgTyrosine in Gray Hair Formula against 1,680 products200 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 150 mg to 989 mg, the median 500 mg.200 mg

69% of 1,680 products listing tyrosine give more (median 500 mg).

Plant Sterolsas Beta-SitosterolPlant Sterols (Form: 45% Beta-Sitosterol)100 mgPhytosterols in Gray Hair Formula against 440 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 667 mg, the median 400 mg.100 mg

74% of 440 products listing phytosterols give more (median 400 mg).

Nettle Root Extract100 mgStinging Nettle in Gray Hair Formula against 710 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 300 mg, the median 120 mg.100 mg

51% of 710 products listing stinging nettle give more (median 120 mg).

Chlorophyll10 mgChlorophyll in Gray Hair Formula against 394 products10 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 7.5 mg to 42.75 mg, the median 16 mg.10 mg

60% of 394 products listing chlorophyll give more (median 16 mg).

Fo-Ti Powder10 mgFo-Ti in Gray Hair Formula against 176 products10 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 57.5 mg to 800 mg, the median 212.5 mg.10 mg

92% of 176 products listing fo-ti give more (median 212.5 mg).

Barley Grass juice powder10 mgBarley in Gray Hair Formula against 328 products10 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 58 mg to 1,000 mg, the median 312 mg.10 mg

92% of 328 products listing barley give more (median 312 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 5979 (entered March 23, 2012), 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 300 mg of pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) is higher than 97% of the 10,060 pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) products that print an amount; 249 list more.
  • Its 200 mg of paba (filed by NIH under PABA) is higher than 97% of the 1,610 PABA products that print an amount; 33 list more.
  • 92% of the 176 products that print an amount of fo-ti list more than its 10 mg of fo-ti (median 212.5 mg).
  • 92% of the 328 products that print an amount of barley list more than its 10 mg of barley (median 312 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?

4 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.

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 daily with food.
Warnings
CAUTION: Do not exceed recommended dose.
This product is manufactured and packaged in a facility which may process milk, soy, wheat, egg, peanuts, tree nuts, fish and crustacean shellfish.
ALLERGEN WARNING: CONTAINS SOY (plant sterols)
KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN.
DO NOT USE IF SAFETY SEAL IS DAMAGED OR MISSING.
Pregnant or nursing mothers, children under 18, and individuals with a known medical condition should consult a physician before using this or any dietary supplement.
Storage
STORE IN A COOL DRY PLACE.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 5979.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Gelatin, Magnesium Stearate, Silicon Dioxide.

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

How many labels does Gray Hair Formula have?

One label is on file, entered on March 23, 2012.

  1. Label 5979 (current) Entered March 23, 2012 · on the market · 60 capsules

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

Who makes it?

The label names Vitabase.com (distributor), Monroe, GA. All Vitabase products.

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