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Nails

by Viva Vitamins · tablet or pill · 120 tablets

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 8 12720 01622 9
  • DSLD label 1786
  • Serving 2 tablets
  • 60 servings

Nails by Viva Vitamins lists 11 ingredients, 11 with an amount per serving of 2 tablets, such as 120 mg of vitamin C, 40 IU of vitamin E, 300 mg of calcium and 25 mg of magnesium. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on November 25, 2011.

What is in Nails?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 tablets. 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).

Nails: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 1786, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Vitamin Cas Ascorbic Acid120 mg200%Vitamin C in Nails against 18,583 products120 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 60 mg to 270 mg, the median 100 mg.DV 90 mgUL 2,000 mg120 mg

Higher than 51% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 240 mg.

Vitamin Eas D-Alpha-Tocopheryl Succinate, Mixed TocopherolsVitamin E (Form: as D-Alpha Tocopheryl Succinate, mixed Tocopherols)40 IU133%Vitamin E in 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). Per day at the most servings: 80 IU.

Calcium300 mg30%Calcium in Nails against 17,831 products300 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 252 mg, the median 115 mg.DV 1,300 mgUL 2,500 mg300 mg

Higher than 77% of 17,831 products listing calcium (median 115 mg). Per day at the most servings: 600 mg.

Magnesiumas Magnesium Gluconate25 mg6%Magnesium in Nails against 14,003 products25 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 30 mg to 200 mg, the median 86 mg.UL 350 mgDV 420 mg25 mg

77% of 14,003 products listing magnesium give more (median 86 mg). Per day at the most servings: 50 mg.

Gelatin300 mgGelatin in Nails against 90 products300 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 250 mg to 1,300 mg, the median 457 mg.300 mg

64% of 90 products listing gelatin give more (median 457 mg). Per day at the most servings: 600 mg.

Silica300 mgSilicon in Nails against 1,220 products300 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 2 mg to 10.5 mg, the median 4 mg.300 mg

Higher than over 99% of 1,220 products listing silicon (median 4 mg). Per day at the most servings: 600 mg.

MSM200 mgMethylsulfonylmethane in Nails against 1,454 products200 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 150 mg to 1,000 mg, the median 500 mg.200 mg

68% of 1,454 products listing methylsulfonylmethane give more (median 500 mg). Per day at the most servings: 400 mg.

DL-Methionine100 mgDL-Methionine in Nails against 151 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 132.5 mg, the median 50 mg.100 mg

Higher than 56% of 151 products listing DL-methionine (median 50 mg). Per day at the most servings: 200 mg.

L-Cysteine100 mgCysteine in Nails against 516 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 30 mg to 200 mg, the median 85 mg.100 mg

Higher than 51% of 516 products listing cysteine (median 85 mg). Per day at the most servings: 200 mg.

L-Proline50 mgProline in Nails against 387 products50 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 1,289 mg, the median 487.5 mg.50 mg

84% of 387 products listing proline give more (median 487.5 mg). Per day at the most servings: 100 mg.

Spirulina100 mgBlue-Green Algae in Nails against 709 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 1,000 mg, the median 500 mg.100 mg

71% of 709 products listing blue-green algae give more (median 500 mg). Per day at the most servings: 200 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 1786 (entered November 25, 2011), 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 silica (filed by NIH under silicon) is higher than over 99% of the 1,220 silicon products that print an amount; 8 list more.

The NIH database records 1 to 2 servings 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.

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
Directions: As a dietary supplement take 2 tablets 1-2 times daily.
Warnings
KEEP OUT OF THE REACH OF CHILDREN.
DO NOT USE IF SAFETY SEAL UNDER CAP IS BROKEN OR MISSING.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Contains No: gluten, sugar, salt, starch, yeast, corn, soy, wheat, lactose, milk, egg, fish products, artificial coloring, flavoring, or preservatives.
Storage
Store in a cool dry place. Do not refrigerate. Please recycle.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 1786.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Cellulose, Croscarmellose, Stearic Acid, Magnesium Stearate, Silica.

How many labels does Nails have?

One label is on file, entered on November 25, 2011.

  1. Label 1786 (current) Entered November 25, 2011 · on the market · 120 tablets · UPC 8 12720 01622 9

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

Who makes it?

The label names Viva Vitamins(TM) (distributor), Van Nuys, CA. All Viva Vitamins products.

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