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Vegan Hair, Skin & Nails

by NOW Solutions · capsule · 90 veg capsules

  • Off the market since January 2025 (NIH)
  • UPC 7 33739 03381 9
  • DSLD label 314233
  • Serving 2 veg capsules
  • 45 servings

Vegan Hair, Skin & Nails by NOW Solutions lists 12 ingredients, 12 with an amount per serving of 2 veg capsules, such as 90 mg of vitamin C, 20 mg of vitamin E, 5 mg of biotin and 8 mg of zinc. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on July 25, 2024.

What is in Vegan Hair, Skin & Nails?

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

Vegan Hair, Skin & Nails: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 314233, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Vitamin Cas Ascorbic Acid90 mg100%Vitamin C in Vegan 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 Eas D-Alpha-Tocopherol, Sunflower OilVitamin E (Form: as D-Alpha-Tocopherol, from Sunflower Oil) (Alt. Name: Sunvitol E500)20 mg133%
BiotinBiotin Note: 5,000 mcg5 mg16,667%Biotin in Vegan 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 Albion Zinc Bisglycinate8 mg73%Zinc in Vegan Hair, Skin & Nails against 13,186 products8 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 5 mg to 15 mg, the median 11 mg.DV 11 mgUL 40 mg8 mg

60% of 13,186 products listing zinc give more (median 11 mg).

Copperas Albion Copper Bisglycinate1 mg111%Copper in Vegan Hair, Skin & Nails against 6,468 products1 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 mg to 2 mg, the median 1 mg.DV 0.9 mgUL 10 mg1 mg

40% of 6,468 products listing copper give more (median 1 mg).

Manganeseas Manganese Chelatemanganese chelate complex2 mg87%Manganese in Vegan Hair, Skin & Nails against 7,016 products2 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 1 mg to 3.92 mg, the median 2 mg.DV 2.3 mgUL 11 mg2 mg

38% of 7,016 products listing manganese give more (median 2 mg).

L-Cysteineas Cysteine Hydrochloride250 mgCysteine in Vegan Hair, Skin & Nails against 516 products250 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 30 mg to 200 mg, the median 85 mg.250 mg

Higher than 81% of 516 products listing cysteine (median 85 mg).

Lysineas Lysine Hydrochloride200 mgLysine in Vegan Hair, Skin & Nails against 1,250 products200 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 148.25 mg to 996.25 mg, the median 500 mg.200 mg

69% of 1,250 products listing lysine give more (median 500 mg).

MSM200 mgMethylsulfonylmethane in Vegan Hair, Skin & 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).

L-Proline200 mgProline in Vegan Hair, Skin & Nails against 387 products200 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 1,289 mg, the median 487.5 mg.200 mg

60% of 387 products listing proline give more (median 487.5 mg).

Horsetail100 mgHorsetail in Vegan Hair, Skin & Nails 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).

Hyaluronic Acidas Sodium Hyaluronate50 mgHyaluronic acid in Vegan Hair, Skin & Nails against 900 products50 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 10 mg to 100 mg, the median 50 mg.50 mg

43% of 900 products listing hyaluronic acid give more (median 50 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 314233 (entered July 25, 2024), version 9.4.0. See the label on DSLD or its label image (PDF). 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 Vegan 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 usage: Take 2 capsules daily with food.
Warnings
Caution: For adults only.
Consult physician if pregnant/nursing, taking medication, or have a medical condition (especially glaucoma).
Keep out of reach of children.
This product contains biotin which may interfere with some blood test results. Go to nowfoods.com/biotinlab for details.
Not manufactured with soy, milk, egg, fish, shellfish, tree nut or sesame ingredients. Produced in a GMP facility that processes other ingredients containing these allergens.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Not manufactured with soy, milk, egg, fish, shellfish, tree nut or sesame ingredients.
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place after opening.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 314233.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Hypromellose, Stearic Acid, Silicon Dioxide.

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

How many labels does Vegan Hair, Skin & Nails have?

3 labels are on file under this name since August 23, 2019: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 314233 (current) Entered July 25, 2024 · off the market January 21, 2025 · 90 veg capsules · UPC 7 33739 03381 9
  2. Label 245554 Entered March 25, 2021 · off the market February 12, 2024 · 90 veg capsules · UPC 7 33739 03381 9
  3. Label 206066 Entered August 23, 2019 · off the market September 22, 2023 · 90 veg capsules · UPC 7 33739 03381 9

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

Who makes it?

The label names Now Foods (manufacturer), Bloomingdale, IL. All NOW Solutions products.

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