In the supplement I took, Olly Heavenly Hair gummies, the active ingredients of biotin, keratin (a protein related to skin health), silicon (an important trace element for hair strength) and AMLA (aka Indian gooseberry, a plant-derived nutraceutical that studies have linked to reduce oxidative damage in skin) worked on both nails and hair. After three months, when I visited my hair stylist, without my even prompting her she asked if I’d been taking any hair vitamins since my hair looked thicker and my scalp healthier than she’d seen it.
So even though I’m dismal at remembering to take swallowable supplements (Reavy tells me her hair brand, Act + Acre, makes one such supplement that includes ingredients horsetail and bamboo leaf extracts as well as biotin), the little candy-like chews from Olly were something I indulged my sweet tooth in, so it wasn’t difficult to keep taking them. Turns out, the gallons of water I slug daily and my (admittedly imbalanced) diet were enough to metabolize the supplement, so I saw results.
Nine months later, I’m still taking my Olly vitamins and enjoying their citrusy sweet taste (thank you, one gram of sugar in each gummy), as well as their benefit of healthier hair and nails. The product is just about perfect to me, though the happy little click-top container could stand a minimalist luxe branding makeover, since then I could keep it on my bedside to never forget a dose of hair candy.
