Which Vitamin Deficiency Causes Hair Loss

Seeing more than the usual number of strands on your hair brush or on your shower floor can be alarming. The Hair Loss Club is something you don’t want to be a part of, but here you are. You might be wondering, what is causing your hair loss? Could it possibly be a vitamin or mineral deficiency? Are there any hair loss supplements or topical products that can help? Perhaps there’s a way to prevent hair loss in the first place? We’ve got you covered—pun intended!

Can Vitamin Deficiencies Cause Hair Loss?

The quick answer is yes. The American diet and our foods lack enough of the essential vitamins and minerals that we need to maintain an optimally healthy brain and body, which includes our hair. It is difficult to get what our bodies and brains need from food alone. Thankfully, there are supplemental options! Read on.

Vitamins and Minerals that Support Hair Growth

There are key vitamins and minerals that our hair is begging us for, not only to support hair growth, but also to create healthy, vibrant strands. These include biotin, folic acid, vitamin B12, vitamin E, vitamin A, and iron. As you can imagine, many of us don’t want to swallow handfuls of individual supplements every morning — so finding a pill that has it all, in recommended dosages, is not only convenient, but also budget-savvy. Let’s take a minute to explore how each of these vitamins and minerals work to support healthy hair growth.

Biotin

A 2016 study found that “Biotin deficiency was found in 38% of women complaining of hair loss.” Biotin, according to the same study, is “a coenzyme for carboxylase enzymes that assist various metabolic reactions [. . .] important for maintenance of healthy skin and hair.” You may see Biotin listed on product bottles as vitamin B7 or vitamin H.

Folic Acid

Folic Acid is the artificial form of Folate, and Folate is also known as vitamin B9. Folic acid is important because it is “primarily responsible for healthy cell growth.” These cells play a critical role because they’re “inside your skin tissues” which include our fingernails, toenails, and yes, our hair.

Vitamin B12

B12 plays an important role in healthy hair. According to Dr. Uma Naidoo, one of B12’s jobs is to “help encourage healthy blood flow to the scalp.” The “abundance of red blood cells” has a duty to “support the hair follicle and cell rejuvenation for hair growth.”

Vitamin E

Vitamin E is well-known for its antioxidant benefits. The correct dose of Vitamin E “may help support a healthy scalp and hair,” including “assist with maintaining hair growth.” It also “could help reduce the amount of oxidative stress and free radicals that cause the hair follicle cells in a person’s scalp to break down.”

Vitamin A

Your hair, according to the Cleveland Clinic, is “the fastest growing tissue in your body.” Vitamin A works by helping your cells grow, which, “helps your hair grow.” They add that “your skin glands also benefit from vitamin A, using it to produce sebum.” Sebum—which is an oil—“keeps your scalp moisturized and keeps hair healthy.”

Iron

Iron plays an important part in your hair health by helping “your body produce hemoglobin, a protein in your red blood cells,” which “carries oxygen to your body’s cells, helping them grow and repair.” One job of these cells is to help your hair grow. If your body is iron deficient, you can see hair loss. In fact, sometimes shedding strands is the first symptom you will notice.

How to Prevent Vitamin Deficiencies With Hair Loss

The good news is that one of the best ways to prevent (more) hair loss is to support the body by supplementation of missing vitamins and minerals. Easy peasy, right? (As always, please consult your doctor for any medical concerns you have regarding the root cause of your hair loss and lab work.)

Our UnTangled Hair Supplement is formulated by a dermatologist to help with hair shedding, thinning, and loss. After 30-days you should begin to see results, taking just two pills a day. Each clinically-proven ingredient has been purposefully included, in the optimal amounts for best results. Get ready to celebrate a visible difference in your hair’s strength, health, and fullness.

For an extra boost, we recommend you also use our Hair Serum, which nourishes hair follicles, encouraging new hair growth—and not just new growth, but hair fullness. Continue the routine for 90-days to see a luscious difference.

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Hair loss may be your woe today, but tomorrow can be the beginning of your healthy hair journey.

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References:

1. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4989391/

2. https://www.healthline.com/health/folic-acid-for-hair#function

3. https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/health-wellness/2023/03/23/which-vitamin-deficiency-causes-hair-loss-all-b-12-vitamin-d/11523325002/

4. https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/322836#sources-of-vitamin-e

5. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3678013/

6. https://health.clevelandclinic.org/im-low-in-iron-can-this-cause-me-to-lose-my-hair