biotin capsules

[reilly0167]

I take vitamins ..one of them is biotin capsules (on bottle it says hair skin and nails)..anywho in the morning I take them and it dawned on me...hmmm I wonder how it would work for skin and hair by peircing the capsules and apply directly as opposed to ingesting it?...well I tried it...took 3 capsules to do my face and neck and I love the way it made my skin look and feel...so I got excited and added a few to my shea butter mixes (my little mix is a 2fer I used it for skin and hair masque)..even went as far as squirting a few to apply on my ends...who knows I may have stumbled into something here.

[parkmikii]

I doubt that vitamins meant for ingesting would do anything applied topically. I think the particles are too big for being absorbed into the skin that way. However, I'm not an expert. If it works for you then why not do it

[Anje]

My guess is that what's feeling nice is the oil that was in the capsules. Which is fine -- oiling skin and hair works great for a lot of people. I put oils on my skin and hair regularly, and it feels really good. (Emu's a personal favorite for my skin. It absorbs well.)

[furnival]

If you have a look on the packet you should be able to find out which oil the biotin capsules are filled with, and buying a bottle of it will probably be astronomically cheaper than squeezing the oil out of the capsules.

[reilly0167]

Good points there ladies...I'll check the bottle for what it contains...it doesnt come out clear but it was just a thought that came to my head....and I thought it was interesting.