Received my SugarBearHair today!

**locddreamz** · February 3rd, 2016, 11:55 AM

I saw a post last week in this forum about these gummy bear vitamins, so I ordered it.
I just got them in the mail today and I'm excited. They taste really good and have lots of good vitamins for hair growth. I'll keep you all updated on my progress. I think for once I'll actually be consistent with the whole hair vitamin thing lol

For anyone interested in this, the company's website is https://www.sugarbearhair.com/
And here's a pic of my bottle:

**Swan Maiden** · February 3rd, 2016, 11:57 AM

They should have used a better hair model. I'll see myself out.

**Sarahlabyrinth** · February 3rd, 2016, 12:01 PM

Originally Posted by Swan Maiden

They should have used a better hair model. I'll see myself out.

Maybe she was the one needing the pills?

**MandyBeth** · February 3rd, 2016, 01:07 PM

A good multi vitamin with a proper diet will do the same or better. Actually, a good multi vitamin will do the same as this product. Toss in biotin if you must,but really, if you need 5,000 mg daily, you need a doctor to find out why you are running low. Overdosing on anything without a doctor being involved is highly questionable at best. B5 doesn't help with breakouts, you break out from the overdose.

**HeartofHaleth** · February 3rd, 2016, 01:20 PM

Originally Posted by Swan Maiden

They should have used a better hair model. I'll see myself out.

I'm afraid I must concur... Though maybe her hair WOULD be wonderfully healthy from those vitamins if she wasn't bleaching and dyeing the living day lights out of it!

**Nadine <3** · February 3rd, 2016, 01:21 PM

Honestly I find taking vitamins specifically for your hair kinda silly and possibly dangerous if you're not careful. I prefer to eat a balanced diet and wait. The only thing I take is an iron tablet because I'm almost always low without it.

**locddreamz** · February 3rd, 2016, 01:23 PM

Originally Posted by MandyBeth

A good multi vitamin with a proper diet will do the same or better. Actually, a good multi vitamin will do the same as this product. Toss in biotin if you must,but really, if you need 5,000 mg daily, you need a doctor to find out why you are running low. Overdosing on anything without a doctor being involved is highly questionable at best. B5 doesn't help with breakouts, you break out from the overdose.

I gag on regular pills which is why I purchased this product.

And I'm not understanding your comment. You cannot overdose on vitamins. 5,000 mcg (not mg) of Biotin is not what the body is necessarily deficient of. Taking that amount of Biotin is supposed to help make sure your scalp is getting its fill of nutrients. Then, what your body doesn't use is excreted through the urine because these vitamins are water-soluble.

I've looked up the bit about B5. From that I remember from my research, Vitamin B5 and Biotin are absorbed using the same receptors. So when people take Biotin but don't also take B5 with it, some people actually experience breakouts. This would explain why my face broke out when I attempted to take Biotin by itself.

**neko_kawaii** · February 3rd, 2016, 01:32 PM

I'm kind of surprised the Biotin Blog post hasn't been linked here yet.

**locddreamz** · February 3rd, 2016, 01:36 PM

Originally Posted by Nadine <3

Honestly I find taking vitamins specifically for your hair kinda silly and possibly dangerous if you're not careful. I prefer to eat a balanced diet and wait. The only thing I take is an iron tablet because I'm almost always low without it.

The way I see it, vitamins don't just benefit the hair but my whole body as well. I eat a very healthy diet (I track everything with MyFitnessPal and everything) and I still don't get a lot of the vitamins I need. Combine that with the fact that I can't swallow pills and yeeeaaaah lol

**KittyBird** · February 3rd, 2016, 02:43 PM

Originally Posted by locddreamz

I gag on regular pills which is why I purchased this product.

And I'm not understanding your comment. You cannot overdose on vitamins. 5,000 mcg (not mg) of Biotin is not what the body is necessarily deficient of. Taking that amount of Biotin is supposed to help make sure your scalp is getting its fill of nutrients. Then, what your body doesn't use is excreted through the urine because these vitamins are water-soluble.

I've looked up the bit about B5. From that I remember from my research, Vitamin B5 and Biotin are absorbed using the same receptors. So when people take Biotin but don't also take B5 with it, some people actually experience breakouts. This would explain why my face broke out when I attempted to take Biotin by itself.

Yes, you can absolutely overdose on vitamins, even if they're water soluble. I'm pretty shocked by that comment. Excreting an excessive amount of vitamins can put a huge strain on your kidneys, and in the worst case scenario can cause kidney damage and failure. The biotin will only help hair growth if you are actually deficient of it, which is very rare. Eating a balanced diet is usually more than enough to get the nutrients you need, and you should not supplement without seeing your doctor first.