Healthy hair requires a comprehensive set of vitamins and minerals — deficiency in any may cause shedding or weakness.
Essential Vitamins and Minerals:
- Iron (Ferritin): Most important — delivers oxygen to follicle. Ideal for hair >40 ng/ml.
- Vitamin D: Activates dormant follicles. Ideal level 40-60 ng/ml.
- Biotin (B7): Essential for keratin production. True deficiency rare but supplements popular. Dose: 2500-5000 mcg daily.
- Zinc: Essential for follicle cell division and repair. Deficiency causes shedding and slow growth.
- Vitamin B12: Essential for red blood cell formation that feeds follicle. Deficiency common in vegetarians.
- Folic acid (B9): Works with B12 in cell formation.
- Vitamin A: Essential for sebum production moisturizing scalp — but excess is harmful!
- Vitamin E: Antioxidant protecting follicle. Improves scalp circulation.
- Omega 3: Essential for scalp health and reducing inflammation.
At BEIT TARIQ Center, we test all these elements and identify actual deficiency instead of taking random supplements.