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21.12.2022

A multivitamin for your nails

A supplement with extra minerals and vitamins accelerates the growth of the nails. That's according to a study you'd expect to be sponsored - but which doesn't mention the generous donations of any supplement company...

Study
French dermatologists, affiliated with the teaching hospital of Besançon, divided 60 women aged 35-60 into 2 groups. For 3 months, the women in the control group took a placebo every day, while the women in the other group took a vitamin and mineral supplement every day.

The supplement that the researchers used is marketed as Perfectil Original. Perfectil is a product of the British Vitabiotics.

You can see the composition of Perfectil below.

Results
The researchers measured nail growth during the administration of the placebo or supplement by scratching a line on a fingernail and then measuring how many millimeters the line moved upwards from the cuticle.

Supplementation accelerated nail growth.

Well... a little.

Source:
Journal of Cosmetics, Dermatological Sciences and Applications. 2020 10, 191-203.

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