What Vitamin, In Your Opinion, Is Most Important for Women Over 40 To Have Stronger Nails, Shinier Hair, and Clearer Skin

What Vitamin, In Your Opinion, Is Most Important for Women Over 40 To Have Stronger Nails, Shinier Hair, and Clearer Skin?

As a skincare expert, I discovered vitamin deficiencies are one of the health issues that are more likely to catch up with you when you turn 40. My research established that the common deficiencies for this age group include Vitamin B7(Biotin), Vitamin D, Vitamin C, and iron. When your vitamin B7 stores run low, your nail, hair, and skin health are more likely to be affected. This shows vitamin B7 is the most important for women over 40, craving stronger nails, shinier hair, and clear skin. Let’s now look at the impact of vitamin B7 on the nails, hair, and skin.

Nails

Biotin is heralded as the best cure for broken nails. The vitamin improves nail strength, preventing splitting and breaking.

Hair

Biotin deficiency causes hair loss. Since people over 40 are more likely to become biotin deficient, taking the vitamin from foods or supplements is a sure way of achieving healthy hair.

Skin

In terms of skin health, vitamin B7 deficiency can cause red, scaly rashes. Integrating the vitamin into your daily life rebuilds the mucous membranes of your skin, alleviating the aforementioned skin issue.

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Ieva Kubiliute is a psychologist and a sex and relationships advisor and a freelance writer. She's also a consultant to several health and wellness brands. While Ieva specialises in covering wellness topics ranging from fitness and nutrition, to mental wellbeing, sex and relationships and health conditions, she has written across a diverse range of lifestyle topics, including beauty and travel. Career highlights so far include: luxury spa-hopping in Spain and joining an £18k-a-year London gym. Someone’s got to do it! When she’s not typing away at her desk—or interviewing experts and case studies, Ieva winds down with yoga, a good movie and great skincare (affordable of course, there’s little she doesn’t know about budget beauty). Things that bring her endless joy: digital detoxes, oat milk lattes and long country walks (and sometimes jogs).

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