Biotin is a water-soluble vitamin which is also known as vitamin B7 or vitamin H. Biotin is an essential vitamin for the hair, skin, and nails health. Biotin offers a lot of benefits to our bodies including energy production, making skin smooth, hair strong, and nails shinier.  Biotin works by stimulating keratin production in hair and increasing the rate of follicle growth. So, it helps make strong hair and improves hair growth as well. The deficiency of biotin causes dry skin, hair loss, thinning of hair, and brittle nails. 

Biotin is an essential water-soluble vitamin and cannot be stored in the body. So, it is necessary to fulfill the requirements of the biotin on daily basis by consuming biotin-rich foods or adding a good quality dietary supplement to the diet. Otherwise, one may face biotin deficiency. There are good quality dietary supplements of biotin like Nutrifactor’s Biotin Plus & Nutin, available in Pakistan in the form of biotin tablets which help reduce the deficiency symptoms of biotin. 

What are the deficiency symptoms of biotin?

Biotin deficiency leads to the following symptoms;

•    Thin & brittle hair 

•    Hair loss 

•    Scaly or dry skin

•    Skin rashes around the eyes, nose, or mouth

•    Brittle nails

•    Exhaustion

•    Weakness of the body

Where to get biotin?

We can get biotin from food sources and dietary supplements as well. Some biotin-rich foods include:

•    Cooked egg yolks

•    Soybeans 

•    Organ meat 

•    Sweet potatoes 

•    Whole grain cereals 

•    Peanuts 

If someone finds it difficult to get the recommended amount of biotin through diet or is already deficient in biotin, it is necessary to consume a good quality biotin supplement like Biotin Plus and Nutin.

Best Tablets of Biotin Available in Pakistan:

1.    Biotin Plus

Nutrifactor’s Biotin Plus is the best supplement available in Pakistan for skin, hair, and nail health. Biotin Plus is a combination of Biotin and Folic acid; both are essential B vitamins that help in regulating the body’s systems to restore normal health.

What are the benefits of taking the Nutrifactor’s Biotin Plus supplement? 

Following are the benefits of taking Biotin Plus:

•    It promotes healthy hair, by helping in the reduction of split ends & hair thinness

•    It supports healthy & strong nails

•    Biotin aids in the synthesis of Keratin, a protein essential for hair and nail growth

•    It also contributes to the body's energy production by regulating the metabolism of carbohydrates, proteins, and fats

•    It aids in the maintenance of a healthy and balanced skin texture by reducing dryness and dullness

•    Folic acid is responsible for healthy cell growth including skin cells, hair, and nails 

2.    Nutin

Nutin is another dietary supplement manufactured by Nutrifactor. It is rich in biotin which supports the synthesis of keratin in the body, and also acts as a co-enzyme in the metabolic process of energy production.

Benefits of Nutin:

•    Nutin helps in making hair stronger and healthier

•    It aids in making skin soft by increasing the hydration status

•    It helps to promote nail health by decreasing the brittleness and linings in nails

References: 

•    https://www.verywellhealth.com/biotin-for-hair-growth-89236

•    https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/biotin-vitamin-b7/

•    https://www.healthline.com/health/keratin

•    https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/biotin-rich-foods#5.-Sweet-potatoes