Everything You Know About Hair, Skin, And Nail Supplements

Pantothenic Acid

Pantothenic acid is vitamin B5, men. You know it! It's very, very common in nail, skin, and hair products. Men, this one's also listed under other names, like panthenol, butanamide, provitamin B5, and dexpanthenol. Look for those! In all cases, this vitamin's a huge, huge help for skin hydration and suppleness. It'll keep your skin protected from many types of damage. Men, pantothenic acid helps a lot, a lot, with skin lesions. One study says you get up to a 67% reduction in face lesions when you take the supplements for at least 12 weeks! Win. Men, you know this vitamin's great for treating acne. It'll be great for reducing skin redness as well as healing bug bites and minor cuts.

Men, you'll get some hair benefits from pantothenic acid too. It'll slow down your hair loss rate and reduce thinning hair. That's great! This vitamin makes your hair stronger, softer, and shinier too. Win. Men, it improves your hair's moisture retention! If you get topical panthenol, expect less nail breakage. There's more too. The risk of side effects on these supplements is very, very low. So low! That said, your doc will likely recommend a certain dose. This is no more than 5% in a topical product!