After taking the hair growth supplement Viviscal for over a year here is my review

About two years ago I had seen the commercials for Viviscal hair regrowth program; a break-through vitamin/supplement that claims to help you regrow your own hair in areas that may have thinned over time due to stress, hormone changes, pregnancy, etc. I was intrigued which I have to admit I never am from watching infomercials on television. I usually find them if I’m up late on the couch and just have the t.v. on in the background while I try to fall asleep. The commercial caught my eye because it seemed to show many women who have thinning in the areas usually in the temples. Now I don’t have thinning so much, but years and years of using hair extensions I have lost a good amount of hair certain areas from being too rough in removing my wefts. For years I was very uninformed and honestly very stupid for using bonded and glue in hair extensions. I didn’t notice the damage I had done until years later when I swore off using hair extensions to let my natural hair breathe and grow in. The constant pull on the hair by wearing them, and also from removing them not as carefully as I should, left hairs on the wefts every time. Needless to say I wanted to give up doing this to my hair and find a way to nurse it back to health and fullness in a more natural way. That is what lead me to try Viviscal.

Now that you have the back story of “why” I decided to take the plunge and order Viviscal I will talk to you about my experience with the product and where I am today.  The cost now is around $45 for a one month supply of the Viviscal pills. When it first came out I believe it may have a been a bit more, but the price seems to be consistently around that mark. I order mine every month on Amazon and it is a staple in my vitamin and supplement routine now. While it is certainly not as cheap/inexpensive as say biotin or a hair, skin & nails vitamin or supplement it is much different than they are and therefore costs more.

What it does (or claims to do): Treats temporary hair loss and thinning hair. Results will be noticeable after 6-8 weeks, with full results noticeable after 6 months. I have to stress that this isn’t something you are going to see overnight, or even 3 months later. I didn’t see any difference in my hair until at least 4-5 months later. You take 2 pills per day; 1 in the morning after food and with water and 1 at night after food and with water. At first I have to admit the price was getting annoying so I decided to take only 1 per day to make the pack last longer, but that wasn’t smart and I knew that I should be taking 2 per day so I made sure to stick to the recommended dosage per day. What I did notice after taking it consistently for a few months was that not only was my hair feeling a bit stronger and shedding less (it sheds a lot!) but after I would say 6-7 months areas that were a bit thinner on the temple area where I had place hair extensions over the years DID start to fill in. I didn’t even notice it was happening, meaning I didn’t all of sudden see tiny hairs sprouting, it was something just gradually I began to notice. I think after you take a product for that long you just don’t focus on the results every day and over analyze it, you just start to see it when you do your hair one day and say “wait a minute, it is filling it!” My bangs started to grow in faster and my hair felt so much more healthy and less breakage was happening.

Unlike a Rogaine or other prescription or non-prescription topical solutions, Viviscal is not something that I have to fear once I stop the hair will fall out or go away. Many people report using Rogaine with some success but you can’t just stop taking it. I had no desire to be dependent on any product for the rest of my life so Viviscal for me has been a very good option.

This is not an overnight solution – make sure if you buy this product you intend to keep up with it every month like clock work. It will take time, but it does give results. (at least it did for me, which is why I still use it to this day)

The facts as they list them on product pages:

100% Drug Free Dietary Supplement
Backed by 5 Clinical Trials
No.1 Selling Hair Growth Supplement Worldwide
Featured on Dr.Oz and The View
Contains AminoMar? and Biotin

Viviscal Extra Strength Hair Growth Program is a 100% drug free dietary supplement that is scientifically formulated with the exclusive marine complex AminoMar, which is clinically proven to nourish thinning hair and promote existing healthy hair growth from within during the Anagen (growth) phase of the hair growth cycle.

How Viviscal Works

Viviscal supplements are scientifically formulated with the important nutrients Biotin, Zinc, and the exclusive and clinically proven AminoMar to help maintain normal healthy hair growth from within. You’ve already probably heard of biotin and zinc but what is AminoMar? It is an exclusive ingredient to Viviscal and is a proprietary marine complex AminoMar™. A Professor from Scandinavia discovered from his study of the Inuits in the 1980’s that their great hair and skin was as a result of their fish and protein rich diet. He isolated the key protein molecules from the Inuits’ diet and it was from these origins that AminoMar™ was created.

Ingredients
Marine Protein Complex* (AminoMar CTM), Bulking Agents (Microcrystalline Cellulose, Cross-linked Sodium Carboxy Methyl Cellulose), Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid), Maltodextrin, Horsetail (Equisetum arvense L.) Extract, Iron Fumarate, Glazing Agents (Hydroxypropyl Methyl Cellulose, Glycerol), Anti-Caking Agents (Silicon Dioxide, Magnesium Stearate), Zinc Oxide, Niacin (as Nicotinamide [Vitamin B3]), Acerola (Malpighia glabra L.) Fruit Powder, Millet Seed Extract, Silicon Dioxide, Orange Flavouring, Modified Starch, D-Biotin.* from fish/shellfish.

Overall all how did I feel after taking (and continuing to take Viviscal)?

I will continue to use it and buy it. It is something that while it is a bit pricey to invest in every single month I feel it has helped my hair in areas it had been thinning due to hair extension wear and it feels much healthier to me. The only concern for me is that if you buy it today you MUST give it time to work. Don’t expect it to sprout hair tomorrow, or next week or in 3 months. This is a journey and the years of damage and shedding doesn’t fix itself over night. I recommend trying this if hair loss or thinning is a concern to you before you look for more serious options.

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