I Tried Nutrafol's Enhanced Hair-Growth Supplement—Here's What Happened After 5 Months.

      Let's address this upfront: I don't really deal with hair loss. I haven't noticed my part getting wider or significant hair fallout (*knocks on wood*). I've had enough scalp evaluations to confirm that I have multiple hairs per follicle, indicating good density. Would I prefer my hair to be thicker? Definitely. Have I observed some thinner areas near my temples as the years go by? Absolutely. Have I ever wished for my hair to grow faster? Without a doubt—it's a regular thought. Yes, I’m a suitable candidate to try Nutrafol's hair-growth supplements. In fact, my current hair status makes me even more demanding when it comes to seeing noticeable, measurable results. Five months into using the Women's Vegan Capsules, I have a lot to share. Just to clarify, I don't follow a vegan diet. But a member of the Nutrafol team informed me that the plant-based formula had even more impressive clinical data than the original Women's Nutraceutical. Who wouldn’t want stronger, better outcomes? Luckily, I've gone "vegan," so to speak, since Nutrafol is phasing out the original Women's formula in favor of the vegan capsules. In summary, Nutrafol Women’s Vegan has become the new standard for Nutrafol Women. Having already been on this advanced supplement for months, I’d say I’m well-positioned to provide my thoughts. Below is my complete review.

      The old and new bottles, side by side About the Formula: What's Different? First, let me clarify. It's not entirely fair to simply call the vegan formula superior to the original. Each version had its own strong clinical study, and they didn’t directly compare. "They involved different study populations and study designs, so we can't conclude from the results that one formula works better than the other," explains board-certified dermatologist Heather Woolery-Lloyd, MD, FAAD, Nutrafol's chief medical advisor. Nonetheless, comparing their individual findings is worthwhile. After using the original Women’s formula for six months, 90% of women reported overall improvement in their hair, and 84% observed reduced shedding. With the vegan formula, 100% of women witnessed their baby hairs grow out and experienced increased scalp coverage during the same period. Though this was a different group of women with a different study design, that 100% result is quite remarkable.

      Nutrafol Women Hair Growth Nutraceutical So what contributes to its strength? The vegan formula was introduced much later than the original capsules (2023 compared to the 2016 Nutraceutical launch), allowing it to incorporate more contemporary research data. "It retains the proven foundation of addressing the key causes of hair thinning while integrating the latest scientific advancements in hair biology and nutrition that weren't available during the development of the original Nutrafol Women's formula over a decade ago," Woolery-Lloyd elaborates. Nutrafol didn’t just substitute non-vegan ingredients from the original formula and call it complete. The brand identified additional scientifically-supported, nutrient-rich extracts known to promote hair health—such as ashwagandha for stress-related shedding, vitamin E and curcumin to combat oxidative stress, saw palmetto to block DHT (a hormone that shrinks follicles), bamboo-derived silica to bolster keratin bonds, and Moldavian dragonhead to aid collagen production. The formula also includes the probiotic bacillus subtilis DE111 to support the gut microbiome, which has close connections to hair health. Woolery-Lloyd notes, "Healthy hair relies on the body’s capacity to absorb and utilize nutrients effectively."

      What you won’t find in the new formula are biotin, keratin, and collagen peptides, all of which come from non-vegan sources, but according to Woolery-Lloyd, you likely won’t miss them. "Biotin has become almost synonymous with hair health in recent years, although the science is more nuanced," she explains. (Plus, some individuals report that the popular B vitamin has caused acne, which is partially why I chose the vegan Nutrafol formula!) "For most individuals experiencing hair thinning, simply adding more biotin doesn't address the underlying causes. Hair thinning is usually multifactorial and can be influenced by stress, hormones, nutrition, metabolism, aging, and other internal factors." The vegan formula aims to combat shedding from all these perspectives and comes with clinical data to back it. Having taken it for several months, I can attest that those plant-based ingredients indeed do their job.

      Key Ingredients, Compared Old Formula Ashwagandha Saw Palmetto Tocotrienol Complex Marine Collagen Peptides Kelp Minerals Biotin Keratin Curcumin New Formula Ashwagandha Saw Palmetto Tocotrienol Complex Moldavian Dragonhead Pea Sprouts Bacillus Subtilis DE111 Probiotic Bamboo-Derived Silica Curcumin My Experience and Results Again, I don’t face significant hair loss, but I’ve observed some natural thinning around my temples