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posted by mj2003 , Toronto, 03.06.2009, 14:28

yes, I agree. MSM's ability to grow hair significantly faster than normal is a myth.

Hangin, horsetail claims have been made, just like MSM claims, that it grows hair fast. Is there any study backing this up?

ť ť I have heard Horsetail works pretty good as well.
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ť horsetail will make your hair and fingernails grow like a weed
ť
ť MSM however is not nearly as effective for speed of growth
ť it is more for overall shininess appearance, etc
ť the studies on MSM i have read refer to hairdressers being able to look
ť and determine who was using MSM and who was not, based on the appearance of
ť the hair shafts
ť that study said nothing about rate of growth however, so apparently MSM is
ť not that spectacular for increasing growth rates, it is , as I said, for
ť the appearance brilliance of the hair
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ť http://www.essential-foods.co.uk/MSM-Studien/Lawrence-Hair-Nail-Report.htm
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ť Clinical Trial Report
ť The Effectiveness of the Use of Oral Lignisul MSM (Methylsulfonylmethane)
ť Supplementation on Hair and Nail Health
ť This information is the property of Carolwood Corporation and may not be
ť reproduced without explicit consent by an officer of the said company.
ť Ronald M. Lawrence, M.D., Ph.D.
ť Council for Natural Nutrition
ť Written by Elzbieta M. Kurowska, Ph.D.
ť KGK Synergize Inc.
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ť
ť The personal care products designed to improve growth and appearance of
ť hair and nails continue to be demanded by the general population,
ť regardless of gender and age. While numerous cosmetics and topical drugs
ť are available on the market, effective oral supplements remain scarce.
ť Structural proteins of hair and nails, keratins, contain very high level of
ť sulfur, largely in the form of amino acids such as cystein and cystin.
ť Thus, increased dietary intake of sulfur-rich supplements might be
ť beneficial for hair and nail health. Consistently with this hypothesis,
ť previous reports showed an improved growth and strength of hair or hoofs in
ť animals given sulfur-rich supplements, such as dimethyl sulfate or
ť methionine hydroxy analog (1-2).
ť Dietary sulfur-containing compounds are widely distributed in plant
ť products and in cows milk (3-4). The most common organic sulfur compounds,
ť thought to provide nearly 85% of daily sulfur, include
ť methylsulfonylmethane (C2H6S2O, MSM), dimethylsulfoxide (C2H6SO, DMSO) and
ť dimethylsulfide (C2H6S) (5-6). MSM, which is the richest dietary source of
ť sulfur, is also known as one of the least toxic substances in biology (7).
ť Previous studies demonstrated that low quantities of MSM are naturally
ť present in human urine (8-9) and that sulfur from dietary MSM can
ť incorporate into keratin-forming amino acids (10).
ť MSM supplementation has been suggested to be beneficial in treatment of
ť various diseases (7), however, its possible role in promoting hair and nail
ť health has not been investigated. Therefore, the objective of this present
ť study was to initially evaluate the effect of MSM (Lignisul MSM as supplied
ť by Carolwood Corporation) supplementation on growth and appearance of hair
ť and nails in healthy human subjects.
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ť Methods
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ť Hair study
ť Twenty-one subjects (16 men and 5 women) with a mean (ą SD) age of 53 ą 14
ť y (ranging from 34 to 81 y) were recruited for the hair study. Participants
ť were randomly assigned to two groups. Eleven subjects (9 men and 2 women)
ť were asked to take daily capsules containing MSM at the dose 3,000 mg/day,
ť for a period of 6 weeks. The remaining 10 subjects received placebo in
ť identical capsules, for the same period of time. The placebo substance
ť consisted of sucrose and a small amount of quinine sulfate added to create
ť a slightly bitter taste, similar to that of MSM. The investigators and the
ť subjects were blinded as to whether supplement capsules were with placebo
ť or with MSM.
ť The hair health status was evaluated by Certified Cosmetologists under the
ť direction of the Principal Investigator at the beginning of the study
ť period ((t = 0) and after 6 weeks (t = 6 wk). The assessment of hair
ť length, diameter and brilliance was done using industry-standard
ť measurement scales.
ť Nail study
ť In the nail health study, 11 subjects (10 women and 1 men) with a mean (ą
ť SD) age of 45 ą 13 y (ranging from 28 to 61 y) were randomly assigned to
ť take the placebo (6 subjects) or MSM (5 subjects). The double-blind design,
ť doses and treatment periods were identical to those described for the hair
ť health study. The nail health parameters, including length, thickness and
ť lustre, were assessed by Certified Cosmetologists at the beginning of the
ť study and after 6 wk treatment, using industry standard measurement
ť scales.
ť Statistics
ť Changes in hair or nail health status induced by MSM vs. placebo
ť supplementation were analyzed using non-parametric test followed by
ť unpaired t-test and/or Wilcoxon test (for change in hair/nail length and
ť hair diameter) and by chi-squared test (for changes in hair brilliance,
ť nail thickness and nail lustre). The non-parametric tests were selected
ť because of limited number of values and because the values within groups
ť were not normally distributed.
ť
ť Results
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ť
ť Hair study
ť All subjects completed the study and no adverse effects were reported. The
ť results of the hair health assessment in control vs. treatment group are
ť presented in Table 1 (all subjects) and Table 2 (males). In all subjects,
ť and also in males given the MSM supplement, hair brilliance was
ť significantly improved when compared to the controls (p = 0.012 and p =
ť 0.034 for all subjects and males, respectively). The moderate improvement
ť in hair brilliance (+ 1 point in the scale 1-4) was observed in 55% of all
ť subjects (6 out of 11) and in 56% males (5 out of 9) treated with MSM. In
ť contrast, no changes in hair brilliance were reported in any of the
ť placebo-treated subjects or males. The results obtained in females remained
ť inconclusive due to very small sizes of placebo and treatment groups.
ť Analysis of changes in the remaining indicators of hair health status,
ť hair length and diameter, did not show significant differences between the
ť groups. Hair length increases tended to be greater in MSM-treated males
ť than in their placebo-given counterparts (+20%, p = 0.20, p = 0.10 by
ť unpaired t-test and by Wilcoxon test, respectively) but a similar trend was
ť not observed for all subjects. Hair diameter did not tend to improve after
ť 6 weeks of MSM supplementation.
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ť Nail study
ť In the nail study, dietary supplements also did not cause any adverse
ť effects but in the placebo group, only 4 out of 6 subjects had completed
ť the 6 wk evaluation. The results (Table 3) did not show statistically
ť significant differences between the treatment and placebo group, however,
ť two out of three parameters of nail health status, nail length and
ť thickness, had a tendency to improve after the MSM supplementation. The
ť mean nail length increases were 2.5 fold greater in the MSM group than in
ť the controls. Also, small beneficial changes in nail thickness (+0.5 point
ť in the scale 1-4) tended to occur in 40% of subjects treated with MSM (2
ť out of 5 individuals) but not in placebo-treated controls. No benefits of
ť MSM were reported for nail lustre.
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ť Discussion
ť The results of the above pilot studies confirmed previous finding that in
ť humans, chronic supplementation with MSM is unlikely to produce adverse
ť health effects (6). The results also suggested that in healthy human
ť subjects, a 6 wk supplementation with MSM (3 g/day) might beneficially
ť affect the appearance of hair by significantly improving its brilliance.
ť This observation is consistent with previous reports, which showed improved
ť hair health parameters in animals fed diets supplemented with sulfur-rich
ť compounds (1-2). Treatment with MSM did not produce significant changes in
ť other parameters measured, such as hair length and diameter or nail length,
ť thickness and luster, although male subjects given MSM tended to experience
ť a better hair growth than their placebo-treated counterparts. The limited
ť positive changes in hair health and lack of statistically significant
ť improvement in nail health observed after MSM intervention are likely
ť related to small group sizes and short periods of treatment. To verify this
ť preliminary data, future full size trials should involve larger groups of
ť subjects and longer periods of MSM treatment. The new trial should also
ť utilize a crossover design, with periodical monitoring of blood sulfur
ť concentrations as a marker of compliance.
ť Š 2004 Essential Foods b.v.

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        MSM - HanginInThere, 15.07.2009, 10:54
- MSM - Pats205, 03.06.2009, 19:55
- MSM - The Natural, 15.07.2009, 03:36
  - Here is a MSM study, very interesting - HanginInThere, 15.07.2009, 03:39
    - MSM ? - The Natural, 15.07.2009, 19:51
    - Here is a MSM study, very interesting - Eurohair1621, 19.10.2009, 22:25