Bio-Silacumin is formulated with 100% stabilised Ortho-silicic Acid (ch-OSA), a uniquely bioavailable source of silicon. Silicon is an essential micronutrient for collagen synthesis, which is crucial for the formation of hair.

In very simple terms, our body’s natural silicon and therefore collagen formation decline with age, making our hair weaker and our skin less youthful-looking. Providing it with nutrients that play a role in collagen synthesis may help maintain vital hair and skin over time.

Bio-Silacumin also contains zinc and selenium, which contribute to the maintenance of normal hair.

Silicon is an essential nutrient for collagen synthesis and hair formation. However, it is challenging to supplement due to its low absorption rate in the human body in most forms.

The choline-stabilised Ortho-silicic Acid used in Bio-Silacumin (ch-OSA) is one of the most bioavailable sources of silicon [1,2]. This means that thanks to its specific structural characteristics, ch-OSA has profound absorption properties [3] and is more readily available for your body to use than in other forms.

In concentrated solutions, Ortho-silicic Acid has to be stabilised to avoid its polymerization, resulting in a decreased silicon bioavailability. This issue has been solved by the use of choline chloride in aqueous glycerol solution, which resulted in the development of a liquid formulation known as choline-stabilized ortho-silicic acid (ch-OSA).

In simple terms, instead of supplementing collagen externally, the Ortho-silicic Acid in our formula provides a micronutrient (silicon) that plays a key role in the body’s internal collagen production.

Essentially, many collagen supplements aim to provide extra collagen to the body from either fish or plants. On the contrary, the Ortho-silicic Acid used in Bio-Silacumin is a source of silicon, which is known to stabilise collagen already in the body by crosslinking collagen fibres.

Bio-Silacumin is also plant-based, while many collagen supplements are derived from animal sources.

Thanks to the unique bioavailability of the stabilized Ortho-silicic Acid used in the formula, you may see results faster than with other supplements. However, changes in hair take time, so might only notice a difference after weeks or months of daily use.

A study on ch-OSA (the stabilized Ortho-silicic Acid used in our formula) found that its oral intake during 20 weeks resulted in a significant positive effect on skin surface and skin mechanical properties, and on brittleness of hair and nails* [4].

Please note that results may vary by individual and no specific results are guaranteed.

*Fifty women with photodamaged facial skin were administered orally during 20 weeks, 10 mg Si/day in the form of ch-OSA pellets (n=25) or a placebo (n=25).