Supplements / Exploratory
Silicon (Silica)
Best for: Healthy aging
Dose & timing
- Dose
- 5–20 mg ch-OSA daily.
- Timing
- Morning.
- Review
- Reassess after 12 weeks.
- Forms
- ch-osa, orthosilicic acid
What this supplement is for
- Small trials suggest hair and nail strength benefits.
- Evidence is preliminary; effect sizes are small.
What to look for in a product
- Preferred third-party verification: Third-party tested (COA).
- Common contamination risks: Mislabeling / identity.
- Form: Choline-stabilized orthosilicic acid (ch-OSA) has the most evidence.
Where to get it
We’re building a curated list of third-party-tested products for Silicon (Silica). Each one will meet our quality bar (preferred certifications, contamination screens) and carry an explicit affiliate disclosure.
Your experience
If you’ve tried Silicon (Silica), you can log how it went. This stays on your device — only you see it.
We frame these as personal experience, not medical claims. Self-reported subjective outcomes are influenced by placebo, regression to the mean, and parallel lifestyle changes. We’ll never present ratings as equivalent to RCT evidence.
Evidence sources
- Silicon for bone, hair and nails: review (reviewed 2026-04-30)
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