Ginkgo Biloba Hair Plus

We often reflect our inner self with our outward appearance. But sometimes our insides and our outsides just don’t match. Whether it’s thinning or greying hair, fine lines and wrinkles, or cracked and chipped nails, these outer symptoms can all affect self-image and self-esteem.

Are you experiencing any of these issues?

• Hair challenges including eyebrow and eyelashes - loss, thinning, dullness, brittleness or greying
• Finger or toenails that are brittle, cracking, discoloured, ridged or not growing
• Skin that is thinning or dry, rough, discoloured, with premature fine lines, wrinkles or age spots
• Organika’s Hair Plus may just be your ticket to matching your outsides to your fabulous insides!

These symptoms have many potential reasons for their occurrence. Male-pattern baldness affects not only men but women as well. Hair loss can also be due to hypothyroidism, oral contraception, nutrient deficiencies, and physical and emotional stresses. Lack of structural integrity of skin, nail and hair can be due to a lack of raw materials or the lack of ability for the body to get these raw materials to your scalp.

Hair Plus combines five potent ingredients to improve the nutrient content and availability required to strengthen the health of your hair, including:

• Ginkgo Biloba - The leaves of this ancient tree have been used medicinally for thousands of years. It increases peripheral circulation, enhancing oxygen and nutrient delivery to your scalp while removing waste. Packed with antioxidants for decreasing free radical damage, gingko also supports cognitive function.
• Horsetail Extract - This common reedy plant is often found near wetlands and ditches, where it bends and sways in the wind. This flexibility comes from the mineral silica, and is found in high quantities in horsetail. This important compound is found to keep our hair lustrous, nails strong and skin soft and supple.
• Grape Seed Extract - Grape seed extract is literally that - an extract from whole grape seeds. It’s super high in proanthocyanidins, a polyphenol phytonutrient that’s a very potent antioxidant. It’s beneficial for the structure and integrity of veins and capillaries, like those taking nutrients to your scalp and hair follicles.
• Fo-Ti Powder - A leafy vine from Asia, Fo-Ti also known as Chinese Knotweed. It’s used in Traditional Chinese Medicine to support the health of skin, hair and overall energy. Folklore tells of its ability to reverse greying hair!
• Barley Juice Extract - Barley, the cereal grain that has been grown for over 10,000 years, isn’t just used for making beer. The grass can be pressed to make a powerful green juice, containing high quantities of chlorophyll, vitamins, minerals and antioxidants. Besides good amounts of calcium and iron, it also contains the mineral selenium, beneficial for skin elasticity and rejuvenation. It’s also studied for its anti-acne and detoxification properties. A very powerful functional food for sure.

MEDICINAL INGREDIENTS — EACH CAPSULE CONTAINS: 

• Horsetail (Equisetum arvense) (Aerial parts) 250 mg
• Barley Juice 20:1 Extract (Hordeum vulgare) (Leaf) 5 mg (Equivalent to 100 mg of dried Barley Juice Powder)
• Fo-Ti Powder (Fallopia multiflora) (Root) 100 mg
• Ginkgo Biloba Extract (Ginkgo biloba L.) (Leaf) 15 mg (Standardized to contain 24% Flavonoid Glycosides and 6% Terpene Lactones)
• Grape Seed Extract (Vitis vinifera L.) 15 mg (Standardized to contain 95% Oligomeric Proanthocyanidins (OPC))

NON-MEDICINAL INGREDIENTS:

• Brown Rice Flour
• Magnesium Stearate (Non-GMO Vegetable Source)
• Gelatin (Capsule)

RECOMMENDED DOSE — (ORAL) ADULTS ONLY: 

Take 1 to 2 capsules per day with a meal.

DURATION OF USE:

Consult a health care practitioner for prolonged use.

CAUTIONS: 

Consult a health care practitioner if symptoms persist or worsen. Consult a health care practitioner prior to use if you are taking medications for diabetes, high blood pressure, or seizures; are taking cardiac medications such as cardiac glycosides or antiarrhythmic agents; or have a liver disorder. Do not use if you are pregnant or breastfeeding; have oedema due to kidney or cardiovascular disease; or are taking health products that affect blood coagulation (e.g. blood thinners, clotting factor replacements, acetylsalicylic acid, ibuprofen, fish oils, vitamin E) as this may increase the risk of spontaneous bleeding. Discontinue use and consult a health care practitioner if yellowing of the skin or whites of the eyes, dark urine, nausea, vomiting, unusual tiredness, weakness, stomach or abdominal pain, and/or loss of appetite occurs, as these may be symptoms of liver disease.

Q: Is there a long history of medicinal use of Ginkgo Biloba?
A: Yes! For thousands of years warriors and tribesmen have used Gingko for healing and medicine. Chinese herbal medicine uses both the leaf and the seed in its multi-millennial history. Ginkgo Biloba was also one of Organika’s first products, launched in 1990! Goes to show things don’t have to be new and trendy to be super effective!

Q: How does Grape Seed Extract work to improve health?
A: As one of the most potent natural scavengers of free radicals, grape seed extract mops-up aggressive radicals before they cause damage by oxidative stress. Free radical damage has been strongly associated with virtually every chronic disease. Its super-antioxidant capabilities help boost the immune system and it strengthens blood vessel walls and capillaries. It supports a better circulation by preventing stress-induced constriction of arteries and blood clotting.

Q: Free radicals, why do we need to fight them?
A: In everyday life our body generates free radicals, especially in case of stress. These chemically unbalanced radicals damage cells by oxidizing them, in the same way as metal becomes rusty and destroyed. Hence, free radicals are dangerous and scientists believe the continuous exposure to free radicals is a major cause of ageing and many degenerative diseases.

Q: Tell me more about the roles of silica.
A: Silica is an important trace element in the body, and is important for growth, strength, and management of many connective tissues. It’s needed for production of elastin and collagen, which can give those tissues including skin healthy integrity. Outside the body, it’s found in high quantities in quartz, sand, glass and semiconductors.

Q: Is Organika’s Hair Plus gluten-free?
A: Unfortunately no. Barley juice extract is one of the key ingredients, and as the barley grain contains gluten if you are gluten-sensitive it’s best to stay away.