How ANYONE Can Get Strong Shiny Hair | Mini Episode artwork

How ANYONE Can Get Strong Shiny Hair | Mini Episode

Her Discussions by Dr Faye

June 18, 2026

Another Thursday, another mini episode! Every Thursday, we’re sharing the Buy or Bye Bye segment from one of your favourite Her Discussions episodes - a breakdown of what actually works for your health.
Speakers: Dr Faye Bate, Dr Adel
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**Dr Faye Bate** (0:30)
Now I would like to come on to a new section, which is buy or buy.

**Dr Adel** (0:34)
I'm excited for this one.

**SPEAKER_6** (0:35)
Yeah.

**Dr Faye Bate** (0:36)
So would you buy this product in the shop or would you say goodbye to it? So first up, we have biotin supplements.

**Dr Adel** (0:50)
That's gonna have to be a bye bye.

**SPEAKER_6** (0:51)
Bye bye.

**Dr Adel** (0:52)
It's a bye bye.

**Dr Faye Bate** (0:53)
What is your opinion on biotin supplements? Tell me more.

**Dr Adel** (0:57)
So I think a lot of people take them for hair, but actually they're doing nothing for your hair. So yeah, I mean, unless you have a biotin deficiency, which is actually incredibly rare, taking a biotin supplement isn't going to help your hair to grow or strengthen your hair in any way. And actually what we know about it is it can actually impact some of your other blood test results. So things like your troponin, which is like a heart marker, can be something that can be impacted with biotin. So it's never usually something that I recommend in clinic to take. So I would say save your money.

**SPEAKER_2** (1:29)
So you're saying with Hilton Honors, I can use points for a free night's stay anywhere?

**Dr Faye Bate** (1:34)
Anywhere.

**SPEAKER_2** (1:35)
What about fancy places like the Canopy in Paris?

**Dr Faye Bate** (1:38)
Yeah, Hilton Honors, baby.

**SPEAKER_2** (1:39)
Or relaxing sanctuaries like the Conrad in Tulum?

**SPEAKER_1** (1:43)
Hilton Honors, baby.

**SPEAKER_2** (1:45)
What about the five star Waldorf Astoria in the Maldives? Are you going to do this for all 9,000 properties?

**SPEAKER_5** (1:51)
When you want points that can take you anywhere, anytime, it matters where you stay. Hilton, for the stay.

**Dr Faye Bate** (1:59)
And I also think these are gummies, and I would just... Gummies, guys, just never... I don't know if you disagree. I just would never recommend a gummy. It's just all sugar or sweetener rather than the actual vitamin anyway.

**Dr Adel** (2:14)
I'm not a gummy fan either.

**Dr Faye Bate** (2:15)
Next up, we have Dirkos Anti-Dandruff Shampoo.

**Dr Adel** (2:20)
That's a buy.
Yeah, I would spend my money on that. I think it's a great shampoo if you're somebody that's got a dry, flaky scalp or you're experiencing dandruff. Yeah, it's got a sort of like an anti-fungal ingredient in there, and it's one I actually recommend quite a lot on clinics. So that one's a yes.

**Dr Faye Bate** (2:34)
Nice. That was from my personal stash. So I'm glad to hear that.
Next, we have just regular, shmegular dry shampoo.

**Dr Adel** (2:43)
I mean, I'm not mad at it. It's not a, it could be either. I would, you know, I don't think there's anything wrong with using dry shampoo if you're doing it, you're using it in the right way. Like it's not a substitute for skipping hair wash day. It's probably the most important thing to say, but like if you're in a pinch, hair's a little bit greasy, you want a bit of a fresh up, I think it's fine here and there.

**Dr Faye Bate** (3:05)
You have posted some absolutely revolutionary tips for greasy haired girls, because I'm a greasy haired girl. And some of your, and I cannot wait to come on for your top tips, because genuinely I was a huge dry shampoo user before I implemented a lot of the things that you recommend. So we'll come on to that. So happy to hear that.

**SPEAKER_6** (3:25)
Yeah, we'll come on to that.

**Dr Faye Bate** (3:27)
Okay, next we have E45 dry scalp shampoo.

**Dr Adel** (3:32)
I would say bye.

**Dr Faye Bate** (3:33)
Bye.

**Dr Adel** (3:33)
Yeah, I mean, you can't go wrong with that. I think, especially if you're somebody that's got like a sensitive scalp, you've got X-Men or psoriasis. It's just such a good affordable drugstore option. So I would say bye.

**Dr Faye Bate** (3:45)
So good for the sensitive, dry.

**Dr Adel** (3:48)
Yeah, dry, sensitive scalp, doesn't have fragrance in there. So it's a good one.

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