Transdermal Vitamin B12

[GG1965]

Hi

Has anyone used this and is it any good?

neemgenie.co.uk/imported-pr...

[Ansteynomad]

I used their transdermal iron. Mess quotient about 100%. Improvement in levels - nil. Frankly, I'm sceptical

Have you tried sublingual B12 lozenges?

[helvella Administrator]

Most supplement vendors explicitly state how much their product contains. Not these people:

Each spray bottle contains approximately 50 ml of concentrate which is equivalent to 75 standard injections of B12.

You have to work out what that means based on assumptions such as the size of a standard injection. (In the UK we don't usually have methylcobalamin injections but hydroxocobalamin, another assumption to be made that they are broadly equivalent.)

As someone who had be awfully pedantic at times, they say "B12 is very difficult to absorb but arguably one of the most important B vitamins." - my view is that ALL vitamins are not just important but VITAL.

My "Don't trust" buzzer is going off rather loudly.

Rod

[Clutter in reply to helvella]

Oh yes, BS radar alert buzzing. Wonder how many sprays have to be applied to be equivalent to a 1ml injection?

[GG1965]

Ok thanks for your replies. A friend said she uses a number of different ones and swears by them but I think I will stick with a normal supplement. Are Lozenges better than tablets do you think Ansteynomad? I haven't taken any yet just looking into my options

[Clutter in reply to GG1965]

Sublingual lozenges are absorbed into the bloodstream bypassing the gut. Tablets have to be absorbed via the gut. Make sure to buy methylcobalamin not cyano wotsitname. Jarrows do 1,000mcg and 5,000mcg sublinguals.

[Angel_of_the_North in reply to Clutter]

Anyone know of a good alternative to Jarrow formulas, as I seem to have developed an allergy to the citric acid in it and it brings my mouth out in blisters wherever I put the tablet. Has to be sub-lingual and B12 only.

[Hidden in reply to Angel_of_the_North]

Have you tried patches? There are also sublingual drops and sprays.

[Angel_of_the_North in reply to Hidden]

Haven't tried patches, but couldn't absorb hormone creams through my skin well. Tried drops and sprays and didn't find them effective.

[Hidden in reply to Angel_of_the_North]

You could inject it? Have a look at the Oxfordbiosciences link below.

[Angel_of_the_North in reply to Hidden]

I was thinking that, but scary.

[Clutter in reply to Angel_of_the_North]

Sorry Angel, I've no idea.

[Hidden]

Funnily enough Oxford Biosciences, who provide injectable methylB12 in the UK, are developing and researching a vitamin cream, mentioned at the bottom of this page:

oxfordbiosciences.com/vitam...

I for one hope it works!

H x

[helvella Administrator in reply to Hidden]

Interesting. And the amount they mention is 8750 mcg - which means (if my assumptions are right) that the neemgenie product contains a mere 8.5 doses. Pretty pathetic for the price.

Rod

[Hidden in reply to helvella]

Allison Wild from OxfordBiosciences also does postgrad research at the University of Oxford. Her interest in B12 is personal - she is a sufferer. She presented at the PAS conference last year.

[Hidden]

Spray equivalent to 75 standard injections of B12 doses for £15? - not by mouth/sub-lingual spray?

Neem seems to be from Telford...

In comparison biocare 10 drops /50µg deliver 2000% of RDA (sub-lingual under tongue)

But injections obviously more potent and necessary for those with PA - how much is delivered via 68p injection?

Meanwhile I'm avoiding spray & drops until blood tests, I learnt my lesson! J