Flora Flora - FloraSil, 90 vcaps
Flora Florasil - Vegetable silica is beneficial for healthy hair, nails, teeth, and for the maintenance of skin elasticity. Vegetable silica is also beneficial in the production and maintenance of strong bones, joints, muscles and organs. Modern food processing reduces the availability of silica in our diets. Extracted from the Spring Horsetail, known for its high vegetable silica content, Florasil contains high quality vegetable silica, rich in bioflavonoids and other minerals, which are essential for proper absorption and utilization of silica in our bodies.
Price
Regular Canadian retail price: $25.98 CAD. Price Vault members pay below retail on this product. Member pricing is private and shown after a free opt-in, with no membership fee, no minimum order and no subscription.
Currently out of stock. Free shipping across Canada on orders over $89, flat $9.95 under that. 30 days to request a return, with return shipping paid by the customer. Ships from Victoria, BC.
Why people keep reordering it
- Researched strains
- Specific, studied strains at counts high enough to reach your gut.
- Guaranteed live cultures
- Potency held through the end of shelf life, not just at manufacture.
- Digestive balance
- Supports regularity, bloating and a healthy gut barrier.
Best suited to: someone wanting a plant-based silicon source for nails and hair, people already eating a low-produce, processed diet, someone who wants a low-dose, gradual daily mineral add-on.
What the research supports
Each capsule gives you 4.7 mg of silicon from horsetail extract. The label allows up to three a day.
Studies use about 10 mg of elemental silicon a day.
- Hair and nails (evidence: limited, from small human trials, observational)
- Silicon helps cross-link the collagen strands that give nails and hair their structure. Small trials link intake to modestly less brittleness, though most used a different silicon form than horsetail.
- Skin elasticity (evidence: limited, from small human trials, observational)
- Silicon supports the collagen network that keeps skin firm and elastic. Short trials show measurable elasticity changes, but sample sizes are small and forms vary.
- Bone density (evidence: limited, from small human trials, observational)
- Bone tissue uses silicon during mineralization, the process that hardens new bone. Population studies link higher silicon intake to greater density, but trials at doses this low are sparse.
Read the literature: Hair and nails on PubMed, Skin elasticity on PubMed, Bone density on PubMed.
Is it right for you
Worth it if
- someone wanting a plant-based silicon source for nails and hair
- each capsule supplies 4.7 mg silicon from horsetail extract, a mineral involved in connective tissue and keratin structure.
- people already eating a low-produce, processed diet
- the product description points at reduced dietary silica from food processing, and this refills that gap with a concentrated extract.
- someone who wants a low-dose, gradual daily mineral add-on
- the 1 to 3 capsule range lets you start small and titrate up to 14.1 mg silicon.
Look elsewhere if
- someone chasing fast, visible hair or nail change
- Nothing works on hair or nails quickly. Nails grow out over about six months and hair more slowly still, so eight to twelve weeks is the earliest anything would show.
- someone wanting the most-studied silicon form
- look for a choline-stabilized orthosilicic acid supplement, which is the form used in most of the hair, skin and nail trials people cite.
- someone targeting bone density specifically
- dietary silicon studies for bone tend to use higher intakes, closer to 25 to 50 mg a day, so this dose is unlikely to move that needle on its own.
What to expect
Silicon works on structural tissue over months, not days. If you notice anything, it would likely be gradual changes in nail hardness or hair texture over 8 to 12 weeks of consistent use, not an immediate effect.
How it compares
- Compared with choline-stabilized orthosilicic acid (ch-OSA) supplements
- FloraSil uses a whole-plant horsetail extract, which also carries natural bioflavonoids and trace minerals alongside the silicon. The tradeoff: ch-OSA has more direct human trial data behind it for hair and nail outcomes, while horsetail-derived silica has less standardized absorption research.
- Compared with eating silicon-rich whole foods like oats, bananas and leafy greens
- this gives a consistent, measured 4.7 mg silicon per capsule regardless of what is in your diet that day. The tradeoff: whole foods bring fibre, other nutrients and no reliance on a supplement, at the cost of variable and often lower silicon content.
Product details
- Medicinal ingredients
- Silicon, -equivalent to
- Ingredient form
- vcaps
- Servings per container
- 90
- Suggested use
- Take 1-3 capsules daily with meals.
- Country of manufacture
- Canada
- Independent testing
- NPA and QAI (third-party certified)
- Certifications
- Non-GMO, Made in Canada
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place
- Brand
- Flora
How to take it
Take 1-3 capsules daily with meals.
- Store in a cool, dry place away from direct light.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Consult a practitioner if you are pregnant, nursing or on medication.
Ingredients
Each vegetable capsule contains
- Silicon
- 4.7 mg
- -equivalent to
- 10 mg silica from extract of spring horsetail Equisetum arvense aerial parts
Non-medicinal ingredients
Microcrystalline cellulose, magnesium stearate (plant-source) and hypromellose.
Free from
Contains no artificial additives or preservatives. Vegan.
Interactions and cautions
- Medications
- May interact with certain prescription medications. Review with your pharmacist if you take daily medication.
- Timing
- If taking antibiotics, separate doses by 2 to 3 hours.
- Pregnancy and breastfeeding
- Consult a healthcare practitioner before use if pregnant or breastfeeding.
- General
- Use only as directed. Discontinue and consult a practitioner if you experience an adverse reaction.
This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent disease. Consult a healthcare practitioner before use. Free certified advisors are available at 1-888-386-1211, Mon to Fri, 9am to 5pm PT.
Questions about Flora - FloraSil
- Is this the genuine, authentic product?
- Yes. It is identical to what you would pay full price for anywhere else, sourced through our authorized supplier relationships.
- How is the price below retail?
- We buy direct, with nobody in the middle taking a cut, and we sell it for close to what we paid. You see the price privately because you have unlocked the Vault.
- How fast does it ship?
- Orders placed before 12pm PT are processed the same day and ship within two business days. Shipping is free over $89, and a flat $9.95 under that.
- Can I return it?
- You have 30 days after it arrives to request a return. Product must be unused, in its original packaging, with proof of purchase, and return shipping is paid by you. Find it cheaper anywhere in Canada and we will match the price.