My hair was falling out in clumps and my face broke out this trendy supplement made my skin glow like I was pregnant again

Around six months postpartum, I lost my glow.Completely.My hair has started falling out in clumps, my skin broke out like I was sixteen again and my nails were so thin and brittle, I gave up on manicures for nearly a year.

After I began venting to everyone I knew about missing that early pregnancy glow, one health-conscious friend asked if I’d ever tried colostrum.Colostrum? I knew the word well, just not in that context.Mothers release this golden-colored milk before giving birth, packed with nutrients and vitamins that help strengthen their baby’s immune system.

I write about a myriad of wellness trends for a living, but at this point, colostrum supplements were still relatively new to the space.Then, suddenly, colostrum was taking over my social media feeds.TikTokers were calling it liquid gold, Sofia Grainge was blending it into her Erewhon smoothie, and influencers everywhere were raving about its benefits — better gut health, a stronger immune system, healthier hair, brighter skin and longer nails.

It sounded like a free ticket back to that desirable pregnancy glow, minus the actual pregnancy.Brands quickly jumped on the trend, rolling out their versions of bovine colostrum, sourced from cows, and Bloom quickly rose to the top of my “must-try” list, at least according to social media and some rave reviewers who insisted the strawberries and cream flavor tasted just like a milkshake.I’m not one to say no, so when the chance came to try it for myself, I figured, why not? Just two weeks after starting my twice-a-day scoop, there were a few noticeable differences.My skin started glowing, my hair was growing and even my nail tech commented that my nails are finally out of recovery.

Maybe this still sounds too good to be true, but Bloom’s 3-in-1 formula offers much more than colostrum, and I’m pretty sure that’s part of the reason I saw real results.Colostrum is the thick, nutrient-rich milk produced by mammals in the first few days after givin...