Biotin바이오틴
Korean hair-loss functional ingredient 탈모 증상 완화
바이오틴ba-i-o-tin
On a Korean label: 바이오틴 = Biotin — B vitamin (비오틴).
What it is
A B vitamin. Korea lists it as an active ingredient for hair-loss functional cosmetics (탈모 증상 완화); the Korean dictionary also lists it as a hair- and skin-conditioning agent.
On a Korean label
The standard Korean name is 바이오틴. Its old name, 비오틴, is still used on many packs and in Korea’s list of hair-loss ingredients, so you may meet both spellings.
Korean rules
- Korean hair-loss functional ingredient — Korea’s Ministry of Food and Drug Safety lists it as an active ingredient for 탈모 증상 완화 functional cosmetics.
Questions
Is 비오틴 the same as 바이오틴?
Yes — both are biotin. 바이오틴 is the current standard ingredient name; 비오틴 is the old one.
Will a biotin shampoo regrow hair?
Korean rules only let it claim to help relieve hair-loss symptoms. For biotin taken as a supplement, the US National Institutes of Health says there is little scientific evidence that it improves hair.
Sources
- Korea Cosmetic Association — ingredient dictionary (대한화장품협회 성분사전)
- Regulation on the Review of Functional Cosmetics (기능성화장품 심사에 관한 규정) — in force 16 December 2025
- Financial News — the four hair-loss functional ingredients under the MFDS notice of 16 December 2025 (18 May 2026)
- US National Institutes of Health, Office of Dietary Supplements — Biotin fact sheet for consumers (updated 15 January 2021)
Checked 27 October 2026. Rules change — the official texts above are the final word.