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Heres a list for you with a few examples of each (in no particular order of efficacy) Alcohols (methanol, ethanol, propanol, ...) Fatty alcohols (cetyl alcohol, stearyl alcohol) Fatty acids (oleic acid, stearic acid, myristic acid, ...) Fatty acid esters (isopropyl myristate, isopropyl...

Good point. I guess if you want to completely avoid systemic absorption, thats probably true. However, my opinion is probabaly biased because I've been using dutasteride orally for about 2 years, so I personally wouldnt care about a little systemic abs if I were using the topical.

Bullshit. I ran Div-1 track for 4 years - that means 4 hour a day workouts 6 days a week. 10 pounds of fat and water, I dont think so. I went from 190 lbs, 4% body fat to 200, 4% body fat after finasteride. Maybe it was coincidence, but considering the amount of training I had been doing the entire...

I think that topical dutasteride might be effective, but NOT if its in an aloe vera base. dutasteride is very soluble in ethanol and PEG, but not water, and I believe that aloe is water soluble. The point is, putting dutasteride into a water base is going to have very poor absorption. Put it in ethanol and...

I think it might all be in your head. Propecia prevents conversion of testosterone to DHT and as a result testosterone in the body actually increases, while DHT decreases. I actually gained about 10 pound of muscle when I started Avodart (different drug, same principle).