Recent content by YoungGun01

Hello everyone, So I noticed my hairline receeding around age 23. I didn't really get serious about treating it until 6 months ago (I'm 28 now) I had gotten to about a norwood 3, with the crown area thinning a good amount as well. I've been on Finasteride (1.25mg a day, taken at the same...

Yes, I've tried the foam and it is less of a hassle than the liquid solution, but I find that it still leaves my hair with that whitish residue. Instead of big dried PG flakes its like a bunch of dried powder or something, so while it's an improvement, it's still not without its problems. And...

Yeah, I didn't really get how some people were claiming to have stopped the flakes by using oil, because, as you point out, it's just dried PG. I just figured I'd see if there was some puzzle piece I was missing. Can't hurt to ask you know?

Hi everyone, I've been experiencing the flaking that is a common side effect of liquid minoxidil. From my understanding, it is the propylene glycol ingredient in liquid minoxidil that causes the flaking. Yes, the foam version does not contain propylene glycol and thus, does not cause flaking...

Hi there, thanks for the reply. I've been trying your method of just using the nozzle to rub in the solution and while it does seem to do a good job of getting the solution onto the scalp with minimal hair wetting, it doesn't seem to absorb into the scalp. I just applied some about an hour and...

So I'm sure a problem a lot of users of Minoxidil have is that's its hard to rub the solution into the scalp without getting the hair itself wet. The hair acts as a sponge and soaks up the solution where it is useless. I'm wondering what methods people have to get maximum scalp absorption with...

I'm no doctor, this is just my opinion, but from all I've researched the chances of experiencing side effects from Finasteride (Propecia) are very small. And the chances are even smaller that any side effects will be permanent. But yes, there are people out there who say they've experienced...