Well, I decided to double-down, and fight hair loss! I've definitely noticed recession over the past two years- My temples are completely gone, and my frontal scalp has receded. I've had just as many family members with hair loss than those with full heads of hair, though few of them went fully bald. I still have a lot of hair, most of it thick- So, this is the perfect time to start with 5% Minoxidil, right?
Well, my questions are as such. 1. How should I apply it? 2. Can previously-healthy hair follicles become dependent on it, and 3. I have an appointment with a doctor about hair loss in December- should I just wait until then before I start taking precautions?
1. I think the best way is to try liquid first because it has better absorption (or at least they say so), but count with the possibility that it can cause you itchy scalp/dandruffs due to propyleneglycon - then you might want to change to foam without propyleneglycon
2. honestly I´m not sure about that - I think that its not known or its very individual
3. well in general its always better to talk to some dermatologist first I think and see what he can advise you before taking any own steps - but of course its up to you how you decide
I´m personaly going to see dermatologist in a few days, because I also tried Minoxidil (5%) for approxinately 3 months first before talking to any doctor and I think I just ruined my hairs with it - my frontline, where I applied it, thinned much more than it was before to the point that I can see my skin to shine through hairs and its almost time for me to start using Toppik or something like that. I´m glad that I didn´t put it on my thinned vertex also where I planned to apply it aswell in the beginning...
Count also with the possibility, that it can make you hairs worse due to shedding - which was also my case, but the problem is that I shedded almost for those 3 months of use without stopping and didn´t see any improvement + got dandruffs from it aswell, thats why I stopped about 20 days ago, because I was just affraid to putting it on my scalp again, I didn´t wanted to thinned my hairs more and make it worse. Maybe I had to endure it and continue with application or simply I just wasn´t a good responder to minoxidil - I don´t know, but I just didn´t wanted to risk more thinning...
But I don´t want to discourage or scary you with that just because I got bad results from minoxidil, you might have great results from it, but you won´t find out until you try it (unfortunately). Someone can have great results with it and someone don´t, its just everytime very individual I guess.
Anyway if you don´t want to wait and you want to try it now, I recommend you to be prudent - try it on your temples, or on the start of your hair frontline or just somewhere where you have not much hairs, apply it there for some days/weeks and see what it will do to you - you can also see, if it will irritate your scalp or not. Definitely I wouldn´t start to put it everywhere in the beginning...
