Adding S5 or worthless (RU/finasteride)?

[youngster]

I currently take saw palmetto daily (1 month), use minoxidil foam (1 year) and nizoral 2% once a week. I turn 19 years old later this year. Basically, I'm looking for an AA to use to really halt/slow down baldness right now, as I don't want to lose more coverage. I have maintained my hairline with a bit of regrowth as well with the minoxidil, but as I don't apply everywhere on my scalp, I still feel like I'm thinning out.


I've read a lot about finasteride and it's side effects, making me really cautious about trying it. Add to that the fact that I have to schedule an appointment and so on. RU58841 seems great but there is only anectodal evidence and no safety studies making it slightly scary, but still seems anecdotally safer than finasteride.


Lastly S5 cream seems to be safe in the sense that there are studies done on it's safety. But it also is probably weaker than finasteride and RU. Will it do anything, if I try it? Is it difficult to apply?


Or should I choose one of the other alternatives?

 

[RhinestoneHLT]

S5 cream smells terrible with minoxidil and is nowhere close to the effectiveness of finasteride, dutasteride or ru.

If you want any chance against male pattern baldness at 19 you really need finasteride, dutasteride or ru.

 

[youngster]

S5 cream smells terrible with minoxidil and is nowhere close to the effectiveness of finasteride, dutasteride or ru.

If you want any chance against male pattern baldness at 19 you really need finasteride, dutasteride or ru.

dutasteride is out of the question as I'm afraid of finasteride haha. Between RU and finasteride, I feel I may be better off trying a 3% solution of RU.

 

[Johnmpb]

S5 cream smells terrible with minoxidil and is nowhere close to the effectiveness of finasteride, dutasteride or ru.

If you want any chance against male pattern baldness at 19 you really need finasteride, dutasteride or ru.

Have you used the s5 cream from this site? I bought some and was expecting smelly madness but I didn't get any. Makes me think I just bought some generic lotion and that has me worried.

 

[boldmun]

S5 cream hasn't done anything for me and I have used it religiously for 2 years or so.

 

[youngster]

S5 cream hasn't done anything for me and I have used it religiously for 2 years or so.

Hasn't done anything as in, your hair has stayed the same? In that case that would sound pretty good for an AA as it's mainly supposed to maintain your hair.

 

[Iopu]

I didn't think the s5 cream smelled that bad. But it did leave a noticable residue. So I don't how you can use it AM or people will see you've got cream on your head.