Dr. Lee's 5% spironolactone Lotion is a pointless endeavor

[Guest]

I just recieved Dr. Lee's 5% spironolactone and and while applying it for the first time I realised a contradiction with any kind of topical in lotion or cream form:

A lotion is great for a slick smooth bald spot as it is extremely easy to apply to skin and it stays where you put it unlike a liquid. I believe this is the original design plan for lotion or cream topical like Dr. Lee's 5% Spironolactone.

The paradox:

If the topical cream or lotion is successful in growing hair than you can no longer apply the topical unless your hair is extremely SHORT. The only reason I want to regrow hair is so I can grow it longer than a #1 razor for cryin out loud! This to me seems fucked up and I'm pissed because Dr. Lee will not give me a refund!

Why the f*** would you make a topical a lotion? Or can we be sure that this particular treatment will be unsuccessful from the start because it's impossible to apply to areas of the scalp with hair?

Beware of topical lotions if you don't have a shaved head!

 

[Jacob]

All my topicals are "lotions"..and my head isn't shaved. Maybe what you're talking about is different from what I'm used to using though. The stuff I use spreads around easily(Elsom's on a damp scalp/wet hair..Inflamil on a dry scalp)..and absorbs well. FNS is a lotion and I did find that harder to apply than the ones I'm using now..but I did get used to it.

Now a cream..I can't imagine trying to work that around my hair.

 

[lithebod]

i dont have any "slick" spots myself but i dont see what the fuss is about applying the spironolactone lotion - all I do is make a parting my hair and sort of smudge it in along the scalp -and along the hairline the stuff goes on easy too

 

[global]

Its true the 5% is better for very diffuse thinning or along the hairline, otherwise the 2% is better.

Anyway, Dr. Lee has said the 2% is almost as effective as the 5%.

 

[Old Baldy]

PL: I do like lith. and find the spironolactone. lotion is cosmetically acceptable. I guess we're all different. You know, it resembles some of the hair cream/gels you can buy OTC. If you don't like those sort of hair products than I can see why the spironolactone. lotion isn't for you. (Just use it at night before you go to bed.)

I've found that greasy substances help the stuff I put in my mixes to penetrate the scalp. Keeps the scalp "wet" if you know what I mean. So I use that stuff before I go to bed. My homemade creams/lotions aren't "that" greasy but greasier than Doctor Lee's stuff.

Jacob: It isn't that hard to put a cream on and still go outside but I can see if you have long hair how it would be a problem if you applied it "willy nilly". If I take my time, I can even apply my homemade "greasy" cream and go outside. People don't even notice it.

(I do keep my hair fairly short though.)

 

[Guest]

Here's the deal:

I have tried the parting my hair thing and I've even used a dropper to try and apply which did get the spironolactone lotion right to the scalp but when I rub it in to have even distribution, the sh*t gets all over my hair and it feels like it's not even on my scalp. I am worried about this sh*t drying out my hair since it just saturates the sh*t out of it (my hair looks like I just got out of the shower after applying it).

The other thing is when I spread it around it rubs off the minoxidil I applied 20 minutes earlier or so I think.

The 2% spironolactone liquid is great except for the price (2-4 ML 1-2 times a day which makes 60 ML bottle last 2-4 weeks for 20$). It has no smell and goes on easier than minoxidil. The stuff feels good on my entire scalp.

Can I liquify my 5% spironolactone lotion some how (add water or Propylene Glycol)? I just need the sh*t to be a little more permeable. Can I mix my 5% and 2% together or something?