neiltom88 said:
BTW, I feel that the 2% and 5% solutions are essentially the same thing, anyway. If you apply 2 1/2 times as much of the 2% solution, it will have the same effect as the 5%, in my opinion. However, it would almost certainly be cheaper to use the 5% version.
Bryan
Does that mean if apply 3 times as much of the 5% minoxidil - its like putting 15% minoxidil on your bonce, and so forth.
Not necessarily. A study a few years ago showed that when you apply topical minoxidil several times a day in a standard alcohol/propylene glycol vehicle, you eventually reach a point where the skin is SATURATED with the drug, and unable to absorb any more, no matter HOW much you apply. I'd have to go back and re-read that study again to get the exact details of where you actually reach that point of maximum absorption, but my vague impression is that the standard dose of 5% minoxidil applied twice a day is probably already fairly close to that limit! :wink:
neiltom88 said:
Hypothetically, if you applied 100mls to your head (I know this isn't really possible), would that be like 100% minoxidil?
I guess that could make your heart jump out of your chest and f*** up your blood pressure?
Not really. It just wouldn't be absorbed completely.
Bryan