Is kirkland foam strong enough for average hair

[Kaotic_100]

Hi, I am new to this and I was wondering how effective is Kirkland Foam? I have average size , however I am suffering from male pattern baldness, and I was wondering if Kirkland foam would be effective for me. I do not want to use finasteride or any other tablets alongside it so please do not recommend that to me, and I also want to avoid using the liquid and foam simultaneously. I just want to know whether the foam, (specifically Kirkland as it is much cheaper) would be effective for average hair. Also would it be enough to apply it once everyday rather than twice? And should I use a specific shampoo and how frequently shall I use this shampoo? I'm sorry for so many questions I'm new to this and I've been going through depression due to my hair.

I would really appreciate it if you guys would help me out. Thank you!

 

[whatevr]

The consensus is somewhat that liquid is more effective than foam. I've only used liquid so I can't compare. Applying it once would probably give inferior results compared to the recommended twice a day.
About the shampoo I would look into the Garnier Fructis one with Stemoxydine. I plan to buy that one this week, it's supposed to be beneficial to hair in some way or another.

Shame that you've already made up your mind about finasteride. Any gains with minoxidil or otherwise, are likely to be short-lived without finasteride. Once you start losing hair again you will likely panic and get on finasteride eventually when you see that you have no choice. You will only have lost more hair in the process due to waiting. Best to try it and see if it works for you and if you can tolerate it. There are plenty of us who have been in that situation, trust me. I should have started 3 years ago and as a result have somewhat less hair than what I could've saved otherwise.

It's your call, though.

 

[Kaotic_100]

Problem is I'm only 16 and I'm suffering from male pattern baldness, it's sad I know but i embraced, anyway more to the point, I visited a hair clinic and they said I should be looking more into minoxidil and I can't use finasteride right now as I'm underage (requirement to use it is 18) & I honestly don't want to jump on to finasteride because of its side effects, I care too much about my d*ck and sexual life for it to not function properly or even have finasteride effect it, I've read experiences of users on finasteride and though their side effects may not be as bad as some say it can be, they still experience some sort of problem with their penis e.g different type of semen or they tend to be less sexually active, depressed etc. and I don't want to risk of any of these things. And then I've seen people just purely using minoxidil and having good results. Thanks for the recommendation on the shampoo though, appreciate it

 

[whatevr]

Ohh... yeah, if you're 16 then starting finasteride is most definitely not a good idea, you'd have to hold off at least 2-3 years. I'm really sorry that this is happening to you so early in life by the way, mine started at 19 and I was still hit by it super hard.

Well, **** it, don't go down without a fight. Starting Minoxidil should be relatively safe, though I'd use liquid if I were you. There are some, well, more experimental treatments to block androgens which are available if you look around, that could replace finasteride and would have a far lesser risk of side effects since they are mainly used topically. You should do research here on the forum about: Setipiprant, RU58841, CB-03-01. Those happen to be some alternatives, though their effectiveness is still kinda up in the air, it depends on who you ask.

The shampoo I was talking about is this one: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Garnier-Fructis-Stemo-Fuerza-stemoxydine/dp/B00X9U9SE2 (though you should probably be able to find this cheaper elsewhere).

 

[bobdolebitch]

get on finasteride or be bald. who cares that your 16. you want ever use that 2 incher without hair anyways.

Sorry bud, you got cuck genetics lol

 

[Kaotic_100]

Funny thing there is literally NO ONE else in my family that suffering from male pattern baldness apart from my mums brother, it's seriously f*cked up, my uncle, dad and all my cousins have good set of hair. Guess I'm just unlucky but that's life

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Ok thanks man but since I can't use finasteride at the moment, I don't want to use any of the other un-trusted alternatives, I'm hoping that minoxidil could last me until I'm 18, and then I'll probably start using finasteride. Also, when did you start using finasteride and what side effects did you experience when using finasteride, and do you experience any of them now? Thanks for the link of the shampoo btw, will look into it

 

[whatevr]

Heh, yep. Genes are a b!tch. I got it from my mother's side most likely, most males in her family are balding. Though mine started pretty damn early compared to the others.

I started Finasteride in May this year (@ 23 y/o), so that would be around 7 months now. Though initially due to cost reasons I was only using 0.5 mg every 2-3 days which in retrospect worked very poorly. In September I finally got the 5 mg version which I now cut in fourths, so I can now take the full dose (slightly higher actually 1 < 1.25 mg) daily, and this seems to be working much better judging by the fine hairs appearing on my temples.

Initial side effects were burning and sensitive nipples which went away after 2 weeks. Continuing side effects would be occasional brain fog, feeling somewhat more tired when waking up, and slightly lower libido. None of those are a big problem and since the drug seems to be working I'm sticking with it, until something better comes along.

 

[Fall]

Kirkland foam should be as strong as any other minoxidil foam with the same concentration of minoxidil. There really is not a difference (at all) between them because the main ingredient is the same. It is the same discussion as with generics and brand medicine....

 

[beany007]

agreed. There was a study on Nurofen, saying it targets certain areas, where in fact it doesn't. it just blocks pain receptors. They were also saying that a pack of Nurofen was £3 and ASDA own brand was 50p. They contained exactly the same ingredients as each other. you just pay for a brand name.