Just a little update, since it's been almost a month since my last post. The Christmas vacation gave me a good two-week opportunity to try petroleum jelly with minoxidil; being I'm usually unable to wear a baseball cap at either work and school. In other words, the bad news: petroleum jelly in your hair make you look slightly foolish. :lol:
Additionaly, I'm still not completely sure if petroleum jelly increased absorption, over plain water. Or at least, I wasn't able to test it in a very scientific manner. It certainly didn't do any harm, because my hair is growing just as well... if not better. Overall, I'd say it only elevated my heartrate slightly above normal.
But here's the most amazing observation after my two weeks of applying both minoxidil and a small dab of petroleum jelly. *After six months on minoxidil, trying every solution imaginable, I still itched like a crazy, every day.* But suddenly, using Vaseline, the overall itching and irritation has completely vanished, overnight.
And here's the strangest part: this whole week, I was able to wash my head completely dry of any oils, without using any Vaseline, or conditioner of any kind, and still not experience any itching or irritation using minoxidil. Maybe petroleum jelly has enabled my scalp to more quickly adapt to minoxidil? Anyway, to be continued....
I'll give it a shot and report back in a few days.