rogaine foam sticks to long hair and won't dry?

[Gizmo]

hi

I put the rogaine foam directly on the scalp after I combed the hair aside, trying to avoid contact with the hair.
still, some of the foam gets to my long hair (my hair is a few inches long).
sometimes when I just comb it back to look normal (hey, I can't go to work with a "split hair" look...) the foam gets the hair around it.

this makes my hair greasy, looks like it has gel on it thus making it look thinner.
after 10 hours, the stuff is still visible on my hair and when I touch my scalp with my fingers , I see grease on my fingers.

is all this normal ?what am I doing wrong?

 

[kc444]

I've read on here that you can avoid/lessen this by making sure that your hair is completely dry before applying it. I haven't had a chance to test it thoroughly, but it does seem like it's much worse when I apply it right after getting out of the shower.

Edit: Hmm wait, I thought you were referring to the chalky look. The foam is not greasy for me and dries in like 10-20 minutes, but makes it look like I have gray hair on top of my head.