scalp burning

[jfrank]

this is a new one for me.. Any have this type of situation? all of last week i have been putting on Dr. Lee's minoxidil with retin-a twice a day.. i was carefully not to get in the sun... my forehead started burning bad... eventually some burning started on my scalp.. so i stopped using it for a few days... last night, after i put on rogaine, i had a mild itch on my scalp.. i decided to spray some folligen to calm it... bad choice, cause my scalp started to burn like crazy.. the more folligen i spayed, the worse it got.. i had to hit the shower at 4am.. everntually the burn subsided.. what was going on??

also, unrelated topic.. is dr .lee's minoxidil 500 as good as rogaine?

 

[techprof]

IMO, Dr. Lee's minoxidil is better than rogaine (because of fast drying and fast adsorption).
Don't use retin-A everyday. Dr. Lee suggests trying it once a week, twice a week and then gradually raise it to everynight. Don't use it twice a day. Retin-A peels the skin for better adsorption of minoxidil. The effect stays for 24 hours or so. So even if your scalp can handle it is probably redundant.
Skip a day completely (no topicals). if you can't withstand minoxidil for a long time wash your hair after two hours (Dr. Lee says it is ok as close to 80-90% is absorbed in the first hour itself).
Good luck.

 

[giggsy]

PPG

Use Dr Lee's minoxidil PPG Free (propylene glycol free)..it significantly reduces burning and irritation

 

[arya]

jfrank, make sure u are not allergic to minoxidil. I learnt my lesson the hard way.

 

[Shinyscalp23]

im having the same problem right now--and ive had the same prob in the past--my drm prescribes it for 2 x a day every day-minoxidil/retin-a--its nto dr less combo tho...anyways i try to put it on before going out in the sun - leave it on my head for 2 hours--then shower--that has helped--last week i didnt rinse my head off before putting my second application of the day on--and i noticed that this week my scalp is extremely sore tight and itchy and burning--so i think this has led me to believe that cleaning your hair between applications helps--it makes sense--since you are putting a very harsh, abrasive substance to the skin on your scalp...and putting more on before you wash whta was initially on there will only make it worse--and shampoo your hair with cold water-not even lukewarm--that has helped me in the past as well