How long is this $600 tube supposed to last?
I note that oral minoxidil is essentially free by "drinking topical minoxidil, and the Loniten tabs are fairly inexpensive too. Estrogel for an 80 gram tube runs about $25 dollars and well, everyone tends to differ in how much they use but, yeah it was getting pricey at a usage rate of one tube per week. I am certain that it works far better for hair than winlevi for people using HRT who are "just in it for the hair" but it also goes systemic and hitting adult female target levels are probably necessary for it to regrow significant hair. It might be an excellent DHT fighter at the scalp level.
Estrogen in my estimation is the number one hair treatment when used on the scalp, then come the anti-androgens spironolactone, cyproterone acetate and bicalutamide, with the first two being dirt cheap and the third being pricey. But they are also feminizing. Next comes either finasteride/dutasteride or oral minoxidil. I get my duta covered by insurance, then comes Keto and then come the ones like RU and CB.