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Sign up with GoogleRiaX: What is your opinion of minoxidil hair spray?
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Humpty Dumpty, why didn't you just PM Riax since your question is only directed to him?
I think his response could be of interest to others.
RiaX
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No idea if it really works. Should be safe though as a topical prep may cause dandruff but as anything you apply to your skin its dependent on the individual
I have no actual experience with this hair spray so I cant give any experience input on the topic you better off googling the subject.
Perhaps ask a retail pharmacist ? its free to go and ask them (im institutional and R&D pharmacist)
I have no actual experience with this hair spray so I cant give any experience input on the topic you better off googling the subject.
Perhaps ask a retail pharmacist ? its free to go and ask them (im institutional and R&D pharmacist)
RiaX
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Its suppose to be weak. Minoxidil is actually used for hypertension, its a vasodilator . Its side effect is increased hair growth so you need a weak strength as not to effect the cardiovascular system.
This would put doubt in the ability to achieve the growth with such low dose (im assuming the dose is low im not sure) however you dont want to use clinical doses of an anti-hypertensive agent unnecessarily.
DerpiesFreud
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why riax spectfically?
isnt riax a pharmacist/psychiatrist/surgeon?
riax is cool
isnt riax a pharmacist/psychiatrist/surgeon?
riax is cool
Because he's better than WebMD
ant_man
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I am sure it's about 40k to 50k and that is in total.
Good point
GreGorGy
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What? That's hectic. Can donors get in on the action?
Why is shaving not an option to the point that you would consider a R100K option - tattoo on your head?
ShaunSA
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100k per session? Wtf they planting gold hair?
My mistake, was looking at overseas prices. It is 20-40k in SA. Thats not bad
Donors cant get in on the action,they take hair from the back of your own head and place it in front. The hairs from the back arent susceptible to hair loss.
Donors cant get in on the action,they take hair from the back of your own head and place it in front. The hairs from the back arent susceptible to hair loss.
GreGorGy
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Wow - learn something new (and probably useless for now) every other day.
TehStranger
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Minoxidil works very well in larger doses, less so in the smaller doses you see in off the counter products such as regain. There is a hair specialist in JHB that offers far stronger doses of the stuff at a fair price, will see if I can dig up his details.
The results are astounding, a mate of mine is seeing very high levels of growth after his hair started falling out quite badly last year.
The results are astounding, a mate of mine is seeing very high levels of growth after his hair started falling out quite badly last year.
Is the hair growth restricted to head hair or does it increase hair growth all over the body (i.e. chest, forearms, legs, back etc)?
You can get minoxidil 5% at dischem over the counter. The regular 2% is a bit too weak. Minoxidil does thicken your hair and and some people do get some regrowth on the top of their head around the crown, but it can't bring back a receded hairline.