Irritated scalp from tretinoin and alochol; any fixes? Treatment 4/10/2024
The user is experiencing scalp irritation from using tretinoin and alcohol-based hair loss treatments like stemoxydine. They find that Aquaphor helps with the pain but is difficult to apply in hairy areas.
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