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community MinoxidilMax no longer selling topical finasteride products

1 upvotes 6 years ago

MinoxidilMax stopped selling topical finasteride products, leaving users to seek alternatives like Morr-5 from other sources. The user expressed concern about switching products and potentially losing hair regrowth progress.

community Making topical finasteride with ethanol + propylene glycol vs mixing it with topical minoxidil

2 upvotes 10 months ago

The conversation discusses two methods for making topical finasteride: using ethanol and propylene glycol or mixing it with topical minoxidil. The focus is on solubility and absorption, with a suggestion to crush pills finely and possibly mix with minoxidil at a slightly elevated temperature.

community 1 year of Finasteride 1mg - over two years of topical Mixoxidil progress and regression

35 upvotes 1 month ago

The user experienced hair regrowth with minoxidil and finasteride but faced hair loss again due to stress and job change. They are considering oral minoxidil and rosemary oil shampoo but are hesitant due to side effects.

community Thinking about mixing GHK-CU reconstituted with BAC water with topical Finasteride/minoxidil?

in Treatment 2 upvotes 6 months ago

The user is using a topical solution with finasteride, minoxidil, and tretinoin and is considering adding GHK-Cu to enhance hair growth and quality. Another user suggests diluting GHK-Cu and storing it in a smaller, refrigerated bottle.

community Could I create a topical finasteride mix by crushing up pills and putting into minoxidil?

4 upvotes 1 year ago

The conversation discusses creating a topical finasteride solution by crushing finasteride pills and mixing them with minoxidil to reduce side effects. Users share experiences and methods for making the solution, with some suggesting using a premade topical finasteride if available.

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research Comparing minoxidil-finasteride mixed solution with minoxidil solution alone for male androgenetic alopecia: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

October 2025 in “Frontiers in Medicine”

This meta-analysis found that the combination of topical minoxidil-finasteride was more effective than minoxidil alone in improving hair density, hair diameter, and global photographic assessment for male androgenetic alopecia, though larger standardized trials are needed to confirm long-term outcomes.

research Patient‐reported outcomes of topical finasteride/minoxidil treatment for male androgenetic alopecia: A retrospective study using telemedical data

May 2024 in “Journal of cosmetic dermatology”

This study found that topical finasteride mixed with minoxidil improved hair appearance and self-esteem in men with androgenetic alopecia, but it was not superior to oral finasteride and had lower treatment adherence.

research How I Do It: Galenic Lotions for Topical Use to Cure Hair Thinning in Males and Females

September 2014 in “Hair transplant forum international”

This article discusses the role of transplantation in hair restoration but reports no new clinical findings.

research Interventions for female pattern hair loss

21 citations , May 2016 in “The Cochrane library”

This review found that while topical minoxidil is effective for treating female pattern hair loss, finasteride showed no more effectiveness than placebo, and low-level laser therapy increased hair count but with inconsistent results.

research Registrars and Fellows Update Session 2

April 2017 in “Australasian Journal of Dermatology”

This article presents a planned trial comparing radiotherapy and imiquimod for lentigo maligna treatment, noting a lack of direct evidence supporting current therapies, and aims to inform future treatment guidelines.

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learn Mesotherapy

Injections of drug or vitamin mixtures into the scalp

learn Saw Palmetto

Palm-berry extract taken as a supplement

learn Neem Oil

Oil from the neem tree, used in traditional remedies

learn Scalp Micropigmentation

Can I use hair loss treatments (finasteride, minoxidil) after scalp micropigmentation? About half of clinics say finasteride can continue through scalp micropigmentation, and about half ask clients to pause topical minoxidil during the sessions and for roughly 30 days afterwards. That pause is clinic aftercare convention, not a label instruction - ask your prescriber first, because stopping minoxidil usually causes shedding.

learn Ketoconazole

Ketoconazole: Can I use it with minoxidil or finasteride? No published study has tested ketoconazole shampoo together with minoxidil and finasteride, and no interaction between them has been reported; the only direct evidence for a pairing is a ten-patient finasteride-plus-ketoconazole arm in a 2002 study, and a 2020 systematic review calls topical ketoconazole promising while asking for randomized trials.

learn Finasteride

Is Finasteride unbeatable or are there equally powerful alternatives? Finasteride has the longest record of trial evidence in male androgenetic alopecia; in pooled 24-week trials dutasteride increased hair counts more, and minoxidil, topical finasteride, PRP, LLLT and microneedling have supporting studies. Regulators warn that finasteride can cause sexual side effects, depression and suicidal thoughts that may persist after stopping, its label also lists breast, semen and other physical effects, and dutasteride now carries a precautionary mood warning; both are prescription-only, and dutasteride and oral minoxidil are off-label for hair loss.

learn Caffeine

Is it safe to combine caffeine with other topical treatments? Two small trials, reported only in a Persian-language paper and a conference abstract, have tested caffeine with minoxidil and favoured the combination. Caffeine with topical finasteride, ketoconazole or plant oils has never been studied, so no source can call those combinations safe.

learn Minoxidil

Vasodilator used on the scalp and, at low doses, as a tablet

learn TDM-105795

How does TDM-105795 differ from more established hair loss ingredients when included in experimental or emerging treatments? TDM-105795 is an experimental topical drug described as a thyroid-receptor agonist, unlike minoxidil or finasteride. It has one 16-week Phase 2 trial in 71 men, with no statistical test or peer-reviewed results published and no head-to-head comparison.

learn Clascoterone

Topical androgen-receptor blocker, approved as an acne cream

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