pepe999
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First of all look at that graph above, with 0.025% you got like 23% dht reduction in the body meanwhile in the scalp which actually matters it's the same as oral 1 mg
It already looks better compared to oral but we want not 23%, more like 5-15%. This is how to do it in three simple steps:
1. Do it every other day - "Plasma half life of finasteride is 6-8 hours and tissue binding is 4-5 days." - so you will have 2x less absorption meanwhile you still maintain efficasy.
2. Lower your concentration two times, difference between 0.1% and 0.025% (4 times) is just few % in the scalp dht supression (something like 54 vs 52), so going lower another 2 times wouldnt do much in terms of efficasy. Graph below describes dht supression from oral version but you get the point, finasteride is a really powerful shit, small dosages works almost the same as way higher dosages.
3. This point is only for people with just receding temples - use 0.5-0.7 ml instead of 1 ml, you propably dont need 1 ml to fully cover them - another dosage reduction
Summary: With this methods you could simply maintain 60-80% of finasteride results meanwhile supressing only 5-15% of the dht in the body. 5-15% is pretty negligible, you could also compensate that by gym, better lifestyle, diet, creatine etc. Also remember that this method is the best for guys with just receding hairline, if you have vertex/diffuse thinning this method wouldnt be that effective bc you need more ml to cover the whole scalp but still it's better to supress 20-30% of dht compared to 60-70 with oral version..
How to make topical fin 0.025%? Just melt 15 mg of fin tablets into the 60 ml of minoxidil, or simply 7.5 mg if you want a version from this thread.
