I got minox 2%, how often should I be applying it?

[Deleted member 9288]

I got it for my eyebrows and slightly receded temples.

 

[Deleted member 11748]

"you need to apply twice a day, every day" on Google.

 

[Deleted member 7753]

twice a day

 

[ifyouwannabemylover]

I've heard people say 1x a day is fine but I don't know a whole lot about minoxidil

 

[kubo]

As someone who uses 5% (kirkland), twice a day for the first 5-6 months (when I started noticing thicker hair) then down to once a day or every other day for maintenance. If you notice hair loss again then bump back up to twice a day for a few weeks.

Consider getting a moisturizer as the alcohol in minox will dry out the skin around where you apply it which in turn can lead to wrinkles.

 

[Schizoidcel]

Once a day should be fine due to the 22 hours half-life in the skin.
Monitor your skin while on it though, I'm almost sure it gave me forehead wrinkles & made the pores larger. Possibly the alcohol or the hypothesized effects of minoxidil on collagen

 

[Deleted member 9288]

As someone who uses 5% (kirkland), twice a day for the first 5-6 months (when I started noticing thicker hair) then down to once a day or every other day for maintenance. If you notice hair loss again then bump back up to twice a day for a few weeks.

Consider getting a moisturizer as the alcohol in minox will dry out the skin around where you apply it which in turn can lead to wrinkles.

Are the results permanent?

 

[kubo]

Are the results permanent?

Yes and no, unfortunately hairloss that would have happened before minox use will resume after stopping minox. I stopped for a while at one point and noticed my hair was shedding a lot (which was expected) and my eyebrows, eyelashes, and beard (which had thickened) thinned out a bit however I still retained a decent portion of the facial hair gains.

 

[Effortless]

Read the fucking instructions

 

[Deleted member 9288]

Yes and no, unfortunately hairloss that would have happened before minox use will resume after stopping minox. I stopped for a while at one point and noticed my hair was shedding a lot (which was expected) and my eyebrows, eyelashes, and beard (which had thickened) thinned out a bit however I still retained a decent portion of the facial hair gains.

So the amount you've gained versus the amount you've lost doesn't dip below what you had originally? So if I stop minox for a while I lose the amount I gained but not lose more than what I had when I started, right?

 

[Alexanderr]

I use the 5% variant and apply twice a day. Have been doing so for around 5 weeks now, haven’t noticed any changes yet. Should take up to about 10-12 weeks to first start seeing results.