minoxodil giving dry and flaky skin, is this an issue?

[Aw Shucks III]

ive started to apply about 0.35 ml of a topical minox 5% solution onto my eyebrows morning and night to increase density. i was surprised when this made my skin very dry and flaky since this hasnt happened when ive applied minox to my temples? i was wondering if this flakiness would impact the follicles at all and if i should downgrade back to the 2.5% solution i was using before.

 

[MaracasMogs]

ive started to apply about 0.35 ml of a topical minox 5% solution onto my eyebrows morning and night to increase density. i was surprised when this made my skin very dry and flaky since this hasnt happened when ive applied minox to my temples? i was wondering if this flakiness would impact the follicles at all and if i should downgrade back to the 2.5% solution i was using before.

Doesn't impact hair follicles. Switch to 2.5 if your skin becomes irritated, flaking becomes excessive or redness/stinging appears.
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[gamma13]

ive started to apply about 0.35 ml of a topical minox 5% solution onto my eyebrows morning and night to increase density. i was surprised when this made my skin very dry and flaky since this hasnt happened when ive applied minox to my temples? i was wondering if this flakiness would impact the follicles at all and if i should downgrade back to the 2.5% solution i was using before.

Exactly the same here. It's been two months since I stopped using it, and my skin is still dry; it won't go back to how it was before.