Which ingridient of this version of Rogaine fucks up your skin?

[Deleted member 21666]

• Minoxidil 5% w/w
• Butylhydroxytoluene (BHT),
• Cetyl Alcohol,
• Citric Acid Anhydrous,
• Glycerol Anhydrous,
• Lactic Acid,
• Polysorbate 60,
• Propellant Aeropin 70 (Propane, Butane, Isobutane),
• Purified Water,
• SD Alcohol 40-B,
• Stearyl Alcohol.
  
  Only SD Alcohol 40-B is bad, but reading Paulas Choice it says:
• Denatured alcohol used as a solvent. It can be drying to skin when one of the main ingredients in a cosmetic product. Lesser amounts are not cause for concern.
  It is fine because it is on the bottom of the list?
  

 

[Struggler03]

All the alchohols fuck up your collagen over long periods of time, better to just take oral minoxidil at low dosages, more efficient and no applying on your head every day like a cuck

 

[CometDragon]

• Minoxidil 5% w/w
• Butylhydroxytoluene (BHT),
• Cetyl Alcohol,
• Citric Acid Anhydrous,
• Glycerol Anhydrous,
• Lactic Acid,
• Polysorbate 60,
• Propellant Aeropin 70 (Propane, Butane, Isobutane),
• Purified Water,
• SD Alcohol 40-B,
• Stearyl Alcohol.
  
  Only SD Alcohol 40-B is bad, but reading Paulas Choice it says:
• Denatured alcohol used as a solvent. It can be drying to skin when one of the main ingredients in a cosmetic product. Lesser amounts are not cause for concern.
  It is fine because it is on the bottom of the list?

There is no conclusive reason Minoxidil "fucks up" skin. It could happen or it could not happen.

Usually if some says Minoxidil impacted their skin it's because...

A. Hypersensitivity and/or allergic reactionto an ingredient. Usually Propylene Glycol or SD Alcohol.

B. Minoxidil increases water retention and swelling of the face. This is largely bioscience and not proven at the doses usually used with Minoxidil. Emphysema is a side effect at higher dosages of oral minoxidil. And had not been show to be significant in topical Minoxidil. Of course that doesn't mean it's impossible to happen. Just something to consider. The swelling can increase the appearance of eye bags.

Hope that helps.