minoxidil

Red light has a negligible effect on hair loss compared to Rogaine (minoxidil), after reading many papers about this.

One example of that is minoxidil - designed to regular blood pressure, used for regrowing hair!

Also interesting that it's at a much higher dose than would be typical for the fast release oral version of minoxidil.

Shampoos that contain anti-DHT chemicals like minoxidil can block DHT from attacking your hair follicles but don't eliminate it from the body.

Many people have success regrowing hair on bald spots with minoxidil and/or finasteride.

Topical minoxidil / finasteride has roughly zero side effects (due to the limited systemic exposure) and has something like a 90% efficacy rate.

It was caused by a minoxidil+finasteride spray I was applying to my head for a year.

I was already using ketoconazole after talking to my doctor and buying minoxidil over the counter.

That said, I saw a friend who went bald at 28 get all of his hair back from Minoxidil + finasteride.

There are definitely less risks in not taking finasteride and minoxidil.

You can maybe include minoxidil, for those who actually need it.

It's an extended-release version of the existing hair-loss drug minoxidil.

Examples of drugs/medical technologies later getting other indications: - Minoxidil was a drug that only later got its approval to be used as a hair loss treatment; there are currently clinical trials for a more "advanced" minoxidil oral pill for this use case.

Minoxidil was created to treat blood pressure issues and Finasteride was created for prostate issues.

Minoxidil (Rogaine) and sildenafil citrate (Viagra) were both created to treat high blood pressure.

Minoxidil is a sledgehammer: it's got all sorts of other effects (e.g.