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Generic minoxidil

Minoxidil These include branded versions usually in minoxidil 2% and minoxidil 5% forms, as well as generic minoxidil (which tend to be lower in cost) and usually vary from 2% to 6%. Generic minoxidil General medical opinion is that women should not use Minoxidil stronger than 2% concentration. Male pattern baldness Some women do buy generic minoxidil in concentrations higher than 2%. Hairloss The thing to remember here is that there is an increased risk of facial hair growth the higher the concentration. Generic minoxidil So, if you are considering doing this, start at a low concentration and gradually build up. Also, as always, only do this under the supervision of your medical practitioner.

Minoxidil was the first ‘main stream’ medication for hair loss and has proven an enormous help for many. Finasterade It was originally developed as an anti-hypertensive i.e. it lowers blood pressure. Generic minoxidil It was taken for blood pressure in tablet form known as Loniten. As a side effect however, certain patients reported increase in hair growth. Treatments for baldness The pharmaceutical company who had developed minoxidil then conducted clinical trials using a topical lotion and from those trials minoxidil 2% (known as Regaine) was produced as a treatment for hair loss. Generic minoxidil

Cosmetic Hair Thickeners These can give excellent effects on thinning hair. They are not suitable for bald areas as they need some hair to attach to. Some contain minute fibres which cling electrostatically to hair giving it more body as well as colour. Generic minoxidil Those which are just colours do not work so well. Remember too that these are cosmetics, they have no effect on the hair loss itself. Generic minoxidil Still, they can be extremely useful in concealing hair loss or for use whilst waiting for treatments/surgery to work.

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