Minoxidil

Minoxidil

Hair follicle (Commons). Minoxidil is a topical (or oral, off-label) vasodilator used for hair loss.
Field	Medicine
Also known as	Rogaine

Minoxidil is a vasodilator used on the scalp (and off-label on the face) to thicken hair. It is a real drug with a real dropout problem: you use it or you lose the gain. This page is a definition. Dosing, shedding phases, and whether to combine with finasteride belong with a clinician, not a forum stack.

Looksmaxxing slang "minox beard" is the facial-hair use. Results vary. Irritation is common.

With finasteride

It does not replace a DHT blocker. Shedding on start is in the ordinary course. See a clinician. See finasteride and norwood scale.

See also

• Finasteride
• Norwood scale
• Beard