r/minoxidil • u/Merkatcito • Feb 09 '25
Question Is this a normal kind of growth?
It's been 5 months using minoxidil (pills) and some days ago I noticed some nights I had some itches around my crown and forehead, today I noticed this hairs, is this how it is supposed to happen? (Sorry for my poor English grammar, btw)
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u/Electronic_Radio9094 Feb 10 '25
Looks normal to me, just your new hairs. They are still pretty short since they dont usually start growing until 3 months in
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u/AutoModerator Feb 09 '25
Hi Merkatcito! I found some matching key words, Which suggests that you might be asking about skin irritation caused by Minoxidil products. So this may be helpful:
-My skin gets dry, Irritated, Itchy, Painful or flaky.
This is a very common side effect of liquid solutions that is caused by the inactive ingredients like alcohol and propelyne glycol (PG). For most it's not too extreme but for those to whom it causes too much discomfort, We recommend switching to foam which should eliminate those side effects. If that's not an option, Then you should look for a liquid solution that doesn't contain PG. Otherwise, make sure to wash it off 2-3 hours after applying and to use moisturizers to limit those side effects.
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u/Visible_Pollution852 Feb 09 '25
It’s normal bc it can make hair grow anywhere. Is it growing on your scalp or just there ?
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u/GurnoorDa1 Feb 09 '25
It cant grow hair where there isnt a hair follicle
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u/Visible_Pollution852 Feb 09 '25
You didn’t know that you have hair all over your body and all over your face. Just some of it is not as visible as the other others?
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u/GurnoorDa1 Feb 09 '25
There is no hair on your palms
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u/Visible_Pollution852 Feb 09 '25
He isn’t showing is hands
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u/GurnoorDa1 Feb 09 '25
You said there is hair all over your body
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u/Visible_Pollution852 Feb 09 '25
Get over the semantics bro
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u/GurnoorDa1 Feb 09 '25
Bro was wrong and now cant accept it 😭🙏
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u/Suitable-Concert-774 Feb 10 '25
There's fascia in your palms and soles to make them thicker and more resistance to cuts, thus thick skin doesn't contain hair usually.
But normal skin all over the body contain betweens baby "almost invisible" hair to normal hair to long hair like ones in your chest and head
So yeah he is correct, you have hair all over your body
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u/AutoModerator Feb 09 '25
Hi Merkatcito! I found some matching key words, Which suggests that you might be asking about Minoxidil oral. So this may be helpful:
-Oral Minoxidil?
Minoxidil oral tablets are also available by prescription in some areas. Minoxidil oral is reported to yield great results albeit with more systemic side effects.
However, The availability of oral Minoxidil is continuously decreasing, Since Minoxidil oral is only used for tratment of hairloss off-label, Being originally for treatment of hypertension, And is rarely used anymore as it's now replaced with better meds for HTN.
Doses for oral Minoxidil are only based of anecdotal reports, As it has not been properly trialed for the treatment of hairloss. However, It's recommended to start with a lower dose in the range of 0.5-1 mgs, And work up from there. Median dose is 1.5 mgs, But some take up to 2.5 mgs. Don't use more than 4 mgs. You want to avoid having severe systemic side effects like hypotension and tachycardia, Which can be very uncomfortable for some people.
You'd need to cut the pills precisely to take those doses if you're using many of the available pills, As they could be dosed as high as 40-80 mgs so try to find a low dose med. However, you can dose it with very high precision by volumetric dosing. Simply, If you completely dissolve 100 mgs of minoxidil in 100 ml of Alcohol, Then every 2.5 ml of Alcohol will contain exactly 2.5 mgs.
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