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As a result, minoxidil works for many types of hair loss, including: Androgenetic alopecia, which is another name for both male pattern hair loss and female pattern hair loss
Medical reviews suggest that LLLT is as effective or potentially more than other non invasive and traditional therapies like minoxidil and finasteride but further studies such as RCTs, long term follow up studies, and larger double blinded trials need to be conducted to confirm the initial findings. [46] [11] [47]
The 5% minoxidil worked quicker than the 2% minoxidil treatment. There was one downside, though. The men who used the 5% treatment had more side effects, like itching and irritation, than those ...
A 2023 study comparing the efficacy and safety of 1-milligram daily oral minoxidil and 5% topical minoxidil found that topical minoxidil had a better therapeutic effect (meaning it worked a little ...
In 2017, a study of pharmacy prices in four states for 41 over-the-counter minoxidil products which were "gender-specified" found that the mean price for minoxidil solutions was the same for women and men even though the women's formulations were 2% and the men's were 5%, while the mean price for minoxidil foams, which were all 5%, was 40% ...
Minoxidil sulfate is a sulfate ester of minoxidil, not a sulfate salt of the compound. [3] However, minoxidil sulfate forms an inner salt , which makes it more hydrophobic than minoxidil. [ 3 ] This is in contrast to most sulfate esters, which are usually more hydrophilic than their non-ester forms. [ 3 ]
Minoxidil is an easy medication to apply, but it's important to practice consistent use to get the best results. This means starting with the right amount of minoxidil and applying it to your ...
The SULT1A1 enzyme is expressed in outer roots sheath of hair follicles. Minoxidil, the only US FDA approved topical drug for re-growing hair in male and female pattern hair loss (androgenetic alopecia patients) is a pro-drug. Minoxidil is converted to its active form (minoxidil sulfate) by the hair sulfotransferase enzyme (SULT1A1). [6]