Minoxidil is a medication used to help hair growth in the treatment of male pattern baldness and thinning hair in women. Here are some details, positive and negative aspects, and ingredients or materials related to minoxidil:
Details:
- Minoxidil belongs to a class of drugs known as vasodilators.
- It is not known how minoxidil causes hair growth.
- This medication is not used for sudden/patchy hair loss, unexplained hair loss, or hair loss after giving birth.
- The foam and 2 percent minoxidil solution are also used to help hair growth in women with thinning hair.
- Minoxidil should not be used by anyone 18 years old or younger.
Positive aspects:
- Minoxidil has been shown to stimulate hair growth in adult men and women with a certain type of baldness.
- Minoxidil has many satisfied users.
- Oral minoxidil 5 mg once daily effectively increased hair growth in male patients with androgenetic alopecia.
Negative aspects:
- Minoxidil may contain inactive ingredients that can cause allergic reactions or other problems.
- Minoxidil may cause side effects such as swelling of the face, hands, feet, or lower legs, rapid weight gain, and other side effects not listed.
- Minoxidil may cause erectile dysfunction, complete loss of sensitivity in the penis, zero libido, extreme weight gain, facial bloating, persistent tachycardia, swollen throat glands and thyroid, bloodshot eyes, problems with digestion, and dark circles under the eyes.
Ingredients or materials:
- Minoxidil solution and foam are the main ingredients in minoxidil.
- FulFix, a hair growth product, consists of no parabens, man-made aromas, sulfites, synthetic dyes, chemicals, and less petrochemical materials which might be harmful to the hair.
- Nanoxidil has much fewer side effects than minoxidil.
- The lotion Spectral.DNC-N contains, apart from Nanoxidil, various ingredients to promote absorption and improve hair growth in multiple ways.
