Recent content by Dave001

Personally, I use a combination of topical spironolactone and topical finasteride (low concentration). Claims that topical finasteride is readily absorbed into systemic circulation in humans is weakly supported at best (though obviously, vehicle is a factor), and I've posted a critique of the...

The skin is a reservoir for topical drugs. Repeated applications accumulate and are released over several days (highly lipophilic drugs can persist for weeks). It's not worth worrying about saturating every follicle during every application. If you don't hit it this time, you'll hit the next...

Why doesn't anyone use the search function? I've posted this numerous times: http://medsranch.com/ (They have several domains, one of which is squaremeds.com, but the content is the same on all.) They are reliable and have the best price for spironolactone, finasteride, and possibly...

They are not the same *price*, which is what the original poster was concerned about. No one has answered his question: where else is it available at $20 for a 4 month supply (4 x 60 mL bottles)?

f***. It's no longer available. I speculate the reason is as follows: Kirkland's Signature minoxidil is a rebranded version of Rogaine manufactured by Upjohn (or whoever it is that makes Rogaine). Now that the more expensive foam crap is available, they have either ceased making the ordinary...

Life is already too short with 365-day years. :wink: Medsranch (AKA Squaremeds) has a better price (50 x 100 mg tabs at $15): http://www.medsranch.com/viewcart.php?prodid=5454 The tablets they carry are also uncoated and have about 100 mg less excipient per 100 mg tablet than the...

N Engl J Med. 2007 Feb 1;356(5):479-85. Prepubertal gynecomastia linked to lavender and tea tree oils. Henley DV, Lipson N, Korach KS, Bloch CA. Receptor Biology Section, Laboratory of Reproductive and Developmental Toxicology, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences...

Michael, Are you aware of the potential effectiveness of topical NAC? In particular, there is a possibility that it and other antioxidants may minimize or prevent tolerance to minoxidil. Dr. Proctor cited the following article from the New England Journal of Medicine in a Usenet post in...

What ingredient specifically? Salicylic acid (USP), 500 gm. $15.99 http://www.medichest.com/salicylicacidpo.html The other ingredients you mentioned: BHT, caffeine, menthol, zinc, etc., are also inexpensive and none of them should be difficult to obtain in bulk. Try...

It isn't consistently. Epidemiological studies are inherently weak: every degenerative condition can probably be correlated positively with other diseases, but that says nothing about the cause, nor does it suggest an elevated risk factor for all affected individuals (affected by balding, in...

I don't disagree that such a topical would be highly desirable. My comment was not to intended to suggest otherwise, just that the addition of a growth stimulant is almost always a good idea when there is any degree of noticeable loss. It has always been my position that a locally effective...

There has already been considerable loss at the point one first notices.

Well, that's probably because a more pronounced "triangle" is indicative of a fuller head of hair to begin with, whereas its absence probably means the individual has less hair left lose. :wink: You're probably looking at your temples. That's not what he's referring to.

The abstract I posted earlier says nothing of an antiandrogenic effect from caffeine, only that it prevented the inhibitory effect of testosterone. BTW, why don't you buy bulk caffeine and incorporate it into a suitable vehicle, instead of buying a presumably expensive shampoo? One would also...

Not so obvious at all, it seems: