Recent content by Derek Clapton

I'll get a tube and try in that case - thanks for the info. TBH I always feel more is better so that is useful to know that it spreads and you don't need much. Minoxidil has never done much for me so I wondered if tret would help with the conversion that doesn't happen for some people. Yeah I...

One tube lasts 6-8 months on your face? So about the same for your hair? Much better than I imagined since creams will get stuck in your hair etc as well I'd expect 20g to last 2 weeks or something. Yes the colour aspect is a bit strange - obviously some kind of reaction going on but no idea what.

I live in the UK where everything is expensive. 20g of 0.025% is ~ £12. I doubt that would last long, but if it's more effective than adding powder to min then I'd try it. This is where I am unsure - does just adding powder to topicals work? IDK why but it makes the min turn brown after a few...

OK. The reason I use the powder with min is because the cream would be more expensive as you say, plus more hassle. But maybe it's more effective - this is what I don't know.

There is/was a product that had min with tret also, and since they seem to be synergistic I just copied that. Unless there is a benefit to using them separately I see no reason to not mix them together. Not sure what you mean by the last sentence - I try (difficult because such tiny amounts) to...

How do you use it? As in, in what form? I bought some powder a while ago and add it to topical min but haven't noticed much. It also seems to make the liquid turn brown.

Buy minoxidil powder and add 3g to a bottle of kirkland

If you're prepared to use fina I wouldn't bother with surgery. It would be one or the other for me. Fina is cheap but has side effects, surgery is expensive and does not. You pay for surgery to avoid fina side effects. Taking it in addition to surgery is mental IMO.

I know somebody who had it done and also stem cell and it worked well.

Yeah studies favour 0.6mm, bro science favours as deep as possible. Frequency and duration is something I have no idea about. I also put topical on straight away to take advantage of what I imagine is increased absorption.

Yeah I got some from china a while ago. You only need a tiny amount. I chuck it in with minoxidil but don't know if that makes it active or if you need to do some mad scientist chemistry stuff, but results haven't improved since, so either it's bunk or like everything else my DHT just laughs at it.

I did and all that is listed is a 2009 study that has since been discredited. Creatine basically just draws water into cells.

This thread is bro science overload. Creatine doesn't cause hairloss or provide any significant muscle gains, and whey protein doesn't cause acne either.

China. Used to be alibaba but no chems allowed there now so try made in china. You can get the actual powder that way and avoid tabs with fillers.

It increases estrogen levels and is known to cause gyno, so definitely possible. You can either stop or maybe look into getting estrogen levels tested and maybe look to manage them via an aromatase inhibitor if you don't want to stop. 5ar blockers are effective but usually have side effects.