Recent content by Flagermus

The results for RCP as also plagiarized. That's the concerning part.

Haha, what the hell by accident I just discovered that all of the results in the RCP study: https://www.hilarispublisher.com/open-access/a-comparative-study-between-topical-5-minoxidil-and-topical-redensyl-capixyl-and-procapil-combination-in-men-with-androg.pdf seems to be directly copied...

Google is your friend in this case

It's probably sebum plugs. You can use a clarifying shampoo or a salicylic acid shampoo together with a scalp brush to dissolve and/or dislodge them.

Can you recommend any methods for scalp exfoliation?

AFAIK many people who are not responding to finasteride/propecia go on to the more effective Dutasteride, which btw also has more side effects.

Yes I do all of this cycling between the treatments. And some of the stuff I only use occasionally. I know of a lot more treatments, but these are the ones I have had succes with. And I agree I also have inflammation and also believe that treating this is key to a succesful outcome.

I just saw your other thread, and can understand that you're desperate to fix it. I don't know much about hairsystems, but I don't think that using one would be good for your scalp and whatever regrowth you might be experiencing now. So I would probably try to combat the inflammation etc. before...

I would be careful with the use of coconut oil, especially if you have a condition like dandruff. The fatty acids in the coconut oil have lengths between 12 and 24 which makes them good food for the Malassezia fungus that is believed to be a pathogen behind true dandruff (seb derm)

To my knowledge lightly acidic should be fine if not actually better than neutral.

Your hair looks very fine to me. I hope you can trust this and relax a little. It's a waste to ruin your life worrying about this now, without it being an actual problem.

With the neutral pH being 7 that means your water is actually very slightly acid. So it doesn't seem like you have a problem with calcium in your water.

I think it can maybe irritate the skin. The scalp needs to have a pH of 5-5.5 in order to fight bacteria etc. If you leave hard water with a pH of lets say > 8 on your scalp the water will evaporate leaving calcium residue behind, this will then get dissolved in whatever fluid reaches it first...

Depending on texture, it could also be whisker hairs or retrograde alopecia. Easier to tell with a photo.

Do you think taking this + finasteride will give a stronger effect than finasteride alone, or are the effects non-accumulative?