Hey guys I gave Rogaine Foam a great run, 1.5 YEARS I also added retin-a .025 %, at first I attributed a small shed to rogaine foam (supposed to be stronger and absorbed better) and also know that retin-a can cause irritation and some initial loss, so I was okay with that. I was previously using Kirkland and a ton of it from May '03 till March of '07 (Some form of Rogaine/Kirkland Liquid). I also was taking 1.25 mg of proscar (name brand since May '03). After all this time I can say Foam did NOT give me anything in fact it ate some of my hairline. I upped to 1.25 mg of proscar 2 X a day ( 8 months ago) in hopes to maybe get things going. I decided two weeks ago to just ditch the foam, it was easy to apply but I never felt it truly hit the scalp like the liquid does, I know they say 85 % regrew hair, maybe there is something that happens to guys who use the liquid and switch over.. I think people who never used rogaine before use foam and do grow hair as it's "rogaine" and it will grow hair, but possibly if you have been using liquid the foam just doesn't cut it, again this is MY OPINION and MY EXPERIENCE. I have a mirror and I know what I have and what I don't have. Foam was great to apply but now that I think about it, the white residue wasn't all that great, this happens the longer you hair is, and since it being a true foam, almost impossible to not get it on the hair unless you stand there like a nut dissecting each cm of your hair. The liquid dropper allows ease of use and you know exactly where it is going! I'm now back to using Rogaine Liquid (name brand 5 %) thanks to the foam being so popular... the price has dropped so much and I can now afford it! I find it better to apply brand name Rogaine than get Kirkland cheap and apply more, in Kirkland's defense it does work and you are getting "minoxidil" and allowed me to get some form of minoxidil at a cheap rate that I could afford where as I would not be able to buy Brand name back then as I use 2 ML each application. I use it on the back mid anterior and hairline so 2 ML is JUST FINE! I'm bumping my retin-a to .5 % ( which what was used in the studies). I will be using it 1 X a day ( no pre-set time) as long as I apply it once a day I'm fine and if I miss a day I feel it still is in the scalp, retin-a is a good treatment, but be aware of irritation! Emu oil works great, I use that daily usually 1-2 hours before I'm going to wash my hair it seems to help out a ton! Sorry for the ramble guys but I gave Foam a great run just didn't give me any "extra" results and if anything gave me much inferior results than liquid. One thing I did notice is the baby fine hair on the face was NOT there when using FOAM, yet on Liquid I had non pigmented hair around the cheeks like almost clear fuzz, which can be shaved off, and this was NOT due to the liquid "dripping" down my face! Anyone else experience this from swithing from liquid to Foam? Thanks for letting me rant and mumble.. you guys are always great!
*Rich*
*Rich*