Is folligen supposed to burn???

[recboi]

I applied minoxidil first, waited about 10 minutes, then put on folligen, and where I put it is burning like crazy right now, ouch!

 

[Britannia]

You should leave it longer than 10 minutes before applying Folligen. Personally I would wait an hour. If folligen seems to strong for your scalp, try Tricomin.

 

[The Gardener]

Folligen can cause irritation when you first start it. If you read the Pickart website, he warns that this is a common side effect when starting any copper peptide product.

This happens because the Cu Peps are penetrating the skin barrier. The more your skin becomes accustomed to the influx of copper peps, the irritation goes away.

Pickart suggests that if the irritation bothers you, you can dilute the folligen solution with water to help your skin "ramp up" to the copper peps a bit more slowly.

Tricomin is a bit less irritative as it contains menthol, which is a mild topical anesthetic.

 

[hair_tomorrow]

You should leave it longer than 10 minutes before applying Folligen. Personally I would wait an hour. If folligen seems to strong for your scalp, try Tricomin.

I may be mistaken (first time for everything but I'm pretty sure the folligen folks recommend keeping folligen 3 hours away from any other topicals.

As far as its burning - it does contain some alcohol - so if your scalp is tender or sore or irritated or sunburnt - yea it could probably burn. I've heard of some guys who cut their folligen w/ distilled water because its just to strong for their particular scalps.

 

[Aplunk1]

Hey guys, sorry to bump this thread, but I've had difficulty finding the answer to this...

I want to dilute my folligen...

1 part Folligen
1 part Water.


Can I use tap water... or do I have to use distilled water?

Any users, please comment.

 

[eliazush]

I used Folligen in the the past and it burnt like hell...I never went away...
It's not the alcohol (Minoxidil solution has much more alcohol in it) it's not the PPG....it's the ultra high concentration and the type of the copper peptides.....I couldn't bear it and it actually caused my wounds and unbearable itching. I stopped using it and now I am on Tricomin which is very very pleasant and gentle.

Good luck.

 

[powersam]

depends on the folligen your using i guess. if the spray stuff i suppose add water, if the cream add some moisturiser to it.

actually i add moisturiser either way.