Minoxidil question

[michael23]

i am just going to copy this information/instructions on how to use minoxidil (the one i use is from the country Bosnia , the brand name is Pilfud and it comes as lotion/spray
if you can tell me is this true?
check the underlined text
Dosage and application:
Pilfud lotion 5% is intended only for external use in men. In the morning and in the evening apply on dry, bald area about 1 ml of lotion using spraying pump and rub it in gently from the middle toward ends. At every application the tip of pump is to be pressed 8 times in order to release 1 ml of lotion. Daily dose should not exceed 2 ml. After improvement of clinical condition, the dose is to be reduced to maintenance dose being 1 ml of lotion 1 to 2 times a week. Hair drier should not be used to inhibit rapid evaporation of lotion. Failing satisfactory effect after 4 months, advice of dermatologist should be asked for. After lotion application, hands should be well washed.

 

[Jstalkens]

That seems a little long between treatments being that the half life of minoxidil is less than 24 hours when applied topically. I think eventually you would lose what you gained.

 

[freakout]

I also believe 1 to 2 times weekly is a very bad idea.

 

[michael23]

That seems a little long between treatments being that the half life of minoxidil is less than 24 hours when applied topically. I think eventually you would lose what you gained.

yeah i thought that this is strange and that's why i've posted it
your answer says a lot but can you give more detail answer what exactly hapens after 24 hours without the minoxidil ?
becouse i remember some guys putting it like once a day with sucessful story

edit: i have posted that question to the company that manufactures it and i hope i will get answer

 

[Jstalkens]

That seems a little long between treatments being that the half life of minoxidil is less than 24 hours when applied topically. I think eventually you would lose what you gained.

yeah i thought that this is strange and that's why i've posted it
your answer says a lot but can you give more detail answer what exactly hapens after 24 hours without the minoxidil ?
becouse i remember some guys putting it like once a day with sucessful story

edit: i have posted that question to the company that manufactures it and i hope i will get answer

Once a day is fine, but 1-2 times per week is not. What I mean is, minoxidil is no longer effective enough in the bloodstream after 24 hours, which is why you must continue to apply it, because it will rapidly decrease over a short period of time.

 

[michael23]

so you are saying that if i don't use minoxidil after 24 hours i will beggin to shred immediatelly? or not immediatelly but after couple of days.weeks,months?

i want to know exactly what happens with the hair after not using minoxidil 1 day or even 2

 

[Jstalkens]

so you are saying that if i don't use minoxidil after 24 hours i will beggin to shred immediatelly? or not immediatelly but after couple of days.weeks,months?

i want to know exactly what happens with the hair after not using minoxidil 1 day or even 2

No, you will not shed right away but it will no longer be effective in promoting hair growth, you will not lose what you gained immediately but over the course of 3-6 months , maybe longer depends how long you have been using it and how much you grew back.

 

[michael23]

so if after 22 hours not taking minoxidil and not sheding immediatelly after that then taking them 1-2 times a week for maintaiting makes sense right? at least to me

look at this
Minoxidil solutions diffuse into the skin layers so they affect an area larger than that of the application. (in fact Minoxidil will reach the follicle several days after application, so it is stored in the skin's deeper layers and distributed from there)