Rogaine Foam: Role call

[JWM]

Rogaine Foam seems to be a bit of a mystery product. Some claim it made them worse, others claim it worked wonders after the liquid failed them.

I'm posting this to get USER feedback here on gourmetstylewellness.com, NOT to cite studies. What has your experience been with Rogaine Foam? Are you using anything else with it? Were you a liquid user prior to using foam?

Thanks

 

[lovemyhair]

Well, been on it for a year and a couple months. At first it caused lots of vellus hairs on the temples where I applied it, but none went terminal. My vertex however, has been covered up nicely with hair! Overall, not bad but would like my temples thickened.

 

[threats77]

working fine for me.....foam will work better on others than liquid and vice versa..anyone saying foam doesnt work is a moron

 

[kalbo]

Good, a perfect opportunity for my rant on rogaine foam:

Used it for 6 months and it was a disaster. All I expected was maintenance of the hair grown from liquid minoxidil (which was a lot btw), but it couldn't even do that.... It actually made things much worse. But to be fair, I did make the switch to foam at the same time I made the switch from finasteride to dutasteride. So I'm not sure whether foam or dutasteride is to blame, or whether they're both equally to blame. But I will say that foam is at least partially to blame because I switched back to liquid and was able to regrow a bit of hair back.

But even putting results aside, I still think foam is a hugely overrated product (well, it was overrated at the time I bought it, now it seems like the hype died down). With liquid, the dropper made it so easy to apply it directly to the scalp where you can spread it using your fingertip. With foam you had to put it on your finger where it immediately starts to turn to liquid due to the heat from the finger. Then you had to some how get the foam through your hair and onto the scalp. By the time it does get through to the scalp, most of it gets in your hair. I guess it wouldn't be an issue if there was very little to no hair on that area, but for the people who just need it to maintain the hair, it's a pain. And because most of it goes to the hair, it obviously becomes really wet, which would negate the supposed "faster drying time" compared to liquid. Easier to apply my butt.

Then there's the cost. Not only does foam cost about twice as much as generic liquid, but the supposed one month supply of foam doesn't even last for that long. Seriously, I only used foam once a day on my hairline and one bottle would last me just about one month. Compare that with the liquid bottle which would actually last about 5 months.

But if there's one thing that foam does better than liquid, then I would say it's the itch factor. I didn't feel any need to scratch my scalp whereas with liquid, I was fighting the urge to scratch so badly. However, the itch isn't really an issue after a few months when your scalps gets used to the product.

I was an idiot for buying a 6 month supply of that crap without even trying it out first.

 

[Timi]

Good, a perfect opportunity for my rant on rogaine foam:

Used it for 6 months and it was a disaster. All I expected was maintenance of the hair grown from liquid minoxidil (which was a lot btw), but it couldn't even do that.... It actually made things much worse. But to be fair, I did make the switch to foam at the same time I made the switch from finasteride to dutasteride. So I'm not sure whether foam or dutasteride is to blame, or whether they're both equally to blame. But I will say that foam is at least partially to blame because I switched back to liquid and was able to regrow a bit of hair back.

But even putting results aside, I still think foam is a hugely overrated product (well, it was overrated at the time I bought it, now it seems like the hype died down). With liquid, the dropper made it so easy to apply it directly to the scalp where you can spread it using your fingertip. With foam you had to put it on your finger where it immediately starts to turn to liquid due to the heat from the finger. Then you had to some how get the foam through your hair and onto the scalp. By the time it does get through to the scalp, most of it gets in your hair. I guess it wouldn't be an issue if there was very little to no hair on that area, but for the people who just need it to maintain the hair, it's a pain. And because most of it goes to the hair, it obviously becomes really wet, which would negate the supposed "faster drying time" compared to liquid. Easier to apply my butt.

Then there's the cost. Not only does foam cost about twice as much as generic liquid, but the supposed one month supply of foam doesn't even last for that long. Seriously, I only used foam once a day on my hairline and one bottle would last me just about one month. Compare that with the liquid bottle which would actually last about 5 months.

But if there's one thing that foam does better than liquid, then I would say it's the itch factor. I didn't feel any need to scratch my scalp whereas with liquid, I was fighting the urge to scratch so badly. However, the itch isn't really an issue after a few months when your scalps gets used to the product.

I was an idiot for buying a 6 month supply of that crap without even trying it out first.

dutasteride is the worse thing

Timi

 

[LookingForAnswers]

Was a long time user of the liquid, worked pretty well, grew back some hair and held it for years. I switched over to foam when it came out. Initially I began a shed, thinking it was good and further growth would follow, I continued it, but steadily declined until I was worse off than I was years ago before starting liquid, pretty sad. In total I was on it for about a year. I have switched back to liquid and have regained almost all of what I had, still the crown is a bit thinner. IMO, foam is just a marketing tool to sell convenience to people with very minor hair loss or even as a preventative before actual hair loss. If you already have noticeable hair loss use the liquid. If you use the liquid, never switch, you will be sorry.

 

[B58]

I was on foam for over 2 years, then switched back to liquid.

My best guess was that, for me, the foam was about 66% as effective as the liquid regarding results Of course, results have varied widely, so it is definitly a gamble to commit to foam if you are having good results, and can tolerate, liquid

 

[Deus_Ex_Lemur]

Well imo; as Im about to start on one of these; gotta commit either way. Ive read more negative stories of people SWITCHING from liquid to foam with horrendous results. Can't be that coincidental. Far more than people for first time starting on foam. Foam seems more, "potent" in it's shedding. But I also notice people getting scared and stopping or switching; (stopping would be totally worse) and also just starting finasteride at the same time; or dur, many neglect to mention that...

I don't know; all the "horror" stories make me hesitant to go on foam. But either way, if you go on mino, your hair regrown by it will be dependent on it. That's why I think when people switch it can be bad.