Switching from minoxidil 2% to 5%!

[FaLLiNG]

..i bought a new minoxidil product today (5%), just wanna make sure that switching products is ok! also will be the 5% more effective? it says here on the bottle im gonna have to use it twice a day which is the same dosage i used to take with the 2%, will i experience more side effects? your opinion pls, i can still return it back and buy the 2% one.

 

[Bryan]

The 2% and 5% versions of Rogaine are essentially the same thing, because they both turn into the same thing (saturated solutions of minoxidil in propylene glycol) shortly after you apply them to the scalp. It's just that applying a milliliter of the 5% version gives you a little MORE of that saturated solution than applying a milliliter of the 2% version. The 5% version is also cheaper (per unit of minoxidil).

 

[FaLLiNG]

thx for your reply mate, still i wanna know if im gonna experience more side effect, i mean the severity of it will be more no? also, will the effectivity be double that of the 2%?

 

[Bryan]

thx for your reply mate, still i wanna know if im gonna experience more side effect, i mean the severity of it will be more no?

Sure. If you actually _get_ side effects from topical minoxidil, they will tend to be a little worse if you increase the dosage.

also, will the effectivity be double that of the 2%?

Nah, not THAT much better. In a well-designed 1999 study, the 2% version of Rogaine was about 3/4 as effective as the 5% version after 96 weeks, judging by the difference in hairweights (which are probably a more accurate indicator than haircounts). Here, judge for yourself from the haircount and hairweight graphs from that study:

http://www.geocities.com/bryan50001/quitting-minoxidil.htm

 

[FaLLiNG]

..ohhh, thx mate, i still have one more stupid question

..do u think i should stick with the 2%? and why ppl use the 5%?they almost have the same effectivity, and the 5% is even more expensive!

..really appreciate your reply, thx so much

 

[Bryan]

..do u think i should stick with the 2%?

It's six of one, and half a dozen of the other! I personally would probably just go with whichever one is cheaper per unit of minoxidil.

and why ppl use the 5%?they almost have the same effectivity, and the 5% is even more expensive!

More expensive?? Where I live, the 5% version of Rogaine is cheaper per unit of minoxidil. How much do they cost where YOU live, per unit of minoxidil?

 

[FaLLiNG]

It's six of one, and half a dozen of the other! I personally would probably just go with whichever one is cheaper per unit of minoxidil.

lol

well, the 60ml bottle of the 5% is sold for 9.5$, and the 100ml bottle of the 2% is sold for 7.5$, can u do the math for me pls?

btw, i already started to use this bottle i bought, so is it ok to switch back to the 2% minoxidil next month if that's what's you're gonna recommend?

thank you for your help mate, i really appreciate it

 

[Jm0311]

2%= uke:

 

[FaLLiNG]

2%= uke:

..can you elaborate pls?

 

[Bryan]

well, the 60ml bottle of the 5% is sold for 9.5$, and the 100ml bottle of the 2% is sold for 7.5$, can u do the math for me pls?

Well, with the 5% bottle, you're getting 60 x 0.05 = 3 grams of minoxidil for $9.50, so you're paying $3.17 per gram. With the 2% bottle, you're getting 100 x 0.02 = 2 grams of minoxidil for $7.50, so you're paying $3.75 per gram. Therefore, the 5% bottle is cheaper per gram of minoxidil than the 2% bottle.

btw, i already started to use this bottle i bought, so is it ok to switch back to the 2% minoxidil next month if that's what's you're gonna recommend?

Sure. In this specific case of 2% and 5% versions of Rogaine, minoxidil is minoxidil. It doesn't make much difference, except the first one is a little more expensive per gram of minoxidil than the second one.

 

[FaLLiNG]

im gonna stick with the 5%, its cheaper per unit minoxidil and better , thank you for your help mate :bravo: