Tricomin - does it dry hair out like minoxidil?

[SDguy]

Hello all,
Ive been on Propecia for 5 months, and minoxidil (5%) 1x daily for 2 months. I caught my hairloss right away (23 yrs old now), so no bald spots just thinning (hair coverage is good but hairs are finer than they were 2 years ago). Haven't noticed any regrowth, but can't say ive noticed more loss either. Still losing about 5-10 hairs in the shower.
I would like to be using the minoxidil in the morning, but it dries my hair out so bad that it turns into a matted foofy rats nest. I have naturally curly hair that really can't be tamed and looks best if I just hop out of the shower and let it curl. I was thinking about adding tricomin in the morning (and at night I suppose) since I can't use minoxidil in the morning. Does the tricomin spray dry out the hair like minoxidil, or is it more like a leave in conditioner? That I may be able to handle...
Cheers!
Tyler

 

[ShedMaster]

I would consider it more of a conditioner. In fact, I really liked what it did for my hair cosmetically, but didn't notice anything as far as improving my existing hair as folligen did. I switched to tricomin becuase I'm a blonde and folligen tinted my hair a slight color of green, even though it did a good job with hair coverage and thickness. I am now on folligen for blondes in a cream form, and emu oil which in that combination is awesome so far.

 

[Full Head of Hair]

I'm on tricomin and I like the stuff. It hasn't dried out my hair at all. Btw, get a dropper to apply it. That way it doesn't really get on your hair and you won't waste it either.

 

[Cassin]

Tricomin on it's own dries in 15 minutes or so and it has never dried out my hair. It's a very watery substance when first applied.

I use an old washed out Minoxidil bottle and new dropper form my Tricomin apps.

 

[sam-]

Does the tricomin spray dry out the hair like minoxidil

No.

 

[viperfish]

I use the American Crew stuff! Makes my hair look great, nice, thick, and full. It has more of a conditioning effect. I will never go without it again. It is worth it just for the way it makes my hair look.

 

[SDguy]

American Crew?

Which American Crew product are you reffering to? Any other suggestions for minoxidil-fried hair? I also live and work outside in San Diego, adding the sun doesnt help either.

two years ago: http://www.duke.edu/~tah9/NZ/DSCN0835.html
now: (on a good day) http://www.duke.edu/~tah9/SD2/target5.html
or bad day: http://www.duke.edu/~tah9/SD2/target0.html

On another topic, have you guys heard of hair being on a 7-year "cycle"? A few haircutters I've talked to claim that hair can go curly to straight in cycles of 7 years... my hair was straigt in middle school, really curly a few years back, and now less curly and more "limp". trying to figure out if thats an effect of thinning hair or just a natural cycle....