Can women use 5 % Rogaine

[DAWNK]

the 5% solution has not been approved by the FDA for use by women
.. most common side effect that women experience while using Men's Rogaine is an increase in facial hair, usually above the upper lip, on the chin or along the jaw line
(some women report experiencing this side effect even after treatment ends).
... this can be controlled by plucking or using other hair-removal products.
at the moment i'm using the M.Gardson's growth technique, think it's easier

[PVMRT]

Hello! For any other woman looking to use the 5% rogain, here are some tips:

1. Always apply it well before going to bed has to be dry to avoid spreading it to your face.

2. Be prepared for possible excessive shedding within the first 4 weeks of use. This could be alarming and for some women when you stop using it the results revert and you lose even more hair.

3. Start slow and test your scalps reaction.

4. Make sure you are not pregnant or breast feeding.

I personally don't use this product or anything like it, but if you are going to try it out be safe, use common sense and perhaps the above can help you get prepared.

This topic seems to be of interest to many, so if anyone else has any suggestions, please chime in it will help others.

Patricia

[Tryingtostaypositive]

Hi Sarah, I came across your question about using rogaine 5% foam for women in a google search. Did you end up trying this? If so, I'm dying to know the results. Thanks!

[Tracy C]

Hi Sarah, I came across your question about using rogaine 5% foam for women in a google search. Did you end up trying this? If so, I'm dying to know the results. Thanks!

I hope you don't mind that I answer. When I started Rogaine, I started with the 2% liquid to make sure I didn't have any negative reactions to the medicine. Once that bottle was finished I tried the foam. I really liked the foam when my hair was really short (I had buzzed my hair off to make treating my hair loss easier - it's a long story...). As my hair grew back out, the longer my hair got the more the foam was getting mostly in my hair and not on my scalp. It is very important to make sure the medicine is getting on your scalp and not in your hair. I found this very hard to do with longer hair, so I switched back to liquid. When I switched back to using liquid, I stayed with the 5% formulation - but I only use it once a day before bedtime.

Rogaine works - but you have to give it time - a long time. You might start seeing new hair growing in a about four months - but it will take a lot longer than that for those new hairs to look like normal hair. So you need to keep using the medicine for about a year before you will know how well it works for you.

[Tryingtostaypositive]

Hi Tracy,

Of course I don't mind that you replied. The more testimonies the better! Thank you for yours.

I have been doing "internet research" and most women say that they prefer using the 5% foam. I use the red laser therapy for my long-ish hair and wonder how much of the laser is getting on my scalp vs. my hair.

With using the 5% liquid and/or foam, did you notice any more facial hair growth than you originally had before starting it? It's one of the side effects I'm actually wary of.

Thanks for the info

[Tracy C]

I use the red laser therapy for my long-ish hair and wonder how much of the laser is getting on my scalp vs. my hair.

I use the Hairmax laser comb which has teeth that part my hair as I run the laser over my scalp. I don't know if that actually makes it more effective or not, but laser therapy does make my hair look great and grow faster.

With using the 5% liquid and/or foam, did you notice any more facial hair growth than you originally had before starting it? It's one of the side effects I'm actually wary of.

I have not experienced more facial hair growth than I had before. Even if I did, it is a lot easier to make unwanted hair go away than it is to recover hair that I wanted to keep. Electrolysis hurts but it is effective. You do what you have to do.