How To Avoid White Flakes With Minoxidil Use

[michel sapin]

hey guys , i have started to apply minoxidil to my crown and i have got those huge disgusting flakes , even after shampoo .
How can i avoid this , without switching to minoxidil foam plz . thx

 

[Zoobop]

Use Nizoral shampoo, use a little less liquid and spread it out very evenly in small amounts, and most importantly, rub it in! Massage it into your scalp so that it is spread evenly. Those flakes are not your skin - they are just dried minoxidil that did not get absorbed into your scalp. So again, less liquid, and rub it in. The incredible gains I made from minoxidil were lost in about a year because I failed to do these simple things. My scalp basically got overloaded with minoxidil and lost all the gains I made (not to mention I had not started finasteride either which is a huge reason as well).

 

[michel sapin]

thanks @Zoobop ; but i have never massaged the minoxidil, i thought that you didn't have to do it , because the PG in the liquid allow it to be absorbed .
I will try to use less minoxidil

 

[Grasshüpfer]

First you should check if the flakes are skin or dried minoxidil. Skin won't dissolve in alcohol/ minoxidil. Putting a flake into a drop of minoxidil should answer the question.

If it is minoxidil, it means that the minoxidil is not being absorbed properly.

1. The minoxidil solution is drying too fast.
Try to add Propylene glycoleum and make sure not to blow dry or be in the sun for some time.

2. There skin is too dry to allow absorption. Dry skin means too little fat which hinders alcohol absorption.
Try to add 10% water to the minoxidil solution.
Or try to apply coconut oil from time to time to your scalp and/or use less shampoo.

3. Dermaroll for absorption with 0,5 -1mm roller. Roll every day with little pressure and only scratch the surface. 1mm is only for long hair.

For me personally all of the things did the trick with ru. Gonna add minoxidil once it arrives.

 

[Grasshüpfer]

Massaging minoxidil is only good with buzzcut. Otherwise the minoxidil is in your hair, but not on your scalp.

 

[michel sapin]

the flakes are 100% minoxidil .
Not my skin, i never had drandruff in my whole life .

 

[Grasshüpfer]

the flakes are 100% minoxidil .
Not my skin, i never had drandruff in my whole life .

I'm also still fumbling, just told you what I found out.
I slowly think penetration is a big part, good that you think about it.

 

[Kev123]

First you should check if the flakes are skin or dried minoxidil. Skin won't dissolve in alcohol/ minoxidil. Putting a flake into a drop of minoxidil should answer the question.

If it is minoxidil, it means that the minoxidil is not being absorbed properly.

1. The minoxidil solution is drying too fast.
Try to add Propylene glycoleum and make sure not to blow dry or be in the sun for some time.

2. There skin is too dry to allow absorption. Dry skin means too little fat which hinders alcohol absorption.
Try to add 10% water to the minoxidil solution.
Or try to apply coconut oil from time to time to your scalp and/or use less shampoo.

3. Dermaroll for absorption with 0,5 -1mm roller. Roll every day with little pressure and only scratch the surface. 1mm is only for long hair.

For me personally all of the things did the trick with ru. Gonna add minoxidil once it arrives.

You may be on to something with minoxidil flaking being from lack of minoxidil absorption. I started dermarolling with 0.25 mm microneedler and I am seeing vellus hairs getting bigger and longer and even 4-5 new terminal hairs. I had the issue of white minoxidil residue from kirkland's being all over my forehead and I was wondering why that was. Maybe it wasn't even penetrating my skin.

 

[Zoobop]

Massaging minoxidil is only good with buzzcut. Otherwise the minoxidil is in your hair, but not on your scalp.

Not true at all. I have never had a buzzcut. Simply part your hair where you apply the minoxidil and rub it directly into the scalp.

You may be on to something with minoxidil flaking being from lack of minoxidil absorption. I started dermarolling with 0.25 mm microneedler and I am seeing vellus hairs getting bigger and longer and even 4-5 new terminal hairs. I had the issue of white minoxidil residue from kirkland's being all over my forehead and I was wondering why that was. Maybe it wasn't even penetrating my skin.

Absolutely. What happens too is the flakes build up into deposits of clumped minoxidil which then blocks newly applied liquid from going into the scalp. My girlfriend at the time of that nightmare loved going through my head and picking out all the clumps of deposits. It was very cathartic for her.

That being said, what usually triggers the flakes to begin is an overabundance of minoxidil, so dermarolling can be adversely effective if you simply are applying too much and your scalp is rejecting it. Another solution is taking a 2-3 day break from minoxidil to allow your body and scalp a break.

 

[ALightInTheDark]

If you want to avoid flakes, avoid Propylen Glycol.
If you want to keep your bottle, add 5mg of Melatonin,L-Carnitine Tartrate and a lil of Emu Oil.

And voila !

 

[Nano123]

Rub it in as they said and wash your hair frequently as this dandruff happens when too much unabsorbed minoxidil overlaps, I wash my hair around 3x per week with nizoral and on the off days I wash it with conditioner but it still cleans my scalp and I haven't had dandruff since I started doing that