Interesting Articles on Minoxidil & Irritation

[drinkrum]

Allergic contact dermatitis to topical minoxidil solution: etiology and treatment:

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/quer ... t=Abstract

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The skinny: Much of the time, it's the propylene glycol (that is used as a solvent in the minoxidil solution) that is the culprit. You can get minoxidil with another solvent from Dr. Lee's Web site. The URL can be found, I believe, on HairLossTalk.com.

 

[bombscience]

Neat. Yes I was definetly allergic to the PPG in minoxidil. I believe that I am also allergic to minoxidil. Hopefully Dr. Lee will be able to help me determine this.