minoxidil liquid and long hair?

[HellloMorning]

I'm a musician with long hair. I started minoxidil liquid about two months ago. I found it to be very annoying as it left half my hair greasy and gunky, caused huge dandruff flakes, and started causing more hairless. So I stopped using it for about two weeks.

I've read here that the huge hairloss is to be expected as it kicks the older smaller hairs out, so I'm going to start using it again.

Is there anything i can do about this stuff making half my hair look like poop? Like does it really need to be left on for four hours to work or could I leave it on for an hour and then wash it out? I guess I could cut my hair short, but right now it is the only thing I have covering up a 50% bald area on my vertex. I’ve tried the foam and it seems to leave my hair even more stiff and nasty. =/

(sorry if this should have went into hair care and styling"

 

[otis]

use the foam it will dry like you used moose and will make your hair look thicker

 

[hairforce9]

use the foam then about an hour later comb your hair so its no longer stiff, I wouldn't recomend washing your hair after applying rogaine because its a topical treatment that needs to be present on your scalp to work washing it out defeats this purpose. ppl say you can wash your hair after the product dries but i wouldnt.
... liquid takes apparently 4 hours to dry while foam takes max an hour...

 

[HellloMorning]

I've used the foam and get an even worse sticky grimy fealing. It leaves my hair stiff and dull.

 

[Sir Guy of Frizzbourne]

Just try not to run it through your hair or smear it. Apply it to the scalp and rub it into just the scalp. You'll get your roots a little greasy, but that's about it. Also, try not to use too much, and if you're hair is curly like mine, try not to mess with it too much. Try to be patient and let it dry. Once it's dry it will look it's best.

 

[HellloMorning]

foam is def the way to go with long hair. I find it works best if you put tip straight to the scalp and make a little glob the size of 1.2 cm in diameter. After it dries, it is much less noticeable compared to minoxidil liquid.