Everybody has a hypothesis to why minoxidil works in treating Androgenetic Alopecia....
But we can see in the below study that minoxidil's main MO(demonstratable and not just hypothesis) is just by increasing rate of keratin(as in hair and nails) production probably by increasing blood flow as the researchers conclude.
The use of topical minoxidil to accelerate nail growth: A pilot study
https://www.researchgate.net/public...xidil_to_accelerate_nail_growth_A_pilot_study
Our supposition was that topical minoxidil, which has vasodilatory properties, can increase the rate of nail growth. The aim of this study was to determine the impact of topical minoxidil on nail growth. A 5% topical minoxidil solution was applied twice daily to the fingernails of 32 participants
During the first month, the mean growth of the treated nails was 4.27 mm/month compared with 3.91 mm/month in the untreated nails (P = 0.003).
But we can see in the below study that minoxidil's main MO(demonstratable and not just hypothesis) is just by increasing rate of keratin(as in hair and nails) production probably by increasing blood flow as the researchers conclude.
The use of topical minoxidil to accelerate nail growth: A pilot study
https://www.researchgate.net/public...xidil_to_accelerate_nail_growth_A_pilot_study
Our supposition was that topical minoxidil, which has vasodilatory properties, can increase the rate of nail growth. The aim of this study was to determine the impact of topical minoxidil on nail growth. A 5% topical minoxidil solution was applied twice daily to the fingernails of 32 participants
During the first month, the mean growth of the treated nails was 4.27 mm/month compared with 3.91 mm/month in the untreated nails (P = 0.003).