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Minoxidil can be used on slightly wet hair. The concept is that you don't want to dilute the minoxidil and have it on the hair shaft itself rather than the scalp. An alternative is to use compounded oral minoxidil.Jeff Rapaport MD FAADRealself All-star
It may affect absorption when your hair or your scalp is wet. It is recommended that the hair be dried and treated with this drug to avoid affecting the effect.
Hello and thank you for your question. Ideally your hair and scalp should be dry. However you can apply Minoxidil if your hair is slightly damp and you scalp is pretty dry. I hope this helps. Good luck to you.
Yes, I generally tell my patients to use minoxidil after a hot shower. The hair can be moist when you use it. The liquid is better than the foam because it gets more on the scalp.
It truly depends on how much rubbing there is in that certain area. Since it sounds like it will be short term there shouldn’t be a problem. To be safe you might want to put some sort of padding in there anyway.
This is difficult to answer without pictures, However this needs an in-person evaluation. I suggest seeing a hair loss expert now to evaluate and go over your condition and provide you information about your best treatment options. There are great non-invasive options like prp/progesterone...
You are a Norwood 3. Finasteride would be my recommendation too you. Using it along with Minoxidil will help slow down the loss and help thicken existing hair.