Can I use women's rogaine after having used men's rogaine without hair loss?

Question

I am a 68 year old female. Men's Rogaine worked wonderfully but changed my hair texture, curly now. Can I go back to using women's Rogaine? Have used before but had much better results with mens. Worried that if I switched back to women's, I'll lose everything I regained from the mens Rogaine.

Jason Emer, MD · Answer

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 and/or hair transplantation. See an expert. Best, Dr. Emer

Konstantinos Anastassakis, MD, PhD · Answer

Minoxidil is concentration-dependent in its action.
If the women's Rogaine is usually 2% vs men's being 5%. So you might get a bit less results.The ONLY reason 2% is approved for women is that with the 5% women might grow hair in other areas, like cheeks, mustache etc. If you do NOT have any of these, stick to the 5%.

Monika Soni, MD · Answer

Thank you for your question! If the women's Rogaine is usually 2% vs men's being 5%. So you might get a bit less results.The ONLY reason 2% is approved for women is that with the 5% women might grow hair in other areas, like cheeks, mustache etc. If you do NOT have any of these, stick to the 5%. Best of luck!

Jeff Donovan, MD, PhD · Answer

You’ll want to be clear on your terms and the exact concentrations you are referring to. Nowadays, use of the term Women’s Rogaine can mean either 2% or 5 % depending on the exact context. In short, if you benefited from 5 % and are now switching to 2 % there s a slight chance of loss.

William Rassman, MD (retired) · Answer

You can freely switch between women's and men's minoxidil without a problem retaining the hair that you grew

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Can I use women's rogaine after having used men's rogaine without hair loss?

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