Is there a good Minoxidil product for women that does not contain Propylene Glycol and alcohol?

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Used minoxidil drops for 9 weeks for early stages of female pattern baldness. No side effects until a week ago, scalp itchiness, hot red swollen ears, a rash around my neck and forehead. Doc thinks Contact Dermatitis caused by the drops. I have read that it is not Minoxidil that causes a skin allergy but the Proplylene Glycol & alcohol. Is Aquagaine drops for women good option or better to try the Regaine foam which does not contain PG? Is minoxidil with no PG better than the LLLL caps?

Glenn Charles, DO · Answer

The newer foam Minoxidil/Rogaine products don not contain Proplylene Glycol. However you might want to consider only using them once a day even though the bottle will tell you to use twice a day. I do not think the alcohol is causing the irritation. I have some patients who actually do both Monoxidil and LLLT.

Christine M. Shaver, MD · Answer

For people who are sensitive to propylene glycol (one of the components of liquid minoxidil/Rogaine), I often recommend trying the foam minoxidil which is propylene glycol free. For those with other sensitivities, alcohol-free minoxidil/Rogaine formulations also exist for those that find alcohols as an entire class difficult to tolerate.

Jeff Donovan, MD, PhD · Answer

The minoxidil foam is probably the best option at this point for you but you will want to seek the direct advice of a physician who knows everything about your hair. Keep in mind that people can be allergic to minoxidil itself although irritation from propylene glycol is more common. If there is any difficulty finding the foam, a compounding pharmacy can make up PG free minoxidil in glycerin water and ethanol.

William Rassman, MD (retired) · Answer

The foam formulation does not have propylene glycol, an agent that commonly causes irritation and occasionally causes an allergic contact dermatitis

Is there a good Minoxidil product for women that does not contain Propylene Glycol and alcohol?

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Answer: Propylene glycol and minoxidil

Answer: Propylene glycol and minoxidil

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