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Desoximetasone Cream or Fluocinonide Oil for Hair Loss?

SummermaloneOct 5, 2016
I'm an African American female. I have had hair loss along my edges (especially on one side) - it has been over a year and a half of no hair. I have seen 2 dermatologist (one said it could be stress & alopecia). I was given desoximetasone 0.25% cream by one derm & fluocinonide solution 0.05% by the other derm. Which one is better? I noticed the desoximetasone consists of mineral oil, petrolatum & lanolin alcohol which isn't good for hair. I haven't had a chemical relaxer in almost 18 months

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