Is This Popular FDA-Approved Topical Male Pattern Baldness Treatment Free From Side Effects?
Regardless is age, race, gender, or location the prospect of going bald is one most people find unsettling at best and terrifying at worst. This prospect fuels the hair loss and/or hair re-growth industry worldwide, and in recent year’s names like Rogaine and Loniten has become synonymous with slowing male and female pattern balding. Minoxidil is the main ingredient in these branded hair loss names. But while this topical formula is generally considered safe some potential minoxidil side effects may surprise you. First it is important to realize that despite its over the counter availability and affordability minoxidil is still considered a drug. It’s original use (oral pill form) was to treat of blood pressure, and is still considered by many doctors an effective treatment option. Hair loss treatments containing this drug are very diluted topical forms containing somewhere between 2 percent and 5 percent liquid minoxidil, in an average month’s supply of Rogaine. The other 95 to 98 per
