Why isn benzyl nicotinamide used in the 5% Xandrox® solution?
A. The 5% Xandrox® solution does not need an absorption enhancer because it has an alcohol base. With standard compounding techniques, minoxidil in a 12.5% concentration is not feasible with a base that is primarily alcohol. Therefore an absorption enhancer was incorporated into the Xandrox® 12.5% Lotion formula to make the absorption rates equivalent to liquid formulas with similar concentrations.
