January 30 2008, 10:33 am PT | Posted in: Drugs + Hair Products
hi, im 68 yrs old. had a hair transplant 10yrs ago and purchased scalp med and have been using it for 5 months. i was hoping to fill in sparse areas and the back of my head. so far the scalp med has been growing hair slowly but working. it is also to expensive for me. i would like to know if i discontinued scalp med and started to go back to rogaine would i lose the hair ive gained from scalp med? same question if i switched to PROVILLUS. THANK YOU!
If it is between ScalpMed, Provillus, and Rogaine, I’d say the Rogaine (minoxidil) is the best way to go. As ScalpMed and Provillus both contain minoxidil, either should carry the same benefits over and Rogaine or generic minoxidil is also the least expensive of your options. Go for it!
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Can I use Provillus and Rogaine at the same time?
Switch to a Clarifying shampoo (one bought at a hair salon). That will do as much good as any Minoxidil product and cost much less.
Understand that you aren’t supposed to use the clarifying shampoo on a regular basis. One week initially, followed by once per week thereafter. The clarifying shampoo acts as an astringent (which is what Rogaine and Nioxin also do).