“IDEAL” Regimen for Hair and Beard Growth (Microneedling, Topicals, and Orals)
With the extensive help and input of—and development with—my dermatologist, good research, experimentation, and some ChatGPT (lol), we came up with this “ideal” regimen to optimize very quick beard and hair growth. This is also coupled with oral Minoxidil and oral Dutasteride.
I am an EXTREMELY slow and poor responder (at least I was) to even the prolonged use of high doses of the aforementioned orals, even in tandem with some use of topicals. However, with this regimen plus the orals, I have seen IMMENSE and very QUICK progress in both my beard and hair growth! Nothing had ever worked before, even after a good couple of years of prolonged treatment.
I can only talk for myself when I say that this has been amazing. It is a relatively strict regimen, but to me, it has been more than worth it. The main risk we foresaw was perhaps some irritation, but I did not experience much of that at all on either my face or scalp, and the mild dryness I did experience was easily mitigated by good moisturizers.
The reason I put “ideal” in quotes is because I would very much like to know this fine community’s opinion about this regimen. Please let me know!
Microneedler: Dr. Pen, 16 needle cartridges.
Hair topicals: 0.1% Tretinoin and Happy Head’s 8% Minoxidil, Dutasteride, and Finasteride compound, applied directly to the scalp with an electric Minoxidil/serum root applicator (plenty on Amazon). I used to get the Minoxidil-Dutasteride compound only, but for some reason, the added Finasteride just makes the whole thing work better. Also, I dissolve the Tretinoin cream in about 1.5ml of hydraulic acid water (definitely not the gel or the oily stuff) so that I can put it in the root applicator to apply the liquid mixture directly to my scalp.
Beard topicals: 0.1% Tretinoin and 5% Minoxidil foam.
Oral meds: 5mg of Minoxidil daily, and 0.5mg of Dutasteride twice per week. Dutasteride used to be 1mg daily, but it was inhibiting my beard growth, and I realized I did not need that much because my hair was not falling out and because my hair topicals already contain Dutasteride and Finasteride.
With the extensive help and input of—and development with—my dermatologist, good research, experimentation, and some ChatGPT (lol), we came up with this “ideal” regimen to optimize very quick beard and hair growth. This is also coupled with oral Minoxidil and oral Dutasteride.
I am an EXTREMELY slow and poor responder (at least I was) to even the prolonged use of high doses of the aforementioned orals, even in tandem with some use of topicals. However, with this regimen plus the orals, I have seen IMMENSE and very QUICK progress in both my beard and hair growth! Nothing had ever worked before, even after a good couple of years of prolonged treatment.
I can only talk for myself when I say that this has been amazing. It is a relatively strict regimen, but to me, it has been more than worth it. The main risk we foresaw was perhaps some irritation, but I did not experience much of that at all on either my face or scalp, and the mild dryness I did experience was easily mitigated by good moisturizers.
The reason I put “ideal” in quotes is because I would very much like to know this fine community’s opinion about this regimen. Please let me know!
Microneedler: Dr. Pen, 16 needle cartridges.
Hair topicals: 0.1% Tretinoin and Happy Head’s 8% Minoxidil, Dutasteride, and Finasteride compound, applied directly to the scalp with an electric Minoxidil/serum root applicator (plenty on Amazon). I used to get the Minoxidil-Dutasteride compound only, but for some reason, the added Finasteride just makes the whole thing work better. Also, I dissolve the Tretinoin cream in about 1.5ml of hydraulic acid water (definitely not the gel or the oily stuff) so that I can put it in the root applicator to apply the liquid mixture directly to my scalp.
Beard topicals: 0.1% Tretinoin and 5% Minoxidil foam.
Oral meds: 5mg of Minoxidil daily, and 0.5mg of Dutasteride twice per week. Dutasteride used to be 1mg daily, but it was inhibiting my beard growth, and I realized I did not need that much because my hair was not falling out and because my hair topicals already contain Dutasteride and Finasteride.