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I'm using a different brand of minoxidil on my face, whatever's still on my fingers after applying it to my scalp (yes, trans men can have male pattern baldness, but anecdotally it seems to be uncommon and I'm just unlucky). It seems to be helping but I'm not certain because my dad couldn't grow a full beard until well into his 30s and it could just be filling in regardless of the minoxidil.
Any brand should have the same effects assuming you get the higher concentration of minoxidil. It can be drying so you may want to use some facial lotion too. The foam versions are easier to deal with and more likely to stay where you put it but the liquid is cheaper and should still work. The Walmart equate brand foam is probably going to be the cheapest foam option and I liked it well enough the times I've used it, but I usually go with a different store brand because of reasons.
Wait, really, male pattern baldness is uncommon in trans men? I was under the impression that it was at a similar rate to cis men.
What I heard (this is third hand information explained to someone with no biology background but some stats) is that the primary gene for male pattern baldness is on the X chromosome, and because most trans men get two of those there's a chance the MPB gene isn't expressed or something.
I've heard that before. Makes sense to me. In that case you can't use the "if your maternal grandfather is bald then you're likely to be bald as well" rule since there's the mother's and father's X chromosome to work with as opposed to just the mother's. Lucky me, both sides of the family are very bald 😑.
Cheers for the response. Unfortunately foam looks to be a bit too expensive for me currently. The stuff I've seen generally has 5% concentration, is that high enough?
Yeah, 5% is the right one.
I only see the one month supply for the hims, most other brands sell a three month supply and per month the store brand is cheaper. But in the case of using it for scalp hair, you keep using it or you lose whatever growth you got. And it takes a few months to start working, you'll want to give it at least three months of consistent use to see if it'll work.