Rogaine
Rogaine is generic minoxidil solution for the scalp, in 5% and 10% bottles, applied twice a day to slow pattern hair loss and encourage regrowth.
- Category
- Men's Health
- Active ingredient
- Minoxidil
- Route
- Topical
- Form
- Foam, Solution
- Strengths
- 5/10%
You will receive a quality generic equivalent, depending on stock.
Shipped in a discreet, unmarked envelope.
Details
- Conditions
- Hair loss
- Therapeutic Class
- Hair growth stimulant
- Pharmacological Class
- Vasodilator
- Minor Side Effects
- Scalp itching, Localized redness
- Moderate Side Effects
- Scalp dryness, Dermatitis
- Dosage Forms
- Foam, Solution
- Administration Route
- Topical
- Originator
- Johnson & Johnson
- Onset Time
- Several months
- Duration
- Continuous use required
- Storage Instructions
- Store at room temperature upright.
- Drug Interactions
- Tretinoin
- Age Restrictions
- Not for individuals under 18.
What you will receive
Rogaine is the originator brand name, made by Johnson & Johnson. We use it to identify the medicine; the pack you receive is a generic equivalent, not the original Rogaine.
- The same active ingredient (Minoxidil) at the same strength.
- The exact brand supplied depends on what is in stock when your order ships.
FAQ
Which Rogaine strengths and bottle sizes can I order?
Rogaine comes as 5% and 10% bottles, with packs of 1, 2 or 3 bottles for each strength. It is generic minoxidil, not the original Rogaine. Larger packs cost less per bottle. Choose the strength and pack that suit you.
Can Rogaine be sent discreetly to Hong Kong?
Yes. Every Rogaine order ships in plain, unbranded packaging, with nothing on the outside about the contents. Tracked courier takes 5 to 9 business days and includes online tracking. If the parcel goes missing within that window, it is sent again free, or refunded if that is not possible.
Does Rogaine have other names?
Rogaine and Loniten are brand names of minoxidil, which is also sold as Mintop, Regrow and Tugain. Here, minoxidil can be bought online as generic Rogaine, and also as minoxidil tablets. These are generics, not the original brand.
What happens if I stop using Rogaine?
The new hair is lost again, mostly within a few months of the last application. Rogaine holds hair loss back while you keep using it but does not remove its cause, so stopping brings you back to where the thinning would have taken you.
Is 10% Rogaine stronger than 5%?
Yes. A 10% solution carries twice as much minoxidil in every millilitre as a 5% one, so the same amount of liquid delivers twice the dose. Whichever you pick, apply it the same way, to dry scalp only, and no more often than twice a day.
Can I wash my hair after using Rogaine?
Yes, but give the solution several hours on the scalp first. It goes on dry hair and a dry scalp, so wash before an application rather than straight after one, which would rinse part of the dose away.
Can I use Rogaine and finasteride together?
They are often used together. Minoxidil works on the follicle through the scalp, while finasteride is a tablet that lowers the hormone DHT, so they act in different ways and there is no known interaction between them.
About Rogaine
Rogaine's active ingredient, minoxidil, goes on the scalp as a liquid and is not swallowed. It is used for pattern hair loss, and it works best when the thinning is recent, at the crown, and in people under about 40. A receding hairline does not respond. This listing is generic minoxidil solution in 5% and 10%.
Minoxidil does not cure baldness. It keeps working only while you keep applying it. The results are slow too: plan on at least four months before judging, and up to a year for the full effect.
Applying it
Apply to a dry scalp and dry hair, twice a day, on the thinning areas only, then wash your hands. Keep it out of your eyes, nose and mouth, and rinse with plenty of cool water if it gets there. Do not use it on a sunburnt or irritated scalp. A larger amount does not grow hair faster, it only adds side effects. If you miss an application, skip it and carry on with the next, without doubling up.
Solution that runs down onto the forehead or neck can grow hair there, so apply it carefully and let it dry before lying down.
What you may notice
Itching, dryness, flaking and a burning feel on the scalp are the usual complaints. In the first weeks you may also shed more hairs than normal, as old ones make room for new ones.
Weight gain, swelling of the face, hands, ankles or stomach, a rapid heartbeat, chest pain, light-headedness, or breathlessness when lying flat mean the minoxidil is reaching the rest of the body and need urgent treatment.
Rogaine or minoxidil tablets
The shop also lists Minoxidil as 5mg and 10mg tablets. That is a different route altogether: tablets are swallowed and act on the whole body, and minoxidil was a blood pressure medicine before it was a hair treatment. Rogaine is the bottle for the scalp. The minoxidil page lays out both. Keep the bottle at room temperature, away from heat.
Sources
- Minoxidil Topical: MedlinePlus Drug Information — National Library of Medicine