What % of people does topical minoxidil actually work for?

[prher]

I hear it works for only 40% of people that actually use it?

Any success / non successful stories here?

Any sides from those that saw good results? Water retention and facial bloating is a common one I hear from Minox.

 

[ProgestegenicWarrior88]

The sides of Minox are not present on the topical. The standard 5% works fine. I use it nightly witb RU and my hairline is holding against a gram of gear

 

[trtbuilder]

I hear it works for only 40% of people that actually use it?

Any success / non successful stories here?

Any sides from those that saw good results? Water retention and facial bloating is a common one I hear from Minox.

• Around ~40% of men showed moderate to dense hair regrowth on the crown with topical minoxidil in early FDA-review studies.
• In broader clinical use and surveys, about 55–75% of users report some positive response (new hair growth or reduced loss) with 5% topical minoxidil.
• In observational data, ~64% of patients had clinical improvement after 6 months of treatment.