Hi everyone.
tl;dr I am looking for a recipe for topical caffeine to try in place of minoxidil... or any other topical recipe that someone can recommend to increase blood flow in a healthier way than minoxidil does.
My battle with MPD does not go well. My vertex balding is increasing every month, although the front is unaffected. I feel though that eventually the back will encompass the front and I'll just have to shave my head.
On the plus side, I have put my auto-immune condition into remission. My lifestyle is pretty optimal these days. Good diet, going to the gym 2-3 weekly, finally back in the dating game. Unfortunately, the healthier I become, the faster the balding happens. I know it's a natural process, but it's really causing a lot of heartache. I think MPD is very disfiguring and nobody in my life is supportive of me trying to stop it. They just keep referencing famous bald men who they think are hot, or they tell me that I have a nice shaped head so I'll still look good without hair. I don't care though, I don't want to go bald if I can help it.
I've discounted using finasteride. It's not worth messing with my hormone system. I was about to try minoxidil, but some men say that the initial shed it causes actually makes the MPD worse if you ever stop using it. Also it's basically a blood pressure med with unknown mechanisms. Plus it's expensive.
The other forums on MPD that are very pro-finasteride keep telling me not to waste my time on other things because I will just lose ground, but I am chemically sensitive and I just know that those pharmaceuticals will mess me up. They also say that a topical circulatory stimulant like minoxidil doesn't work on its own and you need a DHT inhibitor. Well, I would rather go bald than inhibit my DHT.
If anyone can point to some recipes for topical caffeine or others, I'd be willing to give that a try. I have access to pure ethanol, too. I previously used topical peppermint and rosemary oil on my vertex 2x daily but I think they inhibited DHT because it started to make me depressed.
Thanks in advance :)
tl;dr I am looking for a recipe for topical caffeine to try in place of minoxidil... or any other topical recipe that someone can recommend to increase blood flow in a healthier way than minoxidil does.
My battle with MPD does not go well. My vertex balding is increasing every month, although the front is unaffected. I feel though that eventually the back will encompass the front and I'll just have to shave my head.
On the plus side, I have put my auto-immune condition into remission. My lifestyle is pretty optimal these days. Good diet, going to the gym 2-3 weekly, finally back in the dating game. Unfortunately, the healthier I become, the faster the balding happens. I know it's a natural process, but it's really causing a lot of heartache. I think MPD is very disfiguring and nobody in my life is supportive of me trying to stop it. They just keep referencing famous bald men who they think are hot, or they tell me that I have a nice shaped head so I'll still look good without hair. I don't care though, I don't want to go bald if I can help it.
I've discounted using finasteride. It's not worth messing with my hormone system. I was about to try minoxidil, but some men say that the initial shed it causes actually makes the MPD worse if you ever stop using it. Also it's basically a blood pressure med with unknown mechanisms. Plus it's expensive.
The other forums on MPD that are very pro-finasteride keep telling me not to waste my time on other things because I will just lose ground, but I am chemically sensitive and I just know that those pharmaceuticals will mess me up. They also say that a topical circulatory stimulant like minoxidil doesn't work on its own and you need a DHT inhibitor. Well, I would rather go bald than inhibit my DHT.
If anyone can point to some recipes for topical caffeine or others, I'd be willing to give that a try. I have access to pure ethanol, too. I previously used topical peppermint and rosemary oil on my vertex 2x daily but I think they inhibited DHT because it started to make me depressed.
Thanks in advance :)