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The Brutal Reality...
This is a very good product, but it's not a magic potion. I have been using it for years, and seen others use it for years and here is what I can attest to: The sooner you start using Rogaine, the better. Yes, for some people, not that many, it grows hair where there was none {and yes, you could be one of those). But, the most common effect of Rogaine is to help you keep most of the hair you already have and maybe help a little in areas you still hair (but want more).
So, if a "normal" human loses 100 hairs a day, and you are losing 150 [which is terrible, because day after day, that adds up...], if Rogaine can decrease that daily loss to 110 or less, that is fantastic. That is the effect it has in me and I am very happy. Would I wish it was more effective in the regrowing part, YEAH, but while such product appears this is doing me a great service. And it does help, although to a lesser extent, for frontal baldness and receding hairline (not by regrowing, but by significantly delaying the hair loss process).
Now, should you use foam or liquid. Well, for me the answer is very simple, but some people are not going to like to hear it. Since I started using Rogaine early in my hair loss, I still have a lot of hair, so when I have used foam I wasted a lot of Rogaine that didn't get to scalp but was stuck in the hair. That is not going to help me, or anybody else. It has to get to the scalp. That is why I love the liquid form.
Foam is for those who, unfortunately, waited too long. The only way foam gets to your scalp is if there is no hair, or very little hair, in its way. That explains why these people also claim that the liquid form drips down their face, because they don't have enough hair to stop it. My only suggestion for "foam people" is that if they have areas with lots of hair, don't neglect them, apply some Rogaine on them [making sure it gets to the scalp], its the best way to assure you are going to keep those areas... and maybe regrow from there, who knows...
That's it. I have used it for more than a decade and it has helped me tremendously. Although, like you, I can't wait for science to produce the definitive solution in the near future. Until then, good luck to us all!
May 2017 · Beauty and Personal Care · verified purchase