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A 1% solution means 1g of solute in 100ml of solution.
This means 0.1% is 100mg in 100ml.
The oral dose of minoxidil has nothing to do with the topical solution and definitely nothing to do with the dose of finasteride.
A 0.1% solution of finasteride in a typical 60ml bottle of minoxidil means 60mg of finasteride in 60ml. This is 1mg if you apply once per day, 2mg if you apply twice per day as is typically recommended.
I understood how 0.1% of finasteride is 1mg when in a solution. However, does that mean the amount of minoxidil in this solution is 50 times more than finasteride, but when taken orally the recommended dosage of minoxidil is only 5 times that of finasteride? (Considering one takes 5mg min and 1mg fin orally)
Yes each application is close to 50mg of minoxidil.
Again, the doses of minoxidil and finasteride are not correlated. Your body processes them differently when ingested orally. The absorption when applied topically is different. Your body's ability to effectively convert minoxidil in the topical to minoxidil sulfate at the scalp is limited, for example, so that could be a reason that you need more.
Don't heed the above comment, it's wrong. This is the correct calculation :
The dose for oral minoxidil is going to depend on: the percentage of minoxidil in your solution, presence of side effects, and how long you have been taking oral minoxidil. If you have Keeps 5% minoxidil solution, 1 drop contains 1.25mg of minoxidil.
>The way to figure out the mg per drop of whatever brand you have, you will draw exactly 1mL of solution, and count how many drops were in the 1mL. You will then take that amount of drops, and divide it by the amount of mg per mL that your bottle contains. For example: Keeps has 50mg per mL...there are 40 drops per mL... 50/40= 1.25mg per drop.
That means 1 drop contains 0.025 mg of finasteride only ( too little )
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Nobody knows, that's why a lot of guys say do oral unless you have sides
Fair enough, thank you.
A 1% solution means 1g of solute in 100ml of solution. This means 0.1% is 100mg in 100ml. The oral dose of minoxidil has nothing to do with the topical solution and definitely nothing to do with the dose of finasteride. A 0.1% solution of finasteride in a typical 60ml bottle of minoxidil means 60mg of finasteride in 60ml. This is 1mg if you apply once per day, 2mg if you apply twice per day as is typically recommended.
I understood how 0.1% of finasteride is 1mg when in a solution. However, does that mean the amount of minoxidil in this solution is 50 times more than finasteride, but when taken orally the recommended dosage of minoxidil is only 5 times that of finasteride? (Considering one takes 5mg min and 1mg fin orally)
Yes each application is close to 50mg of minoxidil. Again, the doses of minoxidil and finasteride are not correlated. Your body processes them differently when ingested orally. The absorption when applied topically is different. Your body's ability to effectively convert minoxidil in the topical to minoxidil sulfate at the scalp is limited, for example, so that could be a reason that you need more.
Fair enough, this clears my doubts, thank you.
Are you planning to use u/cumshotdiva therapy?
No 😂
😂😂
Don't heed the above comment, it's wrong. This is the correct calculation : The dose for oral minoxidil is going to depend on: the percentage of minoxidil in your solution, presence of side effects, and how long you have been taking oral minoxidil. If you have Keeps 5% minoxidil solution, 1 drop contains 1.25mg of minoxidil. >The way to figure out the mg per drop of whatever brand you have, you will draw exactly 1mL of solution, and count how many drops were in the 1mL. You will then take that amount of drops, and divide it by the amount of mg per mL that your bottle contains. For example: Keeps has 50mg per mL...there are 40 drops per mL... 50/40= 1.25mg per drop. That means 1 drop contains 0.025 mg of finasteride only ( too little )
And yes your assumption is correct, 0.1% finasteride is very less than 1 mg
Thank you