What people try
4MinoxidilStage 4 · Widely recommended · Over the counter (scalp liquid or foam)Minoxidil is a medicine used on the scalp to grow hair and, as a tablet, to treat high blood pressure.Main risk: The tablet form may increase chest pain or cause other heart problems.4FinasterideStage 4 · Widely recommended · PrescriptionFinasteride is a tablet used to treat an enlarged prostate and male pattern hair loss in men.Main risk: The pages stress that finasteride may raise the risk of a faster-growing type of prostate cancer called high-grade prostate cancer.2PRP for skin and hair (platelet-rich plasma)Stage 2 · Small studies in people · Dermatologists, med spas and hair clinicsA small amount of your own blood is spun to concentrate the platelets, then injected or microneedled into the skin or scalp.
Products
Sorted by the best research stage of each product's ingredients, then by price. The stage describes research on the ingredient, not proof that the product works.
Hair
Oral Finasteride for Hair RegrowthFinasteride4 Ingredient research: widely recommended$22Topical Finasteride & Minoxidil SprayFinasteride4 Ingredient research: widely recommended$35Men's ROGAINE ® 5% Minoxidil Topical Foam, Three Month SupplyMinoxidil4 Ingredient research: widely recommendedPrice not checked yet
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