NIZORAL ketoconazole 2 Percent Shampoo

I believe in the post before this one I stated I was having the minoxidil side effect of increased acne. Well, the acne hasn’t got any worse however I still get them. I don’t know if it is a side effect that people get with minoxidil or if I just have sensitive skin. I tried to use a topical shampoo once and the increased acne got worse. I guess the shampoo was too harsh on my skin so it caused severe irritation and gave me more red bumps. Funny enough I seem to get more acne towards the backside of my head for some reason and at times it can be quite painful. It’s the type of acne that swells up and hangs around for a while. Unfortunately, now in combination with the acne my entire scalp is becoming very itchy. It started with occasional itching so I didn’t really pay too much attention to it.

However, now it’s much more noticeable and bothersome. I constantly feel some itchiness throughout the day and it gets very annoying at times. At this point, I’m not sure if the itchiness has something to do with the acne or is a completely separate issue. After some further research on Rogaine's side effects, it turns out I am not alone, many people in fact either get acne breakouts or various degrees of itchiness on the head. In terms of treatments, there is various do-it-yourself type of treatment advice you can find online.

One treatment that seems to be helping the majority of people and seems to have a side benefit of increased hair growth as well is the usage of NIZORAL 2% / ketoconazole 2% shampoo. In simple terms, the shampoo is supposed to help because it is a topical antifungal agent/ DHT Blocker. In some studies, NIZORAL grew about as much hair as minoxidil 2% on its own. Those were studies performed on men and women with androgenic alopecia, a.k.a baldness which is seen in men as well as women.

I am not currently at a point where I can see any significant hair growth but I have noticed that since using this shampoo my fine, thinning hair has improved quite a bit in quality. It’s now much easier to comb through and it feels better to the touch. My ultra-fine hair is also growing faster than normal and even though I have only been using Rogaine for 1 month, I’m confident that the NIZORAL 2% / ketoconazole 2% shampoo will continue to help me out for some time. 

In the United States, it’s very hard to find NIZORAL; a lot of people tend to buy it from overseas. There are some online stores that sell NIZORAL but no one has really tried to list them out here so I don’t know how much they cost. The best I can tell right now is that they usually tend to cost around $20 – $25 per bottle depending on how many bottles you buy. In general, buying over the internet does have its drawbacks such as different shipping services and not being able to try the product before buying. I am deftly going to give it a try; I am going to try to procure NIZORAL 2% from an online source or even eBay. From what I’ve heard some people were able to buy it directly from eBay from an overseas seller. I will for sure give an update once I’ve used it for a little while.

Side Effect Of Rogaine Acne Breakouts

I have been using the Rogaine with the dropper for a little while now and I really find it convenient to use as compared to the spray applicator. Like I said before I find it more efficient, less wasteful, and easier to apply around my scalp. Now for those of you that are asking “When will Rogaine show results?” my answer would be after at least three months of use. Rogaine can take at least six months to work on these people while some cases can take up to years. Besides the best way to apply minoxidil people are always worried about any Rogaine side effects. I have read a lot about the side effects and to be honest it did not worry me too much, quite frankly was worried more about stopping my hair loss than any of the side effects happening to me. I did not notice any of the side effects that other users mentioned when I first started using Rogaine and what I did notice was a burning sensation a minute after applying it, which went away after some time. Personally, I believe that this was an adjustment phase of my scalp getting used to the product. 

However, some time has passed now and I believe I am beginning to suffer from one of the most prominent side effects that people can have from using minoxidil every day. Unfortunately for me, I have very sensitive skin throughout my face and I assume throughout my scalp as well. For example, even just shaving generally causes me a problem every so often because I have such sensitive skin and I break out in ingrown hairs and razor burn if I’m not extremely careful when shaving. I have to be very careful when shaving and I also had to use cortisone cream in order to help prevent any breakouts or rashes. 

A couple of months ago, I began to experience the exact same kind of breakouts and rashes, which have never happened to me before. My face and my scalp are both hyper-sensitive and it is extremely painful when these kinds of breakouts occur. I have been using the Rogaine with the dropper for a little while now and I really find it convenient to use as compared to the spray applicator. Like I said before I find it more efficient, less wasteful, and easier to apply around my scalp. 

So, after using Rogaine for some time, I started noticing some odd pimples spread across my scalp where I normally wouldn’t get any type of acne before. Not a lot but a few spread around my scalp where I use the minoxidil. I really don’t know if my pores are getting clogged up by the minoxidil and this is why getting acne or is it some type of rash or direct reaction to the minoxidil itself. Thankfully they are not painful at all but more of an annoyance than anything else at this point. So in a nutshell it seems like my first side effect of Rogaine is acne breakouts.

Rogaine Side Effects from the beginning were very minimal. Other than the initial redness and itching, which usually subsided after a few days. But we soon noticed that there was a change in the texture of our hair after using the product. It became finer, softer and silkier. Rogaine has been used for those fighting receding hairlines and is an affordable alternative to expensive surgeries like hair transplants.