Thank you addressing this question to our BLOG. Originally Minoxidil was a drug developed to fight high blood pressure. There are rumors and claims that patients used this drug also developed an increase of hair growth (???). Today this drug (Rogaine) is widely used to fight hair loss. Over the years the drug concentration was up-scaled from 1 to 5%. We cannot comment if this drug or others can improve hair growth or reverse hair loss. Personally we believe this rumors became a myth over the years.
We have been asked many times why we do not recommend the use of this drug in combination with the Dermaroller. We have good reasons for our refusal. Let me explain:
Not only would we fool you and million others if we would make such claims. The structure of the human skin prevents that drugs or cosmetics can penetrate the stratum corneum, the uppermost layer of the epidermis. We have absolute prove that not more then 0.01% of a hydrophilic (water and/or alcohol) formulated solution can be absorbed by the skin. The rest evaporates or goes into your pillow – an expensive experience. See: http://www.dermaroller.de/us/science/science.html
Naturally things look different when this blood pressure controlling drug is enhanced into the skin by a needling device. It immediately will enter into your blood stream and things can quickly get out of control and you definitely can get a problem, even a heart failure, especially then when you have a coronary deficiency (what many people do not know). If you enhance such a drug into your skin with the help of an enhancing device, this would be the same if you play with open fire near a leaking gas pipe!
If copiers of the original Dermaroller recommend a needling device in combination with such drugs against hair loss, they definitely lie and encourage you to risk your health.
Therefore our conclusion is clear: DON’T DO IT!!!
We can imagine that this statement doesn’t comfort you. But you definitely can enjoy life with some lost hair - even it is hard to except in the beginning. But the risk to suffer for the rest of your life is not worth it.
The Dermaroller Team