Amazon Basic Care Minoxidil Topical Solution USP, 5 Percent, Hair Regrowth Treatment for Men, Extra Strength, 12 Fluid Ounces

Successful beard story
It’s been many years since I used this for my beard, but it worked. I used this back in 2018, I was in my mid-20’s and I could only grow a goatee and mustache, and had some scarce hairs in my cheeks and that was it. Back then, the first generations of minox beard youtubers were coming out with their testimonies and day-to-day progress videos. I watched those videos for a couple of months before finally taking the decision to embark on the same journey myself. I didn’t want to grow a Gandalf beard or anything like that, I just wanted a full beard and be able to sport a short beard or a stubble beard, which is exactly what I do now!
It’s a work of patience and discipline, though. I applied it twice a day, as instructed by the box, every 12 hours, and never skipped a single day. The progress is very slow and very gradual. After 2-3 months, I hadn’t noticed anything yet, but people around me started noticing the difference. Back then, using minox for beard wasn’t such a widespread “trick”, so the comments I started to hear from people around me were like “oh, so you’re trying a beard now, nice!”, i.e. they thought I used to fully shave before (which I did cause I didn’t like how I looked, but obviously only shaved what little I could grow) and now I was trying a new look. Still, I wasn’t fully convinced of my progress, it wasn’t until 6 months in when I finally started to notice a drastic enough difference to feel like it was working.
Following recommendations from youtubers and online forums, I ended up purchasing a couple more 6-month supplies (from different brands, I would purchase the one that I found cheaper, and it made absolutely no difference) and continued the process for a whole year, never skipping a single day. By the end of year 1, I could already grow a full beard. I started to take it easy for the second year, instead of using it twice a day I went down to only once, and the last 3 bottles I started using every other day, and then every few days, as to not just completely stop using it abruptly.
Now it’s been more than 4 years since the last time I used it, and my beard is still going the same as back then, it really does seem the results on beard are permanent.

Absurdly great product for savers, bad product for those who don’t care about cost.
5 stars for the price and quantity, 4 stars objective for the product overall.
This DOES work, it is NOT a scam product. Keep in mind that this product contains a topical treatment that is shown to work for only around 2/3 of those who use it. There is a solid shot it won’t work for you. That is not the fault of this particular hair loss treatment.
There may be side effects. For some, this will work and there will not be any side effects. For others, it will work and there will be side effects. This is me and most others. For some, it won’t have any effect at all. For the least lucky, it won’t work and there will also be side effects. This both is and is not the fault of this product.
This product uses an alcohol solution to evaporate more quickly, which is their alternative to the more costly foam products. Due to this, YOU SHOULD EXPECT DRY SCALP AND DANDRUF.
Some may not experience this. I’ve had perfect skin and scalp for 38 years, but have been thinking g for a few and decided to try this product. I have had a TON of dandruff, but simple antiz-dandruf shampoo – something I’ve never needed before – has it under control.
The biggest flaw of the product is that it is a liquid solution instead of a foam. That is both because of the above described dry scalp/dandruff issues, but also because unless you have very short hair or take a long time in the morning before you go to work, you will very have wet hair around your treated area for about an hour. I wake up early now before work just to apply this product. Further, due to it being a liquid, expect it to run down your neck and face. This doesn’t hurt you, but it is an annoyance which should be addressed in a product review.
Were this product not both so inexpensive for the quantity, it would be a 3 star product. Works, but big pain in the rear. Due to the fact that it costs less than most 3 month supplies while having 6 months of supply, though, I give it 4 stars. If this were this a price/quantity issue alone, I’d give it 6 stars.
Its cheap, it works, you get a lot of it,, and its not so much a pain in the butt so as to detract from the positive effects.
I’d rate this a buy for most people, but if you don’t care about money then get a foam based product instead.