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Menopausal Hair Loss? Regrow Hair Before + After

Did you know that up to 2/3 of post Menopausal Women suffer from Hair Loss?

I just found out because it’s happening to me. I noticed I was having thinning hair at my temples last summer so I started using Minoxidil to see if it would regrow my hair. Here are my results after using 2 different products with Before & After pictures!

Shopping Links:

Nioxin 2% Minoxidil Treatment (Twice Daily): Ulta, Amazon

Kirkland 5% Minoxidil Extra Strength 6-Month Supply: Amazon

Women’s Rogaine 2% Minoxidil Solution (Twice Daily): Amazon

Women’s Rogaine 5% Foam (Once Daily): Amazon

My Shampoo & Conditioner:
$5 OFF eSalon hair care products (Use code Angie at checkout)
eSalon Easy Glider Color Care Smoothing Shampoo: http://bit.ly/2nMCHfW
eSalon Gliding Glory Color Care Smoothing Conditioner: http://bit.ly/2FWOO0s

My Brow Growth Serum: Revitalash: Amazon, Nordstrom

HairMax Laserband 82: Nordstrom

Today’s Makeup:
Make Prem UV Defense Me Sunscreen SPF 50+ PA++++: (Amazon)
Tarte Clean Slate Timeless Smoothing Primer: (Ulta), (Sephora)
Shiseido Synchro Skin Foundation: (Sephora), (Nordstrom)
Lancome Effacernes Waterproof Undereye Concealer in “250 Light Bisque: (Ulta), (Nordstrom)
IT Cosmetics Bye Bye Pores HD Powder: (Ulta), (Sephora)
Burt’s Bees Blush: http://bit.ly/2EwGyVy
Physicians Formula BB Bronze Booster in Light to Medium: (Ulta), (Amazon)
Catrice Highlighting Powder in Champagne Campaign: Ulta
Too Faced Shadow Insurance: (Ulta), (Sephora), (Amazon)
Too Faced Chocolate Bon Bons Palette: (Ulta), (Sephora), (Amazon)
Sephora 12 Hr. Contour Eyeliner Pencil in “Tiramissou” & “Blond Ambition”: Sephora
Estee Lauder Sumptuous Knockout Mascara: (Nordstrom), (Ulta)
NYX Wonderpencil: Ulta
Hourglass Confession Lipstick in I Woke Up: (Sephora), (Nordstrom)

Nail Polish: Essie “Without A Stitch”: Amazon
Top: Anthropologie
Necklace: Nordstrom

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18 Responses to "Menopausal Hair Loss? Regrow Hair Before + After"

Elaine says:

July 15, 2021 at 12:33 pm

Hey Angie- Any update on how the HairMax band worked or on how the minoxidil worked over a longer time period? Thanks! Love your videos!!

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Lauren says:

July 2, 2019 at 8:27 pm

Hi Angie – why didn’t I find you sooner?? I love you site. Quick question, had you not found the HairMax, would you have stayed on minoxidil? It’s so hard not to be down and depressed when your hair is thinning and damaged from the perms and sun-in that I did in the 80s! GRRR.

Thanks so much for sharing your true self with us! I’ve learned so much.

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1. Angie says:
  
  July 3, 2019 at 8:56 pm
  
  Hi Lauren~ I’m so happy you found my blog & like it!! If I hadn’t tried HairMax I probably would have continued to use Minoxidil since it did seem to be working. But the way it made my hair look (dirty) was really annoying so I’m sure I would have tried some other things along the way. xo ~angie
  
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Jane Babin says:

June 4, 2018 at 7:13 am

I had a bad case of the flu this year, with a 102 temp for over a week. A ton of hair fell out of my already badly thinning head a few weeks later. It has really been bothering me, more than wrinkles or age spots or anything else. I had tried 2% Rogaine years ago, and didn’t see much difference and hated how it left my hair when using it in the am and then styling it for work. So I went for the “rogaine on steroids” – literally, it has hydrocortisone in it. It is a formula developed by Dr. Oscar Klein called Promox. He has since died, but another company started by Dr. Klein’s former patients, has taken over the business. It is a prescription and you have to get it from a compounding pharmacy. I went for the max formula: 15% Minoxidil, 2.5 mg/ml Progesterone, 15 mg/ml Azeleic acid, 0.06 mg/ml Tretinoin, 0.25 mg/ml Biotin, 1 mg/ml Finasteride, 0.003% Latanoprost. The downside is that it’s about 10 times more expensive than generic minoxidil. My reasoning was that if the 5% OTC minoxidil didn’t work, I’d want to try something stronger/different. This is definitely stronger, combines multiple agents that are supposed to work synergistically, and if it doesn’t work, I might as well buy a wig because nothing will! If it does work, I think I can reduce the concentration(s) of the ingredients (they offer various combinations and will customize. I’ve only been using it for about three weeks (one per day), but I think I see a difference already. I’ll check back in after about 6 months and let you know.

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Nydia G. Marquez says:

May 15, 2018 at 8:14 am

Great article on menopausal hair loss. I too have noticed some hair loss of late. I will try the Minoxidil product and hope I have no side effects. I might try the mousse formula so I have no side effects. Thank you for the informative article, it can be a god send for people suffering with hair loss.

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diane says:

April 29, 2018 at 12:17 pm

I tried minoxidil for about a month and I thought I was seeing some reground army temples. Unfortunately I noticed that I was feeling winded and a little light headed when I exerted my self exercising…The only thing different was the minoxidil. So I stopped. I am very sensitive to meds and if there is a side effect I seem to get it…However, I wish I could have continued because I thought I was seeing some fine regrowth starting. I might give it another try and see if I get the same side effect…
Thanks so much for doing this post!!

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1. Frances says:
  
  May 9, 2018 at 9:28 am
  
  fyi, when my brother started using Rogaine, he experienced the same thing; he said it felt like a mini panic attack too.
  
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Colleen G says:

April 17, 2018 at 7:04 am

I have a pattern of hair loss that is around my hairline. I’ve been using Rogaine 5% with success and I also have a laser comb. I started using the comb a minimum of 15 minutes 3 times a week and had improvement. My Dermatologist put me on Spironolactone 100 mg 2 times a day. I worked up to that dosage. I started with 100 mg once a day for about a month. I’ve been taking it since March and just yesterday I’ve noticed my hair looks fuller. The Dermatologist told me it takes 3 months to really see if it works. I’m going to keep up with the treatment and see how my hair is doing by May. Fingers crossed.

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1. Angie says:
  
  April 18, 2018 at 10:25 pm
  
  Hi Colleen~ Thanks for sharing your experiences regrowing your thinning hair! I was on spironolactone briefly for acne but couldn’t stand the side effects. I didn’t know it was used for hair loss too. So happy you’re able to take it successfully! xo ~a.
  
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Katie says:

April 14, 2018 at 11:24 am

I really like Toppik hair building fibers for my sides. I am not ready to take the plunge on Rogaine yet, and these have been a great alternative. Thank you for all you do! ❤️

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jessy says:

April 14, 2018 at 12:02 am

The before and after were quite marked, I thought! I’ve begun using finasteride (Propecia) as the studies I’ve read show that its more effective than Rogaine. However, your results were very intriguing. I might just use both.

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Linda says:

April 12, 2018 at 2:14 pm

Have you found that using Rogaine causes irritation so the scalp gets irritated?

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1. Angie says:
  
  April 18, 2018 at 9:11 pm
  
  I haven’t had any irritation using Minoxidil but irritation is the one of the potential side effects.
  
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2. Patty Lobato says:
  
  May 1, 2018 at 3:37 pm
  
  My scalp feels itches insanely from regular Rogaine. My dermatologist told me to switch to the mousse formula and that solved the problem. The itching is completely gone.
  
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Cherri says:

April 11, 2018 at 11:54 am

I’ve been using Rogaine 5% foam for about 2 years. My results are not great but I lose more hair if I don’t use it so… Since I wash my hair every day, and the foam at night, I don’t really experience the ‘uckiness.’ You just need to part your hair at each spot and work a fingertip full into that spot. My thinness is not typical – top front and down both sides above my ears. Aging stinks!
Love your videos.

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Adriana says:

April 10, 2018 at 6:01 pm

I’ve been using the Rogaine 5% foam for about 4 months and it definitely works. I have the male pattern hair loss on each side like you do. Strangely enough 1 side grows in better than the other side as well. While I have regrowth, it’s not as thick as the rest of my hair, but I’ll take anything, just so there’s no bald spots. I haven’t had any problems with irritation. I put it on at night. I’d say all in all a successful product.

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1. Jane Babin says:
  
  June 4, 2018 at 7:19 am
  
  Do you sleep on your side? My hair is thicker on the side I sleep on. I try to sleep on the other side, but usually wind up on my “preferred” side by morning.
  
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Cath says:

April 10, 2018 at 4:14 pm

I have been using the Costco brand foam minoxidil for about 6 months and it is great. I part my hair and rub a finger full of the foam on my scalp, do this all over from crown to hairline then massage it in with a wide tooth comb. I think this application it makes my hair appear fuller not nasty at all. I also put it on my brows with a makeup brush and it works great there also.

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Did you know that up to 2/3 of post Menopausal Women suffer from Hair Loss?

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