Just reached the two year mark and I am wondering if it is time to wind down my Minox usage. Very happy with the results so far as I started with only a mustache and chin hairs.

My routine is simple 5% foam twice a day. No derma stamping or any special products besides sunscreen. I try to keep it trimmed under 6mm to maximize skin contact and absorption.

Started age 32, now 34.

Notes: Only had extra dry skin for a few weeks when I first started. I also had to take a nearly month long break in the middle due to a severe sunburn, with no noticeable losses during that time.

I remember when i came across to this group and thinking if i should try minox or not.. Glad i bought it and stayed consistent😎

Started on June 18 2025 I was inconsistent and used cheap products around nov to January which delayed and destroyed my progress. But still here's where am at now

Hey everyone!

I just wanted to get some honest opinions from people who have more beard experience than me.
I’ve been using 5% Minoxidil for about 2 months to help fill in my beard. Before that, my beard was much patchier, especially on my cheeks and the area under my chin. The chin and jawline were always my strongest areas, but the cheeks never really connected well.

I recently went to a barber for a proper beard trim and I’m actually starting to feel much more confident with it. A few coworkers have even complimented me, which honestly surprised me.
I’m still not completely happy yet because I know there are a few weaker spots, but compared to how my beard looked before, I feel like I’ve made good progress already.

I’d really appreciate your honest opinions:
How does it look so far?
Do you think it has the potential to become a full beard?

If you’ve used Minoxidil yourself, how much improvement did you see after the first 2 months?
Thanks everyone! Looking forward to hearing your thoughts.

Edit: Ive added 2 Pics of my beard in the comments before ive started minox.

So the first two pictures were from April of this year, I had let it grow with the help of minoxidil, mind you my starting point was damn near nothing, so happy to see the progress I had made within the 4 month mark, at some point I decided to trim it because it was getting too long, after that I started noticing hair getting less dense between the end of the 4 month mark up until now, is this what they call the shedding phase?

4 months in. I have a lot of long transitional hairs with no pigment

I have been using 5% minoxidil twice a day, using a Derma roller twice a week for around 6 months now and I am seeing little to no beard gains yet.

I am almost out of minox now and I am in doubt if i should order more or just stop it now.

Do any of you have any suggestions?

Update, I'm growing a little hair under my eye very thin but there are up to under the eye on the side... is it normal?

Hi everyone, I've decided to start minoxidil foam 5%, can anyone share their experiences using minoxidil and consuming nicotine products together? Logically I might have to put the zyns down for a while because one is a vasodilator and the other is a vasoconstrictor.

Could work ? Im 31

39 years old. This is 6 days of growth. One cheek is much weaker than the other. I’m debating whether to keep growing, keep stubble, or try minoxidil. Looking for honest opinions rather than encouragement.

There may be survivorship bias in the sub considering I don't think people who don't use it anymore won't be on the sub.

I want to start using minoxidil for facial hair since I will likely go bald eventually and I really want to have something on my face to compensate for the chrome dome, but I just found out apparently it's very dangerous to household pets. I made an order on biovea but canceled it right after I found out apparently even a tiny amount can kill cats and dogs.

My mom who I live with has a dog, and I really do not want anything to happen to her.

I mostly interact with the dog in the morning since I wake up and go to sleep much later than everybody else, and my room is upstairs while the dog almost exclusively stays downstairs.

My plan was to apply it in the evening, shower a few hours later, and not interact with the dog until the next morning. But I'm reading on this sub how traces of minoxidil will still be on your face after that, and how even particulates coming off your face are enough to cause problems for animals.

Exactly how safe is it to use around animals? I most likely won't be moving out in a short time since I can't justify the cost (although I also most likely won't be bald in a short time, which is what I want the facial hair for), and I'd rather be safe than sorry and not use it till my living situation has changed, but I also don't want to put it off indefinitely. If it works and stays, then I'd want to have it sooner rather than later.

I'm currently in 4th month. I had some decent progress in the first 2 months but for the last two months I don't see anything good, In fact, it's now less dense in some areas like under chin. (Only difference is the fucking hair growing on my shoulder and my bodyhair getting more dense everywhere else)

Is this the shedding phase everyone talks about? How long it usually lasts? Have any of you guys experienced similar things? I hope I haven't reached the top of my genetic potential.

23 years old, Using topical minox twice a day

Can I use vodka to disinfect derma stamp

My journey, From how it started to then me now, and a few photos in the process. Have previous posts/ just trying to stay in the loop👍🏼

31M, thinking about starting a minoxidil beard routine and wanted an honest opinion before I commit.

Do you think it could work?

thank you guys

Hey! Been in minox twice a day since late January 2025.

Started with an absolute babyface, where I could count the number of hairs.

I’m on vacation, so I’m letting it go a little bit for science. It’s still quite ‘pube-ey’, but I am honestly enjoying it, and ever so often when I come across a mirror I think “who is that bearded man?”

The moustache is still annoyingly sparse, but I’m seing so much vellus coming on a weekly basis still so i feel optimistic, and I’m excited to see how far I can push this thing.

Keep trucking!

I've applied it only for three weeks now. I'm amazed at the results, fuzz is starting to show and I started growing thicker eyebrows and hair under my eyes, I assume the minoxidil is just going through my system . Will these go away? I don't wanna end up being a warewolf.

But I notice that on this week no matter how much I drink and apply moisturizer that it's making my whole face dry and the skin stiff. Any advice on how to make the dryness not so distracting and potentially irritating?

Im getting the sauce next week but want to derma roll too to try and achieve max gains.

What length/strength/material derma roller should I get? Also, how do I know if I’m pressing too hard or not hard enough?

Thanks, and may the beard gods grant me their favor.

21M here with a mustache and a goatee, still no beard neither a hint of one. Where can I find a tried and tested minoxidil in PAKISTAN. Also, if someone have any other tips, do share it.