
Minoxidil is formulated to stimulate hair growth and slow balding. It does this by opening your blood vessels, increasing blood flow to your hair follicles and supplying them with more oxygen, vitamins and minerals. This extra nutrition helps to keep your hair follicles healthy, supporting normal hair growth. Minoxidil is mainly used to treat male and female pattern hair loss. If you have this type of hair loss, you may notice your hairline begin to recede, or see a bald spot appear on the top of your head. Male and female pattern baldness commonly starts between the ages of 30 and 40. However you may begin to notice your hair becoming thinner as early as your late teens or early 20s. Minoxidil can also be used to treat other types of hair loss such as telogen effluvium, traction alopecia and loose anagen syndrome.