Looks like post-minox shedding. Everyone will shed once they stop using minoxidil, shedding doesn't mean loss. Minoxidil forces your hair follicles into the anagen phase, which is one of the reasons most people have heavy shedding during the early stages of minoxidil use. The hairs towards the end of the growth phase are forced to shed to synchronize into the anagen phase with the rest of the growing hairs. Once you stop using minoxidil, regardless of whether or not your gains are terminal you will have to go through another shedding phase, or two, or three until your hair follicles return to a normal cycle. If the hairs are terminal they will regrow after these shedding phases. When I stopped using minoxidil I went through 3 noticeable shedding phases before my beard finally filled back in and has been full ever since. Been off minox for over 2 years now and my beard is the fullest it's ever been.

Thank you for this update and the previous video. Lots of progression covered in one video. I would love to see an update. One thing I would suggest is to mix the derma-rolling with minoxidl. The derma rolling seems to increase the absorption and generally efficacy of minoxidl. Several good anecdotal cases and I believe I heard of one study that corroborates this too. It makes sense if one considers the mechanism by which derma-rolling works.

You have done a service for my curious mind. Thank you for documenting your journey.

Appreciate you covering so many topics keep it up and good luck.

You deserve nothing but love! Thank you!

Your way too honest I subscribed and thanks for sharing your experience :)

Sick beard bro keep it up! You inspired me to start my journey

Im glad you making this videos i been over a year on minoxidil

The return of the king

I’m glad you’ve made an honest review about this process. I’m on day one and have hope!

Keep it up bro ppl even use it on the top of their head for years. You got this. I want to see that spot fill in. Ive been having the same vellus hairs on my face for 6 months but keeping patient.

Thanks for the update

Hey dude, major step up from last year! Can I get a quick update on this? What happened - did you get back on Minoxidil? Did you ignore it and it grew back? Thanks

Great video, it appears after you completely stop Rogaine eventually the shedding and loss of hair will start……using Rogaine for my struggling bears…. Fortunately the hair on my head is full and thick 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

Did you consider dermablading or dermaplaning to improve your results?

Thanks for sharing this integral part of your beard journey. Is it ok if I reference your experience in my vid? I'll be sure to link back to this vid. TIA.

So I have to shave everyday for work, but there are weeks/months at a time where I don't have to shave. Should I be applying this to my entire face or just the areas where I want more growth??

Don't worry dude - your beard is my end goal! Looks quality

Any updates on how the derma rolling is going with the Kirklands minoxidil? Great video btw. Really helping me with confidence of getting started and not buying into one of these popular beard kits for$60+ a month

Welcome back! Hope it goes great boss

Hello, please, I use mint oil after every time I wash Minoxidil, I mean twice a day its OK about that or I must stop using it ?

I’m starting my monoxidil treatment today hopefully I can get a facial hair like you

Does Minoxidil affect current and true hairs or it damages/disrupts the overall beard. For example, anyone who has a full beard but does not connect and wants it to connect. Would it affect it?

Try out derma roller and peppermint oil with other carrier oils.

I have a question I have the 0.5 mm derma roller and I recently just bought minoxidil and beard oil, do you leave the minoxidil on or wash it off and apply beard oil after 4 hours for it to be effective?

I recently ordered minoxidil, I get it in a couple days I’ve seen tons of videos about it which that’s the reason I found you lol which you’re awesome it’s cool to see all your progress but I did see a professional doctor talk about what if you stop using minoxidil no matter how long you use it ? The hairs that come out from minoxidil will all fall off because minoxidil is the only supply keeping them from not dying and falling off. I’m sure he knows what he’s talking about and says they will all fall off no matter what 😭

If you are really that worried about scalp hair then get on finasteride and microdose it since daily 1mg is usually overkill

It’s there a reason why you don’t also use the minoxidil on your head too?

Your beard looks great. You mention your beard shedding. Whether the hair is a vellus or terminal hair, it goes through 4 phases consisting of a growth phase, a transitional phase where the follicle detaches from the blood supply, a resting phase, and a shedding phase. The growth phase generally lasts from 3-7 years, while the other three phases last around 3-4 months before the hair falls out and a new hair starts growing to replace it. Since each hair is in different stages of the cycle which is why you can lose so much hair without going bald. Ironically, while the hormone testosterone is responsible for the development of male characteristics like deepening of voice, muscle mass, and other things, some of it gets converted to dihydrotestosterone which is responsible for beard growth AND for some like me that includes male pattern baldness. That's where our genetics come in. For me, I got the full effects of pattern baldness, but sadly I didn't get the good beard. It appears minoxidil mimics the latter and may encourage hair growth in places our genetics missed, but also might explain why some lose some of their scalp hair when taking it.

If you dye your hair, the white velus hair looks more like terminal hairs. Maybe thats why its falling out?

Need your advice bro, I’m at the 6month (6 bottle) atm decided to let my beard grow out but recently when I washed my beard it started shedding is it cause I’m not washing it thoroughly enough or I’m doing it too much (I leave it on for hours and apply it twice a day), so is it that build up of menoxidle (dry skin) preventing it from sinking in to the skin for further growth or is all this normal?

Nice beard bro

Have you been using the roller and the minoxidil? I heard it helps....I'm currently doing it but I just started lol

your beard still looks good. you should try the liquid since your beard is thicker now and let us know which is better

Kirkland is a very popular brand down there in those American Latin countries and they say it works even better than rogaine, i started with minoxidil rogaine because of you, you were my inspiration I'm on it for two months now here in Oklahoma is kinda hard to find Kirkland

I have a question for you Caesar. Did you get any hair growth on other parts of your body from this product like thicker hair on forearms or back or shoulders etc? Thanks for letting us know some of the side effects beyond the applied area.

Ive been on rogaine foam for 5mths, I never grew hair, if i did have some before it was terribly patchy and not even worth growing out. So back to my progress... it is a commitment. But worth it! I have grown alot of hair on both sides.. There are side effects, redness on skin. hair growth on arms.. i feel like some fall off.. sometimes looks darker.. any questions lmk..

Does hair on my scalp will fall if I stop using minoxidil on my beard ? I’ve been on the treatment Since almost 14 months now

Couldn't you just apply the foam to the patchy part of your beard?

Three years and I experienced the same issue. I jumped right back on it, and after one month with the liquid the beard is strong.

I didn't know it makes you lose or thin. I'm gonna deter from trying. I thought I could never grow a beard. My beard didn't really start coming in fully til my late 20's.

Hello, First I want to congratulate you on the wonderful video and the beautiful beard you made. I have a few questions that I hope you will answer. Is there an upper age limit after which Minoxidil should not be used? For example, if a person is already over 40 years old, will there be an effect from using this preparation! Regarding the brands, I saw that the most popular are Rogaine and Kirkland, both in the form of foam, the former being twice as expensive. In your opinion, is the higher price justified, does Rogaine really offer higher quality compared to its cheaper alternatives?

How do you apply the minox to get it to the skin when you got beard hair covering the skin? I'm shaving it away for at least a year cause I have been told it so important the minox gets to the skin

Wait? Do you lose MORE hair on your head if you use minoxidil if you wouldn't normally just by using it or is it only if you were going to naturally lose the hair? Doesn't the hair just go back to what it WOULD have been???

I'm 31 and with no nothing I'm still growing facial hair. But you gotta wean off of minoxidil?

Hey Caeser. I really hope to help u. Rlx man, I know that it is boring. But it is normal. I got the same thing It is been about four years since I stopping using. And all this I notice that some spots in my beard are different than others. Maybe we can call then "weak spots". They use to have I short life and same times take a little while to get back again. But they always get back. You will be in this cicle, your bear have "moments" now. Some months it will be fuller and some month a few less. Dont worry too much about that. This is already your beard. Make a test. Do not use minoxidil for a year and keep your bear always at this size. You will notice that. I sure that they will back and will last for some month until fall again and reborn ( just short life).

Have you considered microneedling your beard area?

I just got done using it daily for nearly a year. My areas of concern never really improved but I do have more hair on my chest and arms now… so I have that going for me I guess

For the young people. Garlic is a natural alternative. Caesar since you are a influencer on this stuf you should consider reading studies on 'garlic for hair growth' and let the young ones know about it, you can even try it on your bald spot.

In the first video, when you said you started losing hair.... how long did the shedding take before it came to a stand still?

Did you also put minoxidil under your chin (lip) Mine is pathetic any suggestions

I feel you on the patch I have 2 big ones like yours on my right side and hate it. My left side is good. I'm just hitting 3 months on minoxidil and starting to see results and velus hairs. Better have patience using this stiff lol

Is there any updates on dermarolling

I have a big big patch on my left side, worst than yours man, absolutely zero hairs growing on it so I suspect not even minoxidil will help long term there and the thing is that I have godlike super full healthy hair at 40 years old and i dont wanna risk losing any of it ,so i dont know what to do

Dude naturally any hair sheds it doesn’t mean ur loosing hair my beard is 13 inches long and I loose a little bit of hair

Any new updates on your minoxidil journey?

is it safe to say that after the last 18 months of being on minoxidil, any new progess going forward is a result from the dermarolling?

Thanks for the videos dude. Im gonna start my beard minoxidil journey at 30

The Kirkland brand is better in my opinion man you definitely not losing out. It helped me get my beard when I went on my journey 3 years ago.

I'm 47. I've never been able to grow a full beard. I have weak cheeks and jaw line. Can't grow sideburns basically. I have a good moustache and goatee but thats about it. Over the last few years I've noticed more hair appearing out my nose, my ears, around my nipples, chest etc but nothing on the face which is really annoying. As you get older hair sprouts from odd places due to an increase in DHT so I've been told. Anyway, I've been using minoxidil for 6 months and have nothing at all to show for it. I derma-roll twice a week, apply jojoba oil infused with peppermint oil every evening four hours after applying minoxidil. I've always had what I'd call peach fuzz on my cheeks mixed in with very sparse thicker hair so I assumed the minoxidil would transform the peach fuzz but alas nothing so far. Maybe it's just my genetics. perhaps your patch is devoid of any follicles and so no amount of minoxidil application will change that. It looks from all the progress shots to have been present all the way through. If I could reach even a fraction of growth that you've achieved I'd be happy. I honestly dont think I could go more than 18 months on this stuff. I'm sure it's messing with my mood a bit.

Don’t stop using it . I’ve read that you are not supposed to stop when you start.

Thanks bro I just turned 20 and my dad was telling me to wait at least another year or two because my body is still growing. I was impatient but after watching this I decided it is best just to wait💪🏽

I think combining mesotherapy injections with minoxidil will help your beard not shading off.. that’s what my doctor had me do

After 1 hour the liquid is already dry on my face, after that my skin starts to dry out enormously, is it good to make my skin soft after 1 hour by smearing jamaican black caster oil on it? With the foam, my skin is already dry after 10 minutes, can I also start after 10 minutes with smearing the oil over it?

I use it on my head and face

Handsome beard

Yes me too after I stop using minox all baby hair gone 🥺

Damn I didn’t know if you use minoxidil on the beard it makes you lose head hair 😖😖 my minoxidil is comin in tomorrow now I’m hesitant to use it. Btw I’m 21 & just started growing my beard out about 3 weeks ago

No lie, I was thinking about quitting minoxidil after I finish my last month supply, since it helped a lot and my beard is lookin great! But I haven’t even hit a year yet, and after watching this.......I’m kinda hesitant 😂

Hello sir, I'm SEA asian, 29 y/o and I'm on finasteride 0.5mg per day and I'm interested in growing my beard using Minoxidil foam. Do you think I can grow mine like yours? I know the DHT + beard related stuffs as I did my research, but I want both my hair and also beard. Haha.

I lose mad beard hair all the time. I've never used anything on it lol. I think some of its in your head. Also looks like your comparison at 3:15 or so, is not recently dyed vs recently dyed, mine always looks fuller after a recent dye. Again, my beard is 100% natural growth. That one bald spot you got does seem to be /slightly/ worse, but I do think you were over thinking this lol.

Try dermaroller and black jamaican Castrol oil bro tha help me

Have you been using the dermaroller?

Everything I’ve read indicates that minoxidil needs to be used forever in order to retain growth. According to sites I’ve seen, you have to use it forever to keep that growth

i started using minoxidil 5 percent one year ago its been 4 months i stopped using it! i can see my hair loose ! now can i start with 10 percent for an year?

brother lets say you stoped at once a day do you think you would experienced that or no?

I am 14 years old my beard is growing just right I mean I will have like a full beard in 1 or 2 years but I want my beard to just grow in this age so if I use minxidil now will it grow faster and if I stop using it will it ruin my natural beard?

What is ur age sir? Does any age factor for minoxidil use ? Like in which it works better

Dang I wanted to stop after a year and half.. soo basically I have to continue minoxidil longer until I get mature hairs. How do you not have mature hairs yet?

I use a derma roller with minoxidil and Jamaican black castor oil because I couldn’t grow a beard, at all. It’s been 2 weeks and I’m already seeing vellus hairs growing in.

I use members mark minoxidil liquid at night and rogaine foam in the morning before I go to work because it dries faster and on my off days I use liquid only I like liquid more because I feel like it works best

I suffer from 1 side patchy beard, can i just ask when it come to photos or videos, do you avoid putting your "pathcy" side in frame? I do .. lol

derma roller? oils? beard vitamin pills? have u tried em?

I have a question.. the hairs that shedded at the top of your head, did they grow back? Or did they just shed and never grew back?

You still currently on minoxidil then?

Did you stop minoxidil on the head? Did those hair stay?

Remember when I started on my 40th birthday and now 45 still using.

So what happened

I'm 35 and never tried growing out my facial hair except mouth goatee. Finally starting it out now tho. Should I start minoxidil on a pretty much bald face?

When u stop using after a good result it will be like that forever? Or u have to used forever?

Yo man. I got beard with this thing. I m scared if my beard gona shed. I also wana stop using it. Is there any way to keep my beard as it is😢

Couldn’t you use it on you hair as well and counter the shedding?

Watch my 9 Month Minoxidil Journey! Please let me know what you guys think 😊 I’ve been consistent with applying everyday, started off with NO hairs on my cheek. You can see on my older videos that i had nothing before, i only have like 5 videos in total. I will be uploading more results month by month, thank you guys & goodluck on your journey, love yall ❤️

I Use the liquid version! Ive used minox for 2.5 yrs and some hair patches just seem to fall off no matter how much im on minox

Had the same problem but after 4-6 weeks everything was back to normal. After 8 weeks i went to once a day and have not noticed any hair loss since then and have been doing this for almost 5 months now. Think that the tapering off process will not take weeks but rather months. After the 6 months I will go to once every other day. This again for 6 months and then i think 1 to max 2 times a week for another 6 months and then here and there once. Summary first one and a half twice a day and then one and a half year tapering off. This is because of the different cycles the hair has to go through. 4 weeks is just way to short and just the same as stopping immediately without a tapering off process. My native language is not english. So excuse me for my grammar.

you have what is called "full beard" minoxidil did not a great difference. Can you explain why you still have that spot/patchy despite that monoxidil jouney... Can any youtuber that promote the minoxidil consumption explain me why the industry does not sell minoxidil for facial hairs?

Hey man! Thank you for your wonderful and honest videos! Have you ever thought about the 15% minoxidil? The point is that you are more than 25 (this is an average age when the beard stops growing), so 5% minoxidil can be not strong enough for you... A lot of men that had the same issue as you (patches and spots with less hair) combined 5% and 15% minoxidil and they managed to grow a full beard You should use 5% in the morning and 15% in the evening, and yes, dermaroller is definitely going to help We should all be ready for using minoxidil for quite a long time...

Can you trim while using the treatment? Just not shave right?

If you shed hair, does it grow again

Jsut get a beard transplant to top up that patch .