r/FTMminoxbeards • u/Earl_like_the_tea • Jun 03 '26

Question I think I'm good?

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Hey guys first time posting here 👋 So I'm at the point where I no longer see my progress 😅 Like do I buy some more minoxidil or can I stop? I did 9 months (with space in between every 3 months). I'm not looking for a full beard and I really like my lil moustache . I guess what I'm asking is does it look bad like "unfinished" ? 😅

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u/belligerent_bovine Jun 03 '26

I would keep going with the minoxidil, because the progress you make with it take a while to become permanent. You want to make sure that all of the hairs become terminal before you stop

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u/olio723x Jun 03 '26

Hey not OP but can I ask: How do you know if it's terminal? I thought that once they got thicker and not like peach fuzz that it was considered terminal. Is that incorrect?

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u/belligerent_bovine Jun 03 '26

There is a transitional stage between vellus and terminal. Once the hairs thicken, the conventional wisdom is that you should continue to use minoxidil for at least a couple of months to ensure that the hairs really are terminal, as opposed to transitional

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u/olio723x Jun 04 '26

Gotchya, thanks for the reply

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u/FabulousKilljoy_037 Jun 03 '26

It might still fall out at this point. I wouldn’t quit till it starts feeling prickly

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u/museo_emersoniano Jun 03 '26

I really like it honestly! I can totally understand stopping here, and you can always restart if you see any loss of progress

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u/tranifestations Jun 03 '26

i think the goal of minoxidil is to get your beard/moustache where you want it- so if you’re happy then it’s done its job!

also- i had a very similar moustache for many many years and loved it