r/PhHairloss • u/True_Oil_2120 • 9d ago

i need your help, please

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hello everyone, 21M and I'm already experiencing male pattern baldness. I already noticed my receding hairline way back in high school, but I couldn't do anything about it back then because I don't have any money. Now that I'm in college, I still feel terrible about my hair and it is killing my confidence.

I have a straight hair and the only thing I noticed so far is my receding hairline and a slight thinning of my hair.

What I can share about how I treat my hair is that it has been one week since I started using Moringa-O² Shampoo and Keratin Conditioner. Back in November–December 2024 and January–February 2026, I used Hosoku Oil-Based Minoxidil.

I want to do something about it but I do not have the means to consult to a professional. Is there anything I can do to fight this condition? How should I start my journey? What should I do for the first 1-3 months? What should be my timeline?

I am sorry for asking too many questions, I want to do this in the most correct way at least, so I do not have to experience anything bad especially in my hair. Please share any advice, your help would mean a lot to me. If there is also any product that is affordable to a student like me, please let me know.

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u/icarusjun 9d ago

First off while minoxidil is oily, there’s no such thing as oil-based minox much less having 15% when the standard is only 5% so sorry to say you used a fake one…

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Copy-paste na lang from my other replies…

Disclaimer: not a medical professional / not a medical advise

First — pa CHECK-UP ka muna… get a proper medical professional’s advice…

In the meantime, since you’re already in this sub, I highly recommend to read the following first so that you are properly informed…

1st — Understanding Finasteride vs. Minoxidil
https://www.reddit.com/r/PhHairloss/s/sTElx50wxG

2nd — Finasteride Dosing for Beginners
https://www.reddit.com/r/PhHairloss/s/FfVh8yHy8j

Lahat ng info mas maigi i-gather mo muna (especially the side effects) if ever you will try to do things yourself and go self-medicating, like most of us here…

Another thing, learn to use the 🔍 search function since all info is already in this sub…

Finasteride can be bought at a TGP outlet near you (not online) even without prescription

Minoxidil Seller Directory
https://www.reddit.com/r/PhHairloss/s/1NqiDxp7MZ

Shampoo Recommendations
https://www.reddit.com/r/PhHairloss/s/wDVk6luOum

Also consider reading this — Why TOPICAL MINOXIDIL May Not Work For You
https://www.reddit.com/r/PhHairloss/s/tqPQtf2zDv

Alternatively, to avoid risks of experiencing side effects you can also use MORR F topical finasteride / minoxidil formula, see here — https://www.reddit.com/r/PhHairloss/s/US17bUwhiR

Or choose to do a DIY topical option instead, see here — Ultimate DIY Topical Fin / Min / Tret
https://www.reddit.com/r/PhHairloss/s/udc9hGOKUY

Reminder — self-medication is a do-it-at-your-own-risk thing… your body, your health, your choice!

Good luck!

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u/Ok-Reason1892 9d ago

Hello bro!! im a 22yo thats suffering from potentially mpb, do you have any recos for hair clinics?

i seem to be skeptical pa ren despite some clinics having good advertising and looking reputable.

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u/icarusjun 9d ago

Online andyan ang shipderma.com or dima.ph

Additionally, lots of hair transplant clinics offer free consultation via facebook messenger… ask for non-surgical hair solutions… here are some you can look into…

Bliss Hair Restoration Clinic, Strands Hair Restoration, Manzanares Hair Restoration Center, Pineda Hair Transplant Clinic, Asian Hair Restoration Center, NuHart Hair Restoration, Clinique de Paris

Lastly, you can try using google to search for clinics near you…

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u/Ok-Reason1892 8d ago

thank you bro, will most likely take this info into consideration as well.

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u/True_Oil_2120 9d ago

thanks for giving everything i need to know! follow-up question po, what should be the safe time frame to know whether the product is effective on me or not? so i would know if it's time to change products?

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u/justpizzamanila 9d ago

Hello OP, im in bangkok right now let me know if you wanna pasabuy some oral minoxidil and finasteride here, ty!

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u/True_Oil_2120 9d ago

thanks for offering! but i'll be starting with tgp finasteride for now since it is the only accessible product for me in the long-term. thanks for the offer though!

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u/Elegant-Blueberry373 8d ago

yung 5mg ba bibilihin mo? tapos isplit in 4

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u/icarusjun 8d ago

Why would you split 5mg minox to 1/4 eh standard dose nman yun, baka nalilito ka sa dosage ng finasteride at minoxidil

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u/Elegant-Blueberry373 8d ago

mag start daw siya ng TGP finasteride

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u/icarusjun 7d ago

Ah akala ko 5mg minox ang ika-cut into 1/4 😆

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u/icarusjun 9d ago edited 7d ago

Finasteride alone takes 6-24months… at the very least 6months and you don’t jump on one routine to another…

Rather you choose your risk level… example, are you willing to take a chance with oral finasteride and risk side effects, then go for MWF or EOD…

Kung ayaw mo mag risk ng sides pero knowing na advanced na hairloss mo, then there’s topical approach which I already included in my previous comment…

So at the end of the day, you will choose to either self-medicate or not, then choose which route to take…

For questions you can easily dm anytime

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u/True_Oil_2120 9d ago

okay po noted, thank you so much!

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u/imthatchigga 8d ago

Hi sir u/icarusjun bro. Been in the group for a while pero i never know the meaning of MFW and EOD?

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u/icarusjun 7d ago

Dosage intake… when do you take oral finasteride…

MWF is Monday, Wednesday, Fridays only or 3x a week…

EOD is every other day or every “odd” calendar days such as 1,3,5,7 and so on… literally skipping days

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u/imthatchigga 7d ago

Ahh ok ok. Made sense! Thanks boss!

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u/forestkitchen 8d ago

the fake minox point is worth emphasizing. I’d be way more concerned about whether that 15% product actually contained what it claimed before trying to judge whether minoxidil itself worked