Allyson, I promise not to have any more unexpected expensive car repairs if you don't, ok? Sound like a plan?

She is considering Rogaine "for women". Does anyone know anyone with experience with this product?

My hair started thinning terribly when I had the "thyroid incident". My hairline receded so far I looked like a middle-aged guy. Rogaine worked. Then I started using a product (Dr. Lewenberg's Hair Something) that sounds like snake oil and is, unfortunately, marketed like snake oil, but it works. It a combination of minoxidil (Rogaine) and Retin-A. The hair has grown back at my temples and I'm seeing new growth around the hairline where doctors and hairstylists all said it would never grow back.

Incidentally, the only difference I can tell between Rogaine "for men" and Rogaine "for women" is that the women's version is less concentrated and has an intolerable flowery scent. I used the men's version.

Has someone linked this to Jilli already and I missed it? [link]

Deal, sara.

Sassy inspired me to make zines (the old school photocopy and mail/trade kind) and therefore got me into writing. I hope Rookie does this for other girls. I'm so happy for all involved and wish it to be huge.

Oh my god, Dirt! I gave my brother the issue of Dirt that came with my Sassy subscription, and it never saw the light of day again.

Dirt had folks like Spike Jonez and Jason Lee working on it when they were just skate rats, before they were famous.

She is considering Rogaine "for women". Does anyone know anyone with experience with this product?

This is so not helpful, but a friend of mine was using it, I know, and her hair seems less thin than it did, in my anecdotal experience.

Thanks Sue, Zen , and Jesse!

My friend M has trusts the Buffistas more than the reviews at Amazon!

I ws particularly interested in the "for men" and "for women" difference-- she said the men's was a foam and the women's was a liquid?

she said the men's was a foam and the women's was a liquid?

Foam is easier to use than liquid. The liquid runs down yer face and it's difficult to get it to stay where it ought to be. But you can just "pat" it into place with your fingers. The foam will make your hair spiky, though. Be sure to wash your hands after using it. It won't grow hair on your fingertips, but it is a potassium channel blocker so you probably shouldn't be ingesting it. Plus, it tastes just awful.

I think liquid versus foam effectiveness for a person also comes down to hair length. Foam gets on my hair. If I need something on my scalp anywhere but immediately on a hairline, I need a liquid.

Post-chemo, P uses the nioxin shampoo and stuff and swears by it. Although looking at their site, the only thing that looks science-y is the stopping breakage.

I prefer the liquid too, for the same reasons. If my hair were really short, the foam would be better.

I had a friend who used the nioxin hair care stuff. She had a lot of hair, but she never really was losing any. It kept it healthy, though, I guess.