Could Topical Dutasteride Mixed with Aloe Work in the Temples?

Have you seen anyone who has ever used dutasteride topically for temporal recession and had good results from it? I have heard through the grapevine that mixing the contents of one 0.5mg dutasteride (avodart)gel pill with aloe has helped some people maintain thick hair in their temple region. I think they also were taking oral finasteride while using avodart topically.

Propecia isn’t a cure as you’ve said, so it only seems natural to try to find a supplementary treatment to keep as much hair alive on the scalp as possible! I know you can’t recommend this experimental approach as avodart isn’t FDA approved to treat hair loss yet, but I figured I’d ask. It seems if other topical hair growing agents like bimatoprost (LATISSE) can be applied topically to the skin and still benefit for the follicle, the dutasteride gel would have to have some benefit for thickening the miniaturized hair (even if it’s not taken orally).

What do you think? I seriously doubt putting a DHT inhibitor on the scalp would cause any harm and am really thinking of trying it.

There are no medications that I’ve seen really work to treat or stop temple recession… and I have never heard of topical dutasteride used for treating hair loss by a legitimate doctor. Not sure where your grapevine source got his/her info, but it probably isn’t worth experimenting with unproven lotions and potions.