I'm 33 now.. I'm from India.. I started using minoxidil from one month after I saw your video.. only side effect is a little bit of headache.. I'll use and I'll share my journey with you after some👍 months
Headaches are normal, just keep tabs on it. They should go away after a couple weeks. Make sure to increase your water intake as it does dry you out. Stay Strong Beard Brother!
I love your videos. I thought my beard was growing slower until I saw your videos and knew there was nothing abnormal about it. Ps you look fire with your hair. Atleast grow it out a lil more except your job says otherwise of course
Thank you so much! Yeah I got discouraged when I saw people getting a lot of progress in 3-6 months, but I think what I experience is the more usual bell curve of growth. Especially if you don't start with much.
man thank you so much for documenting. What was the castor oil you used? What was your 5-6 month like? What about 1 yr? I'm at 5-6 months and very minimal results so not sure if i should quit. thanks
I use Jamaiican Black Castor oil, it is in the description all the stuff that I have used or currently use. I have a video for every month for 2 years if you wanted to check out my channel. You will most likely not see some nice results until after 1 year. Then it starts speeding up quick.
Hey, you mentioned that you apply the castor oil right after your minoxidil. I've read that you should wait about an hour before applying the oil (for the foam version of minoxidil). Do you think it's wrong and all of the minoxidil still gets absorbed regardless? I'm just trying to maximize results and see what works or doesn't. Thanks!
I personally wait until the foam dries which takes about 10-15 minutes and go do some chores. Then I apply the oil and then lotion after. Seems to be working really well this time
Great question! My beard grew in like that, I applied higher, but it was slower to grow in than the rest of the beard. Your results will vary, depending on how your beard grows.
I've been waiting for this video for quite some time now. That's a great progress, especially for an Asian you have a great stubble! I'm also participating in no shave November, it's a first time for me. Curious where will I end up. I would say keep using minoxidil on your stache and perhaps underlip. There's totally more room for improvement, and you won't need much minox/time to only apply it there anyway.
Great progress, I’m about to start this beard journey again, I was among some of the first to try this around 10 years ago I achieved a reasonable goatee but then gave up, I’m starting again now aged 39 so not sure if it will be as effective but this time I’m going to derma roll and stay more consistent.
How long did you go for back then? I feel dermarolling is more effective as a tool than the Minoxidil, but I haven't tested only dermarolling. Stay Strong Beard Brother
@@monkybeard I done roughly about 18 months but applied only at night and I think a lot was lost due to going to bed straight after and rubbing off on pillows. Hopefully this time I can get some cheek area coverage, yours looks great I would be really happy with that. Keep bearding my now bearded brother 👊🏼
@@marineworld6335 I apply at night too and found the same. My left side was weaker for a bit because that was the pillow side. I applied a bit earlier to allow it to dry and also applied lotion which helped make a moisture barrier locking the Minoxidil in and it seemed to help a lot
I saw a lot of vellus hairs early on, but then there was a period where it felt like it stagnated for months. At 14 months in was when I felt like I had made significant progress.
Next month, I will start my Minox journey. I will also use testosteron and stop smoking. I am sure, I will surprise my students next year. Because I have a baby face.
I did the same where I went for a complete transformation of myself. Shaved my head, pierced my ears, and grew a beard. I believe you can change. Stay Strong Beard Brother 💪
I would like to start my minoxidil journey, do you recommend foam or the liquid ? And also im afraid of the side effects, what do you think about the side effects?
Same here. I'm 22 and I've been trying for about 15 months but there's no mustache yet. I will use it from 3 to 5 years. But I fear my beard will not be a full one. Hope I'm wrong
I plateaued for a bit, you can see it in my progress too. I changed up my routine and that helped a lot and now I'm back to getting gains. Stay Strong Beard Brother
I have been going for a year and I saw some improvement the first 6 -7 months, but then it has stagnated completely. Was considering to quit or not.. Maybe push a year more?
@@monkybeard first 6-8 months or so with 0.5, now with 1mm. Sleep is good, and for skin care I only wash my face daily, dermaroll noe every 2 days and add minoxidil. To experiment, I this month mixed in some biotin supplement capsules, and peppermint oil in the minoxidil. I have seen some new terminal hairs, so I will keep going👍
@@eirikstensrud Yeah the only addition I had was in my routine I added a beard balm which had peppermint oil, castor oil, and avocado oil in it. That helped my beard a lot
what would have made the time lapse better is if you had kept trimming it to a standard length of 3mm or something each day. the fact that your beard length was longer sometimes made it look like there was more area of growth and was hiding some new hair follicles. if it was same length all throughout then its easier to see new growth
That is a great suggestion and one that I contemplated doing. But then I wanted to try new methods and combinations for a few months and that broke me away from the standard. If there are times where it looks like it gets worse, it is true, it thins before it gets better. Stay Strong Beard Brother
Did you shave at all ? Seems like you trimmed a bit every 7 or so pics . I’m only 2 weeks in I’m scared that if I shave one day it’ll cut all my progress . Especially the vellus hairs I can only see in the light .
@@monkybeard ok . Ima gonna wait til my 3 mo supply runs out before I trim . I just started my journey last Monday I’m 10 days in already see hairs I never had . I am black Mexican and Filipino so hopefully I get good results . 😂 you inspire me brotha ❤️
I take multivitamins, and I took biotin early on and found that my nails got thicker and there was some improvement. I found that taking collagen supplements was more helpful for me
On days that you derma roll, do you apply minoxidil at all on those days. I personally don’t but I’m 9 months in and I’d say I’m just a sliver shy of your progress on month 9
I dermaroll in the evening, so I will still apply minoxidil in the morning and wash it off before I dermaroll. The first year was a slog, because progress is really slow. It speeds up after a year. Stay Strong Beard Brother
What I would try before giving up, is raising dermaroll to 1.5mm and adding some Jamaican Black Castor Oil after. The JBCO seems to help create the vellus hairs, the Minoxidil grows it from there. I restarted using JBCO and I am seeing a lot of new growth again.
hello monky beard thanks for sharing your journy I was wandering if after shaving you ever saw a loss of terminal hair (or at least terminal looking hair) happend to me
Hello Bassam, thanks for the support! I personally found that every time I shave I feel my beard gets reset a bit. I shaved recently for No Shave November and my moustache looked really sad after. It took the whole month to fill in again. I think it made the vellus hairs sad being shaved off. That being said I have heard people having a good experience with shaving and using minoxidil. I find that I have faster gains if I just trim.
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You’re an inspiration brother. I’m starting my journey tomorrow (when the pharmacy has a discount-my grandma would be confused yet proud) 😂
Best of luck, make sure to take progress pics otherwise you will lose faith. Stay Strong Beard Brother 💪
That is a proper beard my friend... Congrats!
Thank you! Stay Strong Beard Brother 💪
the time lapse is awesome, in your next b-roll, can you add date stamp? that would be great to see how long certain growth patterns took.. thanks!
Good idea! I'll start working on that
@@monkybeardYou should try using a dermapen, tretinoin and cycling 1mg of oral castor oil every other month next cycle
Great progress! Also you rock bald head and beard look. Beard really suits you bro. Thanks a lot for sharing your journey!
Thank you so much for the compliment! Was definitely scary making the jump, but was worth it.
I'm 33 now.. I'm from India.. I started using minoxidil from one month after I saw your video.. only side effect is a little bit of headache.. I'll use and I'll share my journey with you after some👍 months
Headaches are normal, just keep tabs on it. They should go away after a couple weeks. Make sure to increase your water intake as it does dry you out. Stay Strong Beard Brother!
Bro did you grow your beard?
Thanks so much for tracking your journey!!
Thank you for your support. Stay Strong Beard Brother
I love your videos. I thought my beard was growing slower until I saw your videos and knew there was nothing abnormal about it.
Ps you look fire with your hair. Atleast grow it out a lil more except your job says otherwise of course
Thank you so much! Yeah I got discouraged when I saw people getting a lot of progress in 3-6 months, but I think what I experience is the more usual bell curve of growth. Especially if you don't start with much.
Looking solid brother
Thank you Beard Brother!
man thank you so much for documenting. What was the castor oil you used? What was your 5-6 month like? What about 1 yr? I'm at 5-6 months and very minimal results so not sure if i should quit. thanks
I use Jamaiican Black Castor oil, it is in the description all the stuff that I have used or currently use.
I have a video for every month for 2 years if you wanted to check out my channel.
You will most likely not see some nice results until after 1 year. Then it starts speeding up quick.
@@monkybeard you're the beard Goat.
@@theintern9722 Thank you so much for your kind words
Feeling motivated brother, very well documented so thank you- very impressive. What age where you during this process start to finish?
I started at 28 and it has been almost 2.5 years since I started
@@monkybeard This is encouraging, thanks for sharing the journey!!
Hey, you mentioned that you apply the castor oil right after your minoxidil. I've read that you should wait about an hour before applying the oil (for the foam version of minoxidil). Do you think it's wrong and all of the minoxidil still gets absorbed regardless? I'm just trying to maximize results and see what works or doesn't. Thanks!
I personally wait until the foam dries which takes about 10-15 minutes and go do some chores. Then I apply the oil and then lotion after. Seems to be working really well this time
did you apply mixonidil higher on your face? your beard looks kind of low on the face to me, and I was wondering if this was done on purpose or not
Great question! My beard grew in like that, I applied higher, but it was slower to grow in than the rest of the beard. Your results will vary, depending on how your beard grows.
Thank you for sharing your journey it helps a lot!
So glad it helps!
great video, earned a new subscriber
Thank you so much for the support! Stay Strong Beard Brother
I've been waiting for this video for quite some time now. That's a great progress, especially for an Asian you have a great stubble! I'm also participating in no shave November, it's a first time for me. Curious where will I end up.
I would say keep using minoxidil on your stache and perhaps underlip. There's totally more room for improvement, and you won't need much minox/time to only apply it there anyway.
I have considered that as well, thanks for the reminder! My stache and under lip have been super slow to take unfortunately
Great progress, I’m about to start this beard journey again, I was among some of the first to try this around 10 years ago I achieved a reasonable goatee but then gave up, I’m starting again now aged 39 so not sure if it will be as effective but this time I’m going to derma roll and stay more consistent.
How long did you go for back then? I feel dermarolling is more effective as a tool than the Minoxidil, but I haven't tested only dermarolling. Stay Strong Beard Brother
@@monkybeard I done roughly about 18 months but applied only at night and I think a lot was lost due to going to bed straight after and rubbing off on pillows. Hopefully this time I can get some cheek area coverage, yours looks great I would be really happy with that. Keep bearding my now bearded brother 👊🏼
@@marineworld6335 I apply at night too and found the same. My left side was weaker for a bit because that was the pillow side. I applied a bit earlier to allow it to dry and also applied lotion which helped make a moisture barrier locking the Minoxidil in and it seemed to help a lot
Nice. How fast did you see change in the beginning? 🥂
I saw a lot of vellus hairs early on, but then there was a period where it felt like it stagnated for months. At 14 months in was when I felt like I had made significant progress.
Starting my journey and your first pic's is how i am so hopefully it turns out as good as you 🙏
You will surpass me for sure! Stay Strong Beard Brother 💪 let me know if you have any questions
I just started a few days ago. This is inspiring!
Thank you so much for your kind words! Stay Strong Beard Brother
Next month, I will start my Minox journey. I will also use testosteron and stop smoking. I am sure, I will surprise my students next year. Because I have a baby face.
I did the same where I went for a complete transformation of myself. Shaved my head, pierced my ears, and grew a beard. I believe you can change. Stay Strong Beard Brother 💪
After minox foam you directy apply jbco without waiting 4 hours? I mean you instantly apply jbco as soon the minox foam dries on your face?
That is right, I now am testing out a beard balm with avocado oil and sunflower oil right now, but same idea. It is the smallest amount you use.
I would like to start my minoxidil journey, do you recommend foam or the liquid ? And also im afraid of the side effects, what do you think about the side effects?
I created a whole side effect video on my channel if you are interested!
Beard looks great
Thank you! Stay Strong Beard Brother 💪
Damn. I’m 25 and can’t even grow a mustache. You actually stated with more hair than me lol. Gonna give it a try and see what happens.
I barely could grow a moustache and still struggle to have it connect in the middle. Stay strong beard brother, you got this!
Same here. I'm 22 and I've been trying for about 15 months but there's no mustache yet. I will use it from 3 to 5 years. But I fear my beard will not be a full one. Hope I'm wrong
@@sinsajoeverdeen8818 You are so young, you may grow facial hair naturally as you get closer to 30
Did you see a plateau in your journey? I’ve not seen any new growth for the last 8 months like it just stopped eorking
I plateaued for a bit, you can see it in my progress too. I changed up my routine and that helped a lot and now I'm back to getting gains.
Stay Strong Beard Brother
I have been going for a year and I saw some improvement the first 6 -7 months, but then it has stagnated completely. Was considering to quit or not.. Maybe push a year more?
Have you been dermarolling as well?
@@monkybeard yeah, 2-3 times per week. Is this how often you have done it?
@@eirikstensrud Yeah I did 2x a week. What depth are you doing? Also how is your sleep and skin care routine?
@@monkybeard first 6-8 months or so with 0.5, now with 1mm. Sleep is good, and for skin care I only wash my face daily, dermaroll noe every 2 days and add minoxidil. To experiment, I this month mixed in some biotin supplement capsules, and peppermint oil in the minoxidil. I have seen some new terminal hairs, so I will keep going👍
@@eirikstensrud Yeah the only addition I had was in my routine I added a beard balm which had peppermint oil, castor oil, and avocado oil in it. That helped my beard a lot
what would have made the time lapse better is if you had kept trimming it to a standard length of 3mm or something each day. the fact that your beard length was longer sometimes made it look like there was more area of growth and was hiding some new hair follicles. if it was same length all throughout then its easier to see new growth
That is a great suggestion and one that I contemplated doing. But then I wanted to try new methods and combinations for a few months and that broke me away from the standard. If there are times where it looks like it gets worse, it is true, it thins before it gets better. Stay Strong Beard Brother
Did you shave at all ?
Seems like you trimmed a bit every 7 or so pics . I’m only 2 weeks in I’m scared that if I shave one day it’ll cut all my progress . Especially the vellus hairs I can only see in the light .
I shaved early on, but as the beard filled in I trimmed it to have the stubble look and it seemed to grow better. Stay Strong Beard Brother 💪
@@monkybeard ok . Ima gonna wait til my 3 mo supply runs out before I trim . I just started my journey last Monday I’m 10 days in already see hairs I never had . I am black Mexican and Filipino so hopefully I get good results . 😂 you inspire me brotha ❤️
@@SeanGOTTIII You got good genes, you will for sure surpass me. Stay Strong Beard Brother 💪 let me know if you have any more questions
@@monkybeard appreciate it brotha !! ✊🏾✊🏻
Sorry, do you consume Biotin suplement too sir? what do you think about it
Thank youu
I take multivitamins, and I took biotin early on and found that my nails got thicker and there was some improvement. I found that taking collagen supplements was more helpful for me
On days that you derma roll, do you apply minoxidil at all on those days. I personally don’t but I’m 9 months in and I’d say I’m just a sliver shy of your progress on month 9
I dermaroll in the evening, so I will still apply minoxidil in the morning and wash it off before I dermaroll.
The first year was a slog, because progress is really slow. It speeds up after a year. Stay Strong Beard Brother
Did you apply once or twice a day?
Twice a day
Do you think thermaroller is necessarily? Can you achieve same results with just minoxidil?
You can probably achieve the same results but it will be a slower process
11 months in and no gains since month 3 :) Derma rolling once a week, minoxidil twice a day, took oral minoxidil for 3 months :(
What I would try before giving up, is raising dermaroll to 1.5mm and adding some Jamaican Black Castor Oil after. The JBCO seems to help create the vellus hairs, the Minoxidil grows it from there.
I restarted using JBCO and I am seeing a lot of new growth again.
I didn't start to see any real results until 11 months in. On 2 years and one month now, beard looking pretty respectable 😊
@@MM-kp7sc does minoxidil for beard cause hair loss, after quiting minoxidil
@@enisbajrami5600 I don't know. I still use it. Probably will till the 3 year mark.
@@MM-kp7sc We love to hear this! Stay Strong Beard Brother!
Have you noticed if minoxidil had an effect on your face being swollen at all? Or have you just gained weight?
A couple things I do feel my face is a bit more swollen with Minoxidil and I probably gained some weight which goes straight to my face unfortunately.
What was your age ?,when you have started minoxodil
@@oguzhaninancoz2424 I was 28 when I started with not much facial hair
thanks man!!!!
Yeah there is hope!
hello monky beard thanks for sharing your journy I was wandering if after shaving you ever saw a loss of terminal hair (or at least terminal looking hair)
happend to me
Hello Bassam, thanks for the support! I personally found that every time I shave I feel my beard gets reset a bit. I shaved recently for No Shave November and my moustache looked really sad after. It took the whole month to fill in again. I think it made the vellus hairs sad being shaved off.
That being said I have heard people having a good experience with shaving and using minoxidil. I find that I have faster gains if I just trim.
@@monkybeard thank you for taking the time to replay hope to keep seeing the amazing content
Is your beard fall started After quit minoxidil?
I just posted a video on this for the 3 year update!
Can i apply black castor oil after 2 hours using minoxidil? Because after 2 hours my face was really dry and flaky
Good question, I rub foam on and wait a few minutes for it to dry, then add the castor oil, then add lotion.
Which moisturizer are you using?
Hemp body lotion, anything face lotion makes my skin freak out.
Bro Which minoxidil did you use??
I use Rogaine personally, I use the all the stuff in the links in the description.
How to change barnd I mean directly or day by day use
does minoxidil for beard cause hair loss
No it does not, I was receding before, if anything it helped
13 months in and i just recently started seeing some light hair under my chin.. not givjng
Are you dermarolling? That really helped me out
@monkybeard I just started dermarolling last 2 months . I will continue to use them both till the year ends
@@Jamestown5667 Stay Strong Beard Brother!
@monkybeard thank you man 🙏
Do you feel hewrt pain
Yeah heart palpitations are a side effect. I have a full video on my channel for that
Brother ur moustache was always like this?
I mean sparse
I didn’t see much gains on moustache
Yeah unfortunately, we all will have weak areas. My moustache is only now filling in. Stay Strong Beard Brother 💪
@@monkybeard brother how can I talk with u?
Regarding minox pls
@@Muigokusama You can hit me up on Tiktok or Instagram @monkybeard is the handle for both!
@@monkybeard sir I have msg u in insta
What happened to his hair? 😅😅😅
I shaved it off, I was balding long before using Minoxidil