DualGen-5: This product contains 5% Minoxidil, 5% Azelaic Acid, 0.025% retinol, and 0.001% caffeine. The additional DHT blocker (azelaic acid), minoxidil enhancer (retinol) and follicle growth stimulator (caffeine) to 5% minoxidil makes this solution much more effective than minoxidil alone. This formula is exclusively available at MinoxidilMax. It is recommended to use this product twice a day with 8 hours apart between the two applications.  It can be used in conjunction with other stronger solution (such as DualGen-15 or DualGen-10). This product is also called Dualgen-5 With PG, to differentiate it from a similar product without PG named Dualgen-5 NO PG.

Note: We recently luanched a new version of Dualgen-5. It is called Dualgen-5R. We currently have 4 different versions of Dualgen-5, namely Dualgen-5 NO PG, Dualgen-5 With PG, Dualgen-5 Fast Dry, and Dualgen-5R.  The first 3 products have identical effective ingredients (see the Main Ingredients section of this product), and the effectiveness of these 3 products is similar to each other. The difference lies in the solvent vehicle, gentleness to scalp and drying speed. Dualgen-5R is different from the other 3 in which retinol is replaced with retinoic acid, making it the strongest hair regrowth solution among the four products.

Dualgen-5 NO PG: Most friendly to senstive scalp. Dries slowest among the 3 products.

Dualgen-5 Fast Dry: Dries Fastest. Friendly to sensitive scalp.

Dualgen-5 With PG: Medium drying speed. Medium friendly to sensitive scalp.

Dualgen-5R: Medium drying speed. Strongest hair regrowth. Not suitable to sensitive scalp.

Minoxidil 5% (i.e. 3 grams of minoxidil in bottle, i.e. 50mg/mL)

Azelaic acid 5% (i.e. 3 grams of azelaic acid in bottle, i.e. 50mg/mL)

ABN complex^TM 0.8%

Retinol: 0.025%

Caffeine: 0.001%

Delivery vehicle (Ethanol, Propylene glycol, Purified Water)

This product contains propylene glycol (PG). That is why it is named Dualgen-5 With PG. 

Studies showed that combining minoxidil and retinol works better than minoxidil alone due to the enhanced penetration of minoxidil and improved scalp condition [ Yoo HG et al, "the additive effects of minoxidil and retinol on human hair growth in vitro." Bio Pharm Bull. 2007, 20(1): 21-6].

Studies published in peer-reviewed scientific journals have shown that not only caffeine reverses the suppressive effects of Testosterone on the growth of follicle but also is a very strong stimulator of the hair follicle growth [Fisher TW et al, "Effect of Caffeine and Testosterone on the proliferation of human hair follicles in vitro" International Journal of Dematology, 6(1): 27-35].