“Many people that have just a bit of predisposition, they can use things that are topical antiandrogens. Ketoconazole is one of them. Caffeine is actually another one. Wait, you have to explain how this works.”
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“Many people that have just a bit of predisposition, they can use things that are topical antiandrogens. Ketoconazole is one of them. Caffeine is actually another one. Wait, you have to explain how this works.”
“enough to be clinically significant. Usually caffeine is put into formulations with other things like ketoconazole that are also weak antiandrogens. Of note, spironolactone can be prescribed topically, but it is absorbed. Systemically, because the size of the molecule. So unless your doctor specifically prescribes that for you, especially as a male, do not use topical spironolactone.”
“And it's never had an issue ever since. So it was fungal? Yes. So the biggest recommendation I would give... So Nizoral is ketoconazole for people who are wondering, yeah. This is for dandruff. And I do it once. Say again. This is for dandruff. It's also very effective for topical... Fungal. Fungal. I did it once every two weeks now and it's completely...”