# Fifteen years after Rogaine. Any studies on reduction of baldness? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [August 7, 2010, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifteen-years-after-rogaine-any-studies-on-reduction-of-baldness/549524 "2010-08-07T16:42:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2010, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifteen-years-after-rogaine-any-studies-on-reduction-of-baldness/549524/41 "2010-08-12T15:55:27Z")
I used it for a little while 12 years ago. About all it was good for was wasting money and making dandruff. ---
**Author:** ![SmackFu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/53a042/32.png) [@SmackFu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmackFu)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2010, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifteen-years-after-rogaine-any-studies-on-reduction-of-baldness/549524/42 "2010-08-12T16:55:54Z")
> [@Duke](#): > > Actually I’d love to know the answer, if there is one, to **ralph** ’s question. When my mother lost her hair after chemo, she planned to wear a wig, but ended up not doing so because all the wigs she found were either ill-fitting or ugly. Surely Hollywood movies employ wigs which don’t look terrible and seem to fit well; how has that not filtered down to the mainstream market? Many, many African-American women including celebrities wear weaves, which are basically like a semi-permanent wig. They certainly pass for real hair. (f you’re totally bald, I’m not sure what they would attach it to, but I’m sure they could figure something out.) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifteen-years-after-rogaine-any-studies-on-reduction-of-baldness/549524.md?page=2)