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I don’t want to write off the sun exposure possibility, though I don’t spend more than a few minutes directly under the sun on a daily basis. I do use sunscreen but not on the scalp so this could be possible. As a young teenager I did suffer from slight white patches on the cheeks from extended sun exposure (they’re called sunspots but the white kind, I forget the scientific name). It took months but they did go away. im going to buy an anti dandruff iron comb to get the gunk out of my hair every other day and hopefully aid in minoxidil absorption. I’m going to forego the derma rollers indefinitely until I get the warts under control for good. as I mentioned, I will be using Nizoral but I can buy Sesun Blue as well. Would these be something I can use together? Like nizoral 3x per week and sesun 3x per week? Or would that simply be overkill?

Hi & thanks for your response. I suppose it may be fungal although I have no idea how that may have came to be. I just bought Nizoral and will actually just be using it for the first time shortly. I don't have any other white or dark patches elsewhere. This is srictly on my scalp for some reason. Im guessing it may either be from minoxidil residue staying on my head, or because I use the dermaroller without really cleaning it thoroughly with alcohol before and after use. I just usually run boiling water over it for a bit. I will say though that I have a spot or two of flat warts on my scalp. I used to derma-roll more often and I try to avoid these spots as to not puncture them and spread the warts over my head. But at the same time, I highly doubt these are the flat warts spreading. First, flat warts dont get that large. Second, flat warts are raised, even if just a bit. Third, flat warts are typically skin-colored or even dark/light brown (and these are white patches im dealing with). AND another thing is I had some weird infection in my tongue last week, the tip of my tongue burned when making contact with my baking soda toothpaste or when rising mouth with listerine. Weirdly enough tongue didnt look different whatsoever. Weird additions to my post i know, but I probably should've included these in the main post even though they might not be 100% relevant. I really hope Nizoral does the trick because these spots are pretty bad (the pics do no justice really due to the lighting overhead making them look less apparent).

Hi guys! So I’ve been losing hair for probably 2-3 years now albeit very slowly. Unfortunately I didn’t decide to do anything about it until a few months ago. I use minoxidil and derma roller. I’m consistent with the minoxidil but derma roller I’m kind of on and off. Ive been on minoxidil for about 3 months now. I usually cut my hair with a 1 (3mm) or 2 (6mm) clip, and today I decided to buzz my head without a guard (0). I immediately notice these whiter spots/areas on my scalp. Apologies for the quality of the pics, but I’m sure they’re apparent enough to notice. I say lines because some of them look like straight up lines when looking at them from a front perspective. The only thing I can say is I don’t use shampoo/conditioner. Though I’m not sure it has anything to do with that. I literally haven’t used shampoos/conditioners in 5+ years. But when applying minoxidil and rubbing it on my scalp I notice gunks of what look like oil & dirt buildups coming off. Not sure if relevant or related but thought I should mention as some very quick research showed that monoxidil buildup can decrease/inhibit absorption of future minoxidil applications. To remedy this, I went ahead and bought some Nizoral which I will be using 3 to 4x per week (assuming thats actually what it is). Im just kind of freaking out a bit here. Its one thing to have diffuse thinning, and eventually go slick bald (granted I dont do anything about it). But now my scalp looks completely uneven with some areas being normal, alongside random white spots. I must emphasize that these are NOT dandruff flakes that most complain about with minoxidil use. These are like the skin on the scalp is straight up lighter than the surrounding skin. It's not itchy, a rash, or any raised skin/infalmmation. I dont get it. Its like sunspots on the scalp, thats my best description. My thinning hair has never been very noticeable, but these spots on my head certainly are. Also, these things just formed within the past 3-4 weeks. At first a few spots, and today I noticed theres a cluster. Anybody here know what the white spots could be are? I'd definitely appreciate any guidance. THANK YOU!