2-3 at two times a day then once a day after that, I could deal with that. There's got to be a better way to apply the stuff over the dropper(no matter how slow I go it always want's to drip). I've read that people have used small spray bottles, do you guys have any experence with the spray bottle? Also for someone that's thinning like me will my hair that's there block the mist? I'm mainly looking for something quick in the morning, spray, comb, off to work.