It worked decent as a styling product for me, worked it into my hair after showering and it left my hair soft and shiny. Nowadays I don’t bother, I just take 1mg finasteride and don’t worry about it. I think the 2% ketaconazole Rx formulation is what gets your results, the 1% OTC might not be enough
I’m going on 8 years finasteride now and hairline hasn’t budged. Wish I’d started earlier tbh