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What the package and the regulator say

We carry this product so you can look it up. We do not put it in anyone’s plan, and nothing on this page is matched to you.

From the regulator

For external use only. For use by men only. Flammable: Keep away from fire or flame. Do not use if you are a woman; your amount of hair loss is different than that shown on the side of this carton or your hair loss is on the front of the scalp. 5% minoxidil topical solution is not intended for frontal baldness or receding hairline; you have no family history of hair loss; your hair loss is sudden and/or patchy; you do not know the reason for your hair loss; you are under 18 years of age. Do not use on babies and children; your scalp is red, inflamed, infected, irritated, or painful; you use other medicines on the scalp. Ask a doctor before use if you have heart disease. When using this product: do not apply on other parts of the body; avoid contact with the eyes. In case of accidental contact, rinse eyes with large amounts of cool tap water; some people have experienced changes in hair color and/or texture; it takes time to regrow hair. Results may occur at 2 months with twice a day usage. For some men, you may need to use this product for at least 4 months before you see results; the amount of hair regrowth is different for each person. This product will not work for all men. Stop use and ask a doctor if: chest pain, rapid heartbeat, faintness, or dizziness occurs; sudden, unexplained weight gain occurs; your hands or feet swell; scalp irritation or redness occurs; unwanted facial hair growth occurs; you do not see hair regrowth in 4 months. May be harmful if used when pregnant or breast-feeding. Keep out of reach of children. If swallowed, get medical help or contact a Poison Control Center right away.

Quoted from dailymed.nlm.nih.gov, 2026-09-06
Kirkland Signature

Hair Regrowth Treatment Extra Strength for Men, 5% Minoxidil Topical Solution

Scalp treatment

  • Scalp treatment
Size2 fl oz
Price$17.99seen at one store · 2 oz

Listing used for research: costco.com

Not enough priced scalp treatments to place it

We have not priced enough scalp treatments to place this one.

Price and stores

Great for

Nothing in the formula stands out either way.

Maybe skip if

No cautions in the formula.

Whether this much richness is right for you depends on your strand thickness, porosity, and how easily your hair flattens — that is what the consultation works out.

What the formula actually does

Read from the label, not the marketing

Each row says where it comes from: F means we derived it from this product’s own ingredient list, S means it is a claim the brand makes that the formula neither confirms nor contradicts.

Slip and detangling Little

Nothing here is built to reduce combing force.

Oils and butters None

No oils or butters in the list.

Water-binding (humectants) None found

No humectants found — nothing here pulls water into the hair.

Needs detergent to remove No

Nothing here needs a detergent wash to remove.

from the formula stated by the brand reported by reviewers Scale: 1 dot low · 5 dots high, within this product type.

Price · 2 oz

Seen at $17.99 1 store · checked Sep 5
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Where we’ve seen it2 listings · 1 store
  • Costco
    $17.99
    2 oz · $8.99/oz
    Sep 5Lowest per oz
  • Costco
    $17.99
    2 oz · $8.99/oz
    Sep 5

Sorted by price per ounce. Dated observations from our research, not live prices. Direct store pages, no affiliate links. We don’t sell this product.

How we work this out
  1. 2 oz is the size stores list most often; every comparison on this page is made at it. Other sizes are shown in the Sizes row and the store list.
  2. Seen at $17.99 is the price we have observed for the 2 oz. We need three stores before we call a price commonly seen.

Formula

Formula score
1 of 10

Too few comparable prices to place it in the range; the formula itself leaves out conditioning agents up front.

How the score is counted
  • No conditioning agents up front in the formula
  • No oils or butters in the working zone either
  • Masstige tier, sold at Costco Warehouse and Brand website
  • Masstige tier
  • Conditioning agents up frontWhat makes wet hair comb through.3 pts
  • Oils or butters in the working zoneSoftens the strand rather than just coating it.2 pts
  • Slip for detanglingReduces the force it takes to comb wet hair.2 pts
  • A humectantBinds water into the hair.1 pt
  • A pH adjusterBrings the formula to the acidic pH hair prefers.1 pt
  • Fragrance kept out of the top eightScent as a finishing touch, not a major share.1 pt

The formula score is completeness for the job: the share of the systems this product type is normally built around that we can find in this list, weighted. It is not efficacy, not quality, and it never compares across product types.

Similar products

Suits every hair pattern

Final decision

Should you buy it?

Depends on your hair — see who it suits
Best user

Nothing in the formula narrows this to one kind of hair.

Biggest tradeoff

No cautions in the formula.

Best alternative if not

Nothing in our library matches it closely at a lower price.

We do not sell products or take placement fees. This page states what the formula and the prices show; the consultation is what matches it to a person.

Claims check

What the brand says, against what the formula shows

Claims are quoted from the brand. We only mark one supported, partly supported, or conflicting when the ingredient list actually speaks to it; everything else stays "stated by the brand", which is not a criticism — most claims simply cannot be read off a label.

0
SupportedBacked by ingredients
0
Partly supportedSome supporting logic
4
Stated by brandNo clear evidence
0
Potential conflictFormula works against claim
hair regrowth treatment for men

This is a marketing claim; an ingredient list cannot speak to it.

Stated by brand

Can’t be confirmed from label.

regrows hair on the top of the scalp (vertex only)

This is a marketing claim; an ingredient list cannot speak to it.

Stated by brand

Can’t be confirmed from label.

6-month supply

This is a marketing claim; an ingredient list cannot speak to it.

Stated by brand

Can’t be confirmed from label.

for use by men only

This is a marketing claim; an ingredient list cannot speak to it.

Stated by brand

Can’t be confirmed from label.

How to read this

We look at the first 10–15 ingredients and what they do in a formula — not marketing. If the list doesn't speak to a claim, we don't assume.

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How this page was made

  • Everything above is generated from our researched product record — identity, the ingredient list as printed, the brand's own claims, dated price observations, and review themes written in our researchers' own words. No part of this page is written per product.
  • The value band is a fixed label over two stored numbers: this product’s cost per ounce as a percentile of every product of this type we have priced, each at the size it is most often sold in, and how many products we score as doing the same job cost at least a quarter less per ounce.
  • Both scores out of ten are defined on this page. The formula score is completeness for the job, computed from a fixed per-format checklist shown beneath the gauge; the price score is cost per ounce against every product of this type we have priced.
  • 3 sources consulted for this product (2 manufacturer or regulatory, 0 retailer, 1 editorial), last checked 2026-09-06.
  • We have not tested this product in a lab and we do not physically test your hair. Formula readings come from the ingredient list; behaviour claims are labelled as the brand's.
  • Ingredient order tells you relative amount only above roughly 1%. Prices are observations on the dates shown and change without notice.
  • Ingredient names link to our ingredient library, where each entry shows what it does, which product types use it, and where it usually sits on a label across everything we have researched.
  • This is cosmetic information, not medical advice, and nothing here diagnoses or treats a health condition.