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Thinkstock Images / Getty Images From stem cell scalp serums to kitchen-concocted herbal rinses and viral rosemary oils, hair growth has grow to be all the fashion. With over 1 million posts under the hashtag #hairgrowth on TikTok, maximizing your hair’s length, retention, and hair care routines has remained one among beauty’s most consistent trends. Now, a latest hair growth ingredient has taken center stage—but are the advantages well worth the risk? Minoxidil, a drug first introduced within the Seventies as a treatment for severe hypertension, was coincidentally discovered for causing hair growth in balding patients. This led to the first FDA-approved topical minoxidil solution, Rogaine, to hit the market in 1988, followed by a 5% solution in 1993. Over 40 years...