Hello. Thank you for writing to us at healthcaremagic You seem to have androgenetic alopecia. One month of time is too short for any significant improvement. The increase in hair fall too is not much of a worry once you understand the reason for it. Minoxidil is a non-specific hair growth promoter and it causes hair follicle to shift from telogen (resting phase) to anagen (growth phase). Tthe new hair that grows (anagen) pushes out resting hair (telogen hair) and this manifests as increased shedding during initial part of treatment with minoxidil. This is actually a good sign because it means a shift from resting phase to growth phase. This increased shedding usually subsides in 2-4 weeks. Apart from topical minoxidil I will also suggest an oral anti-androgen e.g finasteride, once daily. Finasteride reverses and slows down progression of hair loss in androgenetic alopecia. Hair oil has no role whatsoever in treatment of androgenetic alopecia and should not be used while on treatment with minoxidil. However, if desired you may use hair oil for just 2-3 hours before a head bath. Regards