Anavar(oxandrolone) is a mild anabolic with low androgenic activity. It reduced androgenic activity has much to due with the fact that it is a derivative of dihydrotestosterone. Although you might think at first glance this would make Oxandrolone more androgenic steroid, it in fact creates this product that is less androgenic because it is already 5-alpha reduced. In other words, Anavar lacks the capacity to interact with the 5-alpha reductase enzyme and convert to a more potent di hydro form. It is a simply matter of where a steroid is capable of being potentiated in the body, and with oxandrolone we do not have the same potential as testosterone, which is several times more active in androgen responsive tissues compared to muscle tissue due to its conversion to DHT. It essence Anavar has a balanced level of potency in both muscle and androgenic target tissues such as the scalp, skin and prostate. This is a similar situation as is noted with Primobolan and Winstrol, which are also derived from dihydrotestosterone yet not known to be very androgenic substances.