A SPACE-AGE helmet which claims to help halt hair loss and stimulate regrowth has arrived in Britain.

The £750 device has sold more than 10,000 in Europe and has been brought to Britain by property developer Anthony Hancock.

It uses electromagnetic waves and essential oils which, the manufacturers claim, stop hair falling out and revive challenged follicles.

They say the helmet scored an 80 per cent success rate in clinical trials and claim medical experts say it is one of the most effective cures for baldness on the market.

Anthony, 48, bought the franchise to market the helmet in the UK after snapping up one of the devices in France.

He said: "I read about the hair helmet in a newspaper and immediately wanted to try it out. After three months of using it, I noticed a definite difference in the thickness of my hair."

Anthony says the helmet, known as the BX3.4, is not just for men concerned about losing their hair, but also for women who want to add volume to thinning hair.

It has won the approval of the French government's Institute for Industrial and Medical Research and was also chosen for the Golden Award for Technological Innovation by health magazine Top Sante.

Dermatologist Dr Francois Fisch, of the BX3.4 Laboratories, said: "On a healthy head, the cells in the hair follicle are continuously charged by the body's natural electricity at about 70 millivolts.

"In some men, this tiny charge weakens to around 50 millivolts and cells become traumatised. When it drops to 30 millivolts, the cells are dead and the hair falls out.

"The BX3.4 restores the charge to higher levels with a very low-intensity electromagnetic impulse. This causes the cells to regenerate."

Users wear the helmet for three 30-minute sessions a week for six to eight months, then reduce to once a week.

But Record doctor Craig Lennox was not impressed.

He said: "I would want to see some hard scientific evidence showing the hair helmet works and not just endorsements from users. Until then, my advice on hair loss is to let it go gracefully."

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