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My hair has always been on the thinner side structure wise, but it wasn’t until I took the “before” pictures for the before and after I want to show you in review of the Currentbody Skin LED Hair Growth Helmet that I realized how much thinner it had become in the last decade, this time in quantity more than in texture.

 

 

This is a picture of my hair age 32, and you have several on this blog to compare it to now – 13 years, two children and a pandemic later.

 

 

I have talked about the main reasons for hair loss and hair thinning before, but never realized how much they actually applied to me until I really did the comparison… The changes are subtle and happen over time, so they are really easy to miss.

Now, six months later, did the Currentbody LED Hair Growth Helmet bring any changes? How easy was it to stick to using it and is it worth your money? Let’s talk!

 

 

What the Currentbody Skin LED Hair Growth Helmet claims

The LED Hair Growth Helmet emits a spectrum of red light (620-660nm). These broader-band wavelengths reach more of the skin and hair follicles on the scalp, boosting energy in hair follicles, reducing inflammation, lowering dihydrotestosterone (DHT) levels, and improving scalp blood flow. It’s proven to enhance hair quality significantly and is even more effective when used with complementary hair regrowth treatments.

Feel the fullness: Improve hair thickness, density and fullness with just 10 minutes of daily use.

 

Facts about the Currentbody Skin LED Hair Growth Helmet

Prize and size

The helmet comes in two different sizes, small and medium, which cost the same (786 € on the website here, discount code can be found on the Discount Code page above) and differ only in width. There are instructions on how to measure your head on the website. I went with the small size which fits perfectly – I have a small head.

 

 

In the package included is a charging cord without adapter for the socket, but it is a standard USBC, so I am sure you have some at home as well as a mount to put the helmet on top of. At first I thought that wasn’t necessary, but as the helmet is quite light – it weighs around 1.5 kg – it is easy to knock off the table. Probably not the best for something made from plastic, so the mount is actually quite useful. I dropped mine by accident a few times and have cracks in the plastic already.

Inside there are the LED lights as well as two rows of rubbery things that the helmet will rest on to keep the ideal distance from the scalp.

 

 

Technical stats

If you read my post about LED Light Therapy already, you know that the wavelength used is quite important, and so is the irradiance the device provides, as different wavelengths have different results and the irradiance, which you can roughly translate as power the device has, will affect the amount of time you need to use it and the results you can achieve. (More info: LLLT for Hair Growth – Does it work?)

In the (few) studies done for hair growth (see more below) usually a wavelength of 655 nm was used, but devices with up to 694 nm did deliver results. The Currentbody Skin LED Hair Growth Helmet uses 120 LEDs with a wavelength of 660 nm according to the handbook that comes with it and has an irradiance of 30 mw/cm2 per LED, translating to 5 mw/cm2 on the head. On the website though there is an article claiming it uses 640 nm, which is why I reached out to the brand for clarification. Turns out they use a spectrum of different LED lights ranging from 620 nm to 660 nm – the 640 nm on the website is the median, the 660 nm in the handbook the highest one used. I admit I am not super happy with that, I much prefer having a definite answer than a median, but that is what you get.

I also came across a video in which the guy testing the helmet measured the irradiance, which was at only 3 mw/cm2, but obviously can’t comment on the quality of these measurements. We can’t say for sure what the ideal irradiance would be, but 5 and below is definitely on the lower end of the spectrum.

 

 

Battery Life, charging and headphones

The helmet comes with two bluetooth speakers that connect easily to your devices and allow you to listen to music, a podcast or watch your show while doing the treatment. You can adjust their height to fit your ears, but I admit I could have done without them as my hair would quite frequently get caught either in the speakers or one of the rubber things when taking the device off – I have ripped out hair simply because I couldn’t untangle it. As you are able to hold a conversation or hear the music in the room even when not wearing the helmet, I think they are more of a gimmick than necessary.

There is also a panel on the side of the helmet that tells you the duration of the treatment, but as it is over your ears, you aren’t able to see it while wearing the helmet, making it pretty useless n my opinion. Sadly there is no indicator of the charge left, meaning that if isn’t sufficiently charged, it will just shut off – annoying when that happens one minute into the treatment, especially when you do it late at night as it can’t be used while it is charging and a full charge takes over an hour. There is a light next to the charging outlet that blinks during the charging process and goes steady once the device is fully charged.

As a rule of thumb it would last me around seven uses after one charge, so I got into the habit of charging it every Sunday and sometimes in between.

 

 

How to use the Currentbody Skin LED Hair Growth Helmet

You are supposed to use it on clean and dry scalp, once a day for ten minutes. The clean and dry doesn’t mean that you need to wash your hair every time before doing a treatment, but that there shouldn’t be any product in your hair like wax or gel which would then transfer to the helmet and crust up the LEDs. I usually get ready in the morning and then put on the helmet when I run around the house grabbing all the stuff the kids need for school and preparing breakfast. There is no need to track the time as the device will turn off once the ten minutes are done.

While some people report results after a few weeks, I would be cautious when reading that. The hair goes through different cycles and it is perfectly normal to experience increased shedding when starting to use a hair growth device as the hairs that reached the end of their life cycle need to fall out before new growth can be stimulated, which is why I think you need at least six months to judge the results, maybe even longer.

 

How does LED for hair growth work

When you look at how Low Level Light Therapy (LLLT) for hair growth works, you have to understand the hairs life cycle, which goes from a growing phase to a phase in where it rests and then a phase in which it falls out.

The studies done on LLLT were done on devices combining LED and Laser and the underlying assumption is that the stimulation through the light activates processes in the call and hair follicle that stimulate cells, resulting in improved blood flow and scalp circulation while encouraging the delivery of essential nutrients directly to hair follicles.

CurrentBody come to the conclusion on their website that LED is superior as it is a more diffuse way of delivering the wavelengths compared to laser. While I agree that LED delivers the light more diffusely than a laser and with that a larger area of tissue can be covered, I am not sure if you can say that LED is superior – the data we have is done on devices using both and I haven’t seen anything supporting the conclusion that LED only has a superior effect. What I can say for sure is that LED is cheaper than laser, making a LED only device more affordable compared to one combining both.

I do go more in-depth on that in my post on LLLT for hair loss, but in short you have to understand that the data we have is limited and that while it certainly does no harm when used according to manufacturer instructions and coming from a reputable brand, Low Level Light Therapy might help with reducing hair loss, but isn’t a guaranteed cure, especially as there are so many different reasons why your hair could be falling out and not all of them are affected by Light Therapy.

 

My 6 months results using the Currentbody Skin LED Hair Growth Helmet

But now onto my six months results. I took pictures of my central part, my frontal hair line and an area on my right temple where every since my daughter was born the hair seemed to have receded more than it did on the other side. Taking the pictures made me realize that I did have a broader middle part than I use to and that on my hair line the hairs didn’t seem as dense as I remembered them to be, something I wouldn’t have noticed just by looking in the mirror.

Six months later, the pictures look like this:

Here is the front, before above and after below:

 

Quite frankly I don’t see much of a difference there in terms of density and no change in thickness, but I would be curious what you think.

Moving on to the middle parting now, again the before above and the after below:

 

Here I would say I do see a difference in the back where there was a broadening of the part never had noticed before and that seems to have improved in the after picture. On the other hand I do see more scalp shining through in the front of the after picture that wasn’t there before, so better in one place and worse in another? What do you think?

Finally the patch on my right temple where the hair line had receded, again before above and after below:

 

This is where I see the biggest positive difference out of all three areas: There is definitely more hair there and the hair appears to be less fine, both visually and to the touch. Quite impressive as I had this patch for more than ten years now!

Overall though it is a mixed bag: I am inclined to say that I see positive changes, but only subtle ones and surely less than I had hoped for.

 

Reasons why the results might not be as good as expected

There are several explanations for that:

• Consistency: I have used it daily for ten minutes with the exception of one week when I went to Mallorca by plane and didn’t want to bring it with me and a few days here and there when I was too sick to be bothered. I think that is consistent enough over a period of six months, but maybe I would have seen better results if I hadn’t missed these days.
• Strength: The irradiance of the device is on the lower end of the spectrum, especially if the measurements I have seen online is true, so maybe a longer period of using it would yield better results. I don’t recommend going against manufacturer instructions though, so using it once a day for ten minutes is what I will do, but maybe using it twenty minutes or getting one with a higher irradiance would give better results.
• Causes for hair loss: During the six months of testing, I had to undergo surgery and fell ill with Covid once. Both qualify as stressful events for the body that typically result in increased hair shedding three months after the event, so maybe the results weren’t as good as they would have been if these things didn’t happen. Or, put differently: Maybe my hair would look much worse now if it wasn’t for the helmet?

 

How does the Currentbody Skin LED Hair Growth Helmet compare to other treatments for hair loss (minoxidil and finasteride, microneedling, hair transplants)

A common question I see online is how the Currentbody Hair Growth Helmet compares to other hair loss treatments in terms of results, and the truth is: That entirely depends on the cause of your hair loss.

But assuming the underlying cause is the same, the helmet – actually any brands helmet – is best used in addition to other treatments. The ones with the best clinical data are Minoxidil and Finasteride, either taken orally or as topical treatment, and even there results aren’t guaranteed. As especially with systemic use the side effects can be more than you are willing to take, using the helmet as basically adverse effect free alternative is possible if you are willing to accept much less noticeable results.

The best route non systemically would probably be to do topical Minoxidil paired with Microneedling and Low Level Light Therapy, but I wouldn’t try treating noticeable hair loss without consulting a doctor to make sure you have the best treatment for your individual situation before you reach a state where hair follicles are beyond the point of being able to be stimulated again.

 

 

Is the Currentbody Skin LED Hair Growth Helmet worth your money?

I have to say it depends.

If you, like me, have hair that is thinning with age, but no significant hair loss and the other options for one reason or another don’t work for you, then it is something you can consider. It is quite expensive though, so you are probably better off with using topical Minoxidil when you set results and money spend into relation – I tried using Minoxidil after my son was born but couldn’t deal with how it made my hair feel, so didn’t use it consistent enough to get results.

The helmet on the other hand is very convenient to use, doesn’t require much effort other than the consistency that was easily achieved with habit stacking and did give me some, very subtle results, which is why I am happy and will continue using it. At 786 € a piece though it should be money you have in your budget without sacrifices to make it worth the investment in relation to the results you can expect.

I will include it in my yearly device update (you can see the latest one here) to see if the progress changes when used longer than six months.

 

 

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