Take a hair sample – it’s that simple!
- Put your hair up at the top of your head.
- Segregate the first section and cut it with sharp scissors right next to the skin.
- Measuring from where you cut it – from the head – cut a 1-1,5 cm strand, and discard the rest.
- Repeat 2-3 times so that the amount of cut hair is 300-400mg, which is approximately 1 flat tablespoon in volume.
- An insufficient amount of material may prevent the test from being conducted.
IMPORTANT:
Do not use new scissors from which metal filings could get to the sample.
The hair required for analysis must be:
– Natural (not dyed, bleached, or treated with any chemical processes).
– Clean (washed, with no styling products such as hairspray, mousse, or gel).
In the case of dyed hair, you must wait until there is a minimum regrowth of 1-inch (collect only the regrown part as the sample).
The hair sample should not be stored in aluminum foil.
If it is not possible to collect a sample from the head, it is acceptable to use pubic or chest hair.
To accurately determine your trends, repeat the test every six months.