Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis

How to Collect Your Hair Sample

Alongside blood serum tests, a hair sample can sometimes give a clearer picture of your nutritional patterns. It measures the concentration of essential minerals, trace elements, and toxic heavy metals stored inside a small sample of hair. Collecting it correctly matters for accurate results, so please take a few extra minutes to follow the steps below.

Before You Cut

• Use hair that has not been dyed, bleached, or permed if possible. If you have had a treatment recently, wait about 8 weeks for the healthiest sample.

• If you can't wait, that's okay — just let me know what product was used and when (write the name of the products over the little envelope and over the form).

• Stop using shampoos with zinc or selenium (like dandruff or anti-fungal shampoos) for about 3 weeks before your sample, if you can.

• If you have hard or softened water, you can rinse your hair with distilled water about a week before your haircut. If you dont do it, just let me know.

• Wash your hands and scissors under running water, making sure there is no soap residue left. Dry them.

• Cut your sample within 6-24 hours of washing your hair normally.

  
  

How to Cut It

• Use hair from the back of your head, near the nape of the neck, cut as close to the scalp as possible.

• Take several small snips from a few different spots so no bald patch is visible.

• You will need about 1.5 inches of hair, roughly a heaping teaspoon (about 125mg).

• Use the scale and read the instructions over.

• It is less hair than it sounds like — this amount won't be noticeable.

  
  

If You Have Little or No Scalp Hair

• Body hair (underarm, pubic, or beard) can be used instead, but are less preferred. Let me know which type you're submitting and please fill the document accordingly.

• If your head is shaved, an electric razor can be used to collect clippings into a paper envelope until you reach the right amount.

• Nail clippings are not used for this test — please do not send those.

  
  

Packaging Your Sample

• Place your hair in the envelope or bag provided by your practitioner.

• Do not use tape directly on the hair.

• Do not wash the sample.

• Fill the form and send me a picture of it, for tracking purpose.

• Mail your sample back to the lab.

• I will let you know once your results are in, it should take a few week.

  
  

Questions?

Reach out to me any time before you cut — it is easy to get this right, and I would be happy to help.