You need at least 1.5 inches of dye-free, non-bleached, and free of hair products scalp hair.
Prior to Collection
If you have recently dyed or bleached your hair, please wait a minimum of 3 weeks (8 weeks is better) before collection UNLESS you have a portion of your hair without dye that we can use.
If you use Head and Shoulders, Selsun Blue or any other anti-dandruff shampooplease discontinue for 2 weeks prior to collection and note this on your submission form. If it is impossible to temporary stop, please make sure to indicate use on submission form
If you use shampoo with hormones or hair loss ingredients- please discontinue for 2 weeks prior to collection and note this on your submission form.
Please avoid the use of public pools for at least one week prior to collection
If you shower in softened water or hard water, this can affect mineral levels. Please wash your hair for 2 weeks with distilled water prior to collection. This will help you get the most accurate result.
Collection
Ideally we want to collect the day after you shampoo your hair.
Scalp hair should be used whenever possible. Beard hair and pubic hair can be used when scalp hair is not available but collection must be done on your own.
Hair needs to be cut as close to the scalp as possible from 3-4 locations at the base of the skull. If you do this test in the office, practitioner will select the hair strips and perform the cuts.
If using the kit at home, use the light blue paper scale that was provided to you in your collection kit. Fold edges of scale to create a teeter-totter. Once hair has been cut from the scalp, cut off the long ends (further away from the scalp) so that the total length of hair sample is 1.5 inches. We WANT THE PORTION CLOSER TO THE ROOT not the ends. Add hair to high side of scale. Continue to add hair to scale until scale tips like a teeter-totter. This means you have collected enough hair.
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