The at‑home hair test that measures 8 minerals and 8 toxic metals.

Hair mineral analysis measures the minerals and toxic metals that have been incorporated into your hair as it grew. Because hair is laid down over time and does not change once it has formed, a small sample gives a retrospective view of your essential mineral balance and any accumulated toxic metal exposure over roughly the past one to three months. This test measures eight essential minerals, eight toxic metals and eleven mineral ratios.

Anyone who wants a longer-term view of their mineral status than a single blood draw gives. Anyone who suspects exposure to heavy metals through diet, water, work, hobbies, older housing or dental amalgam. And anyone who simply wants a baseline of their minerals and metals without a needle.

Hair Mineral Analysis (Basic) is $299.00, currently reduced from $315.00. That single price covers the at-home collection kit, prepaid return postage, ICP-MS laboratory analysis of 16 elements and 11 ratios, and your full report.

You take it yourself at home. A small amount of hair is cut from the back of the head, as close to the scalp as possible, following the step-by-step instructions in the kit. It takes a couple of minutes, involves no needles, and posts back in the prepaid return mailer. Chemically treated or dyed hair can affect some results; the instructions cover how to handle this.

Your full report is delivered to your secure portal once the laboratory has completed analysis. You can read it yourself or share it with your GP, naturopath or nutritionist to guide next steps.

A blood test shows what is circulating in your bloodstream on the day it is taken, which the body regulates tightly. Hair reflects what has been deposited in tissue over the period of hair growth, so it is better suited to longer-term patterns and to accumulated exposure to toxic metals, which blood tests rarely include. The two answer different questions and are often used together.

You don't need a GP referral. It is a self-requested at-home test kit that you can get online, with no referral or appointment.

Hair analysis on its own cannot diagnose a deficiency or metal poisoning. It reflects tissue accumulation over the period of hair growth and is not a standalone diagnostic tool. It is interpreted alongside your history, diet and likely exposures. Where a toxic metal is significantly elevated, the report recommends confirmatory testing in an appropriate sample such as urine and further clinical assessment.

Every element outside the reference range is flagged clearly on the report, with written commentary from the laboratory explaining what it does, what an elevated hair level can indicate, and the most common sources of exposure to look at first. Anything that needs follow up should be taken to your GP or practitioner.