Metals Hair Test
Test Details
Lab Company: The Great Plains Laboratory
Sample Type: Hair
Collection Location: At Home
The Metals Hair Test screens for physiological excess, deficiency, or maldistribution of essential and toxic elements.
🔑 Key Details | 📦 Shipping |
⏰ Preparation & Timing | 📊 Results |
🧪 Collection Instructions | 📚 More Resources |
💳 Requisition & Payment |
💬 Questions? |
Key Details
- DO NOT collect treated hair.
- DO NOT fill out any information on the gplforms.com website.
Preparation & Timing
- DO NOT collect hair that has been treated in any of the following ways:
- Dyed
- Bleached
- Permed
- Otherwise chemically treated
- Collect only head or pubic hair.
- DO NOT mix head and pubic hair together.
Collection Instructions
- Set up the scale by bending the black tabs down to form a fulcrum.
- Place the scale on a level surface.
- Use stainless steel scissors to cut your hair.
- Collect only head or pubic hair.
- DO NOT mix head and pubic hair together.
- If you are using head hair,
- Cut hair from the back of the head using stainless steel scissors.
- Cut hair as close to the scalp as possible.
- Go to step 6.
- If you are using pubic hair,
- Cut hair using stainless steel scissors.
- Cut hair as close to the skin as possible.
- Go to step 6.
- As each piece of hair is cut, save only the 1 inch of hair closest to the skin.
- Cut off and discard the rest.
- Place the saved hair on the scale.
- Keep cutting hair and adding hair to the scale until it tips.
- Cut hair from 5 or 6 areas around the scalp or pubic area.
- Once the scale has tipped, remove the hair from the scale and put it in the plastic bag.
- Repeat steps 3-9 to fill the scale for a second time.
- You should tip the scale twice.
- Write the following information on the plastic bag.
- Patient's name
- Physician's name + "Rupa Health"
- Collection date
Requisition & Payment
- Your kit has been prepaid. You DO NOT need to pay anything extra.
- Instructions on how to fill out your requisition can be found HERE.
- Since you pre-paid for your tests, you do not need to fill in the payment information on any of these forms.
- DO NOT fill out any information on gplforms.com.
Shipping
- To prepare your sample for shipping,
- Place the plastic bag containing the hair into the mailing envelope.
- Place the completed test requisition form into the mailing envelope.
- Ship via USPS.
- Make a note of the tracking number so that you can track your sample back to the lab.
Results
- Results should be released to your provider 7-21 days after samples are received at the lab. We cannot guarantee processing time.
- Your provider will notify you when your results are in and schedule a follow-up appointment for you to review them together.
- Your provider may choose to release your results to you. Rupa cannot release your results without provider authorization.
More Resources
- Test Information
- Collection Instructions
Questions?
For general questions, email Rupa Health at support@rupahealth.com. For test-specific questions, contact The Great Plains Laboratory by calling 1-800-288-0383 or chatting with support.