This is a hair sample collection kit.
It contains what you need to take a small hair sample at home and post it to the laboratory, along with instructions.
Health & Testing
Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis for Children (HTMA)
£90.00
In stock
The Conscious Parent Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis (HTMA) for children.
This simple, non-invasive hair sample kit lets a laboratory measure the levels of key minerals and heavy metals.
We send your sample on, and pass the laboratory’s report back to you unaltered.
What the laboratory measures:
The levels of essential minerals — calcium, magnesium, sodium, potassium, zinc, and copper — alongside heavy metals such as lead, mercury, cadmium, and aluminium. Each level is set against the laboratory’s own reference ranges.
It’s a gentle, non-invasive way to take a sample at home. For any health concern, please speak to your GP or a healthcare professional.
add-on (optional)
The standard HTMA test does not include boron or antimony. If you’d like either included (optional), you can add it here.
- Boron is a trace mineral that some people choose to have measured alongside calcium and magnesium.
- Antimony is a trace element that isn’t required by the body and is most commonly associated with modern indoor environments and manufactured materials. Some people choose to include it if they spend a lot of time indoors, live in newer or heavily furnished homes, work with treated materials, or want a broader picture of possible environmental influences.
Up to 4 kits an order. At checkout you tell us who each one is for.
- UK delivery · delivery and returnsDelivery£3.95 to England, Wales and mainland Scotland.ReturnsMost unused items in their original packaging, within 14 days. The return postage is yours.Everything on delivery and returns
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- Your report comes by email, exactly as the laboratory sends it
How long it takes
From your door to your report.
By post
Your kit arrives
With instructions and what you need to send the sample on.
When you’re ready
Take the sample
A small cutting from the nape of the neck, close to the scalp — about a teaspoon. Then post it.
Up to 14 working days
At the laboratory
An independent laboratory carries out the analysis, counted from the day it receives your sample.
By email
Your report
Sent to the person named at checkout, exactly as we receive it.
What comes back
The laboratory’s report, as it is.
A sample page of the report the laboratory sends. We pass yours on unaltered, and we do not explain or interpret it.
What you are buying
Four things to know first.
The analysis is carried out by an independent partner laboratory, not by us.
When the report comes back we pass it on to you exactly as we receive it. We do not alter it, and we are not responsible for the accuracy of the analysis.
A Mineral Balancing Consultation is booked and paid for separately.
It is entirely optional, and you do not need it to receive your report.
This kit is not a medical test.
It is not intended to diagnose, screen for, or rule out any medical condition, and nothing in the report should be treated as medical advice. Please speak to a healthcare professional about any health concern.
Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis for Children (HTMA)
the details
About this kit
Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis for children (HTMA) offers a simple, non-invasive way to have the levels of minerals and some metals in your child’s hair measured by a laboratory.
The laboratory reports the levels of nutrients and heavy metals it finds, set against its own reference ranges.
What the Laboratory Measures
1. Essential minerals:
The levels of key minerals such as calcium, magnesium, sodium, potassium, zinc, and copper, each set against the laboratory’s reference ranges. These minerals play a part in everyday energy, focus and mood.
2. Heavy metals: The measured levels of elements such as lead, mercury, cadmium, and aluminium, which are found in everyday environments, water and some foods.
3. Mineral ratios: The laboratory also reports ratios between some of the minerals, as it calculates them.
4. A longer window: Hair grows slowly, so the sample holds what was laid down in it over the past few months rather than a single moment.
5. Straight from the laboratory: The results come from the laboratory, and we pass them on to you unaltered. For any health concern, please speak to your GP or a healthcare professional.
Included:
- The laboratory’s graph of your mineral levels and ratios, with its written report as Trace Elements issues it.
- Reference ranges: each level shown against the laboratory’s own reference ranges.
- Passed on unaltered: we send you the laboratory’s report exactly as it comes back, and do not add to it or interpret it.
Please ensure that each test is purchased individually and named for the person the test is intended for. If multiple testes are required for multiple people, please buy each test separately with a corresponding contact email. This will ensure that the tests and results are recorded and sent to the correct individual.
Legal Notice
Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis (HTMA) is a laboratory analysis of mineral and/or toxic metal levels. It’s intended as one tool within a broader approach to wellness and isn’t for diagnosing or treating medical conditions. The Conscious Parent doesn’t offer medical advice or diagnose health conditions. For medical questions or concerns, please check in with your doctor.
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