We have gone over the procedures needed to conduct a home urine drug test and a home saliva drug test but is there a hair test that you can test yourself with?  Not exactly.  There is a procedure that you can tell what substances may be found in your hair if you are going to be subjected to a hair follicle test.

The Home Hair Test Kit will enable you to provide your own hair sample to an independent laboratory for an evaluation to determine if there is THC or any other drug metabolites present in your hair before you go and submit your sample to a lab for official testing.  Time is of the essence though so you must act quickly in order to receive your results back in enough time to take the appropriate measures.  The results are certified by an independent lab and it takes about two business days AFTER the lab receives your hair sample to receive your results.  The independent lab will screen for THC, cocaine, opiates, amphetamines, methamphetamines, MDMA (ecstasy) and PCP.

There are complete instructions with the Home Hair Test Kit and also a chain of custody form that should be provided with your hair sample assuring the lab that you did not take your own hair sample (you must have a third party clip the hair follicles) and the proper collection containers for your sample.

The standard hair test will check for the last three months of potential drug use.  Since the human hair grows at an approximate rate of one half inch per month the testing facilities will want to take a one and one half inch sample from the scalp.  Any drugs ingested generally take up to a week to appear in the hair follicle.  Close attention to detail is required when submitting your sample and required paperwork to the lab otherwise the sample may be rejected.

Should the independent lab return that there are drug metabolites in your hair then this will enable you to be prepared to use some detox shampoo to pass a hair follicle drug test.