5Strands Environmental Sensitivity Test for Adults & Kids, 282 Items Tested

I was curious about my outdoor allergies, and this hair analysis test made it so easy to get answers. I just sent in a small sample and received my detailed results in only four days! It gave me a clear list of items to watch out for, which has really helped me feel better when I'm outside.

I grew up in Southern California and knew I had mild allergies to various things, but it never affected me too much. Recently, I moved with my family to Texas and boy did things change! I started sneezing so often that my wife stopped saying "Bless you" and started saying "Alright, that's enough". I've always wanted to take an allergy test but I'm not a big fan of shots and didn't want to get poked or prodded. But I was on Facebook and saw an ad for this test and noticed it uses hair strands instead of a finger prick. So I decided to find it on Amazon and give it a try. And I'm glad I did! I was genuinely shocked at how many items they can test for with just a few strands of hair. It told me all sorts of stuff I was intolerant to. Some stuff is more severe than others. Long story short, we identified 3 trees in the backyard that seemed to be doing most of the damage. We removed them last week and I feel better already! My wife actually ordered the test so we can replace the plants in the yard with stuff we're both not intolerant to. Overall, the test was super easy to use and barely an inconvenience. The results came fast and were easy to read. Since my wife is ordering another test, I obviously recommend it!

I've always had different types of allergies since I was a kid but was never quite sure what exactly caused me to break out in a rash, heavy sneezing and/or congestion. I decided to take this environmental test from 5Strands and couldn't be happier with the results. My hair sample was tested across almost 200 different environmental items within: agriculture, fabrics, spices, chemical ingredients and more. I was impressed with the detailed testing and finding out which items could cause some more serious reactions within me. I was already aware of a few of the items, but most of them I had no idea, and a couple even resulted with "So that's why!" moments that clicked immediately in my head. I've already started making some changes to my detergents, soaps and outdoor plants. I'm hoping it helps my newborn daughter as well, in case she inherited my genes in that regard! I highly recommend this product!

This environmental testing kit was very easy to use, and everything was explained clearly in the materials that came with the kit. The kit directs you to remove 15 hair strands, hopefully with some root attached and place them in a little bag. You have to go online and make an account using your kit code BEFORE you send in your sample for testing, and you need to write down your login and password, which they provide a card for. They give you a pre-paid envelope to return the sample in, and it's sent via US Post Office, so you can send it right from home, which is easy. I received the results fairly quickly, I'd say within 10 days. I had been busy and I hadn't checked, but the first time I did check, the results were available. I have severe allergies and a life threatening condition called exercise induced anaphylaxis, so I was interested to see how these results aligned with what I already knew and also if there were things I was never tested for that might be causing me issues. The results mostly lined up with what I already knew. For example, it said I had a more severe reaction to cat saliva than to cat dander. I know this is true, which in my mind lent credibility to the rest of the results. There is an exhaustive list of items tested with this and I am not smart enough to understand the science or even know how to act on the results, but I did find this to be an interesting process.

I admit I had the box, packed it for a potential move, and found it when unpacking a year later. I sent it in, and got results back that are a joke. I am level 3 allergic (Severe intolerance - require immediate attention). To things that have been in my life for a very long time without any feeling of a reaction, no sniffly nose or eye issues, NOTHING. I would not recommend this test at all, well I wouldn't expect it to be as good as some testing from a physician, I was at least looking for some insights and got none. Waste of money!

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I am not an expert. I can tell this is easy to use and test results are sent quick. But I am not sure if the results are accurate or the technology has medically proven.

Ordered to Australia and simple enough to send to the states. Done test for my 1 yr old and results were very straightforward.