I figure this belongs in a blog entry and not on the forum, and I want people to read it and possibly glean info from it.
My background: white, female, 5'5", about 118 lbs, blonde shoulder-length hair. Got an offer for a job, then found out they do a hair test and a UA. Oh fffffuck. I was ready for a UA, but not this. Drug use history: occasional MDMA use (twice in the past 4.5 months), weekly pharmaceutical speed aka Adderall, and, stupidly used some cocaine cut to shit. Don't smoke weed.
The test was supposed to be in 3 weeks, so that gave me some time, but I was almost flat broke. So, I went and researched this on the internet. The "72 hours of hell" guy helped the most. I ordered Toxin Wash right away, and got the T-gel shampoo and a box of relaxer, and vinegar. So here is my routine:
Week 1: Panic, stress out, borrow money to buy Toxin Wash. Do the Mac method. The Mac method, as far as I understand, is supposed to dry out your hair hoping to get stuff from the outer section of the hair. Wash hair with Neutrogena T-gel shampoo, detergent, then shampoo every night.
Week 2: Realize the Mac method is stupid and it's 2011 and not 2001 anymore. Stop it. Keep washing hair with T-gel, detergent, T-gel every night. Buy relaxer. Put relaxer in hair, feel it stinging, get scared, wash it out after 5 minutes. Wash with T-gel shampoo, detergent, shampoo. Get tired and say fuck it for the day. Keep with T-gel routine for rest of the week. My hair still felt nice and soft after this, so I figured this is not enough. The relaxer here is to open up the hair cuticle permanently to allow the shampoo to go inside and wash out the drug residue.
Week 3: Buy relaxer again. 4 days before the test, put relaxer in hair again. Go play videogames. 18 minutes later (5 mins longer than recommended), my whole head has been stinging for 10 mins, I go and wash it out completely. Then wash head with T-gel shampoo, detergent, repeat those two again. Then wash twice with Toxin Wash. Get a haircut - 5 inches shorter. Next 4 days, shower every day and wash with Toxin Wash.
I didn't worry about any toxins seeping back into the hair so I didn't do any bs like buying new towels or pillowcases. My test was in another state so I didn't get a chance to shower that day before my flight, but whatever. The girl at the testing site was very nice, and cut off what felt like a ton of my hair. She said that sometimes they don't take enough and have to retest.
A week later, I got an e-mail from the job inviting me to come in.
My background: white, female, 5'5", about 118 lbs, blonde shoulder-length hair. Got an offer for a job, then found out they do a hair test and a UA. Oh fffffuck. I was ready for a UA, but not this. Drug use history: occasional MDMA use (twice in the past 4.5 months), weekly pharmaceutical speed aka Adderall, and, stupidly used some cocaine cut to shit. Don't smoke weed.
The test was supposed to be in 3 weeks, so that gave me some time, but I was almost flat broke. So, I went and researched this on the internet. The "72 hours of hell" guy helped the most. I ordered Toxin Wash right away, and got the T-gel shampoo and a box of relaxer, and vinegar. So here is my routine:
Week 1: Panic, stress out, borrow money to buy Toxin Wash. Do the Mac method. The Mac method, as far as I understand, is supposed to dry out your hair hoping to get stuff from the outer section of the hair. Wash hair with Neutrogena T-gel shampoo, detergent, then shampoo every night.
Week 2: Realize the Mac method is stupid and it's 2011 and not 2001 anymore. Stop it. Keep washing hair with T-gel, detergent, T-gel every night. Buy relaxer. Put relaxer in hair, feel it stinging, get scared, wash it out after 5 minutes. Wash with T-gel shampoo, detergent, shampoo. Get tired and say fuck it for the day. Keep with T-gel routine for rest of the week. My hair still felt nice and soft after this, so I figured this is not enough. The relaxer here is to open up the hair cuticle permanently to allow the shampoo to go inside and wash out the drug residue.
Week 3: Buy relaxer again. 4 days before the test, put relaxer in hair again. Go play videogames. 18 minutes later (5 mins longer than recommended), my whole head has been stinging for 10 mins, I go and wash it out completely. Then wash head with T-gel shampoo, detergent, repeat those two again. Then wash twice with Toxin Wash. Get a haircut - 5 inches shorter. Next 4 days, shower every day and wash with Toxin Wash.
I didn't worry about any toxins seeping back into the hair so I didn't do any bs like buying new towels or pillowcases. My test was in another state so I didn't get a chance to shower that day before my flight, but whatever. The girl at the testing site was very nice, and cut off what felt like a ton of my hair. She said that sometimes they don't take enough and have to retest.
A week later, I got an e-mail from the job inviting me to come in.