Body Intolerance Test

A hair-sample test screening reactivity to 1,500 food and non-food items, intended to give informational insights into possible dietary and lifestyle triggers rather than a clinical diagnosis.

  • At-home test
Sample
Hair
Collection
At-home hair sample, posted to lab
Results in
3–5 days
Biomarkers
1500
Tests for
  • Buckwheat
  • Cheddar
  • Cottage cheese
  • Edam
  • Goat's cheese
  • Gouda
  • Gruyere
  • Halloumi
  • Manchego
  • Mozzerella
  • Parmesan
  • Red Leicester
  • +48 more

Test specifications

Sample type
hair
Collection method
at-home hair sample, posted to lab
Turnaround time
3–5 days
Biomarkers tested
1500
At-home test
Yes
Doctor reviewed
No
Gender focus
Both

What's tested

60 biomarkers as listed by Check My Body Health, of 1500 in total.

(Intolerance) Grains & Seeds

  • Buckwheat

Cheese

  • Cheddar
  • Cottage cheese
  • Edam
  • Goat's cheese
  • Gouda
  • Gruyere
  • Halloumi
  • Manchego
  • Mozzerella
  • Parmesan
  • Red Leicester
  • Soft cheese
  • Stilton

Dairy and Egg

  • A-lactalbumin
  • B-lactoglobulin
  • Butter
  • Buttermilk
  • Condensed milk
  • Cream
  • Egg
  • Evaporated milk
  • Ice cream
  • Kefir
  • Milk from cows
  • Milk from goats

Gluten-containing Cereals and Grains

  • Bread-brown
  • Bread-granary
  • Bread-rye
  • Bread-white
  • Bulgar wheat
  • Farro
  • Freekeh
  • Kamut
  • Noodles-wheat
  • Oats
  • Porridge oats
  • Spelt

Gluten-free Cereals and Grains

  • Almond flour
  • Amaranth
  • Arrowroot flour
  • Chickpea flour
  • Corn tortilla
  • Cornflakes
  • Garbanzo flour
  • Maize/corn flour
  • Oats-gluten-free
  • Rice-brown
  • Rice-white
  • Rice-wild
  • Sorghum flour
  • Soya flour
  • Taco shells-corn
  • Teff flour

Grains

  • Barley
  • Hops
  • Millet
  • Quinoa
  • Rye
  • Wheat

About this test

This test uses a hair sample to screen reactivity across 1,500 food and non-food items, grouped into areas such as food and environmental sensitivities, sleep, skin and nutrition. The provider positions it as a way to explore possible lifestyle and dietary triggers for symptoms like bloating or low energy, rather than as a diagnostic tool, and every order comes with guidance from the provider's GPs and nutritionists on these topic areas.

Within the food intolerance tests we compare it against, its 1,500 markers is far above the group median of 218, and at £34.99 it is priced well below the £139 median, cheaper than every other test in the group except Check My Body Health's own Essentials Intolerance Test at £26.99 and Complete Food Intolerance Test at £32.99.

It scores at the top of the range for clinical depth given its marker count, and well for clarity and documentation because the listing publishes the full biomarker list, sample type, collection method and turnaround. It scores lowest of the provider's intolerance tests for results and follow-up, since results are not doctor-reviewed as standard.

Who is it for?

This suits you if you want the broadest possible screen of food and non-food items at a low price, and you are comfortable treating the result as a starting point for reflecting on diet and lifestyle rather than a medical diagnosis. If price is your main concern and you do not need 1,500 items, Check My Body Health's own Essentials Intolerance Test covers 650 items for £26.99, and the Complete Food Intolerance Test covers 990 items for £32.99, both cheaper than this test.

If you would prefer a blood-based sample instead of hair, the Essential Food Intolerance Test uses a finger-prick blood sample, though it costs £169 for fewer markers (229).

How it works

You take a hair sample at home and post it to the lab, with the provider stating a turnaround of three to five working days. Every order includes guidance from the provider's team of GPs and nutritionists across topics such as food and environmental sensitivities, sleep, skin and stress. Results are not doctor-reviewed as standard.

Pros & cons

Pros

  • Screens 1,500 food and non-food items, the most of any intolerance test we track from this provider
  • Hair sample collection, no blood draw needed
  • Guidance from the provider's GPs and nutritionists included on multiple lifestyle topics
  • Priced well below the £139 group median at £34.99

Cons

  • No doctor review of results is included as standard
  • Hair-sample intolerance testing gives informational insight, not a clinical diagnosis
  • Two intolerance tests from the same provider are cheaper if you do not need 1,500 items

Our editorial score

Compare Health Test Score Most markers in its group, priced well below the median
Editorial confidence: 9.5/10

This hair-sample test screens 1,500 food and non-food items and is the most extensive panel we track in the food intolerance group, priced at £34.99 against a group median of £139. The provider frames results as informational insight rather than a clinical diagnosis, and results are not doctor-reviewed as standard.

Score breakdown

  • Clarity and documentation 9.0/10

    The listing publishes a detailed description, the full biomarker list, a stated turnaround, clear collection options, the sample type; it does not state what the report looks like.

  • Clinical depth 10.0/10

    1500 biomarkers against a median of 218 across the 12 tests in its comparison group.

  • Collection convenience 8.0/10

    A hair sample you take at home, no needle; results in around 5 days, in line with or faster than similar tests.

  • Results and follow-up 3.0/10

    Results are not doctor-reviewed and no consultation is included; the provider does not describe the report format.

  • Trust signals 7.0/10

    Trustpilot 4.0 from 13,695 reviews; accredited lab (UKAS accredited UK lab).

  • Value for money 10.0/10

    £34.99 against a comparison-group median of £139.00 (-75%).

Calculated 13 September 2026 from the facts we hold about this test and provider, using our published scoring formula. Scores are not hand-edited.

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