Prepare: When you are ready, place the provided toilet seat cover over the toilet. (For babies, you can collect the sample directly from a clean diaper).
Collect: After your sample is deposited on the cover, put on your safety gloves and open the collection tube. Use the scoop attached to the lid to collect the sample.
Fill: Transfer the sample into the tube until it reaches the fill line.
Clean & Seal: Flush the cover down the toilet. Use the provided wipes to clean the outside of the tube, then close the lid tightly.
Storage: Place the tube back into the biohazard bag and put it in the freezer immediately.
Log: Open the Dayhoff app and log the exact date and time of your collection.
You will repeat this process for a total of three samples. To get the most accurate insights into your microbiome, collect these one at a time throughout the span of one week.
Once all three samples have been collected, you're ready to return your kit.
Freeze: Make sure all three samples have been in the freezer overnight.
Pack: Place all three samples, the ice pack, and the absorbent pads in the biohazard bag, then seal it. Place the sealed biohazard bag in the silver bag that came with your kit and seal that bag. Put everything in the kit box and close it.
Ship: Place the kit box in the provided return shipping bag. The prepaid return label is already attached. Drop off the package at your local UPS location.
For the highest data accuracy, we recommend mailing your sample within 24 hours of the last collection. Freeze your last sample overnight and then return your kit to UPS the next day. However, if you aren’t able to return it the next day, we recommend waiting no more than 3-5 days after your last sample collection.
Since prompt shipping is best, we recommend avoiding shipping over the weekend or on holidays.