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    Glossary Hair Cortisol

    measurement of stress hormone levels accumulated in hair strands

    Hair cortisol refers to the measurement of cortisol, a stress hormone, that is accumulated in hair strands over time. This method provides a long-term indicator of an individual's stress levels, as opposed to blood or saliva tests which only capture short-term fluctuations. It is particularly useful in research and clinical settings for assessing chronic stress and its potential impacts on health.

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    1. Determinants of hair cortisol and hair cortisone concentrations in adults Psychoneuroendocrinology · 2015 · 157 citations
    2. Hair dyeing, hair washing and hair cortisol concentrations among women from the healthy start study Psychoneuroendocrinology · 2017 · 33 citations
    3. Predicting hair cortisol levels with hair pigmentation genes: a possible hair pigmentation bias Scientific Reports · 2017 · 23 citations
    4. Not the Root of the Problem—Hair Cortisol and Cortisone Do Not Mediate the Effect of Child Maltreatment on Body Mass Index Frontiers in psychiatry · 2020 · 11 citations
    5. Evidence of the moderating role of hair cortisol and hair cortisone in the relationship between work stress and depression symptoms among Chinese fishermen Journal of affective disorders · 2021 · 3 citations
    6. Hair Cortisol: A Biomarker of Chronic Stress in Animals and its Association with Reproduction Animal Reproduction Update · 2023
    7. Hair cortisol/cortisone in combined oral contraceptive users: An exploratory analysis Contraception · 2025
    8. Hair cortisol analysis: An update on methodological considerations and clinical applications Clinical Biochemistry · 2018 · 237 citations
    9. Hair Cortisol in Sheltered Cows and Its Association with Other Welfare Indicators Animals · 2019 · 22 citations
    10. Do follicles matter? Testing the effect of follicles on hair cortisol levels Conservation Physiology · 2020 · 21 citations
    11. Study on dissolution mechanism of cortisol and cortisone from hair matrix with liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry Clinica Chimica Acta · 2013 · 16 citations
    12. Scalp hair sweating as a predictor of hair cortisol level in human compared to obesity and other confounders Scientific reports · 2021 · 2 citations
    13. Methodological Considerations for Hair Cortisol Analysis: Effects of Resuspension Solution, Hair Weight, Extraction Duration, and Degree of Hair Shredding on Hair Cortisol Concentrations Open Science Framework · 2026
    14. Determining Cortisol in Animal Hair as a Marker of Chronic Stress Biology Bulletin Reviews · 2025
    15. Parity-related variation in cortisol concentrations in hair during pregnancy and in the postpartum period: a prospective cohort study Authorea (Authorea) · 2020
    16. Is it getting in the hair? – Cortisol concentrations in native, regrown and segmented hairs of cattle and pigs after repeated ACTH administrations General and comparative endocrinology · 2020 · 19 citations
    17. Temporary Relocation during Rest Periods: Relocation Stress and Other Factors Influence Hair Cortisol Concentrations in Horses Animals · 2020 · 11 citations
    18. Children’s hair cortisol as a biomarker of stress at school: a follow-up study Stress · 2020 · 9 citations
    19. Hair cortisol and other hair analytes decline with storage over a one-year period: A systematic, within-subject investigation Psychoneuroendocrinology · 2025 · 7 citations
    20. Correlation between high hair cortisol level and intracranial aneurysm rupture Medicine · 2021 · 2 citations
    21. The impact of COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown on chronic stress assessed by hair cortisol analysis via LC-MS/MS Journal of Laboratory Medicine · 2025
    22. Hair Cortisol Measurements in the Evaluation of Cushing's Syndrome Endocrine Abstracts · 2016
    23. Measurement of cortisol in human Hair as a biomarker of systemic exposure Clinical and investigative medicine · 2007 · 567 citations
    24. Cortisol determination in hair and faeces from domestic cats and dogs General and Comparative Endocrinology · 2007 · 199 citations
    25. Maternal Influence on Child HPA Axis: A Prospective Study of Cortisol Levels in Hair PEDIATRICS · 2013 · 122 citations
    26. Effects of shampoo and water washing on hair cortisol concentrations Clinica Chimica Acta · 2010 · 122 citations
    27. Short communication: Factors affecting hair cortisol concentrations in lactating dairy cows Journal of Dairy Science · 2014 · 118 citations
    28. Extraction and Analysis of Cortisol from Human and Monkey Hair Journal of Visualized Experiments · 2014 · 101 citations
    29. Quantifying long-term stress in brown bears with the hair cortisol concentration: a biomarker that may be confounded by rapid changes in response to capture and handling Conservation Physiology · 2014 · 90 citations
    30. Validation and Reference Ranges of Hair Cortisol Measurement in Healthy Children Hormone Research in Paediatrics · 2014 · 85 citations