Hair Database & Laboratory Supply
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Human hair cuticle surface
optical image, Keyence VK-X3000, 3,600×
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Human hair cuticle surface
3D laser confocal height map (flattened), Keyence VK-X3000, 3,600×
Human hair cuticle surface
optical image, Keyence VK-X3000, 3,600×
Sourcing location is recorded as acquisition provenance, not as an origin claim; under the LSHI framework each specimen is
described by measurement, and location is not treated as predictive of the measured properties.
Lux Symbolica maintains an extensive physical collection of human hair and is building from it a structured reference organized by measurable physical properties rather than claimed origin. The reference is early-stage and continues to grow. Its organizing logic is the LSHI® framework, a measurement-based approach to describing hair as a physical material.
The analytical thinking behind the database is set out in our blog, a published series on forensic-science standards, supply-chain transparency, and verification methodology in the hair trade. Read the series on the blog
Laboratory Supply
We currently supply cosmetic-science laboratories with selected hair for product testing, at their request. Material is provided to specification, for the laboratory's own research purposes.
Laboratory and research enquiries are welcome by arrangement.