TOXDetect is a simple at-home urine test that tells you whether your body has been picking up toxic chemicals from everyday life. One sample is enough for Mosaic Diagnostics’ laboratory to screen 27 urinary metabolites that reflect exposure to 19 well-recognised pollutants, including industrial solvents, pesticide residues, plasticisers, fuel additives, and common flame-retardants. Results arrive in an easy-to-read report, accompanied by a clinicians interpretation and are underpinned by the same mass-spectrometry methods used in clinical and environmental toxicology labs.

The assay drills into several high-priority chemical families. Five phthalate metabolites flag contact with “everywhere plastics” found in food packaging, vinyl flooring, cosmetics, and children’s toys, compounds that are notorious endocrine disruptors. Markers such as 2-, 3-, and 4-methylhippuric acid reveal xylene uptake from paint fumes, fuel exhaust, or laboratory solvents. Phenylglyoxylic acid tracks styrene and ethylbenzene used in insulation foams and disposable cups. N-acetyl phenyl-cysteine speaks for benzene, still present in fuel vapour and cigarette smoke, while N-acetyl-(2-cyanoethyl)-cysteine captures acrylonitrile from acrylic fibres and plastics.

The panel also covers 1-bromopropane from dry-cleaning solvents, 1,3-butadiene from tyre and exhaust emissions, 2-hydroxyethyl mercapturic acid from ethylene oxide and vinyl chloride in medical sterilants and PVC, and 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid from broadleaf weed killers.

2-Hydroxyethyl Mercapturic Acid (HEMA) in urine is also a useful indicator for the acetaldehyde burden of fermentation syndrome.

Organophosphate and pyrethroid pesticide exposure is quantified via diethylphosphate and 3-phenoxybenzoic acid, whereas diphenyl phosphate pinpoints the flame-retardant triphenyl phosphate. Additional targets include acrylamide (formed in browned starchy foods), perchlorate (a thyroid-disrupting rocket-fuel contaminant), glyphosate, atrazine, bisphenols, parabens, oxybenzone, and more.

Why perform this test? Many of these chemicals are linked in the literature to hormone imbalance, neuro-behavioural effects, immune dysregulation, and higher risks of certain cancers. Measuring actual body burden lets you move past speculation and decide whether dietary changes, air-quality fixes, or detoxification strategies are worth your effort.

The kit ships directly to you, needs no blood draw, and only requires a single first-morning urine sample. Typical turnaround is ten working days from the laboratory receiving the sample.