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Fundamentals of Hair Science
& Hair Claims Course

April 24th + April 25th + April 26th

Hybrid Event
In-Person at TRI Princeton in New Jersey +
🔴Live Stream & On Demand for Virtual Attendees
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Countdown to Hair Course

Wednesday, April 24th - April 26th, 8:45am Est.

Fundamentals of Hair Science
& Hair Claims Course

A Three Day Online Course by TRI Princeton

The TRI hair course is an introductory course designed for graduate and post-graduate level cosmetic scientists who need to build their knowledge in hair science and claims substantiation.


Attendees should leave with an understanding of hair structure and biology, hair product science and the key measurement techniques used to test the performance of hair products and support hair claims.


All the course is given on-line and is available to attendees all around the world. Last year we had over 100 attendees, some joining us from as far away as South Africa, Australia and the Philippines.  

However, now we are past the worst of the COVID pandemic, we can open our doors to visitors for one day of the course. Attendees based in the US, or wanting to travel to US, will be able to visit the TRI laboratories on Friday 26th April. Visitors can view Day 3 of the lectures in the morning in our Seminar Room on a big screen (i.e. as a hybrid meeting), have a lunch with the speakers, and then have live demos of hair testing methods in the afternoon. There is no extra charge for the laboratory visit, but please make us aware that you wish to attend when you complete your registration. For safety reasons, places must be limited to 25 external attendees. It will be first come, first served.

Course Agenda

  Wednesday, April 24, 2024  

DAY ONE

An Introduction to Hair & Hair Products
An open training session chaired by Dr Trefor Evans & Dr Paul Cornwell

8:45am Introduction Dr Trefor Evans
9:00am Hair Structure & Properties Dr Trefor Evans
10:00am Follicle & Scalp Biology Dr Marcella Gabarra
11:00am Hair Product Science Dr Paul Cornwell
12:00pm Hair Conditioning Dr Paul Cornwell
1:00pm Kahoot! Quiz

  Thursday, April 25, 2024  

DAY TWO

Hair Product Testing - Part 1
A training session chaired by Eleanor Lehman & Dr Paul Cornwell

08:45am Introduction Eleanor Lehman
09:00am Hair Strength Testing Dr Trefor Evans
10:00am Hair Typing and Textured Hair Testing Dr Ernesta Malinauskyte
11:00am Imaging Active Penetration into Hair Dr Samuel Gourion-Arsiquaud
12:00pm Hair Styling and Testing of Styling Products Dr Trefor Evans
1:00pm Kahoot! Quiz

  Friday, April 26, 2024  

DAY THREE

Hair Product Testing - Part 2
A training session chaired by Dr Ernesta Malinauskyte & Dr Paul Cornwell

8:45am Introduction Dr Ernesta Malinauskyte
9:00am Hair Damage Testing - Part 1 Dr Ernesta Malinauskyte
10:00am Hair Appearance Testing (Shine/Frizz/Motion) Dr Trefor Evans
11:00am Chemical Treatments and Internal Fibre Actives: Testing Approaches Dr Paul Cornwell
12:00pm Hair Damage Testing - Part 2 Dr Ernesta Malinauskyte
1:00pm Closing Remarks Dr Trefor Evans

Lunch with Speakers @ 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Product Demos at TRI

2:00pm - 4:00pm

IR/Raman Spectroscopy and Imaging
(Hosted by Vanessa Castro, Dr Marcella Gabarra and Dr Jessica Turner)

Single Fibre Mechanical Testing (Tensile, Torsion and Fatigue)
(Hosted by Dr Trefor Evans)

Thermal Analysis (DSC) and Image Analysis of Hair Tresses
(Hosted by Dr Ernesta Malinauskyte and Brian Kelly)

Tress Tests (Combing, Shine and Repeated Grooming)
(Hosted by Arya Esrafily)

Further Reading
Check out these articles from past courses
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Registration

Registrations are now closed.

Please contact us if you encounter issues replaying the course or have questions about the event.

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