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Stay informed through our twice-monthly newsletters and regular blog posts offering insights into skin and hair research, cosmetic trends, new product claims testing techniques, upcoming educational courses and TRI-sponsored events.


Bridging Research & Practice: Reflections from a Recent Trichology Summit Meeting
BRIDGING RESEARCH AND PRACTICE: REFELECTIONS FROM A RECENT TRICHOLOGY SUMMIT MEETING On October 12th , Dr Ernesta Malinauskyte (Director, Hair Research, TRI Princeton) had the privilege of joining the APT Unity Summit 2025 – an event organized by Association of Professional Trichologists . The Summit was dedicated to strengthening trichology through science, standardization, and collaboration. This year’s theme focused on bridging research and clinical practice - an area whe
TRI Princeton
6 days ago2 min read


First Talk of 2025/26 Season: A Straight Success
A total of 154 people registered to listen to Murielle’s talk, entitled “Pin Straight to Ringlet Coil and Every Frizz In Between: Laboratory Methods that Quantify Straightness and Alignment”. The presentation featured research undertaken in partnership with Bossa Nova Vision (USA) and Ayton Global Research (UK).
TRI Princeton
6 days ago2 min read


Digging for Data: Mining Data from Historical Repeated Grooming, Wet Combing & Dry Combing Studies
How many of us sit on piles of historical data, and never look at it again? At TRI we decided to try and mine our old data, and to use it to create useful information for us and our member companies. A Notes on Research covering this work has just been uploaded to the TRI library and is available exclusively to TRI Library Member Companies. It is titled ‘Evaluation of Correlations between Wet Comb, Dry Comb, and Repeated Grooming Measurements on European Medium Brown Tress
TRI Princeton
Nov 192 min read


TRI Talks Start Again on November 19th
The TRI Talks are 60-minute on-line seminars on a wide range of topics designed to both inform and to inspire new ways of thinking. This new Series will include five talks from experts at TRI and will run from November 2025 to February 2026. The Series kicks off with a presentation on Wednesday 19th November (1pm Eastern Time) from Murielle Mason (Senior Research Associate) titled ‘Pin Straight to Ringlet Coil and Every Frizz In Between'
TRI Princeton
Nov 52 min read


35th IFSCC Congress 2025: Big Success
TRI presented at two posters, Impact of Ozone exposure on the skin: new method to monitor in-vivo oxidative damages related to skin barrier alteration, and Relevant technologies to develop future sunscreen products with onger and safer photoprotection.
TRI Princeton
Sep 241 min read


Everyone is Talking About Mevalonic Acid
Mevalonic acid is being billed as a material that can deliver hydration – likely due to its ability to form hydrogen bonds with water molecules, locking water in the skin – and as an ingredient that can calm irritation and promote cell renewal.
TRI Princeton
Sep 233 min read


TRI Presents at UK SCS Annual Conference
The UK Society for Cosmetic Science (SCS) held its Annual Conference in London, on July 2-3, 2025. Murielle Mason from TRI presented ‘Bridging Consumer Perceptions and Technical Measurements: Assessing Hair Straightness and alignment with Optical Imaging’.
TRI Princeton
Jul 171 min read


The TRI Academy Is Up And Running
The long-anticipated TRI Academy is up-and-running, hosting a broad range of educational articles and training opportunities. It’s free...
TRI Princeton
May 21 min read


Reminder That Nominations for The Martha Schwarzkopf Award for Outstanding Female Scientists 2025 are Open
The Martha Schwarzkopf Award , supported by Henkel, recognizes long-term contributions to hair science by women. This year, alongside the...
TRI Princeton
May 21 min read


New TRI Website
We are pleased to announce that the TRI Website ( https://www.triprinceton.org ) was updated and refreshed on Monday 17th March. The site...
TRI Princeton
Mar 202 min read


2025 Hair Course Open for Registrations
The TRI ‘ Fundamentals of Hair Science & Hair Claims Course 2025 ’ will take place on May 13-14; Immediately ahead of the ‘ Symposium on...
TRI Princeton
Feb 282 min read


Fatigue Symposium 2025: More Speakers Announced
More speakers have been announced for the ‘Symposium on the Fatigue Testing of Hair’, which takes place on Thursday 15th May.
TRI Princeton
Feb 282 min read


Planning and Designing Claims Substantiation Tests for Cosmetic and Personal Care Products – Bite-Sized Learning
Claims on cosmetic and personal care products are essential for describing their benefits to consumers.
TRI Princeton
Jan 911 min read


TRI Talks 2024 Series – Presentation 4 of 4: Rescheduled to Wednesday 15th January, 1pm ET
Ayin will present a talk titled ‘Trading Textures with Flat Ironing: A Case of the Eroding Cortex with the Permanent Change in Curl Type’.
TRI Princeton
Nov 24, 20242 min read


Introduction to Product Evaluation for Cosmetic & Personal Care Products – Bite-Sized Learning
This short article introduces readers to the principles of product evaluation for cosmetic and personal care products.
TRI Princeton
Nov 12, 20248 min read


TRI Talks 2024 Series – Presentation 3 of 4: Wednesday 20th November, 1pm ET
Dr Jessica Cardenas Turner (Staff Scientist, TRI Princeton) will present a talk titled ‘Unveiling the Skin.
TRI Princeton
Nov 12, 20242 min read


Fundamentals of Hair Science & Claims Course 2024 – Available Now to View at Any Time
TRI Library users can purchase access to all the presentations and slides from the Fundamentals of Hair Science & Claims Course 2024.
TRI Princeton
Oct 30, 20242 min read


TRI Talks 2024 Series – Presentation 2 of 4: Wednesday 6th November, 1pm ET
AN UPDATE ON MEASURING HAIR MOTION In the second of four talks this season Dr Trefor Evans (Institute Fellow, TRI Princeton) will...
TRI Princeton
Oct 30, 20241 min read


Fundamentals of Hair Science & Claims Course 2024 – Available Now to View at Any Time
The ‘ Fundamentals of Hair Science and Claims Course 2024 ’ is now available as a box set in the TRI Library . The course took place on...
TRI Princeton
Oct 16, 20242 min read


Two New Notes on Research Published for Member Companies
This week two new Notes on Research have been published for TRI Member Companies.
TRI Princeton
Oct 16, 20241 min read
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