The second TRI Talk in the series is by Dr. Martin Zorde, a postdoctoral researcher at TRI, and will consider the use of plant extracts in the development of insect repellent products.  His talk will be titled, ‘Bioprospecting of Catmints and Sages: The Cat’s Meow of Natural Insect Repellents’.

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'

The Société Française de Cosmétologie (SFC) is welcoming the world to the 35th IFSCC Congress at the Palais des Festivals, Cannes, September 15–18, 2025—a celebration of cosmetic science under the theme “The Future is Science.” As the congress brings together high-level talks, posters, and the latest ingredient and technology innovations, we’d love to meet you there!

The Principles of Skin Measurement Science & Claims course at TRI is designed for anyone involved in the development of new skin care products.  The intensive two-day programme is designed for anyone who needs to build their knowledge rapidly in the measurement techniques used in the development of new skin products and to support skin claims.

The ‘Research Forum 2025’ will take place on Thursday 4th September, 9:00am – 11:00am (ET).  This free, on-line event is exclusive to TRI Member Companies and is an opportunity to discuss future directions for your TRI.

The long-anticipated TRI Academy is up-and-running, hosting a broad range of educational articles and training opportunities. It’s free...

The ‘ Symposium on the Fatigue Testing of Hair ’ will take place on Thursday 15th May .  Today we are pleased to announce that Dr Nawel...

Dr Lynsey McColl, Managing Director of Select Statistics (UK) will be speaking about Survival Analysis with Applications in Fatigue Testing.

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

The TRI ‘ Fundamentals of Hair Science & Hair Claims Course 2025 ’ will take place on May 13-14; Immediately ahead of the ‘ Symposium on...

An in-depth study that considers the kinetics of water sorption into hair.

Here are some dates for your calendars for the start of this year. Dates of forthcoming events can also be found in our website.

Over the past 12 months, the TRI team have hosted several hair and skincare events, attended numerous others, often presenting work.

Dr Jessica Cardenas Turner (Staff Scientist, TRI Princeton) will present a talk titled ‘Unveiling the Skin.

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...

Vibrational spectroscopy techniques are underestimated by cosmetic and biomedical companies.

The Principles of Skin Measurement & Claims course took place on September 11th and 12th, and attracted 85 attendees.

Dr Trefor Evans, Institute Fellow, will retire this month from his full-time position at TRI. Trefor will continue to be a Fellow of the...

Registrations are still open for the TRI Principles of Skin Measurement Science and Claims  course that will take place this year on...

In partnership with the Princeton Center for Complex Materials (PUMA), Princeton University, and with support from TRiO Upward Bound program