We have had a great deal of interest in podium and poster presentations (which must be given in-person at Red Bank, New Jersey). However, there’s always room for more and abstract submissions for podium presentations will remain open until Tuesday March 31st (1700, EST), and abstract submissions for posters will remain open until Friday May 8th (1700, EST). The schedule for the conference, as well as slots for podium presentations, are both available at the dedicated website.

We are excited to announce our third keynote speaker for the 12th TRI International Conference on Applied Hair Science! Candace Mitchell will give a presentation titled ‘Expanding The Hair Typing System With Science-Backed, AI-Powered Personalization’. Our Conference will take place on Tuesday 2nd to Thursday 4th June 2026, at the Oyster Point Hotel, Red Bank, New Jersey.

It’s the time of year when the TRI team get out onto the road to meet existing clients, prospective clients and also catch up with old friends. In the coming months, we’re heading to: In-Cosmetics Global, in Paris and New York Suppliers’ Day

High-performance thin layer chromatography, also abbreviated to HPTLC, is a specialized technique that is an extension of thin layer chromatography (TLC), an analytical technique used extensively within chemistry.

The development of an automated test for monitoring split-end closure enables TRI to continue to provide excellent, reliable support for customers – especially those working within hair repair. In addition, more granular data generation means that split-end closure across a range of categories, for example hair type, enabling probing of treatments designed for different international markets or differing consumer hair profiles.

Dr. Samuel Gourion-Arsiquaud and the Skin and Biosubstrates team are proud to announce the arrival of the new HORIBA SkinProbe system at TRI. This state-of-the-art in-vivo confocal Raman microscope represents the culmination of a strategic collaboration started few years ago between HORIBA and Dr. Samuel Gourion-Arsiquaud.

TRI Forges Partnerships with Eurofins CRL, Consumer Product Testing℠ Company (CPT) and Validated Claim Support, LLC.

TRI Princeton is proud to have offered local students and their instructors the opportunity to come and see what we do. Hosted by Shamish Ganpule and Ernesta Malinauskyte, five students and two instructors spent the day with the team, seeing the work being undertaken in the labs by our scientists. 

During the final months of 2025, the Hair Research Team participated in three complementary scientific events that reflected the full spectrum of modern hair science, from analytical chemistry and laboratory research, to clinical insight and consumer education.

Registrations for the popular ‘Fundamentals of Hair Science and Hair Claims’ course are now open. The course will take place on Wednesday 15th and Thursday 16th April 2026 and will be live streamed online. There are also limited places for attendance on-site at TRI.

This fourth TRI Talk of 2025/26 was given by Dr. Ernesta Malinauskyte and was a whistle-stop tour of the work that TRI has recently undertaken into the world of hair lipids. While Ernesta is greatly interested in this area, it’s also receiving a great deal of attention from the haircare industry, and the more that we learn about hair lipids, the more it’s becoming clear that they are a vital part of hair and scalp health.

We are excited to announce our second keynote speaker for the 12th TRI International Conference on Applied Hair Science. Bernd Noecker, Director of Basic Research & Technology Development at KAO Germany will give a presentation titled ‘The molecular structure of Keratin Intermediate Filaments and its impact on Hookean and Yield regions of the stress-strain curve’. Our Conference will take place on Tuesday 2nd to Thursday 4th June 2026, at the Oyster Point Hotel, Red Bank, New

The TRI talks are 60-minute on-line seminars on a wide range of topics designed to both inform and inspire new ways of thinking.  The fourth talk in the series is by Dr. Ernesta Malinauskyte, Director of Hair Research at TRI, and will give insights into the hidden world of hair and scalp lipids.  

Martin gave an overview of the reasons for studying essential oil composition within plants, as well as the importance of identifying secondary metabolites formed as part of natural processes within the plant’s life cycle. Understanding the chemical structure was also touched upon, as a means for derivatization in later research for improving potency if necessary.

Analysis of wild polar bear sebum content was completed through the use of GC-MS, LC-MS/MS and NMR, all of which are also available as testing techniques at TRI Princeton. Overall, it was shown that waxes and glycerol species constituted the bulk of the lipids in the sebum.

TRI has shown that there is a lower friction force between silk and hair than cotton and hair. In medicine, silk is known to have smooth fibers that don’t irritate the skin and silk clothing can be an effective treatment for AD. Overall, evidence suggests that silk may help avoid friction-based damage of hair and skin.

On November 3rd, TRI Princeton was invited to participate in the official opening of Grupo Boticário’s new Research and Science Center - a major milestone for the second-largest beauty company in Brazil. The event brought together more than 50 journalists, influencers, scientists, and industry leaders for a program focused on research, hair biology, and the future of hair-care innovation.

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

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).

FIRST KEYNOTE SPEAKER ANNOUNCED: DR DUANE HARLAND, FROM THE BIOECONOMY SCIENCE INSTITUTE, NEW ZEALAND We are excited to announce our first keynote speaker for the 12 th TRI International Conference on Applied Hair Science. Dr Duane Harland, from The Bioeconomy Science Institute, New Zealand. Duane will give a presentation titled ‘Growing style – the origin of hair shape and strength’. Our Conference will take place on Tuesday 2nd to Thursday 4th June 2025, at the Oyster Point