Dr. Ernesta Malinauskyte was invited to the recent Princeton American Chemical Society (PACS) section meeting to present an overview of the human hair from a chemistry perspective. During the talk, she outlined how the key constituents – proteins, lipids, pigments, and water – govern the fiber structure, properties, and performance.

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.

TRI’s new members’ portal was launched on Thursday 7th August 2025. The members’ portal brings together all your members services into...

The TRI ‘Fundamentals of Hair Science & Hair Claims Course 2025’, took place on May 13th and 14th, 2025. The hybrid event attracted 130 attendees, most of whom attended on-line, and 20 of whom attended both days in person.

Hair fatigue testing has rapidly grown, from a niche topic, into a mainstream technique for hair claims testing. With this fast rise in popularity has come a demand for better, consumer validated protocols, and a need to understand, more fully, what the data are telling us about hair breakage.