Shine is often associated with hair health, with hair health associated with strength and vitality. Hair shine is therefore a key consideration for consumers when using hair products.

Hair products can improve hair shine in a variety of ways, which the most common techniques being the addition of conditioners or controlling hair fiber alignment. However, measuring shine for textured hair requires specialist techniques because wrapping well-aligned hair around a barrel and measuring the intensity of the gloss-band does not work with this hair type.

The bespoke TRI Shine Box system allows measurement of shine for afro-textured hair without excessive tress manipulation. Tresses are illuminated under controlled lighting and key data points such as shine count, total area/percent area of shine, can be determined, allowing for benchmarking of products and comparison of ingredients.