Scientific Research
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Research is core to TRI’s mission as an institute. Since our formation, back in 1930, our purpose has been to use fundamental research to support industry. Today, TRI collaborates with many member companies on a wide range of research activities.
Publications & Presentations
TRI staff members regularly share their work in peer reviewed journals, conference presentations, books, industry magazines, courses and in many other places. All the team’s outputs are available to read or watch in the TRI Library.
2024
Breakspear S, Evans T, Frueh P, Neu A, Noecker B, Popescu C, et al.
The kinetics of moisture sorption by hair.
Int J Cosmet Sci. 00: 1–11. https://doi.org/10.1111/ics.13028
Malinauskyte, E., Mateo, K., Castro-Haly, V., London, L., Parikh, N., & Tu, X.
Expanding the Frontiers of nail product evaluation: Novel application of differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) for assessing crosslinking density and predicting nail brittleness and flexibility.
International journal of cosmetic science, 10.1111/ics.12969
Advance online publication - https://doi.org/10.1111/ics.12969
2022
Ramzan, M., Gourion-Arsiquaud, S., Hussain, A., Gulati, J. S., Zhang, Q., Trehan, S., Puri, V., Michniak-Kohn, B., & Kaur, I. P.
In vitro release, ex vivo penetration, and in vivo dermatokinetics of ketoconazole-loaded solid lipid nanoparticles for topical delivery.
Drug delivery and translational research, 12(7), 1659–1683
2021
Evans T.
A Review of Permanent Waving and Perm Chemistry.
Journal of cosmetic science, 72(1), 99–133.
Malinauskyte, E., Shrestha, R., Cornwell, P. A., Gourion-Arsiquaud, S., & Hindley, M.
Penetration of different molecular weight hydrolysed keratins into hair fibres and their effects on the physical properties of textured hair.
International journal of cosmetic science, 43(1), 26–37. https://doi.org/10.1111/ics.12663
2020
Rubin, I. K., & Gourion-Arsiquaud, S.
Deposition and Retention of Hair Care Product Residue Over Time on Specific Skin Areas.
Journal of drugs in dermatology: JDD, 19(4), 419–423.
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Notes on Research
The findings from TRI’s internal research programme are published as Notes on Research and are available exclusively to TRI Member Companies. Notes on Research are available back to 1958.
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Textured Hair Consortium Project
2019 - 2021
Discovered new ways to improve hair strength and scalp health and developed new assays for claims testing for very curly hair. Jointly led by Dr Samuel Gourion-Arsiquaud, Dr Trefor Evans and Dr Ernesta Malinauskyte. Sponsored by 10 TRI Member Companies + TRI. $1m budget. 6 Publications (in press).
Hair Movement Consortium Project
2021 - 2023
Developed new methods for quantifying hair tress motion and uncovered the differences between “more hair motion” and “attractive hair motion”. Led by Dr Trefor Evans. Sponsored by 2 TRI Member Companies + TRI. $63,000 budget. 1 Publication (in press)
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Lipids & Hair Breakage in Textured Hair Consortium Project
2024 - 2025
Investigating the links between the composition of CMC lipid bilayers and the mechanical properties of the hair, and how this understanding can be used to improve hair strength for textured hair. Led by Dr Ernesta Malinauskyte.
Sponsored by 8 TRI Member Companies + TRI, $450,000 budget
In-Progress
Research Partnerships & Consortium Projects
Research collaborations with member companies come in two forms: (1) one-to-one collaborations, and (2) consortia projects.
One-to-one collaborations focus on the needs of a single member company and are very flexible and quick to set-up.
Consortia projects deal with large scientific challenges, and, with multiple sponsors. They are high-budget programmes that are able to make substantial technical breakthroughs. Recent consortia have explored the links between hair curl type and hair breakage, hair curl type and scalp conditions, and new ways to evaluate hair movement through novel image analysis techniques. Stay connected through our newsletter for information about new calls for sponsors.
TRI does not seek to own any of the intellectual property coming from research collaborations. This remains the property of project sponsors. Our purpose is to build new knowledge for industry, develop our own capabilities and, with the sponsors agreement, to publish the work.
For more information about our research please contact us.
