text: Tesoro made a number of advances in textile processing and organic compounds that improved textile performance for everyday consumers as well as efficiency for manufacturing systems. Among her contributions were a better conceptualization of fiber chemical modification, permanent press properties, cross-linking agents, pharmaceutical synthesis, and most notably created flame-resistant fibers.
  Flame-resistant fabrics
  Inspiration for such fibers came from wanting to prevent potential harm in certain environments such as on the roadway and uniforms. In prior times, people would wear clothing from natural material like cotton, which is highly flammable, and not suited for high-risk situations like firefighter emergencies, or simply a car’s tires running along a roadway creating friction rapidly. Tesoro’s creation has expanded into equipment such as Kevlar vests and industrial worker uniforms.