Sensegen Aims To Put Natural Back In Fragrance With Next-Gen, Sustainable Biotech Solutions

California-based fragrance and flavor developer Sensegen is preparing a formal launch of biotech-based aromas and other fragrance ingredients this summer, touting them as building blocks for category-leading “new naturals” that balance sustainability with quality and value.

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Sensegen, recently hatched as the taste, smell and beauty division of Rancho Santa Margarita, CA-based Blue California Co., will showcase its version of musk, Plantarôme (M), among other biotech innovations, at the World Perfumery Congress in Miami at the end of June.

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