The TechnicoFlor Group is taking numerous initiatives to promote transparency in the industry and towards consumers. After its “Better Tomorrow” programme of responsible purchasing aimed at offering brands eco-responsible formulas made from raw materials that respect nature and those who use them, while guaranteeing an optimal level of quality, TechnicoFlor is going further. The group is now launching a new tool to calculate the biodegradability of its fragrance compositions developed for the perfumery and cosmetics industry: BioD-Scent®.
“At TechnicoFlor, our teams are constantly challenged so that we can participate in today’s social and environmental challenges and anticipate those of tomorrow,” explains François-Patrick Sabater, Founder and President of the TechnicoFlor group.

The BioD-Scent tool

This tool, developed by TechnicoFlor’s Regulatory Department, based on a calculation method endorsed by an external laboratory, enables all types of raw materials to be analysed: natural, of natural origin, synthetics, isolates, essential oils, solvents…
320 raw materials have been checked to date: the idea is to be able to evaluate the percentage of biodegradability of the perfume compositions that the company creates for the brands and to be able to develop, if necessary, perfumes that are 100% biodegradable.
“Thanks to the talent of our perfumers and …