# Sen-Sen

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{{Short description|Type of breath freshener}}
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| currentowner   = [T. B. Dunn Company](/source/Thomas_B._Dunn)
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| discontinued   = 2013
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'''Sen-Sen''' was a type of [breath freshener](/source/mints_(candy)) originally marketed as a "breath perfume" in the late 19th century by the [T. B. Dunn Company](/source/Thomas_B._Dunn)<ref name="otc">{{Cite web |title=Sen-Sen |url=https://www.oldtimecandy.com/pages/sen-sen |access-date=April 17, 2024 |website=OldTimeCandy.com |language=en}}</ref> and then produced by F&F Foods until they discontinued the product in July 2013.<ref name="sensenhistory">{{Cite web |date=March 17, 2022 |title=Sen-Sen Candy (History, Pictures & Marketing) - Snack History |url=https://www.snackhistory.com/sen-sen-candy/ |access-date=April 17, 2024 |language=en-US}}</ref> Sen-Sen bore a strong similarity to [Vigroids](/source/Vigroids), a [liquorice](/source/liquorice) sweet made by Ernest Jackson & Company, Ltd.

Sen-Sens were available in small packets or cardboard boxes. Similar to a matchbox of the time, an inner box slid out from a cardboard sleeve revealing a small hole from which the tiny Sen-Sen squares would fall when the box was shaken.<ref name="sensenhistory"/>

Sen-Sen's ingredients were liquorice, [anise](/source/anise), [gum arabic](/source/gum_arabic), [maltodextrin](/source/maltodextrin), [sugar](/source/sugar), and natural and artificial flavors.

Sen-Sen is mentioned in the song "Ya Got Trouble" in the musical ''[The Music Man](/source/The_Music_Man)'' as a means for young people to conceal the smell of beer ([Bevo](/source/Bevo_(drink))) and cigarettes from their parents.

The mints are mentioned in the [Billy Joel](/source/Billy_Joel) song "[Keeping the Faith](/source/Keeping_the_Faith)".<ref name="Joel offical">{{cite web |title=Keeping The Faith |website=Billy Joel Official Site |url=https://www.billyjoel.com/song/keeping-faith-7/ |access-date=November 19, 2025}}</ref>

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Category:American confectionery
Category:Breath mints
Category:Candy
Category:Liquorice (confectionery)

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