What cannot? The identity and proportion of every material in the composition. That is the intellectual property, no fragrance house publishes it, and a customer does not need it in order to buy safely.
How do I hold a brand to the line? Ask for something that is definitely not the formula, such as the allergen list, and see whether it arrives. Refusing that on confidentiality grounds is either a misunderstanding or a brand that does not hold the document.
Where the line genuinely falls
The reason the dilemma framing persists is that it is useful to the party invoking it. Confidentiality is a respectable reason to decline a request, it requires no further explanation, and it cannot be checked from outside. So it has drifted from covering the one thing it legitimately covers to covering anything a brand would rather not produce, including documents it has never obtained. From a customer's position those two situations look identical, which is precisely the problem, and the only way to tell them apart is to ask for something whose confidentiality nobody could seriously claim. The declarable-allergen list is ideal for this. It names a set of substances without proportions, it says nothing about the great majority of materials in a composition, and in several markets a version of this information appears on the label of every fragranced cosmetic sold. A brand that will not share it is not protecting a recipe. There is a second point worth making in fairness to brands. Some requests do edge towards the formula, and a brand is entitled to decline those. "What percentage of this is rose?" is a formula question. "List every material in the product" is a formula question. "Is the rose the principal source of the rose character?" is not, because it is a yes or no about structure rather than a disclosure of content. Learning to phrase requests on the right side of that line makes you a much more effective buyer, because brands that would decline the first will often answer the second without hesitation.
Holding a brand to the line
Holding a brand to the line, including us: ask for the nine, accept the refusal on the one, and notice which side a brand puts your request on. If a seller tells you the carrier is confidential, that is the carrier, not the formula. If they tell you an allergen list is confidential, that is a document that appears in some form on cosmetic labels across several markets. Our side of the line is published: the nine are available per product and size, the formula and percentages are not, and we will say which side any new question falls on rather than using confidentiality as a general-purpose reply.
| Scent | Why it suits the mood |
|---|---|
| Allergen list, carrier, DEP position | Shared per product and size. None of them reveals a composition or its proportions |
| Use category, maximum level, finished-product assessment | Shared. Tells you what exposure situation was assessed and what ceiling applies to the materials |
| Named material, extract or accord, principal source | Shared. Yes or no answers about structure rather than disclosures of content |
| Formula and percentages | Not shared, by us or by any fragrance house. One document, genuinely confidential, and not needed to buy safely |
For the perfumer's version of this argument, explaining fragrance safety limits without disclosing formula percentages. For the full list of what we will send, what product-specific safety information SOSA makes available. And for the best-phrased structure question in this bank, what evidence justifies calling an attar natural oud or rose. Hold us to the nine at +91 96192 18531. A portion of every order supports girl-child education through Nanhi Kali.
The SOSA attar range
Every SOSA attar is formulated with an oil carrier and no added ethanol, with no intentionally added DEP, and is made in small batches in India. Each comes in 3ml, 6ml and 12ml so that a first purchase can be small. Here is the range, and what we think you should interrogate on each one.
| Product | Where it sits | What it is, and what to ask us about it | From |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adaa attar 3ml | Daytime · the lightest way in | Bergamot, green cardamom, jasmine sambac and white musk. The cheapest honest test of whether oil-based fragrance suits your skin at all | ₹379 |
| Ameeri attar 3ml | Festive · rose and sandalwood | Taif rose, Indian sandalwood, saffron and soft oudh. The one to ask the sourcing questions about, because the name makes claims worth checking | ₹385 |
| Mastani attar 3ml | Evening · jasmine and rose | Night-blooming jasmine, Damask rose and oudh. Floral-heavy, so the page to read first if florals have troubled your skin before | ₹389 |
| Nawaab attar 3ml | Statement · oud and saffron | White royal oud, Mysore sandalwood and Kashmir saffron. Our most-questioned name, and the one we most expect you to ask us to substantiate | ₹399 |
| Attar trio 3ml | Three at once · cheaper than three | Ameeri, Nawaab and Mastani together. Bought singly the three 3ml bottles come to ₹1,173, so the trio saves ₹118 | ₹1,055 |
| Beast solid perfume 15g | No bottle · no spill | An alcohol-free solid body perfume. A different format for the same requirement, useful if a rollerball applicator is the part that worries you | ₹549 |
Each attar comes in 3ml, 6ml and 12ml. Adaa is ₹379 / ₹669 / ₹1,149; Ameeri ₹385 / ₹679 / ₹1,165; Mastani ₹389 / ₹685 / ₹1,179; Nawaab ₹399 / ₹699 / ₹1,199. The three-attar trio is ₹1,055 / ₹1,859 / ₹3,189, against ₹1,173 / ₹2,063 / ₹3,543 for the same three bought singly, so the trio saves ₹118, ₹204 or ₹354 depending on size. If you have reacted to a fragrance before, buy the 3ml: the saving on a larger bottle is a poor trade against a 12ml bottle of something your skin dislikes. A portion of every order supports girl-child education through Nanhi Kali.
Versailles
I could sell more attar by writing "chemical-free" on the bottle. I will not, and I want to explain why in a way that is useful to you rather than flattering to us. Every fragrance ever made is chemicals. Rose oil is several hundred chemicals that a plant assembled. The word is not a safety claim; it is a word chosen because it tests well.
The same goes for "hypoallergenic" and "safe for everyone". No ordinary fragrance product can substantiate either. A skin-applied perfume is a product that a small number of people will react to, and a brand that tells you otherwise is either not thinking carefully or hoping you will not.
What I can do is tell you what we know and show you the paper. Our attars are formulated with an oil carrier and no added ethanol. There is no intentionally added DEP. We hold supplier IFRA conformity statements for the concentrates, the declarable-allergen lists that come with them, and a safety assessment of the finished attar at the strength we actually sell it at. Ask me for any of that on WhatsApp at +91 96192 18531 and you will get it, per product, with the formula percentages withheld because those are the recipe and not the safety information.
And where I cannot answer, I will say so rather than improvise. If you have reacted to fragrance before, I am not the right person to tell you whether you will react to mine - a dermatologist with our allergen list in hand is. Buy the 3ml. A portion of every order supports girl-child education through Nanhi Kali.
Frequently asked questions
SOSA product facts verified October 2026: SOSA sells four attars, each in 3ml, 6ml and 12ml. Adaa (bergamot, green cardamom, jasmine sambac, white musk) is ₹379, ₹669 and ₹1,149. Ameeri (Taif rose, Indian sandalwood, saffron, soft oudh) is ₹385, ₹679 and ₹1,165. Mastani (night-blooming jasmine, Damask rose, oudh) is ₹389, ₹685 and ₹1,179. Nawaab (white royal oud, Mysore sandalwood, Kashmir saffron) is ₹399, ₹699 and ₹1,199. The Ameeri, Nawaab and Mastani trio is ₹1,055, ₹1,859 and ₹3,189. Beast solid body perfume is 15g at ₹549.
SOSA formulation and documentation position: SOSA attars are formulated with an oil carrier and no added ethanol, and contain no intentionally added diethyl phthalate. SOSA holds supplier IFRA conformity statements for the fragrance concentrates used in its attars, the declarable-allergen lists supplied with those concentrates, and a safety assessment of the finished attar at its actual selling concentration. These are available per product on request via WhatsApp on +91 96192 18531; formula compositions and percentages are not disclosed. SOSA does not describe its attars as chemical-free, hypoallergenic, non-toxic or safe for everyone, and does not claim that its documentation prevents individual reactions. Whether a named material in a product title is present as a natural extract or as a formulated accord is a product-level question answered on request, as is whether a particular attar contains animal-derived materials. Prices and availability are subject to change - see the live collection pages.
General fragrance-safety context: IFRA Standards restrict, prohibit or set limits on fragrance materials by product use category, and a conformity statement relates to a concentrate as assessed for a stated use, not to a finished product in the abstract. The EU list of fragrance substances that must be declared on cosmetic labels began at 26 substances and has since been substantially expanded. Agarwood-producing Aquilaria species and musk deer are listed under CITES, and Santalum album is a species of conservation concern, which is why sourcing questions on oud, musk and sandalwood are reasonable to ask of any seller. Nothing on this page is medical advice; if your skin reacts to a fragrance, stop using it and speak to a dermatologist.