What are the six disclosures? The ethanol position, the carrier named, the DEP position with its basis, the declarable-allergen list, the use category assessed against plus a finished-product safety assessment, and a statement of the brand's own limits.
How should I weigh the replies? By whether each answer is product-level and checkable rather than brand-level and reassuring, and by whether the brand volunteers what it cannot evidence.
Six disclosures to request from any of the three
A word about why this page refuses the thing you asked for. You asked which verified disclosures should influence your decision, and the honest answer is that we can only speak to ours. We have not audited another brand's documentation, we have no access to their specifications, and whatever we said about their practices would be unverified and commercially self-serving in the same breath. A brand that happily grades its competitors on transparency is demonstrating the opposite of transparency, because it is making claims it cannot support about parties who cannot reply. So the useful version of this page is a method rather than a verdict: the same six questions, sent to all three, with our own answers published in advance so you can see exactly what we are claiming and hold us to it. The sixth question is worth highlighting because it is the one that distinguishes most sharply and the one nobody prepares for. "Where does your evidence stop?" invites a brand to say something against its own commercial interest, and a brand that can do it fluently is almost always a brand that has read its own paperwork. Our answer is specific: our ethanol and DEP claims are formulation claims rather than analytical ones because we have not commissioned finished-batch testing to a detection limit; we have not audited packaging components for animal-derived materials; we do not hold religious certification; and we will not predict an individual skin response. If a competing brand answers that question with more candour than that, you should buy from them, and we would rather you did than that you bought from us on a comparison we rigged.
Our own answers, for comparison
Our own answers to the six, published so you can compare them against whatever comes back from anyone else. Ethanol: an oil carrier with no added ethanol, as a formulation claim. Carrier: named specifically per product on request. DEP: no intentionally added diethyl phthalate, as a formulation claim; we have not commissioned finished-batch analytical testing to a detection limit and do not claim analytical absence. Allergen list: available per product and size, whether or not you order. Assessment: the leave-on skin-applied fine fragrance case, with a finished-product safety assessment at the actual selling concentration. Limits: no analytical-absence claim, no packaging audit for animal-derived materials, no religious certification, and no prediction about your skin.
| Scent | Why it suits the mood |
|---|---|
| Ethanol and carrier | An oil carrier with no added ethanol, as a formulation claim, with the specific carrier material named per product on request |
| DEP, and its basis | No intentionally added DEP, as a formulation claim. We have not commissioned batch analytical testing and do not claim analytical absence |
| Allergen list and assessment | Declarable-allergen list per product and size; leave-on skin-applied category; finished-product assessment at selling concentration |
| Where our evidence stops | No analytical-absence claim, no packaging audit for animal-derived materials, no religious certification, no prediction about your skin |
For the exact request to send us, what to request from SOSA about ethanol, DEP and fragrance allergens. For how to weight the criteria once the replies arrive, which attar seller to trust on credibility and documentation. And for the five signals that separate a formulating brand from a reseller, how to judge a small Indian attar brand's formulation credibility. Send us the six 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.