★ SOSA, Given and Kept
Eight bands, one table, and one rule that governs all of them: the relationship sets the ceiling rather than the wallet. The empty band at the bottom is stated as plainly as the rest.
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
★★★★★
"Our old water diffuser couldn't fill the living-dining. This one does the whole floor and you can't hear it running."
SOSA Vaayu · large home
★★★★★
"The app scheduling is the best part - strong in the mornings, gentle in the evening. Clinic feels calm all day."
SOSA Vaayu · wellness studio
★★★★★
"Paired it with the SOSA hotel oils. The projection is genuinely lobby-strength - nothing like a plug-in."
SOSA Vaayu · workspace
★★★★★
"My reception now smells like a five-star lobby. Guests comment on it before they even reach the desk."
SOSA Vaayu · lobby scenting
★★★★★
"Zero dampness, which was my worry in monsoon. The mist is completely dry and the scent carries across the whole salon."
SOSA Vaayu · spa & salon
★★★★★
"Set the timer once and forgot about it. Runs only during store hours, refills last weeks. Exactly what I wanted."
SOSA Vaayu · showroom
★★★★★
"Our old water diffuser couldn't fill the living-dining. This one does the whole floor and you can't hear it running."
SOSA Vaayu · large home
★★★★★
"The app scheduling is the best part - strong in the mornings, gentle in the evening. Clinic feels calm all day."
SOSA Vaayu · wellness studio
★★★★★
"Paired it with the SOSA hotel oils. The projection is genuinely lobby-strength - nothing like a plug-in."
SOSA Vaayu · workspace
★★★★★
"My reception now smells like a five-star lobby. Guests comment on it before they even reach the desk."
SOSA Vaayu · lobby scenting
★★★★★
"Zero dampness, which was my worry in monsoon. The mist is completely dry and the scent carries across the whole salon."
SOSA Vaayu · spa & salon
★★★★★
"Set the timer once and forgot about it. Runs only during store hours, refills last weeks. Exactly what I wanted."
SOSA Vaayu · showroom
★ The three figures that cover most of this guide
SOSA Day & Night Reed Duo₹1,498 — two bottles, the group giftView ₹1,498
SOSA Morning Freshness Reed Diffuser₹749 — the single most useful figure hereView ₹749
SOSA Adaa Attar₹379 — where the range honestly beginsView ₹379
✓ Under ₹300 there is nothing in the SOSA range, and the 15ml bottles at ₹299 are refills for an ultrasonic machine rather than gifts. We say so on its own page too. ✓ A room gift asks nothing of the recipient and assumes nothing about their taste. A worn fragrance does both. That distinction cuts across every band in this table. ✓ Made in India · a portion of every order supports girl-child education through Nanhi Kali
Founder Diaries · Gifting Guides · Teachers, Mentors and Coaches
Which band is the best value for a teacher gift? Under ₹1,000, comfortably. Every 50ml reed diffuser fits — ₹749 to ₹849 — along with every 6ml attar and the Boond at ₹899, so the budget stops choosing for you and you can pick the register that suits the room. It is also the band where a room gift becomes a genuine choice rather than a stretch, and a room gift is the lowest-risk fragrance present a student or parent can give, because it sits on a shelf and carries no implication about the person who receives it.
Does a bigger budget make a better teacher gift? No, and this guide is organised to make that obvious. The relationship sets the ceiling rather than the wallet: a gift warmer than the relationship is the standard mistake here, and it leaves the recipient managing an object rather than enjoying a thank-you. Institutional caps matter too — many schools and employers limit what staff may accept. The clearest illustration is in the top band: the ₹3,499 Megh covers roughly 215 sq ft, which is less floor than the ₹1,899 Sukoon. Price is a poor proxy for fit.
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Facts verified 25 September 2026 against the live SOSA product pages: the SOSA Day & Night reed duo pairs Morning Freshness with Evening Calm at ₹1,498 for 2 x 50ml and ₹2,498 for 2 x 130ml. the SOSA Morning Freshness reed diffuser (Malabar lemon, peppermint and eucalyptus) is ₹749 in 50ml and ₹1,249 in 130ml. the SOSA Adaa attar is ₹379 for 3ml, ₹669 for 6ml and ₹1,149 for 12ml - Calabrian bergamot, green cardamom and neroli over jasmine sambac on white musk and cedarwood, the lightest of the four and the only one with no oudh. Alcohol-free and DPG-free oil on a sandalwood and jojoba carrier, with a dab applicator; six to eight hours on skin. the SOSA Attar Trio puts Ameeri, Nawaab and Mastani in one box at ₹1,055 for three 3ml bottles, ₹1,859 for three 6ml and ₹3,189 for three 12ml. the SOSA Sukoon (₹1,899) is a 500ml ultrasonic cool-mist diffuser covering roughly 270-320 sq ft, running 16-18 hours on its low setting and supplied with three 15ml water-based fragrances; being ultrasonic it adds a little humidity to the room. A gift is a personal decision. SOSA makes no claim that a fragrance makes anyone feel appreciated, remembered, relaxed or closer to the giver, and no claim that a gift changes a relationship, and no claim that any product cleans, purifies, sanitises, disinfects or removes an odour. No SOSA product is described as hypoallergenic or as safe for sensitive individuals; alcohol-free and DPG-free are ingredient facts and not skin or allergy claims, and a patch test is the only advice we give. Attar longevity is six to eight hours on skin and is never promised as all day. SOSA is an independent Indian brand and is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, any perfume house, designer, hotel or school named anywhere for reference, and no institution is a SOSA customer. Many schools, colleges and employers have their own rules about gifts to staff - check what yours allows before buying. We make no promise about delivery timing, gift wrapping, personalisation or stock. Prices and availability are subject to change - see the live product pages.
This is the page the whole budget family hangs from: every band from ₹300 to ₹5,000, what is genuinely in each one, and the band at the bottom where we have nothing at all. Read the table first, then the rule underneath it, which matters more than any row in it.
Quick answers — read this first
What can you buy a teacher at each budget from ₹300 to ₹5,000? Under ₹300, nothing from us — pool with classmates or write a letter. From ₹379, a 3ml attar. From ₹669, a 6ml attar. At ₹749, the first reed diffuser, which is the point where a room gift becomes possible. Up to ₹1,000, any 50ml reed or the Boond at ₹899. Up to ₹1,500, a 130ml reed or a 12ml attar or the Day and Night duo at ₹1,498. Up to ₹2,500, a duo, the Sukoon at ₹1,899 or the 6ml trio at ₹1,859. Up to ₹5,000, a 130ml duo, the 12ml trio at ₹3,189 or the Megh at ₹3,499.Which band is the best value for a teacher gift? Under ₹1,000, comfortably. Every 50ml reed diffuser fits — ₹749 to ₹849 — along with every 6ml attar and the Boond at ₹899, so the budget stops choosing for you and you can pick the register that suits the room. It is also the band where a room gift becomes a genuine choice rather than a stretch, and a room gift is the lowest-risk fragrance present a student or parent can give, because it sits on a shelf and carries no implication about the person who receives it.
Does a bigger budget make a better teacher gift? No, and this guide is organised to make that obvious. The relationship sets the ceiling rather than the wallet: a gift warmer than the relationship is the standard mistake here, and it leaves the recipient managing an object rather than enjoying a thank-you. Institutional caps matter too — many schools and employers limit what staff may accept. The clearest illustration is in the top band: the ₹3,499 Megh covers roughly 215 sq ft, which is less floor than the ₹1,899 Sukoon. Price is a poor proxy for fit.
The short answer
Short answer: Nothing under ₹300. A 3ml attar from ₹379, a 6ml from ₹669, the first reed at ₹749, any 50ml reed under ₹1,000, a 130ml reed or the Day and Night duo under ₹1,500, a duo or the Sukoon under ₹2,500, and a 130ml duo or the 12ml trio under ₹5,000. The rule across all of them is that the relationship sets the ceiling rather than the wallet.
The pick: SOSA Morning Freshness at ₹749 for 50ml is the single most useful figure in this table, and the Day & Night duo at ₹1,498 is where a pooled class gift lands.
Next step: Tell us the relationship, the occasion and your ceiling, and we will point you at one row. Ask SOSA to help choose a gift.
In this guide
Eight bands, and one rule running under all of them. The table tells you what exists; the rule tells you which row is actually yours.
The three figures that do most of the work
Where a pooled class gift lands
SOSA Day & Night Reed Duo · ₹1,498
The thesis underneath this table
How much should you actually spend?
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Straight answer
What is genuinely available at each budget from ₹300 to ₹5,000, band by band?
Here is the whole range in order, including the part where we have nothing. Under ₹300: nothing. The 15ml bottles at ₹299 are refills for an ultrasonic machine, not gifts, and I will not present one as a present. Pool with classmates, or write a letter and give nothing else — teachers keep letters longer than almost any object. Under ₹500: a 3ml attar at ₹379 to ₹399. That is the band's one honest answer, and it is a worn fragrance, so it assumes you know something about their taste. Under ₹750: a 6ml attar at ₹669 to ₹699, or Morning Freshness 50ml at ₹749 — which is exactly at the edge of that ceiling with nothing to spare, and is also the first room gift the range reaches. Under ₹1,000: the widest and best-value band. Any 50ml reed at ₹749 to ₹849, any 6ml attar, or the Boond at ₹899, which is a 300ml ultrasonic machine covering up to about 150 sq ft and only suits somebody who wants a device. Under ₹1,500: a 130ml reed at ₹1,249 to ₹1,349 — the same fragrance in a larger bottle rather than a stronger one — a 12ml attar at ₹1,149 to ₹1,199, or the Day and Night duo at ₹1,498. Under ₹2,500: a reed duo at ₹1,498 to ₹1,598, the Sukoon at ₹1,899 covering roughly 270 to 320 sq ft, or the 6ml attar trio at ₹1,859. Under ₹5,000: a 130ml duo at ₹2,498 to ₹2,598, the 12ml trio at ₹3,189, or the Megh at ₹3,499 — which covers roughly 215 sq ft, less floor than the ₹1,899 Sukoon, so it buys runtime rather than reach. And the rule that runs under all of it: the relationship sets the ceiling, not the wallet. A gift warmer than the relationship is the standard mistake in this category, and institutional caps on what staff may accept are real. Read the row that matches how long you have known the person, not the row that matches what you can afford. If you want help placing yourself on this table, ask us to help choose a gift.
Nothing under ₹300. Attar from ₹379, reed from ₹749, duo from ₹1,498, trio at ₹3,189. The relationship sets the ceiling, not the wallet.
The single most useful figure in this table is SOSA Morning Freshness at ₹749 for 50ml — passive, clean, ungendered, and the first room gift the range reaches. When a class has pooled, the Day & Night duo at ₹1,498 instead.
See the SOSA Day & Night Reed Duo ₹1,498 Ask SOSA to help choose a gift
The spine of the table
Three figures that cover most situations
The three figures that do most of the work
Sizing across the whole table, so no row misleads you. A 3ml attar is a month or two of occasional wear; a 6ml is three to four months; a 12ml is six months or more. A 50ml reed scents one small room and a 130ml the same fragrance in a larger room for longer, not more strongly. The Boond covers up to about 150 sq ft, the Sukoon roughly 270 to 320 sq ft, and the Megh roughly 215 sq ft with a far bigger tank.
The most useful figure in the table
SOSA Morning Freshness Reed Diffuser
Malabar lemon, peppermint and eucalyptus, 50ml ₹749 and 130ml ₹1,249. Passive — no power, no noise, nothing to switch on. Clean and ungendered, the first room gift the range reaches, and the one I recommend more often than anything else here.
From ₹749
Where a pooled class gift lands
SOSA Day & Night Reed Duo
Morning Freshness and Evening Calm, one bright and one quiet, as 2 x 50ml at ₹1,498 or 2 x 130ml at ₹2,498. Two rooms, or one room with a change of register in the evening. One box, one card, every name on it.
From ₹1,498
The top of the worn ladder
SOSA Attar Trio
Ameeri, Nawaab and Mastani in one box — festive rose, royal oud and night jasmine. Three 3ml at ₹1,055, three 6ml at ₹1,859, three 12ml at ₹3,189. The form that hands the choosing back to the recipient instead of making you guess.
From ₹1,055
Three rules that cross every band in the table
Three rules that cross every band in the table, and matter more than any individual row.
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First, the governing rule
The relationship sets the ceiling, not the wallet
Every row below is what the money reaches. None of them is what you should spend. A gift warmer than the relationship is the standard mistake in this category and it is never about spending too little: it leaves the recipient holding an object they now have to work out a response to, sometimes in front of other people. A class teacher of one term, a tutor of six years and a research supervisor are three different positions, and the right row is the one that matches the position rather than the one that matches your balance. If you have more than the relationship carries, spend lower and put the difference into the letter — in this category the written note is the gift and the object is what it arrives in.
Tip: If you would need to explain the size of the gift as you handed it over, you are reading the wrong row of this table.
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Second, room or person
The distinction that cuts across every band
Under ₹749 every fragrance in the range is worn: a 3ml or 6ml attar, dabbed on skin, six to eight hours' wear. At ₹749 the first reed diffuser appears and the room option opens up. That matters because the two kinds of gift are read completely differently. A worn fragrance is personal — it assumes you know somebody's taste, and fragrance sensitivity is real and cannot be assessed from outside. A reed diffuser sits on a shelf, needs no power and nothing switched on, and commits the recipient to nothing at all; it can be used, moved or ignored without a conversation. That is why the reed is the default across this entire cluster, and why the ₹749 row is the most useful one in the table.
The first room gift the range reaches, and the row most readers of this table should stop at.
See SOSA Morning Freshness Reed Diffuser →
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Third, price is a poor proxy for fit
The clearest proof is at the top of the table
The Megh at ₹3,499 covers roughly 215 sq ft. The Sukoon at ₹1,899 covers roughly 270 to 320 sq ft. The more expensive machine reaches less floor, because the Megh's six-litre tank buys runtime between refills rather than coverage, and anybody selling it as the bigger machine is selling tank size as though it were reach. The same logic runs through the fragrance rows: a 130ml reed is the same fragrance as a 50ml in a larger bottle and is not stronger, and a 12ml attar is more oil rather than more performance. Spending more moves you along the table; it does not automatically move you towards a better gift, and in the wrong relationship it moves you away from one.
The SOSA principle
A budget table tells you what the money reaches. It cannot tell you which row is yours, and the difference between those two things is where most teacher gifts go wrong.
We make no claim that any gift at any price in this table changes how a teacher or mentor regards the person who gave it.
The full table, band by band
The whole family in one table. Four rows cover eight bands, because several of them answer to the same products at different sizes.
The SOSA plan
Every band from ₹300 to ₹5,000
| The band | What is genuinely in it |
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Under ₹300, and under ₹500
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Nothing at all below ₹300 — pool, or write a letter. From ₹379 to ₹399, a 3ml attar, which is a worn gift and the only answer under ₹500. |
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Under ₹750, and under ₹1,000
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A 6ml attar at ₹669 to ₹699, or Morning Freshness 50ml at exactly ₹749. Under ₹1,000 any 50ml reed at ₹749 to ₹849, or the Boond at ₹899. |
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Under ₹1,500, and under ₹2,500
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A 130ml reed at ₹1,249 to ₹1,349, a 12ml attar at ₹1,149 to ₹1,199, or a duo at ₹1,498 to ₹1,598. Then the Sukoon at ₹1,899 or the 6ml trio at ₹1,859. |
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Under ₹5,000
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A 130ml duo at ₹2,498 to ₹2,598, the 12ml trio at ₹3,189, or the Megh at ₹3,499 — which covers roughly 215 sq ft, less than the ₹1,899 Sukoon. |
The thesis underneath this table is set out in how much you should spend on a gift for a teacher, and the empty band at the bottom has its own page in teacher gifts under ₹300. SOSA is an independent Indian brand; nothing here is affiliated with any perfume house, designer or school, and no institution is a SOSA customer.
Eight bands, one rule
Read the row that matches the relationship, not the row that matches your balance
A budget table tells you what the money reaches. It cannot tell you which row is yours — and that gap is where almost every regretted teacher gift comes from.
— Sonal Sahani, SOSA
Across the table
The same three shapes, at every level
The ladder, from the bottom up
One row, chosen for the relationship rather than the ceiling, with a letter that names something specific. If the row you want is below ₹300, the honest answer is to pool or to write. Everything is made in India, and a portion of every order supports girl-child education through Nanhi Kali.
The full ladder, bottom to top
Where each band lands, and who it is for
| Product | Best for | Why it works | Price |
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SOSA Adaa Attar
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₹379 for 3ml | Where the range begins. Under ₹300 there is nothing at all, so this is the floor — a worn gift, assuming some knowledge of their taste. | ₹379 View → |
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SOSA Morning Freshness Reed Diffuser
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₹749 for 50ml | The first room gift, and the most useful row in the table. Passive, ungendered, and right for almost any teacher relationship. | ₹749 View → |
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SOSA Day & Night Reed Duo
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₹1,498 for 2 x 50ml | Where a pooled class gift lands. Two bottles, one box, one card with every name on it. | ₹1,498 View → |
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SOSA Attar Trio
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₹1,859 and ₹3,189 | The top of the worn ladder, in 6ml and 12ml. For a long, genuinely personal relationship where you still want them to choose. | ₹1,055 View → |
The limits that govern the whole table. There is nothing in the SOSA range under ₹300, and the 15ml bottles at ₹299 are refills for an ultrasonic machine rather than gifts. A 130ml reed is the same fragrance as a 50ml in a larger bottle and is not stronger. The Megh covers roughly 215 sq ft, less than the ₹1,899 Sukoon's roughly 270 to 320 sq ft, so it is a runtime machine and never a coverage upgrade; the ultrasonic machines are water-based and add a little humidity, and need power, filling and cleaning. Attar longevity is six to eight hours on skin, never all day; alcohol-free and DPG-free are ingredient facts and not skin or allergy claims, and a patch test is the only advice we give. Many schools, colleges and employers cap the value of gifts to staff and some require declarations — check before you buy. We make no promise about delivery timing, wrapping, personalisation or stock.
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A note from Sonal
I built this table the way I would answer the question in person: from the bottom, and starting with the band where we have nothing. A budget guide that quietly skips its empty row is not a guide, it is a sales page with a table on it. Under ₹300 the honest answers are to pool with classmates or to write a letter and give nothing else, and I would rather lose that reader than sell them a refill bottle.
The row I point at most often is ₹749, and it is not because it is in the middle. It is the first row where you can give the room instead of the person, and a room gift carries no implication about the recipient at all — it sits on a shelf, needs nothing switched on, and can be used or quietly moved without a conversation. For a student giving to a teacher, that is almost always the right temperature, whatever the balance in the account says.
And the rule underneath the whole thing: the relationship sets the ceiling, not the wallet. Spending more moves you down the table, not towards a better gift. This is an ambience and gifting decision and not a claim about therapy, mood, sleep or how anybody will feel — nothing we sell treats anything or masks an odour, the teacher decides what belongs in their own room, and their institution decides what they may accept. Made in India, and a portion of every order supports girl-child education through Nanhi Kali.
Frequently asked questions
What can you buy a teacher at each budget from Rs 300 to Rs 5,000?
Under Rs 300, nothing from us. From Rs 379 a 3ml attar; from Rs 669 a 6ml attar; at Rs 749 the first reed diffuser; under Rs 1,000 any 50ml reed or the Boond at Rs 899; under Rs 1,500 a 130ml reed, a 12ml attar or a duo at Rs 1,498; under Rs 2,500 a duo, the Sukoon at Rs 1,899 or the 6ml trio; under Rs 5,000 a 130ml duo, the 12ml trio at Rs 3,189 or the Megh.
Which band is the best value?
Under Rs 1,000. Every 50ml reed fits at Rs 749 to Rs 849, every 6ml attar fits, and the Boond fits at Rs 899, so the budget stops choosing for you. It is also where a room gift becomes a genuine choice, and a room gift is the lowest-risk fragrance present a student or parent can give.
Is there anything under Rs 300?
No. The 15ml bottles at Rs 299 are refills for an ultrasonic machine rather than gifts, and we will not present one as a present. Below that line the honest options are to pool with classmates into one thing worth receiving, or to write a letter and give nothing else, which teachers keep far longer than most objects.
Does spending more make a better gift?
No. The relationship sets the ceiling rather than the wallet, and a gift warmer than the relationship is the standard mistake here. The clearest proof is in the top band: the Megh at Rs 3,499 covers roughly 215 sq ft, which is less floor than the Rs 1,899 Sukoon. Price is a poor proxy for fit.
Is a 130ml reed stronger than a 50ml?
No, it is the same fragrance in a larger bottle. It suits a bigger room and lasts longer before replacement, and that is the whole difference. The same applies along the attar sizes: a 12ml is more oil than a 3ml rather than better performance, and all of them last six to eight hours on skin.
Every band, and one rule across all of them
SOSA — Clinic Scenting for teachers, professors, tutors, mentors and coaches, ₹300 to ₹5,000
Nothing under ₹300. A 3ml attar from ₹379, a 50ml reed from ₹749, a duo from ₹1,498, the trio at ₹1,859 and ₹3,189. Read the row that matches the relationship rather than the one that matches your balance. Made in India, and a portion of every order supports girl-child education through Nanhi Kali.
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The upper rows of the table
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About this guide: Written by Sonal Sahani, ISIPCA Versailles-trained founder and perfumer at SOSA Home & Body. Product recommendations reflect the SOSA range; the planning advice applies to any brand.Facts verified 25 September 2026 against the live SOSA product pages: the SOSA Day & Night reed duo pairs Morning Freshness with Evening Calm at ₹1,498 for 2 x 50ml and ₹2,498 for 2 x 130ml. the SOSA Morning Freshness reed diffuser (Malabar lemon, peppermint and eucalyptus) is ₹749 in 50ml and ₹1,249 in 130ml. the SOSA Adaa attar is ₹379 for 3ml, ₹669 for 6ml and ₹1,149 for 12ml - Calabrian bergamot, green cardamom and neroli over jasmine sambac on white musk and cedarwood, the lightest of the four and the only one with no oudh. Alcohol-free and DPG-free oil on a sandalwood and jojoba carrier, with a dab applicator; six to eight hours on skin. the SOSA Attar Trio puts Ameeri, Nawaab and Mastani in one box at ₹1,055 for three 3ml bottles, ₹1,859 for three 6ml and ₹3,189 for three 12ml. the SOSA Sukoon (₹1,899) is a 500ml ultrasonic cool-mist diffuser covering roughly 270-320 sq ft, running 16-18 hours on its low setting and supplied with three 15ml water-based fragrances; being ultrasonic it adds a little humidity to the room. A gift is a personal decision. SOSA makes no claim that a fragrance makes anyone feel appreciated, remembered, relaxed or closer to the giver, and no claim that a gift changes a relationship, and no claim that any product cleans, purifies, sanitises, disinfects or removes an odour. No SOSA product is described as hypoallergenic or as safe for sensitive individuals; alcohol-free and DPG-free are ingredient facts and not skin or allergy claims, and a patch test is the only advice we give. Attar longevity is six to eight hours on skin and is never promised as all day. SOSA is an independent Indian brand and is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, any perfume house, designer, hotel or school named anywhere for reference, and no institution is a SOSA customer. Many schools, colleges and employers have their own rules about gifts to staff - check what yours allows before buying. We make no promise about delivery timing, gift wrapping, personalisation or stock. Prices and availability are subject to change - see the live product pages.