★ SOSA for Women's Health and Wellness Centres
A menopause clinic should smell clean, dry and cool - like the specialist medical practice it is, and not like the spa the category keeps being sold
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★★★★★
"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
★★★★★
"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
★ The machine for a practice large enough to need one
SOSA VaayuReception and waiting, at a low settingView ₹11,999
SOSA VaayuApp timers, clinic hours onlyView ₹11,999
SOSA VaayuKey-lock, so the level cannot creep upView ₹11,999
✓ Waterless and under 38dB, so nothing damp or noisy anywhere near a room that does clinical work ✓ One profile, public areas only, and at least one seating area kept unscented by design ✓ Made in India · independent, not affiliated with any hotel · a portion funds girl-child education
Founder Diaries · Commercial Scenting Guides · Women's Health
Does the fragrance do anything for the patient? No. Ambient scent makes no claim of any kind about anything a patient is being treated for, and I will not let a page of mine imply otherwise. It is an interior decision that sits with lighting, seating and flooring, and nothing further. That is not a disclaimer bolted onto the end of a sales argument - it is the reason the brief is so restrained. A building that promises nothing can afford to be quiet, and quiet is exactly what a specialist practice wants.
What does it cost to do properly? Less than most founders assume. Under about 750 sq ft the honest answer is one SOSA Sukoon at ₹1,899 in the reception, and a Vaayu would be the wrong buy at that size. From roughly 1,500 sq ft, or wherever there is a corridor and closed cabins to carry along, one SOSA Vaayu at ₹11,999 is the machine. Total hardware spend: ₹11,999, one machine, or ₹1,899 if you are small.
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Facts verified 5 September 2026 against the live SOSA product pages: the SOSA Vaayu (₹11,999) is a waterless cold-air nebuliser rated to 1000m³, described by the manufacturer as approximately 2,000-3,000 sq ft, with adjustable intensity, a 400ml refillable tank lasting 90+ days a fill depending on intensity and run hours, Bluetooth app and button control, 1h/4h/8h/24h timers, operation under 38dB at 5W, freestanding or wall and HVAC mounting, auto-stop and key-lock, and CE, RoHS and SGS certification, which are electrical and compliance marks and not medical approvals. Being waterless, it adds no moisture and leaves no residue on surfaces or equipment. The SOSA Sukoon (₹1,899) is an ultrasonic cool-mist diffuser covering roughly 270-320 sq ft and is supplied with three 15ml fragrances; the water-based Hotel Collection (₹299 / ₹999 / ₹1,799) is an ultrasonic fragrance and is not a refill for a waterless cold-air machine. SOSA reed diffusers are alcohol-free and phthalate-free, with 50ml lasting about 6-8 weeks and 130ml about 14-18 weeks. Cold-air refill oil for the Vaayu is not currently sold separately - the machine ships with 400ml included and further refills should be confirmed with SOSA. Warranty, annual maintenance, installation and bulk terms are not published and should be confirmed before ordering. Ambient scent is an interior and hospitality decision: it makes no clinical, therapeutic or wellbeing claim, it works alongside proper ventilation, cleaning and infection control and is never a substitute for any of them, it is never used to mask another smell, and no claim is made that fragrance influences a patient's decision or any commercial outcome. Clinical areas including procedure, post-procedure and photography rooms are left unscented, and the treating clinician's judgement overrides any scenting plan in their own room. The hotel-inspired scents are SOSA's own original interpretations; SOSA is an independent brand and is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, any hotel named for reference. Coverage, fragrance usage and running cost depend on the space, settings and hours of use, and are confirmed on a consultation. Prices and availability are subject to change - see the live product pages.
No category in women's health is marketed with more candles and soft florals than this one, and the founders who write to me are almost always trying to get out from under that aesthetic rather than buy further into it. So this guide is about smelling like a specialist practice instead.
Quick answers — read this first
What should a premium menopause clinic smell like? Clean, dry and cool - white tea, a dry light citrus, or soft dry woods such as cedar, pine and sage. Not floral, not powdery, not sweet, and above all not lavender or chamomile. This is a specialist medical practice and the environmental cue that supports it is cleanliness rather than prettiness. The intensity test is unforgiving: if a patient can identify the fragrance, it is too strong. A clinic sits well below a hotel lobby - noticed on arrival, forgotten within a minute.Does the fragrance do anything for the patient? No. Ambient scent makes no claim of any kind about anything a patient is being treated for, and I will not let a page of mine imply otherwise. It is an interior decision that sits with lighting, seating and flooring, and nothing further. That is not a disclaimer bolted onto the end of a sales argument - it is the reason the brief is so restrained. A building that promises nothing can afford to be quiet, and quiet is exactly what a specialist practice wants.
What does it cost to do properly? Less than most founders assume. Under about 750 sq ft the honest answer is one SOSA Sukoon at ₹1,899 in the reception, and a Vaayu would be the wrong buy at that size. From roughly 1,500 sq ft, or wherever there is a corridor and closed cabins to carry along, one SOSA Vaayu at ₹11,999 is the machine. Total hardware spend: ₹11,999, one machine, or ₹1,899 if you are small.
The short answer
Short answer: clean, dry and cool - white tea, a dry light citrus or soft dry woods - and never floral, powdery or lavender, because that register is what makes a specialist medical practice read as a spa. Reception and waiting only; consultation and examination rooms unscented. One Sukoon (₹1,899) under about 750 sq ft, one Vaayu (₹11,999) from roughly 1,500 sq ft.
The pick: one SOSA Vaayu (₹11,999) on the reception air path at a low setting for a practice of 1,500 sq ft and up, or one SOSA Sukoon (₹1,899) where the patient-facing area is a single small reception.
Next step: send your floor plan with reception, consultation and examination areas marked, and we will tell you which zones qualify and what intensity to start at - Ask for a clinic scenting plan.
In this guide
The register comes from the fact that this is a specialist medical practice, not from the category's marketing. Everything soft, sweet and floral belongs to the aesthetic these founders are trying to leave behind.
The reception machine - tap to see the specification
For a practice past 1,500 sq ft
SOSA Vaayu ₹11,999
The question underneath this one
Medical practice or wellness centre?
Get the zoning confirmed
Free clinic scenting plan
Straight answer
What should a premium menopause clinic actually smell like?
Clean, dry and cool. In practice that means white tea, a dry light citrus, or soft dry woods - cedar, pine, sage, something green and faintly austere - and it means leaving the whole soft and warm half of perfumery alone. No florals, no rose, no powder, no vanilla, no amber, and above all no lavender or chamomile. I am being blunt about that list because this category, more than any other in women's health, is marketed with exactly those notes. Walk through the sector's advertising and you will find candles, blush packaging and spa language everywhere, and a founder who has spent two years building a serious specialist practice usually finds that positioning irritating rather than aspirational. Almost every person who writes to me about a menopause clinic opens by saying they do not want it to feel like a spa - and then, a paragraph later, asks whether the fragrance should be lavender. It should not. The register is derived from what the building is, and the building is a specialist medical practice. It runs long consultations about private matters, it does examinations, it holds results and records, and the environmental cue that supports all of that is cleanliness rather than prettiness. A soft floral reception is the fastest way to undo it. Second, and I want to state this plainly rather than bury it: ambient scent makes no claim of any kind about anything a patient is being treated for. It is not doing anything for anybody. It sits with the lighting, the chairs and the floor, and it belongs to the hospitality layer of the building, not the clinical one. Third, intensity, which matters more than the note you pick. If a patient can identify the fragrance, it is too strong. You want something registered on the way through the door and forgotten ninety seconds later. Fourth, where it goes. Entrance, reception, waiting and corridors, and nothing else. Examination rooms are unscented, always - not a lighter setting, actually unscented - and so is any room where a patient is undressed, mid-procedure or waiting on a result. The argument needs nothing medical in it: she is in a room she cannot leave, often undressed, for a long time, and she did not choose the fragrance. Alongside that, two pieces of standing policy that cost nothing: keep at least one seating area effectively unscented by design and make sure the front desk knows which one it is, and make sure any member of staff can switch the machine off in seconds without asking permission. If a patient objects, reduce or switch off - never defend it. Then the hardware, last. Under about 750 sq ft, one SOSA Sukoon at ₹1,899; from roughly 1,500 sq ft, one SOSA Vaayu at ₹11,999, low setting, on a timer. This is an ambience decision with no clinical, therapeutic or wellbeing claim, it works alongside your cleaning and ventilation and never instead of them, and is never used to mask anything, and your judgement as the treating clinician overrides all of it in your own rooms. Ask for a clinic scenting plan and send the floor plan - the zoning matters far more than the fragrance.
Clean, dry, cool - never floral, powdery or lavender, because that is the spa aesthetic this category is trying to escape. Reception and waiting only, clinical rooms unscented, and the smell makes no claim about anything a patient is being treated for.
For a menopause practice past about 1,500 sq ft, or one with a corridor and closed cabins, the machine is one SOSA Vaayu - waterless, under 38dB, rated to 1000m³ (about 2,000-3,000 sq ft), with adjustable intensity and a key-lock so the level cannot quietly climb. ₹11,999. Below 750 sq ft, buy the Sukoon instead.
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The register, in three words
Clean, dry, cool - and none of the notes the category is marketed with
The machine, by practice size
There are two honest answers here and which one you need depends entirely on how large the patient-facing area is. The images link to the product pages so you can check the specifications before ordering anything.
Practices past about 1,500 sq ft
SOSA Vaayu
Waterless cold-air nebuliser rated to 1000m³ - about 2,000-3,000 sq ft. 400ml tank running 90+ days a fill, Bluetooth app with 1h/4h/8h/24h timers, adjustable intensity, under 38dB, 5W, auto-stop and key-lock. Wall or HVAC mountable, which is how a profile reaches a corridor rather than only the desk it stands on.
From ₹11,999
Under about 750 sq ft - buy this instead
SOSA Sukoon
Ultrasonic cool-mist diffuser covering roughly 270-320 sq ft, supplied with three 15ml fragrances. For a single reception and a short corridor this is the honest buy, and a Vaayu at six times the price would be covering a fraction of what it is rated for.
From ₹1,899
The three decisions behind the register
Three decisions sit underneath the answer, and they are made in this order. The first is the one this whole family exists to argue about.
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Refuse the wellness aesthetic
This category is sold a spa look, and the smell is the last piece of it
Menopause practices are marketed harder with candles, blush palettes and spa vocabulary than anything else in women's health. Founders notice the visual half of that and push back on it - they choose better joinery, they take the salt lamps out - and then they buy a lavender diffuser for reception and put the whole aesthetic back in through the air. Take the register from what the building is rather than from how the sector advertises itself. A specialist practice wants clean, dry and cool: white tea, dry citrus, cedar, pine, sage. Garden Bloom and Evening Calm are the wrong direction here, however well they would suit a reception sofa in a photograph.
Tip: If the note would suit a massage room, it is wrong for a specialist clinic.
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Say the limit out loud
The smell makes no claim about anything a patient is being treated for
I would rather write this sentence than have a reader infer something I did not say. Ambient fragrance in a clinic is an interior decision, and it makes no claim of any kind about anything a patient is there for. It is not aromatherapy, it is not part of anyone's care, and it is not a substitute for cleaning or ventilation. It never masks anything. Being clear about that is what allows the whole brief to be restrained rather than persuasive - once nothing is being promised, there is no reason to turn the machine up, no reason to reach for a note that signals anything, and no reason to put a diffuser anywhere a patient is being seen.
Tip: Anything the clinic communicates about a patient's care belongs to the clinician, not the interior.
3
Choose the machine last, by size and air path
The honest answer is often ₹1,899, not ₹11,999
Hardware comes in only once the register and the level are settled, and it is decided by how large the patient-facing area is and whether the air has anywhere to travel. A single reception under about 750 sq ft is a Sukoon at ₹1,899 and nothing more; below 300 sq ft it is one reed at ₹849. From 1,500 sq ft, or with a corridor and several closed cabins, a Vaayu at ₹11,999 earns itself - not by being stronger, but by being waterless near clinical work, by holding a level behind a key-lock, and by mounting to the wall or the AC supply.
The SOSA principle
No category in women's health has been sold the spa aesthetic as hard as this one, and the fragrance is usually the last piece of it left in the building after the founder has removed everything else.
You can take the candles off the desk and still put the candle back into the room through the air conditioning.
The plan, zone by zone
Here is the whole brief as a plan, worth pinning up where whoever opens the practice in the morning will see it.
The SOSA plan
What a premium menopause clinic should smell like, zone by zone
| The zone | What to do |
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Entrance and reception
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Clean, dry, cool - white tea, a dry light citrus or soft dry woods, at a low setting on a timer. The only zone with a machine in it. |
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Waiting area and corridors
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The same single profile carried from reception. Never a second fragrance, never a stronger one - and one seating area kept unscented by design. |
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Consultation rooms
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A faint drift from reception is acceptable. No machine of their own, and never stronger than the reception they open off. |
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Examination rooms
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Unscented, always. The patient is undressed in a room she cannot leave and did not choose the fragrance. |
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Procedure, diagnostic and recovery areas
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Unscented, always. Treated exactly as examination rooms are, with no exceptions. |
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A small practice under 750 sq ft
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One Sukoon at ₹1,899 in reception, or one reed at ₹849 under 300 sq ft. A Vaayu would be the wrong buy. |
If the question underneath this one is really about positioning rather than perfumery, it is argued properly in whether a menopause clinic should feel more like a medical practice or a wellness centre. And if you are still deciding between a reed on the desk and a machine on the wall, the head-to-head is in reed diffusers versus professional scenting for a menopause and women's-wellness centre, which ends in a size-based verdict rather than a recommendation. SOSA is independent and not affiliated with any hotel.
One register, one zone, one level
SOSA Vaayu ₹11,999 covers up to 1000m³ - more than a specialist practice reception needs, so it runs at a low setting rather than working hard.
Every founder in this category tells me in the first line that they do not want a spa, and asks about lavender by the third. Those two sentences cannot both survive, and the first one is the business.
— Sonal Sahani, SOSA
Why restraint is the specification
The useful features here are the ones that stop the machine getting louder
The SOSA menopause-clinic specification
Two machines cover almost every specialist practice of this kind in the country, and which one you need is a question of size rather than ambition. Both are dry enough to sit near clinical work without adding humidity to the building. Made in India, and a portion of every order supports girl-child education through Nanhi Kali.
The SOSA women's-health specification
Public areas scented, clinical rooms never - and the machine chosen by size
| Machine | Best for | Why it works | Price |
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SOSA Sukoon
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A single reception, practice under about 750 sq ft | 270-320 sq ft coverage, three 15ml fragrances included, the honest buy at this size | ₹1,899 View → |
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SOSA Vaayu
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Reception and corridors, practice 1,500 sq ft and up | 1000m³ (about 2,000-3,000 sq ft), adjustable intensity, app timers, under 38dB, key-lock, waterless, wall or HVAC mountable | ₹11,999 View → |
Take the register from the fact that this is a specialist medical practice rather than from how the category is marketed, set the level by walking in from outside rather than by your own nose, keep every clinical room completely unscented, and keep one seating area unscented by design. Fragrance here is an ambience decision like lighting or seating and makes no clinical, therapeutic or wellbeing claim about anything a patient is being treated for; it works alongside cleaning and ventilation, never instead of them, and is never used to mask another smell; and your own judgement as the treating clinician overrides any plan in your own rooms. Ask for a clinic scenting plan before you spend anything.
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A note from Sonal
The messages I get from this category have a shape to them. The founder has built a serious specialist practice, she has spent properly on the interior, and she is tired of an entire sector being advertised to her in blush pink with a candle on the front. She tells me she wants it to feel like real medicine. Then she asks whether the reception should smell of lavender, which is the one note that would undo the whole thing.
So the useful part of my answer is a reframe rather than a fragrance. Decide the register from what the building is. A specialist practice runs long private consultations, does examinations and holds results, and what supports that environment is a room that reads as clean, dry and cool - white tea, dry citrus, cedar, pine, sage. Once that is settled the remaining choice is small, which most people find a relief. And I will say the limit out loud rather than leave it implied: the smell is making no claim about anything anyone is being treated for.
On hardware I would rather undersell. Under 750 sq ft, buy a Sukoon at ₹1,899 and spend the difference on the chairs. From 1,500 sq ft, or with a corridor to carry, a Vaayu at ₹11,999 is right and will spend its life on a low setting. The rooms where you examine and treat get nothing at all, whichever you buy, and one seat in the waiting area stays unscented on purpose. Made in India, and a portion of every order supports girl-child education through Nanhi Kali.
Frequently asked questions
What should a premium menopause clinic smell like?
Clean, dry and cool - white tea, a dry light citrus, or soft dry woods such as cedar, pine and sage. Not floral, powdery, sweet or lavender, because that register is what makes a specialist medical practice read as a spa. Intensity matters more than the note: if a patient can identify the fragrance, it is too strong. A clinic should sit well below a hotel lobby, noticed on arrival and forgotten within a minute.
Does ambient fragrance do anything for patients at a menopause clinic?
No. Ambient scent makes no claim of any kind about anything a patient is being treated for. It is an interior and hospitality decision that sits alongside lighting, seating and flooring, and nothing further. It is not aromatherapy and it is not part of anyone's care. Anything to do with a patient's treatment belongs entirely to the treating clinician, and no fragrance should ever be described as hypoallergenic or safe for sensitive individuals.
Why not lavender or chamomile in a menopause clinic?
Because those two notes carry a massage-room signal more strongly than anything else on the shelf, and this is the category most often mistaken for a spa already. A practice that has worked hard to read as specialist medicine can undo that at the door with one diffuser. Evening Calm and Garden Bloom are the wrong direction for this building. Clean, dry and cool is the register that supports what the rooms actually do.
Which rooms should stay unscented?
Examination rooms, procedure and diagnostic rooms, recovery areas, and any room where a patient is undressed, mid-treatment or waiting on a result. Unscented means unscented, not a lighter setting. Consultation rooms that do no examination may carry a faint drift from reception but never a machine of their own. Keep at least one seating area effectively unscented by design and make sure the front desk knows which one it is.
Do I need a Vaayu, or is something cheaper enough?
It depends on size and air path rather than ambition. A single reception in a practice under about 750 sq ft is a SOSA Sukoon at Rs 1,899, and a Vaayu would be covering a fraction of what it is rated for. Under 300 sq ft, one Mountain Breeze reed at Rs 849 is the whole answer. From roughly 1,500 sq ft, or wherever there is a corridor and closed cabins, one SOSA Vaayu at Rs 11,999 is the correct specification.
Clean, dry, cool - and none of the notes the category is marketed with
SOSA — Clinic Scenting for menopause, midlife and specialist women's health practices
The SOSA Vaayu (₹11,999) covers up to 1000m³, about 2,000-3,000 sq ft, and runs comfortably at a low setting in a clinic reception; below about 750 sq ft the honest answer is a Sukoon at ₹1,899 instead. Waterless, under 38dB, made in India, and a portion of every order supports girl-child education through Nanhi Kali. Send your floor plan and we will mark which zones qualify.
Ask for a clinic scenting plan → SOSA Vaayu · ₹11,999
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- Ask us: Ask for a clinic scenting plan
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Editorial standards & sources
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 5 September 2026 against the live SOSA product pages: the SOSA Vaayu (₹11,999) is a waterless cold-air nebuliser rated to 1000m³, described by the manufacturer as approximately 2,000-3,000 sq ft, with adjustable intensity, a 400ml refillable tank lasting 90+ days a fill depending on intensity and run hours, Bluetooth app and button control, 1h/4h/8h/24h timers, operation under 38dB at 5W, freestanding or wall and HVAC mounting, auto-stop and key-lock, and CE, RoHS and SGS certification, which are electrical and compliance marks and not medical approvals. Being waterless, it adds no moisture and leaves no residue on surfaces or equipment. The SOSA Sukoon (₹1,899) is an ultrasonic cool-mist diffuser covering roughly 270-320 sq ft and is supplied with three 15ml fragrances; the water-based Hotel Collection (₹299 / ₹999 / ₹1,799) is an ultrasonic fragrance and is not a refill for a waterless cold-air machine. SOSA reed diffusers are alcohol-free and phthalate-free, with 50ml lasting about 6-8 weeks and 130ml about 14-18 weeks. Cold-air refill oil for the Vaayu is not currently sold separately - the machine ships with 400ml included and further refills should be confirmed with SOSA. Warranty, annual maintenance, installation and bulk terms are not published and should be confirmed before ordering. Ambient scent is an interior and hospitality decision: it makes no clinical, therapeutic or wellbeing claim, it works alongside proper ventilation, cleaning and infection control and is never a substitute for any of them, it is never used to mask another smell, and no claim is made that fragrance influences a patient's decision or any commercial outcome. Clinical areas including procedure, post-procedure and photography rooms are left unscented, and the treating clinician's judgement overrides any scenting plan in their own room. The hotel-inspired scents are SOSA's own original interpretations; SOSA is an independent brand and is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, any hotel named for reference. Coverage, fragrance usage and running cost depend on the space, settings and hours of use, and are confirmed on a consultation. Prices and availability are subject to change - see the live product pages.