★ SOSA Oud Attars · Alcohol-Free Roll-On Perfume Oil
Readers who already own oud do not need convincing about oud, only about whether an oil adds anything, and the honest test is a 3ml beside the EDP
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★★★★★
"I told the store I just wanted to smell expensive, nothing else mattered. Got pointed to Zaffran. Best fragrance decision I've made in years."
SOSA Zaffran
★★★★★
"Nawaab was the answer for me — I wanted a signature, not just a nice smell, and this delivered both."
SOSA Nawaab attar
★★★★★
"Tabac Noir in winter is the closest I've come to 'smells like money' without spending like it."
SOSA Tabac Noir
★★★★★
"Didn't know anything about notes, just said 'expensive'. Zaffran was recommended and it's exactly that — warm, radiant, doesn't smell cheap for a second."
SOSA Zaffran
★★★★★
"Nawaab is what 'quiet luxury' actually smells like on skin. One dab, whole day, people ask what it is."
SOSA Nawaab attar
★★★★★
"Bought the trio to figure out which one is 'my' expensive scent. Landed on Zaffran, but Nawaab was a close second."
SOSA Attar Trio
★★★★★
"I told the store I just wanted to smell expensive, nothing else mattered. Got pointed to Zaffran. Best fragrance decision I've made in years."
SOSA Zaffran
★★★★★
"Nawaab was the answer for me — I wanted a signature, not just a nice smell, and this delivered both."
SOSA Nawaab attar
★★★★★
"Tabac Noir in winter is the closest I've come to 'smells like money' without spending like it."
SOSA Tabac Noir
★★★★★
"Didn't know anything about notes, just said 'expensive'. Zaffran was recommended and it's exactly that — warm, radiant, doesn't smell cheap for a second."
SOSA Zaffran
★★★★★
"Nawaab is what 'quiet luxury' actually smells like on skin. One dab, whole day, people ask what it is."
SOSA Nawaab attar
★★★★★
"Bought the trio to figure out which one is 'my' expensive scent. Landed on Zaffran, but Nawaab was a close second."
SOSA Attar Trio
★ Three oud directions an EDP wearer can try, dry, softened and sweet
SOSA NawaabDry, dark oud, the clearest comparisonView ₹399
SOSA AmeeriSoft oudh under Taif rose and saffronView ₹385
SOSA MastaniOudh under night jasmine and vanillaView ₹389
✓ A 3ml is the cheap way to find out whether an oil adds anything to your shelf ✓ All three oud attars are alcohol-free and phthalate-free, on a sandalwood and jojoba carrier ✓ Made in India to IFRA standards · a portion of every purchase supports Nanhi Kali
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How is an oud attar different from an EDP? An EDP is lifted off the skin by alcohol and sprayed as a cloud. SOSA's attars are alcohol-free oils applied by dab, on a sandalwood and jojoba carrier, so they sit closer and change with your skin. Same material, different delivery.
Which SOSA oud suits an EDP wearer? Pick the direction of your EDP: dry and dark, SOSA Nawaab at ₹399; rose and saffron, SOSA Ameeri at ₹385; sweet and floral, SOSA Mastani at ₹389. A direction, not a match: none of them will smell like what you own.
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Facts verified 17 September 2026 against the live SOSA product pages: SOSA makes four attars, all alcohol-free roll-on perfume oils on a sandalwood and jojoba carrier with a dab applicator, hand-blended in Pune and sold in 3ml, 6ml and 12ml. Three carry oud. Nawaab (white royal oud, Mysore sandalwood, Kashmir saffron and aged tobacco leaf over amber, leather and white musk) is oud-led and costs ₹399 for 3ml, ₹699 for 6ml, ₹1,199 for 12ml. Ameeri (Persian saffron, pink pepper and bergamot over Taif rose and Indian sandalwood, on soft oudh, amber and white musk) costs ₹385 for 3ml, ₹679 for 6ml, ₹1,165 for 12ml. Mastani (litchi, bergamot and pink pepper over night-blooming jasmine and Damask rose, on Mysore sandalwood, oudh, Madagascar vanilla and tonka) costs ₹389 for 3ml, ₹685 for 6ml, ₹1,179 for 12ml. Adaa carries no oud and costs ₹379 for 3ml, ₹669 for 6ml, ₹1,149 for 12ml. The Attar Trio of Ameeri, Nawaab and Mastani costs ₹1,055 for 3ml, ₹1,859 for 6ml, ₹3,189 for 12ml. SOSA makes no incense-resin scent. This guide compares formats in general terms and names no other brand's fragrance; no SOSA attar is described as matching any other fragrance. Compositions are made in India to IFRA standards and are phthalate-free; a patch test on first use is recommended. Fragrance is a grooming and personal-style decision. SOSA makes no medical, clinical, dermatological or therapeutic claim of any kind, and no claim that a personal fragrance affects anyone's work, relationships, income or standing. Where a workplace or venue sets a fragrance-free policy, that policy decides what may be worn and it outranks anything written here. How long a fragrance lasts and how far it carries depend on skin, dose, clothing, climate and the day, and vary from person to person; SOSA states 6–8 hours on skin and nothing beyond that. A portion of every purchase supports Nanhi Kali. Prices, sizes and availability are subject to change; see the live product pages.
If you already wear oud well, nobody needs to sell you oud. What an oil offers is a different way of wearing the same material, closer to the skin and slower to move. For some readers that is worth a 3ml and for others it is not.
Quick answers — read this first
Is oud attar worth adding if I wear oud EDPs? Only if you want oud closer to the skin or a second voice beside your EDP. An oil is a different experience of the same material, not a better one. If you are happy with what you wear you do not need it, and a 3ml is the cheap way to find out.How is an oud attar different from an EDP? An EDP is lifted off the skin by alcohol and sprayed as a cloud. SOSA's attars are alcohol-free oils applied by dab, on a sandalwood and jojoba carrier, so they sit closer and change with your skin. Same material, different delivery.
Which SOSA oud suits an EDP wearer? Pick the direction of your EDP: dry and dark, SOSA Nawaab at ₹399; rose and saffron, SOSA Ameeri at ₹385; sweet and floral, SOSA Mastani at ₹389. A direction, not a match: none of them will smell like what you own.
The short answer
Short answer: Worth adding if you want oud close to the skin or a second voice beside your EDP, and not worth adding if you are happy with what you wear. An oil is a different experience of oud, not a better one.
The pick: One 3ml in the direction your EDPs already sit: SOSA Nawaab at ₹399 for dry and dark, SOSA Ameeri at ₹385 for rose and saffron, SOSA Mastani at ₹389 for sweet and floral.
Next step: Tell us which oud EDPs you wear and what you would change about them, and we will name one of the three. Ask for an attar recommendation.
In this guide
The honest map for an EDP wearer: what the two formats do differently, what the three oud oils cost at 3ml, and the one fair answer that is not on the price list, which is that you may not need any of them.
Three oud directions an EDP wearer can try at 3ml
For the dry-oud EDP wearer
SOSA Nawaab · ₹399
For the rose-oud EDP wearer
SOSA Ameeri · ₹385
For the sweet-oud EDP wearer
SOSA Mastani · ₹389
Straight answer
I Already Wear Oud EDPs — Is Oud Attar Worth Adding to My Collection?
Only if you want oud closer to the skin, or a second voice beside the EDPs you already wear. An oil is a different experience of the same material, not a better one. Here is the decision in five steps, including the step where the answer is no.
1. Be honest about what your EDP already does. If you love the trail it leaves and the way it arrives in a room, an oil will not do that job, because it sits closer to the skin. If that is why you wear oud, keep your EDP and skip the rest.
2. Know what an oil does differently. SOSA's attars are alcohol-free oils on a sandalwood and jojoba carrier, applied by dab. With no alcohol to lift it, the oud stays near the skin and changes as the skin warms it. One dab is a whisper and two is a sentence.
3. Choose the direction your EDPs sit in. Dry and dark: SOSA Nawaab at ₹399. Rose and saffron: SOSA Ameeri at ₹385. Sweet and floral: SOSA Mastani at ₹389. A direction, not a match; none of them will smell like what you own.
4. Buy the 3ml and judge it at hour three. Three ordinary days, in the season you will wear it. SOSA states 6–8 hours on skin and nothing beyond that; how far it carries depends on your skin, your dose and the weather.
5. Decide by what you reach for. If you never reach for the oil, you have your answer for the price of a 3ml. If you reach for it twice a week, the 6ml of the same composition is the sensible next step.
Nobody can promise you what anyone else will think of it, and I am not going to. What a fragrance can be is consistent, close and distinctive. What it does in someone else's head is theirs.
1. Be honest about what your EDP already does. If you love the trail it leaves and the way it arrives in a room, an oil will not do that job, because it sits closer to the skin. If that is why you wear oud, keep your EDP and skip the rest.
2. Know what an oil does differently. SOSA's attars are alcohol-free oils on a sandalwood and jojoba carrier, applied by dab. With no alcohol to lift it, the oud stays near the skin and changes as the skin warms it. One dab is a whisper and two is a sentence.
3. Choose the direction your EDPs sit in. Dry and dark: SOSA Nawaab at ₹399. Rose and saffron: SOSA Ameeri at ₹385. Sweet and floral: SOSA Mastani at ₹389. A direction, not a match; none of them will smell like what you own.
4. Buy the 3ml and judge it at hour three. Three ordinary days, in the season you will wear it. SOSA states 6–8 hours on skin and nothing beyond that; how far it carries depends on your skin, your dose and the weather.
5. Decide by what you reach for. If you never reach for the oil, you have your answer for the price of a 3ml. If you reach for it twice a week, the 6ml of the same composition is the sensible next step.
Nobody can promise you what anyone else will think of it, and I am not going to. What a fragrance can be is consistent, close and distinctive. What it does in someone else's head is theirs.
Worth it only if you want oud closer to the skin. One 3ml in your EDPs' direction: SOSA Nawaab at ₹399, SOSA Ameeri at ₹385 or SOSA Mastani at ₹389. If you are happy, you do not need it.
If you are going to try one, make it the 3ml that gives the cleanest comparison with an oud EDP: SOSA Nawaab at ₹399, where oud is the subject. If your EDPs lean rosy, SOSA Ameeri at ₹385; if they lean sweet, SOSA Mastani at ₹389. All three are alcohol-free roll-on oils on a sandalwood and jojoba carrier, with a dab applicator.
See the SOSA Nawaab ₹399Ask for an attar recommendation
Same material, different delivery
Dry, softened and sweet: three directions an EDP wearer can test at 3ml
The three oud oils, side by side
Three of SOSA's four attars carry oud. All are alcohol-free oils on a sandalwood and jojoba carrier, hand-blended in Pune, with a dab applicator, in 3ml, 6ml and 12ml. The two below are the dry direction and the softened one; the sweet one is in the feature card. None of them is a copy of an EDP you own, and I would not want you to buy one expecting that.
The dry direction, the clearest EDP comparison
SOSA Nawaab
₹399 for 3ml, ₹699 for 6ml, ₹1,199 for 12ml. White royal oud, Mysore sandalwood, Kashmir saffron and aged tobacco leaf over amber, leather and white musk. Oud met head-on, so if you wear a dry oud EDP this is the one where the difference is the format and not the idea. Quieter and closer, with nothing floral in between.
From ₹399
The softened direction, for the rose-oud EDP wearer
SOSA Ameeri
₹385 for 3ml, ₹679 for 6ml, ₹1,165 for 12ml. Persian saffron, pink pepper and bergamot over Taif rose and Indian sandalwood, on soft oudh, amber and white musk. Oud with the edges rounded. A good second voice if your EDPs are all severe and you would like one that sits at arm's length from them.
From ₹385
What an oil changes about oud
Three honest differences between an oud oil and an oud EDP, including the one that counts against the oil. If the third one describes why you wear oud, you can stop reading there.
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One
Same material, different delivery: what changes without alcohol
An EDP uses alcohol to lift the fragrance off the skin and spread it as a cloud. An oil has none, so the composition stays where you put it and moves with your skin rather than away from it. The result is not a weaker oud; it is a nearer one. You meet the same dark wood, but without the first burst that alcohol gives an EDP, and the change over the hours comes from skin warmth rather than from evaporation. Many people who love oud find that quieter, slower version a different pleasure rather than a lesser one.
Tip: Apply to a pulse point and leave it alone for an hour. An oil rewards patience more than a spray does.
Nawaab at ₹399 is the dry, oud-led one: white royal oud with tobacco leaf and leather. The difference you notice is the format rather than the idea.
See SOSA Nawaab →
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Two
What an oil gives up, and why it matters if you love a trail
Be clear about the trade. If part of why you wear oud EDPs is the way they arrive in a room and linger in a corridor, an oil will not do that. It is built to be closer. That is a strength in some places and a limit in others, and it is the single best reason not to buy one. SOSA states 6–8 hours on skin for every attar; that is a statement about how long it stays on you, not about how far it travels, and the second depends on your skin, your dose and the day.
Tip: If you cannot name a place where you would like your oud closer, keep your EDPs and skip the oil.
Ameeri at ₹385 is the softer of the oud bottles, with Taif rose and Persian saffron around soft oudh. It is built to sit nearer, not to travel.
See SOSA Ameeri →
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Three
Where an oil earns a place beside the bottles you already own
There are three honest cases. The first is closeness: a place where a spray is too much, an indoor day, an hour in a small room. The second is size: a roll-on in a pocket is not an atomiser in a bag. The third is a second voice: a rose-and-saffron oud or a sweet floral one beside a shelf of dry ones, a direction you do not own. None of these is a claim that an oil is better. They are reasons a person who already has excellent oud might still want a 3ml.
Tip: Name the situation first, then pick the bottle. A direction is easier to choose when you know where you will wear it.
Mastani at ₹389 is the second voice most dry-oud shelves lack: night-blooming jasmine, Damask rose, Madagascar vanilla and tonka around the oudh.
See SOSA Mastani →
The SOSA principle
A good oud EDP and a good oud oil are not competing. They answer different questions: one is how far the fragrance travels, the other is how near it can sit. Only you know which question you are asking today.
Read it that way and "is oil worth adding?" stops being a verdict on your collection. It becomes a plain question about where you would like your oud closer, and a 3ml answers it.
A fortnight beside your EDP
The table runs a fortnight rather than a first sniff, with your own EDP as the control. You are not asking whether the oil beats it. You are asking whether there is a day you would rather have worn the oil.
The SOSA plan
How to test one 3ml of oud oil against an oud EDP you already wear
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Day one, your usual oud EDP, on an ordinary day
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Wear it exactly as you always do. At hour three write down how near or far it is. This is the control, and it is the only comparison that means anything. |
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Day two, the oil, one dab, the same ordinary day
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One dab on one pulse point. At hour three, write down the same thing: how near or far. Do not judge the first minute, which is where an oil and a spray differ most. View → |
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Day three, the oil on a day you would skip your EDP
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An indoor day, a small room, somewhere a spray would be too much. Wear the oil there. If this is the day you most enjoy it, you have found its job. View → |
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Day four onward, whichever one you reached for
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Nothing to apply, just a count. If you never reached for the oil, the answer is no and it cost you a 3ml. If you did, SOSA Mastani or the Trio is the next direction to try. |
If you finish the fortnight and the EDP won every day, that is a result and not a failure; it tells you the oil is not for you and your shelf is complete. If the oil won on the quiet days, you have found the one job it does better, and the 6ml of the same composition is the sensible next step. The wider picture is in the map of the three ouds. If your EDPs lean towards a polished, western-style oud, which attar would feel familiar covers it. And if you are wondering whether a bottle for day and a bottle for night is overkill, the day-and-night question is answered there. If you would rather talk it through, tell us which EDPs you wear and we will reply.
One oud oil, chosen against the EDPs you own
Tell us which oud EDPs you wear and what you would change about them, and we will name one of the three and one size.
A good oud EDP and a good oud oil are not competing. One answers how far it travels and the other answers how near it can sit.
— Sonal Sahani, SOSA
The softer two, and all three boxed
For the EDP wearer whose shelf is all dry, and for the reader who cannot choose
The specification for an EDP wearer
Three rows, one per direction, each at 3ml. You need only the one that differs from your shelf or matches the place you want your oud closer. Buying all three on day one is a decision for later.
The SOSA specification for an oud-EDP wearer
Pick the direction your shelf is missing, or the one that matches it
| Attar | Best for | Why it works | Price |
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SOSA Nawaab
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The dry-oud EDP wearer who wants the same idea, closer | ₹399 for 3ml. White royal oud, Mysore sandalwood, Kashmir saffron and aged tobacco leaf over amber, leather and white musk. Oud met head-on | ₹399 View → |
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SOSA Ameeri
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The EDP wearer who wants a softer second voice with rose | ₹385 for 3ml. Persian saffron and pink pepper over Taif rose and Indian sandalwood, on soft oudh, amber and white musk. Oud softened | ₹385 View → |
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SOSA Mastani
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The EDP wearer whose shelf is all dry and who wants a sweeter one | ₹389 for 3ml. Night-blooming jasmine and Damask rose over Mysore sandalwood, oudh, Madagascar vanilla and tonka. Oud under night flowers | ₹389 View → |
All three rows are 3ml. If you decide the oil earns a place, the 6ml and 12ml of the same composition follow after a full season: ₹399 for 3ml, ₹699 for 6ml, ₹1,199 for 12ml for Nawaab, ₹385 for 3ml, ₹679 for 6ml, ₹1,165 for 12ml for Ameeri and ₹389 for 3ml, ₹685 for 6ml, ₹1,179 for 12ml for Mastani. If your EDPs are smoky or resinous and that is the part you love, SOSA makes no incense-resin scent, and I would rather you knew before buying. SOSA states 6–8 hours on skin and nothing further; how far a fragrance carries depends on skin, dose, clothing and the weather, and varies from person to person. Nobody can promise you what anyone else will think of it, and I am not going to. A patch test on first use is the only advice I will give on skin. Ours is a contact page and a person who replies; Ask for an attar recommendation and tell us which EDPs you wear.
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ISIPCA
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A note from Sonal
The readers I enjoy talking to most are the ones who already own good oud. They know what a dry wood smells like, they have opinions about rose, and they are rightly suspicious of anyone who says a format is better. I share the suspicion. An oil is not a better oud than an EDP, and anyone who tells you so is selling something. It is a different experience of the same material, and what differs is how near it sits to you.
That is why I would not write this guide as a sales argument. If you wear oud EDPs and are happy, you do not need an attar, and I would rather you kept your money. If there is a place where you would like oud closer, a quiet room, a day when a spray is too much, a direction your shelf does not have, then a 3ml is a cheap and honest way to find out. Nawaab, Ameeri and Mastani are three compositions on one sandalwood and jojoba carrier, and none of them is meant to stand in for anything you already own.
Wear the oil beside your EDP for a fortnight and count what you reach for. Nobody can promise you what anyone else will think of how you smell, and your own preference is the only part that was ever yours. Whatever you decide, a portion of every purchase supports Nanhi Kali, and a short email to us is always welcome before you spend anything, including an email that says you do not need to.
Frequently asked questions
Will an oud attar smell like my oud EDP?
No, and I would not want you to buy one expecting it. SOSA's attars are their own compositions, on a sandalwood and jojoba carrier rather than alcohol. SOSA Nawaab shares a direction with a dry oud EDP, oud met head-on with tobacco and leather, but it is quieter, closer and not a copy. Choose it for the direction, not for a match.
Is an oud oil weaker than an oud EDP?
It is nearer, not weaker. With no alcohol to lift it, an oil stays close to the skin and changes as the skin warms it, so it is a quieter experience of the same material. If you wear oud for the trail, an EDP does that job better. If you wear oud for the closeness, an oil does it better. Neither is a ranking.
Which oud attar suits someone with a shelf of dry ouds?
Probably SOSA Mastani at ₹389 or SOSA Ameeri at ₹385, because both are directions a dry shelf lacks: Mastani with night-blooming jasmine, Damask rose, vanilla and tonka, Ameeri with Taif rose and Persian saffron. If you want the dry one closer instead, SOSA Nawaab at ₹399 is the match in direction.
How long does an oud attar last on skin?
SOSA states 6–8 hours on skin for all four attars, and nothing beyond that. How long you can smell one and how far it carries depend on your skin, the dose, what you are wearing and the weather, and they vary from person to person. If you are comparing it with an EDP, compare the closeness, not a number I cannot promise.
Is the 3ml really enough to decide?
Yes, for this question. You are not trying to use a bottle; you are trying to find out whether an oil earns a place beside your EDPs, and three ordinary days judged at hour three will answer that. The 3ml of SOSA Nawaab is ₹399; its 12ml is ₹1,199, which is the price of being wrong in the larger size.
Three oud oils, one small bottle, one fair test
SOSA — An Oud Attarstart at 3ml, apply one dab, and count what you reach for over a fortnight
SOSA Nawaab at ₹399 is the dry direction; SOSA Ameeri at ₹385 is the softened one; SOSA Mastani at ₹389 is the sweet one. All alcohol-free, hand-blended in Pune, on a sandalwood and jojoba carrier, and each starts at a 3ml so that finding out costs very little. A portion of every purchase supports Nanhi Kali.
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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 wear and application advice applies to any brand.Facts verified 17 September 2026 against the live SOSA product pages: SOSA makes four attars, all alcohol-free roll-on perfume oils on a sandalwood and jojoba carrier with a dab applicator, hand-blended in Pune and sold in 3ml, 6ml and 12ml. Three carry oud. Nawaab (white royal oud, Mysore sandalwood, Kashmir saffron and aged tobacco leaf over amber, leather and white musk) is oud-led and costs ₹399 for 3ml, ₹699 for 6ml, ₹1,199 for 12ml. Ameeri (Persian saffron, pink pepper and bergamot over Taif rose and Indian sandalwood, on soft oudh, amber and white musk) costs ₹385 for 3ml, ₹679 for 6ml, ₹1,165 for 12ml. Mastani (litchi, bergamot and pink pepper over night-blooming jasmine and Damask rose, on Mysore sandalwood, oudh, Madagascar vanilla and tonka) costs ₹389 for 3ml, ₹685 for 6ml, ₹1,179 for 12ml. Adaa carries no oud and costs ₹379 for 3ml, ₹669 for 6ml, ₹1,149 for 12ml. The Attar Trio of Ameeri, Nawaab and Mastani costs ₹1,055 for 3ml, ₹1,859 for 6ml, ₹3,189 for 12ml. SOSA makes no incense-resin scent. This guide compares formats in general terms and names no other brand's fragrance; no SOSA attar is described as matching any other fragrance. Compositions are made in India to IFRA standards and are phthalate-free; a patch test on first use is recommended. Fragrance is a grooming and personal-style decision. SOSA makes no medical, clinical, dermatological or therapeutic claim of any kind, and no claim that a personal fragrance affects anyone's work, relationships, income or standing. Where a workplace or venue sets a fragrance-free policy, that policy decides what may be worn and it outranks anything written here. How long a fragrance lasts and how far it carries depend on skin, dose, clothing, climate and the day, and vary from person to person; SOSA states 6–8 hours on skin and nothing beyond that. A portion of every purchase supports Nanhi Kali. Prices, sizes and availability are subject to change; see the live product pages.