SOSA · The Founder Diaries · The Considered Choice
Pawan or Vaayu:
the breeze or the wind?
Two waterless machines from the same studio, built on the same idea. One is for a single room. The other is for a whole floor.
Pawan means breeze. Vaayu means wind. The names tell you most of what you need to know.
Part of the SOSA Pawan & Vaayu guides.
The answer in 30 seconds
Which one do you need?
- Choose Pawan for one room of up to about 500 sq ft: a bedroom, study, cabin or small living room.
- Choose Vaayu for one open, connected space of up to 1000 m³: an open-plan living floor, a reception or a showroom.
- Closed doors decide. A room you keep closed is its own space, so it usually needs its own Pawan.
- The fragrance is the same. Both run only on SOSA waterless oils.
What they share
Both machines are waterless. Each turns fragrance oil into a fine, dry mist using cold air, with no water, no heat and nothing damp left in the room. Both are set from the SOSA app, so they run when you want them and rest when you do not. Both take SOSA waterless oils, composed in Pune, and both carry the fragrance in the box, so you are scenting from the first day. What separates them is not quality. It is scale.
Side by side
| Pawan | Vaayu | |
|---|---|---|
| Made for | One room, up to about 500 sq ft | One connected space of up to 1000 m³, about 2,000 to 3,000 sq ft depending on ceiling height |
| Where it sits | Straight in a wall socket; no cable | On a shelf, on a wall or on an HVAC return |
| Controls | SOSA app and timer | SOSA app over Bluetooth, buttons, run windows of 1, 4, 8 or 24 hours, and a key-lock |
| Oil in the box | Two 100 ml oils: Vetiver and Sandalwood, or Ritz-Carlton and St. Regis inspired | Four 100 ml oils in one of four sets |
| Noise | Silent in use | Under 38 dB |
Choose Pawan if
You are scenting one closed room. Pawan is made for bedrooms and guest rooms, studies, living rooms of up to 500 sq ft, clinic cabins and private consultation rooms. It goes straight into the wall socket, so there is nothing on a table and no cable to hide. If the picture in your mind is ‘my bedroom’ or ‘my study’, this is the one.
Choose Vaayu if
You want to scent one large connected space: an open living and dining area, a reception, a showroom or a salon. Vaayu holds 400 ml in a refillable tank, arrives with four 100 ml oils, and lets you set run windows, days and intensity from your phone. Choose from our own woody set or three hotel-inspired sets.
The in-between cases
Two questions settle most of them. First, is the space one room with a door, or several rooms that flow into each other? Fragrance follows air, so a living room that opens onto a dining area and a corridor behaves as one larger space, and Vaayu is the safer choice. Second, which doors stay closed? One Vaayu will not reach behind a shut bedroom door, so a closed bedroom usually needs its own Pawan. A flat size alone does not tell you how many machines you need: see our guides for a 2BHK, 3BHK or duplex.
“Do not buy the bigger machine to be safe. Buy the one that matches the room, and let it run gently.”
पवन · a breeze of fragrance for one room
A room that welcomes you before you enter
Pawan brings a considered fragrance ritual into one room of your home. It disperses fragrance without water or heat, on the schedule you set, so the room is ready when you are.
Beneath that is a practical system: a silent plug-in waterless diffuser for rooms of up to 500 sq ft, the SOSA app and timer, and 200 ml of fragrance oil in the two scents you choose.
200 ml of oil included · 1-year warranty
See PawanA whole floor? See VaayuQuestions, answered
What is the difference between Pawan and Vaayu?
Do they use the same fragrance oil?
How much fragrance comes with each?
Can Pawan scent an open-plan living and dining area?
Which refill do I need?
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