★ SOSA for Hyderabad Businesses
By writing the list first, because a modernisation is a removal exercise with a decoration budget attached - the things long-standing customers are attached to are small, specific and nameable, they never appear on a drawing, and they are lost by accident rather than by decision
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
★★★★★
"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
★ Sized to the visitor-facing zone, in the register the business runs
Mountain BreezePine, sage and cedar - the house defaultView ₹849
Morning FreshnessLemon, mint and eucalyptus for a white officeView ₹749
SOSA VaayuThe same register across a connected client floorView ₹11,999
✓ One register in the visitor-facing zone only - entrance, reception and the waiting area - set from the furthest seat at the end of the longest wait and then key-locked ✓ Closed treatment rooms and consultation cabins are never scented, a named seat is kept genuinely fragrance-free and offered rather than requested, and the visitor's preference overrides any plan ✓ Made in India · independent, not affiliated with any hotel · a portion funds girl-child education
Founder Diaries · Commercial Scenting Guides · Hyderabad
How do I find out what they are? Ask. Long-standing customers name character in objects and habits rather than in adjectives, and twelve conversations produce a list that no designer could have guessed.
Where does fragrance sit in this? In the addition column, never the replacement column. A register is something the refit gains, and it should go in after the list of protected items is written, not instead of one of them.
See the SOSA Vaayu Book a scenting plan
Facts verified 9 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 a 400ml refillable tank lasting roughly 75-90 days depending on intensity and run hours, Bluetooth app and onboard button control, 1h/4h/8h/24h timers, adjustable intensity, operation under 38dB, DC 12V/1A at 5W, freestanding or wall and HVAC mounting, auto-stop and key-lock, and CE, RoHS and SGS certification - electrical and compliance marks only. Being waterless it adds no moisture and leaves no residue on paper, screens or documents; refill supply should be confirmed with SOSA. The SOSA Angaan (₹25,999) is an HVAC nebulising diffuser rated to 3,000m³, roughly 8,000-10,000 sq ft, with an 800ml reservoir, metal body, programmable schedules and operation under 42dB. The SOSA Sukoon (₹1,899) is a 500ml water-based ultrasonic diffuser for a single room of roughly 270-320 sq ft, and the SOSA Boond (₹899) is its compact equivalent; both use the water-based Hotel Collection fragrance (15ml from ₹299, 100ml ₹999, 300ml ₹1,799), which is made for ultrasonic diffusers and is not reed diffuser oil. SOSA reed diffusers - Morning Freshness (₹749 / ₹1,249) and Mountain Breeze (₹849 / ₹1,349), or the two together as the Fresh & Grounded duo (₹1,548 / ₹2,548) - are alcohol-free and phthalate-free, with a 50ml bottle lasting 6-8 weeks and a 130ml bottle 14-18 weeks. Ambient fragrance in a commercial space is an interior and hospitality decision only. SOSA makes no claim that it treats, relieves, prevents or improves any medical, dental or psychological condition, that it makes anyone feel calmer, more comfortable or more confident, that it affects recovery, patient comfort or any clinical outcome, or that it affects footfall, walk-ins, enquiries, bookings, conversions, sales, average spend, dwell time, customer retention or revenue. It does not remove or reduce any odour in the air, and it is never a substitute for ventilation, cleaning, housekeeping or fresh-air exchange - an office with a persistent smell has a source to find and fix first. Closed treatment rooms, consultation cabins and any closed one-to-one room are never scented, because the person inside cannot leave and did not choose to be there. A named seat away from the source is kept genuinely fragrance-free in the reception or waiting area and offered rather than waiting to be requested. The visitor's preference overrides any plan on this page, and where a customer, patient or member of staff is sensitive to fragrance the correct response is to reduce or switch off. 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.
By writing the list before the contractor arrives. A refit is a removal exercise with a decoration budget attached, and the character people are attached to is a dozen small specific things that appear on no drawing.
Quick answers — read this first
What actually gets lost in a modernisation? Small specific things: a bench, a fan, a particular chair, the sound of a shutter, a counter people lean on, the smell of an old cupboard. None of them is on the drawing, so none of them is defended.How do I find out what they are? Ask. Long-standing customers name character in objects and habits rather than in adjectives, and twelve conversations produce a list that no designer could have guessed.
Where does fragrance sit in this? In the addition column, never the replacement column. A register is something the refit gains, and it should go in after the list of protected items is written, not instead of one of them.
The short answer
Short answer: by writing down the dozen specific things customers name before anything is touched. A refit removes far more than it adds, and character is lost by accident rather than by decision.
The pick: nothing until the list exists. Then a SOSA Mountain Breeze (₹849) or a SOSA Vaayu (₹11,999) as an addition, never as a substitute for something removed.
Next step: ask twelve regular customers what they would miss, and write the answers down verbatim. Or ask for a scenting plan for your space.
In this guide
Nobody decides to remove the bench. It simply is not on the plan, so it does not come back.
Sized to the visitor zone - tap to see each
The house register
Mountain Breeze · ₹849
For a white, daylit office
Morning Freshness · ₹749
Send the floor plan
Free scenting plan for your space
Straight answer
How can a traditional Secunderabad business modernise its customer experience without losing its familiar character?
By understanding what a modernisation actually is, which is not what the word suggests. A refit sounds additive: new lighting, new flooring, new counters, better seating, a fresh identity. In practice the largest thing a refit does is remove. It takes out the old counter, the old chairs, the old cupboard, the fan, the signage, the floor, the bell on the door and the shelf behind the till, and it returns a room that is cleaner, brighter and emptier. The additions are visible and paid for; the removals are invisible and free, which is exactly why nobody audits them. And this matters because character is made almost entirely of the removed things. When you ask a customer who has been coming for twenty years what they like about a place, they almost never answer with an adjective. They answer with an object or a habit: the wooden bench by the window, the particular chair that is theirs, the sound of the shutter going up, the counter you can lean both elbows on, the cupboard that smells of old paper, the man who knows how they take their tea, the fact that nobody hurries them. Those are specific, small and completely absent from the architect's drawing, which is why they are lost by accident rather than by decision. Nobody decides to remove the bench. The bench is simply not on the plan, so it does not come back, and six months later the shop is better in every way a photograph can show and has stopped feeling like itself. So the method is unglamorous and it works: write the list first. Before a contractor is appointed, ask twelve long-standing customers one question - what would you miss if we changed the shop - and write the answers down verbatim rather than summarising them. You will get objects, sounds, positions and people. Ten or twelve items, most of which cost nothing to keep, several of which the designer would have removed on the first afternoon. That list is then a constraint on the project rather than a sentimental note, and it is the difference between a modernised business and a different business at the same address. Now the part relevant to scent, and it is a discipline rather than a sales point. A register belongs in the addition column, never the replacement column. If the old cupboard smelled of paper and wood and you remove the cupboard, a fragrance is not a replacement for it and should not be positioned as one - an old room's smell is composed of its actual materials, and fragrance does not remove or reduce anything in the air, treats nothing and relieves nothing, and SOSA makes no claim that it does. What a register can honestly do is be one of the additions: a consistent, quiet, dry note in the visitor-facing part of a shop that has just been through the disruption of a refit, chosen once and held. And the timing follows from the list too, because a new fit-out smells of itself for months and cannot be judged until that has finished. A SOSA Mountain Breeze Reed Diffuser at ₹849 where the customer area is one seating group, or a SOSA Vaayu at ₹11,999 across a connected floor, and only once the building has stopped smelling of itself. Closed one-to-one rooms and consultation cabins are never scented. A named seat away from the source is kept genuinely fragrance-free and offered rather than requested. It works alongside ventilation, cleaning and housekeeping, never instead of them, and the visitor's preference overrides any plan. Made in India, and a portion of every order supports girl-child education through Nanhi Kali.
Write the list before the contractor arrives. A refit removes far more than it adds, and the character people are attached to is a dozen small nameable objects and habits that appear on no drawing and are lost by accident.
An addition, not a replacement: SOSA Mountain Breeze at ₹849, or a SOSA Vaayu at ₹11,999.
See the SOSA Vaayu ₹11,999 Ask for a scenting plan for your space
The honest ladder
One source for the visitor zone, sized to the floor
What to buy, and for which space
The honest options for the visitor-facing zone, sized to the floor rather than to the ambition. The images link to the product pages so every figure here can be checked.
The register - or the whole answer where reception is one seating zone
SOSA Mountain Breeze Reed Diffuser
Himalayan pine, sage and Indian cedar - the driest register SOSA makes and the house default, because it reads as a considered room rather than as a hotel lobby. Where reception is a single seating group, this bottle at the staff end of the desk at ₹849 for 50ml carries the register on its own, three or four reeds in, flipped weekly; 130ml at ₹1,349 lasts 14-18 weeks. Alcohol-free, phthalate-free, six fibre reeds, and carried out of the room in seconds if a client asks.
From ₹849
The cool register for a white, glazed, daylit interior
SOSA Morning Freshness Reed Diffuser
Malabar lemon, peppermint and eucalyptus - cool and bright with no warmth or sweetness in it, which suits a white, glazed clinical interior where cedar can read as heavy. Three reeds in on the reception desk, or two in a hard-surfaced room. ₹749 for 50ml (6-8 weeks), ₹1,249 for 130ml (14-18 weeks). Alcohol-free, phthalate-free, six fibre reeds.
From ₹749
How character actually gets lost
Not by a bad decision. By a series of small removals that nobody ever made a decision about.
1
The shape
A refit is mostly subtraction
The additions are visible, budgeted and photographed. The removals are invisible and free, which is precisely why nobody lists them or signs them off.
Rule: audit what leaves, not what arrives.
2
The form
Character comes as nouns, not adjectives
Ask what somebody likes about an old shop and you get a bench, a chair, a counter, a sound, a cupboard, a person. You almost never get a word like warm or traditional.
Rule: so collect objects, not impressions.
3
The gap
None of it is on the drawing
A plan shows walls, services, finishes and furniture layouts. It does not show the shutter sound, the leaning counter or where the light lands at four o'clock, so none of them is defended.
Test: the drawing is not the shop.
4
The method
Twelve customers, one question
What would you miss if we changed the shop. Written down verbatim, before a contractor is appointed, twelve answers produce a list of ten or twelve items that becomes a project constraint.
Test: most of them cost nothing to keep.
5
Scent's place
Addition column only
A register is one of the things the refit gains. It is never a stand-in for a removed cupboard or a removed bench, and it cannot be, because a room's own smell comes from its actual materials.
Rule: and it waits until the new fit-out has gone quiet.
The SOSA principle
Nobody ever decides to remove the bench. The bench is simply not on the plan, so it does not come back - and that is how a shop becomes better in every way a photograph can show and stops feeling like itself.
Which is why the protection has to be written down before the project starts. Afterwards there is nothing to compare the new room against.
Modernising without losing the room, question by question
What a refit really does, how to find what is worth keeping, and where a register belongs.
The SOSA Hyderabad table
Modernising a traditional business
| The question | The answer |
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What does a refit mostly do?
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Remove. The additions are visible and budgeted; the removals are invisible and free, so nobody lists them or signs them off. |
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What form does character take?
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Objects and habits. A bench, a chair, a leaning counter, a shutter sound, a cupboard, a person who remembers you. Rarely an adjective. |
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How do I capture it before the work starts?
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Ask twelve long-standing customers what they would miss, verbatim, before a contractor is appointed. The list becomes a constraint on the project. |
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Can a fragrance replace something removed?
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No. A room's own smell comes from its actual materials, and fragrance does not remove or reduce anything in the air. |
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So where does a register sit?
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In the addition column, once the new fit-out has stopped smelling of itself. A Mountain Breeze reed (₹849) or a Vaayu (₹11,999). |
The composition you already have is covered in a signature after decades without one, the introduction method is introducing scent to long-standing customers, and the timing is when fragrance goes into a new fit-out. SOSA makes no claim that fragrance removes or reduces anything in the air.
One register, the visitor-facing zone only, set from the furthest seat
SOSA Vaayu ₹11,999 waterless, key-locked and timed to opening hours; Mountain Breeze ₹849 or Morning Freshness ₹749 as the register. Send the floor plan with the closed rooms and the entrance marked and we will return it with the placement and the fragrance-free seat.
Ask a twenty-year customer what they like about your shop and they will name a bench, a counter and a person. Not one of those three is on the architect's drawing.
— Sonal Sahani, SOSA
Sized to the floor
The visitor zone gets one source; closed treatment and consultation rooms get none
The SOSA Hyderabad specification
One register, delivered at whatever size the visitor-facing zone is, with the rule that travels alongside each product. Made in India, and a portion of every order supports girl-child education through Nanhi Kali.
The SOSA Hyderabad specification
What goes where in a clinic, salon, showroom or office
| Product | The space it fits | The rule that travels with it | Price |
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SOSA Mountain Breeze Reed Diffuser
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Reception as a single seating group, and the register for the whole firm | Three or four reeds in at the staff end of the desk, flipped weekly; lifted out of the room in seconds if a client asks | ₹849 / ₹1,349 View → |
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SOSA Morning Freshness Reed Diffuser
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The same, in a white, glazed or hard-surfaced room | Two or three reeds in - a hard room needs fewer, not more; cool, with no warmth or sweetness | ₹749 / ₹1,249 View → |
 SOSA Fresh & Grounded Reed Diffuser Duo
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Two genuinely separate seating groups in one client area | Two bottles in two places carrying one register - reach comes from placement, never from adding reeds | ₹1,548 / ₹2,548 View → |
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SOSA Vaayu
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When the client zone is a connected floor rather than one seating group | The same register carried by a machine, placed from the plan and key-locked at the level the furthest chair allowed | ₹11,999 View → |
 SOSA Sukoon
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A closed reception or waiting area of 270-320 sq ft | High shelf, on low, opening hours only, rinsed between refills | ₹1,899 View → |
A SOSA Sukoon (₹1,899) is the water-based rung for a single enclosed reception or client lounge of roughly 270-320 sq ft in a dry room, and a Boond (₹899) for a single cabin; both run on the water-based Hotel Collection fragrance (from ₹299), which is not reed diffuser oil and is not interchangeable with it. Above about 3,000 sq ft of one connected volume the step is one SOSA Angaan (₹25,999) on the duct, not a second Vaayu. Closed treatment rooms, consultation cabins and any closed one-to-one room are never scented - the person inside cannot leave and did not choose to be there - and that is achieved by placement and doors rather than by a lower setting. A named seat away from the source is kept genuinely fragrance-free and offered at the desk rather than waiting to be asked. Fragrance is an ambience decision like lighting or seating: it does not remove or reduce anything in the air, it treats nothing and relieves nothing, it makes no contribution to what a visitor buys, books or decides, and it works alongside ventilation, cleaning and housekeeping, never instead of them. The visitor's preference overrides any plan. Ask for a scenting plan for your space and send the floor plan with the closed rooms and the entrance marked.
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A note from Sonal
By understanding what a modernisation actually is, which is not what the word suggests. A refit sounds additive: new lighting, new flooring, new counters, better seating, a fresh identity. In practice the largest thing a refit does is remove. It takes out the old counter, the old chairs, the old cupboard, the fan, the signage, the floor, the bell on the door and the shelf behind the till, and returns a room that is cleaner, brighter and emptier. The additions are visible and paid for. The removals are invisible and free, which is exactly why nobody audits them.
And character is made almost entirely of the removed things. Ask a customer of twenty years what they like about a place and they almost never answer with an adjective. They answer with an object or a habit: the wooden bench by the window, the chair that is theirs, the sound of the shutter going up, the counter you can lean both elbows on, the cupboard that smells of old paper, the man who knows how they take their tea. Those are small, specific and absent from the drawing, so they are lost by accident rather than by decision. Nobody decides to remove the bench; the bench is simply not on the plan. So write the list first: ask twelve long-standing customers what they would miss, verbatim, before a contractor is appointed. Ten or twelve items, most of which cost nothing to keep.
Then the part about scent, which is a discipline rather than a sales point. A register belongs in the addition column, never the replacement column. If the old cupboard smelled of paper and wood and the cupboard goes, a fragrance is not a replacement for it and should not be sold as one. Fragrance does not remove or reduce anything in the air, it treats nothing and relieves nothing, and I make no claim that it does. What a register can honestly be is one of the additions: quiet, dry, consistent, chosen once and held, in the visitor-facing part of a shop that has just been through a refit. And it waits, because a new fit-out smells of itself for months. A SOSA Mountain Breeze Reed Diffuser at ₹849 where the customer area is one seating group, or a SOSA Vaayu at ₹11,999 across a connected floor. Closed one-to-one rooms and consultation cabins are never scented. A named seat is kept genuinely fragrance-free and offered rather than requested. It works alongside ventilation, cleaning and housekeeping, never instead of them, and the visitor's preference overrides any plan. Made in India, and a portion of every order supports girl-child education through Nanhi Kali.
Frequently asked questions
Why do businesses lose their character when they modernise?
Because a refit removes far more than it adds, and the removals are invisible and free, so nobody lists them or signs them off.
What form does familiar character usually take?
Objects and habits rather than adjectives: a bench, a particular chair, a leaning counter, a shutter sound, a cupboard, a person who remembers you.
How do I find out what to protect?
Ask twelve long-standing customers what they would miss if the shop changed, and write the answers verbatim before appointing a contractor.
Can a signature scent replace something the refit removed?
No. A room's own smell comes from its materials, and fragrance does not remove or reduce anything in the air or stand in for a removed object.
When should a register be introduced after a refit?
Once the new fit-out has stopped smelling of itself, which takes months rather than weeks and is judged by a closed-night walk-in.
Write the list before the contractor
SOSA — Studio Scenting audit the removals
A modernisation is a removal exercise with a decoration budget attached. The additions are visible and paid for; the removals are invisible and free, and character is made almost entirely of removed things, because customers name a bench, a counter, a cupboard and a person rather than an adjective. Ask twelve regulars what they would miss, verbatim, before anything is moved. A register is one of the additions, and it waits until the new fit-out has gone quiet. Made in India, and a portion of every order supports girl-child education through Nanhi Kali.
Ask for a scenting plan for your space → SOSA Vaayu · ₹11,999
One more look at the range
Continue the read
More from SOSA
- SOSA Vaayu (₹11,999)
- SOSA Mountain Breeze Reed Diffuser (₹849)
- A signature scent after decades without one
- Introducing scent to loyal old customers
- Only for new luxury businesses?
- Timeless rather than trend-led
- Law or CA office, without renovating
- A signature scent in a 20-year brand refresh
- Luxury without excessive decoration
- Ask us: Ask for a scenting plan for your space
- Brand: Founder story — why SOSA exists
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 9 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 a 400ml refillable tank lasting roughly 75-90 days depending on intensity and run hours, Bluetooth app and onboard button control, 1h/4h/8h/24h timers, adjustable intensity, operation under 38dB, DC 12V/1A at 5W, freestanding or wall and HVAC mounting, auto-stop and key-lock, and CE, RoHS and SGS certification - electrical and compliance marks only. Being waterless it adds no moisture and leaves no residue on paper, screens or documents; refill supply should be confirmed with SOSA. The SOSA Angaan (₹25,999) is an HVAC nebulising diffuser rated to 3,000m³, roughly 8,000-10,000 sq ft, with an 800ml reservoir, metal body, programmable schedules and operation under 42dB. The SOSA Sukoon (₹1,899) is a 500ml water-based ultrasonic diffuser for a single room of roughly 270-320 sq ft, and the SOSA Boond (₹899) is its compact equivalent; both use the water-based Hotel Collection fragrance (15ml from ₹299, 100ml ₹999, 300ml ₹1,799), which is made for ultrasonic diffusers and is not reed diffuser oil. SOSA reed diffusers - Morning Freshness (₹749 / ₹1,249) and Mountain Breeze (₹849 / ₹1,349), or the two together as the Fresh & Grounded duo (₹1,548 / ₹2,548) - are alcohol-free and phthalate-free, with a 50ml bottle lasting 6-8 weeks and a 130ml bottle 14-18 weeks. Ambient fragrance in a commercial space is an interior and hospitality decision only. SOSA makes no claim that it treats, relieves, prevents or improves any medical, dental or psychological condition, that it makes anyone feel calmer, more comfortable or more confident, that it affects recovery, patient comfort or any clinical outcome, or that it affects footfall, walk-ins, enquiries, bookings, conversions, sales, average spend, dwell time, customer retention or revenue. It does not remove or reduce any odour in the air, and it is never a substitute for ventilation, cleaning, housekeeping or fresh-air exchange - an office with a persistent smell has a source to find and fix first. Closed treatment rooms, consultation cabins and any closed one-to-one room are never scented, because the person inside cannot leave and did not choose to be there. A named seat away from the source is kept genuinely fragrance-free in the reception or waiting area and offered rather than waiting to be requested. The visitor's preference overrides any plan on this page, and where a customer, patient or member of staff is sensitive to fragrance the correct response is to reduce or switch off. 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.