One reed point: a 50ml bottle over its 6–8 week life works out at roughly 27–36ml a month; a 130ml over 14–18 weeks at roughly 31–40ml a month. Call it 30–40ml a month per scented point.
One Vaayu: 400ml over the specified 90+ days is about 4.4ml a day, or roughly 133ml a month — arithmetic on the manufacturer figure at a mid setting, not a measurement. Run it on a timer and that falls.
The supply note: 400ml in the box, no separate Vaayu refill oil on sale today. Ask SOSA before you buy if long-term supply matters.
2. Budget 30–40ml a month per reed point. A 50ml bottle lasting 6–8 weeks is 27–36ml a month; a 130ml lasting 14–18 weeks is 31–40ml a month. The larger bottle does not consume much less per month — it simply carries more months in one vessel.
3. Six points is roughly 180–240ml a month. That is between two and three 100ml bottles' worth of oil every month, or a 300ml refill every six to seven weeks. It is a real quantity, and it is the number most people have never worked out.
4. One Vaayu is about 133ml a month at the specification. 400ml divided by 90 days is 4.44ml a day, which is roughly 133ml over a 30-day month. That single unit is specified for up to 1000m³ — about 2,000 to 3,000 sq ft — where the reed points cover one room each. This is arithmetic on the published figures at a mid intensity setting, not a measurement in your house.
5. Timers change the machine figure and nothing changes the reed figure. A reed diffuser consumes at the same rate at 3am in an empty house as it does during a dinner party. A Vaayu on a 4h or 8h schedule consumes only over those hours. That is the single biggest lever on a monthly fragrance figure anywhere in this range.
6. The supply caveat, stated plainly. SOSA does not currently sell a separate Vaayu refill oil. The 400ml in the box is roughly three months at the specified rate, and after that there is no published resupply. Ask SOSA what is available before you commit if that matters to you.
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Part one — why millilitres a month is the only unit that compares like with like
Every fragrance format in this range publishes its consumption in a different unit, and none of them are the unit you need. A reed diffuser is sold by bottle size and lifespan — 50ml, six to eight weeks. An ultrasonic is sold by water tank and runtime — 500ml of water, sixteen to eighteen hours on low — which tells you nothing at all about fragrance, because the fragrance is a few millilitres dosed into that water by you. A cold-air machine is sold by tank and days — 400ml, 90+ days. Three formats, three units, no possible comparison until you convert them all into millilitres of fragrance per month. That conversion is the whole of this page, and it is arithmetic on published figures rather than anything I have measured in your house.
Sukoon₹1,899The Sukoon at ₹1,899 holds 500ml of water and runs sixteen to eighteen hours on low; the Boond at ₹899 holds 300ml and runs about six hours a fill. Neither figure is a fragrance figure. How much water-based Hotel Collection you put into that tank is a decision you make each time you fill it, and SOSA does not publish a millilitres-per-tank number because there isn't one to publish. The honest method is to measure your own: note the date you open a 100ml bottle at ₹999, note the date it finishes, and divide. Most people are surprised — an ultrasonic run on demand for an hour or two a day is usually the smallest monthly consumer in the house.Part two — every format converted into millilitres a month
Here is the whole range in one unit. Every figure in the fourth column is arithmetic on SOSA's published lifespans and tank sizes, not a laboratory measurement, and real consumption moves with ceiling height, ventilation, season and — for the machines — the settings you choose.
| Format · one unit | Oil it holds | How long that lasts | Millilitres a month | What one unit scents | Where the oil comes from |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reed on a 500ml refill ★ | 50ml or 130ml in the vessel | 6–8 or 14–18 weeks a fill | ≈ 27–40ml | One room, passively, always on | 500ml ₹3,499 — about ₹7 per ml |
| 50ml reed bottle | 50ml | 6–8 weeks | ≈ 27–36ml | One small to normal room | New bottle ₹749–₹849 — about ₹15–17 per ml |
| 130ml reed bottle | 130ml | 14–18 weeks | ≈ 31–40ml | One normal room, for longer | New bottle ₹1,249–₹1,349 — about ₹10 per ml |
| Boond ultrasonic | Fragrance dosed into 300ml of water | ~6 hrs a water fill | Whatever you dose — not a published spec | ~150 sq ft, on demand | Water-based Hotel Collection 15ml ₹299 · 100ml ₹999 · 300ml ₹1,799 |
| Sukoon ultrasonic | Fragrance dosed into 500ml of water | 16–18 hrs on low a water fill | Whatever you dose — measure your own | 270–320 sq ft, on demand | Hotel Collection, plus three 15ml scents in the box |
| Megh 6L ultrasonic | Fragrance dosed into 6 litres of water | ~100 hrs runtime a fill | Whatever you dose, over far longer between refills | ~215 sq ft — less than the Sukoon; a runtime and humidity machine, never a coverage upgrade | Hotel Collection |
| Vaayu cold-air | 400ml of undiluted oil | 90+ days a fill | ≈ 133ml at 90 days · ≈ 100ml at 120 · ≈ 67ml at 180 | Up to 1000m³ — about 2,000–3,000 sq ft | The 400ml in the box. No separate Vaayu refill oil is sold today |
| The honest caveat: the millilitre figures for the reed and cold-air rows are arithmetic on published lifespans, not measurements — treat them as planning numbers with a comfortable margin either side. The ultrasonic rows genuinely have no fragrance figure, because the dose is yours. And the last row carries the constraint that matters most: the Vaayu arrives with 400ml of cold-air oil and SOSA does not currently sell a separate Vaayu refill. The water-based Hotel Collection is a different product for ultrasonic machines and is not a substitute. Confirm current refill availability with SOSA before buying if long-term supply matters to you. | |||||
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Part three — what actually moves your monthly number
Six things move a household's monthly millilitre figure, and they are not the things people expect. The largest by a distance is how many scented points you are running, because consumption scales almost linearly with sources: four points is roughly a third more oil than three, every month, forever. This is why the honest advice for most homes is to scent fewer places properly rather than everywhere thinly. A bedroom nobody sits in during the day does not need a bottle running through the day, and a guest bathroom used twice a month is the first place to stop.
The second is run hours, and it only exists for the machines. A Vaayu has 1h, 4h, 8h and 24h timers and an adjustable mist intensity; between them, a household can halve its cold-air consumption without touching anything else. A reed diffuser has no equivalent, and this is where the two formats genuinely diverge. The third is reed count — nine reeds in a 50ml bottle instead of six raises the rate and shortens the bottle proportionally, so it is a consumption decision as much as a strength one. The fourth is draught: a bottle sitting under a split AC or in direct sun empties weeks early while making the room smell of less, which is the worst possible combination and the commonest placement error in a large home.
The fifth is season. Indian summers move volatiles faster off a reed; a Delhi May and a Pune monsoon are not the same month for a bottle, and any figure on this page should be read with a fortnight of tolerance either side. The sixth is the one people never count: ceiling height. A large home is a cubic problem, not a square one — a 2,000 sq ft flat with nine-foot ceilings is about 510m³, while a 2,000 sq ft villa floor at twelve feet is closer to 680m³. The second one needs more of everything, and it is the reason the Vaayu is specified in cubic metres rather than square feet in the first place. Measure your volume before you plan your millilitres.
Part four — buying to a monthly figure
Work out your own number first — points multiplied by 35ml, plus a machine figure if you run one — and then read the table below from your answer rather than from the products. It is arranged by monthly consumption, not by price.
| If you need this much a month | That is typically | Buy this | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Up to 40ml ★ | One scented point — a bedroom, a study, an entrance | One 130ml reed bottle, replaced every 14–18 weeks | ₹1,249–₹1,349 |
| 60–80ml | Two points, or a living-dining treated properly as two | A duo set, then a 300ml refill when they run low | From ₹1,498 · refill ₹2,399 |
| 100–140ml | Three to four points, or one Vaayu at its specified rate | A 500ml refill roughly every three to four months | ₹3,499 · about ₹7 per ml |
| 180–240ml | Five to seven points — a genuinely large home on reeds | A 500ml refill every nine weeks or so, plus fresh reeds a few times a year | ₹3,499 a time |
| Variable, on demand only | You want scent for evenings and guests, not around the clock | Sukoon — you set the dose and the hours | ₹1,899 · three 15ml scents included |
| One connected volume up to 1000m³ | An open-plan floor of 2,000–3,000 sq ft that reeds cannot reach | Vaayu — 400ml included, ≈ 133ml a month at spec | ₹11,999 · ask about refills first |
| Not a consumption answer | Wanting a bigger reed bottle because the room is quiet | Size buys duration, not reach. Add a second source instead | From ₹749 |
Versailles
I worked out my own household figure for the first time only a few years ago, and it was larger than I expected. Five points across a not especially large flat, each getting through something close to a 50ml bottle every seven weeks, which is about 180 millilitres a month of oil I had never counted as a monthly thing at all. Nobody experiences fragrance as a monthly quantity — you experience it as an occasional purchase — and that is exactly why the number is worth writing down once.
What I did with mine was reduce the points rather than the quality. The guest bathroom bottle came out; the second bedroom went from six reeds to four. The living room, which is the room anyone actually walks into, stayed exactly as it was. The house smells the same to a visitor and consumes about a third less.
On the Vaayu I will be as plain as I can, because it is the honest thing to do and because you will find out anyway. It arrives with 400ml of cold-air fragrance, which is roughly three months at the specified rate, and we do not sell a separate refill for it today. If a continuing supply is part of your decision, write to us and ask what is available before you order rather than after. I would rather lose the sale than have you discover the gap in month four.
Frequently asked questions
- How much oil does a cold-air diffuser use? — why consumption is a setting rather than a spec.
- How long can 400ml last? — the in-box supply treated as the whole budget.
- Whole-home scenting cost per month in India — three real households, costed in rupees.
- The complete running cost and consumption guide — everything on this page and the eight around it, in one place.
- Brand: the SOSA founder story.
SOSA Vaayu specifications (verified from the live product page, August 2026): ₹11,999 (the product page displays a rounded ₹12,000). Waterless cold-air nebulisation — pressurised air atomises undiluted fragrance oil into a dry nano-mist; no water, no heat, residue-free. Coverage up to 1000m³, about 2,000–3,000 sq ft. 400ml refillable tank, 90+ days per fill at a mid intensity setting. Bluetooth app plus onboard buttons, 1h / 4h / 8h / 24h timers, adjustable mist intensity, auto-stop and key-lock. Under 38 dB. DC 12V / 1A, 5W. 165 × 80.5 × 215 mm, 0.9 kg, black or white. Freestanding or wall / HVAC mount. CE, RoHS and SGS certified. Ships with four SOSA Hotel Collection fragrances at 100ml each (400ml in total) in one of three combos chosen at checkout. SOSA does not currently sell a separate Vaayu refill oil; the 400ml supplied in the box is the fragrance available at the time of writing, and buyers who need long-term supply should confirm current refill availability with SOSA before purchasing. The cold-air oil supplied with the Vaayu is a different product from the water-based Hotel Collection sold for ultrasonic machines (15ml ₹299 · 100ml ₹999 · 300ml ₹1,799), which must not be used in a Vaayu despite sharing scent names. Other SOSA machines: Boond 300ml ₹899 (~150 sq ft) · Sukoon 500ml ₹1,899 (270–320 sq ft) · Megh 6L ₹3,499 (~215 sq ft — a runtime and humidity machine, not a coverage upgrade) · Aangan ₹25,999 (~8,000–10,000 sq ft) · Meenar ₹38,500 (12,000–18,000 sq ft) · Safar car diffuser ₹3,999. Reed diffusers 50ml ₹749–₹849 (6–8 weeks) · 130ml ₹1,249–₹1,349 (14–18 weeks) · duo sets ₹1,498–₹1,598 · oil-only refills 300ml ₹2,399 / 500ml ₹3,499. Runtime, consumption and coverage figures are manufacturer specifications and vary with intensity setting, run hours, ceiling height, ventilation and season; any per-month or per-day figure in this guide is arithmetic on those specifications, not a measurement. Electricity costs vary by state tariff. No claim is made that scenting affects ratings, reviews, bookings, occupancy, revenue, health, mood or air quality. Free shipping above ₹499. A portion of every order supports girl-child education through Nanhi Kali. Prices subject to change — see the live product pages.




