What comes back? An oil carrier named specifically with no added ethanol, no intentionally added DEP as a formulation claim, the declarable-allergen list, a yes or no on any named material, and the finished-product safety assessment if you want it.
What will not come back? The formula and its percentages, and any prediction about whether your skin will react. The first is the recipe and the second is a clinician's work.
The exact request, and what comes back
A note on why we publish the request rather than waiting for it. A brand that answers questions well when asked is still relying on you knowing what to ask, and most buyers do not, which means the information sits unused. Publishing the exact wording removes that asymmetry, and it also commits us publicly to a response, which is a useful discipline. There is a second reason, which is that it lets you hold the same request up to anyone else. The four items above are not SOSA-specific; they are the things any brand selling a skin-applied fragrance ought to be able to tell you about a specific product, and a brand that cannot has told you something useful before you have spent anything. On the DEP point specifically, we are careful about wording and it is worth explaining why rather than letting the care look like evasion. "No intentionally added DEP" is a claim about what we put in, which we can know from our own specifications and our position with the concentrate suppliers. "No detectable DEP" would be a claim about analytical results, which requires testing finished batches to a stated detection limit, and we have not commissioned that. Those are genuinely different claims and we make the one we can support. If analytical absence is a hard requirement for you, we are not currently able to evidence it and we would rather you knew that before you ordered than discover it afterwards. On allergens, the list we send is the declarable-allergen list supplied with the fragrance concentrate, and the most useful thing to do with it is give it to a dermatologist if you have any history of reacting to fragranced products.
What we will not send, and why
What we will not send, stated once more because the refusals matter as much as the disclosures. Not the formula or its percentages: that is the composition, it is withheld by every fragrance house including the largest, and you do not need it to make a safe purchase. Not a prediction about your skin: that requires a clinician. And not an analytical-absence claim on DEP or phthalates, because we have not commissioned the testing that would support one. Those three refusals are the shape of the position rather than gaps in it, and a brand that would say yes to all three would be a brand to worry about.
| Scent | Why it suits the mood |
|---|---|
| Ethanol position | An oil carrier with no added ethanol, as a formulation claim about what we put in. Confirmable in writing per product |
| The carrier, named | The specific material rather than oil-based. It is the largest component by volume, so it is a reasonable thing to know |
| DEP position | No intentionally added DEP as a formulation claim, with an explicit note that we do not claim analytical absence |
| Declarable-allergen list | For that exact product and size, plus a yes or no on any named material, plus the finished-product assessment on request |
For the full list of everything we make available, what product-specific safety information SOSA makes available. For the standard we hold ourselves to on the ethanol claim, what evidence SOSA provides before calling an attar alcohol-free. And for everything verified about the brand in one place, what verified information to review if you are unfamiliar with SOSA. Send the four at +91 96192 18531. A portion of every order supports girl-child education through Nanhi Kali.
The SOSA attar range
Every SOSA attar is formulated with an oil carrier and no added ethanol, with no intentionally added DEP, and is made in small batches in India. Each comes in 3ml, 6ml and 12ml so that a first purchase can be small. Here is the range, and what we think you should interrogate on each one.
| Product | Where it sits | What it is, and what to ask us about it | From |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adaa attar 3ml | Daytime · the lightest way in | Bergamot, green cardamom, jasmine sambac and white musk. The cheapest honest test of whether oil-based fragrance suits your skin at all | ₹379 |
| Ameeri attar 3ml | Festive · rose and sandalwood | Taif rose, Indian sandalwood, saffron and soft oudh. The one to ask the sourcing questions about, because the name makes claims worth checking | ₹385 |
| Mastani attar 3ml | Evening · jasmine and rose | Night-blooming jasmine, Damask rose and oudh. Floral-heavy, so the page to read first if florals have troubled your skin before | ₹389 |
| Nawaab attar 3ml | Statement · oud and saffron | White royal oud, Mysore sandalwood and Kashmir saffron. Our most-questioned name, and the one we most expect you to ask us to substantiate | ₹399 |
| Attar trio 3ml | Three at once · cheaper than three | Ameeri, Nawaab and Mastani together. Bought singly the three 3ml bottles come to ₹1,173, so the trio saves ₹118 | ₹1,055 |
| Beast solid perfume 15g | No bottle · no spill | An alcohol-free solid body perfume. A different format for the same requirement, useful if a rollerball applicator is the part that worries you | ₹549 |
Each attar comes in 3ml, 6ml and 12ml. Adaa is ₹379 / ₹669 / ₹1,149; Ameeri ₹385 / ₹679 / ₹1,165; Mastani ₹389 / ₹685 / ₹1,179; Nawaab ₹399 / ₹699 / ₹1,199. The three-attar trio is ₹1,055 / ₹1,859 / ₹3,189, against ₹1,173 / ₹2,063 / ₹3,543 for the same three bought singly, so the trio saves ₹118, ₹204 or ₹354 depending on size. If you have reacted to a fragrance before, buy the 3ml: the saving on a larger bottle is a poor trade against a 12ml bottle of something your skin dislikes. A portion of every order supports girl-child education through Nanhi Kali.
Versailles
I could sell more attar by writing "chemical-free" on the bottle. I will not, and I want to explain why in a way that is useful to you rather than flattering to us. Every fragrance ever made is chemicals. Rose oil is several hundred chemicals that a plant assembled. The word is not a safety claim; it is a word chosen because it tests well.
The same goes for "hypoallergenic" and "safe for everyone". No ordinary fragrance product can substantiate either. A skin-applied perfume is a product that a small number of people will react to, and a brand that tells you otherwise is either not thinking carefully or hoping you will not.
What I can do is tell you what we know and show you the paper. Our attars are formulated with an oil carrier and no added ethanol. There is no intentionally added DEP. We hold supplier IFRA conformity statements for the concentrates, the declarable-allergen lists that come with them, and a safety assessment of the finished attar at the strength we actually sell it at. Ask me for any of that on WhatsApp at +91 96192 18531 and you will get it, per product, with the formula percentages withheld because those are the recipe and not the safety information.
And where I cannot answer, I will say so rather than improvise. If you have reacted to fragrance before, I am not the right person to tell you whether you will react to mine - a dermatologist with our allergen list in hand is. Buy the 3ml. A portion of every order supports girl-child education through Nanhi Kali.
Frequently asked questions
SOSA product facts verified October 2026: SOSA sells four attars, each in 3ml, 6ml and 12ml. Adaa (bergamot, green cardamom, jasmine sambac, white musk) is ₹379, ₹669 and ₹1,149. Ameeri (Taif rose, Indian sandalwood, saffron, soft oudh) is ₹385, ₹679 and ₹1,165. Mastani (night-blooming jasmine, Damask rose, oudh) is ₹389, ₹685 and ₹1,179. Nawaab (white royal oud, Mysore sandalwood, Kashmir saffron) is ₹399, ₹699 and ₹1,199. The Ameeri, Nawaab and Mastani trio is ₹1,055, ₹1,859 and ₹3,189. Beast solid body perfume is 15g at ₹549.
SOSA formulation and documentation position: SOSA attars are formulated with an oil carrier and no added ethanol, and contain no intentionally added diethyl phthalate. SOSA holds supplier IFRA conformity statements for the fragrance concentrates used in its attars, the declarable-allergen lists supplied with those concentrates, and a safety assessment of the finished attar at its actual selling concentration. These are available per product on request via WhatsApp on +91 96192 18531; formula compositions and percentages are not disclosed. SOSA does not describe its attars as chemical-free, hypoallergenic, non-toxic or safe for everyone, and does not claim that its documentation prevents individual reactions. Whether a named material in a product title is present as a natural extract or as a formulated accord is a product-level question answered on request, as is whether a particular attar contains animal-derived materials. Prices and availability are subject to change - see the live collection pages.
General fragrance-safety context: IFRA Standards restrict, prohibit or set limits on fragrance materials by product use category, and a conformity statement relates to a concentrate as assessed for a stated use, not to a finished product in the abstract. The EU list of fragrance substances that must be declared on cosmetic labels began at 26 substances and has since been substantially expanded. Agarwood-producing Aquilaria species and musk deer are listed under CITES, and Santalum album is a species of conservation concern, which is why sourcing questions on oud, musk and sandalwood are reasonable to ask of any seller. Nothing on this page is medical advice; if your skin reacts to a fragrance, stop using it and speak to a dermatologist.