SOSA · The Founder Diaries · Car Fragrance
The glovebox is the finding, not the symptom
One half of your question cannot be answered, because no concentration figure is published for anything in this range. The half that can be answered is about a press.
A spray that lives in the glovebox has already given you your answer. You are not short of fragrance. You are short of one press, repeated, and no figure about what is inside the bottle will put that press back into your morning.
The answer in 30 seconds
My spray lives in the glovebox and I rarely remember it. Should convenience matter more than fragrance concentration?
- In one line. No concentration figure is published for anything in the range. The press per journey is the published difference, and it is the one you are describing.₹459
- The short answer. There is no concentration figure to weigh, because SOSA publishes none for the sprays, the hanging bottles or the Safar oils. What is published is what each format asks of you: a 10ml spray gives 100 sprays and takes one press each time, and a 12ml hanging bottle is hung once and diffuses for four to six weeks. Jasmine is Rs 459 in either format.
- If you only do one thing: there is no strength question here to answer, because no concentration figure is published for anything in the range. A spray left in a glovebox is a press that is not happening, and the press is the one variable the published facts can speak to.
- Does SOSA publish a fragrance concentration? No. SOSA publishes nine scent names and the words pure undiluted oil, and no concentration figure for any product in the range. There is no figure on either side to set against convenience, so that comparison cannot be made here or anywhere else.
- Then what is the real trade-off? Between a format that needs a press each time you want it and a format that does not. That difference is published for both, and it is the only part of your question with facts under it.
- Does it cost me more to change? Not on the published prices. Eight of the nine car scents come as a 10ml spray or as a 12ml hanging bottle at the same price per scent, from Jasmine ₹459 to Sea Breeze ₹519.
The answer, in full
Only one half of that question has an answer. SOSA publishes nine scent names and the words pure undiluted oil, and no concentration figure for any product in the range. So there is no number to put on one side of the scale. What is published is the other side: a 10ml spray gives 100 sprays, stated as three months and above at one spray a day and fifty days at two a day, and it asks for one press each time you want it. A 12ml hanging bottle is hung once, diffuses continuously for four to six weeks, and carries a stopper that loosens for stronger and tightens for subtler. Eight of the nine scents come either way at the same price per scent. If the press is the step that is not happening, the press is the variable, and no concentration figure would change that. A portion of every SOSA order supports girl-child education through Nanhi Kali.
What is published about each format, and what is not published at all
Three cards. Two of them are lists of what a format asks of you, which SOSA publishes. The third is the part of your question that has no answer, and it is worth reading before you shop on the strength of a number you have seen somewhere else.
The 10ml spray: 100 sprays, and one press each time
SOSA publishes 100 sprays in a 10ml bottle, stated as three months and above at one spray a day and fifty days at two a day. The 50ml is ₹1,509 for 500 sprays, stated as about a year and more. What the format asks of you is one press, each time you want the scent, and nothing in between. A bottle in a glovebox is a bottle that is not being pressed.
The press is the whole of the ask, and the whole of the problem.
The 12ml hanging bottle: hang it, then leave it or adjust it
A refillable glass bottle with a stopper. SOSA publishes four to six weeks, that is 28 to 42 days, of continuous diffusion, and a stopper that loosens for stronger and tightens for subtler. What it asks of you is to hang it, and then nothing until you want it stronger or subtler or the bottle is empty. There is no battery and nothing to charge. The 15ml refills are ₹399 to ₹449 across eight scents.
The concentration: no figure exists, on either format
This is the part I cannot help you with, and I would rather say so than invent a number. SOSA publishes nine scent names and the words pure undiluted oil, and no concentration figure for any product in the range. Not a percentage, not a strength grade, not a ranking of the nine by intensity. The same composed fragrance is sold in both formats at the same price per scent, so the difference between a spray and a hanging bottle is the delivery and not the fragrance.
A number nobody publishes cannot be weighed against anything.
Choosing a scent with no strength figure to go on
Since no concentration or strength figure is published for any of the nine, there is no shortlist to work down. Pick the name you already reach for. Jasmine ₹459, Lavender and Sandalwood ₹499, Icy Mint ₹499, Sandalwood ₹509, Lemon ₹509, Oud ₹519, Vetiver ₹519, Sea Breeze ₹519, and Mysore Orange Blossom ₹559 as a spray only. Eight of those come as a 10ml spray or a 12ml hanging at the same price.
The scent you already own as a spray probably exists as a 12ml hanging bottle at the same price. Jasmine is ₹459 either way. See the Jasmine hanging bottle →
What your question can and cannot be answered with
| What the record says | |
|---|---|
| Which format has the higher fragrance concentration | Nothing is published. SOSA states nine scent names and the words pure undiluted oil, and no concentration figure for a spray, a hanging bottle or a Safar refill. No honest comparison can be built out of that. |
| What each format asks of you | Published, and it is the useful part. A press each time for the spray. Hang it for the hanging bottle, then the stopper if you want it stronger or subtler. |
| How long each one is stated to go on for | Published. 100 sprays in a 10ml, stated as three months and above at one a day and fifty days at two a day. Four to six weeks of continuous diffusion in a 12ml hanging. |
| Which one you will get on with better | Not published and not predictable. SOSA publishes no ranking of formats and no prediction of what anybody will prefer. The ₹459 experiment is cheaper than the argument. |
If you want the number anyway, the honest route is the one nobody can sell you: buy the scent you like in both formats, run each for a fortnight of your own driving, and write down which one you actually noticed. That is your own observation and it belongs to you, not to a specification sheet.
“You are not comparing two strengths. You are comparing a format that needs a press and a format that does not, and only one of those is published.”
How to settle this without a concentration figure
- Write down how many days last month you actually pressed the spray.
- Note the price: eight scents are the same as a spray or a 12ml hanging.
- Buy the scent you already like in the format with no press.
- Give it a fortnight of ordinary driving before you judge anything.
SOSA car fragrance
Change the format, not the fragrance
Eight of the nine scents come as a spray or as a 12ml hanging bottle at the same price. If the press is the problem, change the format, and the price per scent stays where it was.
10 ml sprays ₹459–₹559 · 12 ml hanging bottles ₹459–₹519 · 15 ml refills ₹399–₹449 · 50 ml spray ₹1,509 · three-spray discovery sets ₹709–₹909 · SOSA Safar ₹3,999, ₹4,499 hotel-inspired
See the Jasmine hanging bottleSee the 15ml refillsQuestions, answered
What concentration is SOSA car perfume?
Is the hanging bottle stronger than the spray?
Does a 12ml hanging bottle cost more than a 10ml spray?
My spray is still half full. Is changing format wasteful?
Will SOSA tell me which format suits me?
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Jasmine is ₹459 as a spray or as a 12ml hanging bottle, and the 15ml refills are ₹399 to ₹449. A portion of every SOSA order supports girl-child education through Nanhi Kali.
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