★ SOSA for Rehabilitation and Recovery Centres
By changing the things families actually read in a rehabilitation building, which are signs that the place is maintained and that somebody is in charge rather than the quality of its finishes - with fragrance last on the list and set lower than a renovated building would use
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
★★★★★
"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 public zone, in the register the facility runs
Mountain BreezePine, sage and cedar - the rehabilitation defaultView ₹849
Morning FreshnessLemon, mint and eucalyptus for a white facilityView ₹749
SOSA VaayuThe same register across a connected public floorView ₹11,999
✓ One register in the public zone only - reception, family waiting and the corridor - set from the furthest chair at the end of the longest session and then key-locked ✓ Therapy and treatment areas are never scented, a named seating area is kept genuinely fragrance-free and offered rather than requested, and the treating clinician's judgement overrides any plan ✓ Made in India · independent, not affiliated with any hotel · a portion funds girl-child education
Founder Diaries · Commercial Scenting Guides · Rehabilitation Centres
Why is fragrance last? Because a building that smells of its laundry does not become premium by smelling of laundry and pine. Source work is the upgrade; fragrance is the finish on top of it.
Should a plain room be scented more strongly? Less. A fragrance that exceeds what the room visually promises reads as compensation - it tells people you know the room is plain.
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, and not any kind of medical, clinical or health approval. Being waterless it adds no moisture and leaves no residue on surfaces or equipment; 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; 300ml and 500ml refills are ₹2,399 and ₹3,499. No SOSA product is a medical device, a therapy or a treatment. Ambient fragrance in a rehabilitation or recovery setting is an interior and hospitality decision only: SOSA makes no claim that it reduces pain, anxiety or stress, alters mood, aids or accelerates recovery, healing or rehabilitation, improves mobility, motivation, adherence, attendance or any clinical outcome, shortens perceived waiting time, purifies air, or affects bookings, retention or spend. It does not remove, neutralise or reduce sweat, disinfectant, laundry or equipment odour, and it is never a substitute for ventilation, cleaning, laundry, humidity control or infection control - a facility with a persistent odour has a source to find and fix first. Therapy and treatment areas are left unscented, including gyms and exercise floors, physiotherapy and occupational therapy areas, neuro-rehabilitation and stroke-rehabilitation therapy rooms, hydrotherapy, treatment cubicles, post-operative and recovery areas and changing rooms. Because patients in rehabilitation attend repeatedly over weeks or months, a named seating area away from the source is kept genuinely fragrance-free and offered rather than waiting to be requested, and where a patient, visitor or member of staff is sensitive to fragrance the correct response is to reduce or switch off. The treating clinician's judgement overrides any plan on this page. 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 fixing what families actually read - which in this building is not finishes. It is evidence that somebody is in charge. Fragrance is last on that list, and in a plain room it should run lower, not higher.
Quick answers — read this first
How can I make my rehabilitation centre feel more premium without renovating? By fixing what families read as care - clear circulation for frames and chairs, equipment put back, linen that belongs to the building, a current noticeboard - and only then the smell.Why is fragrance last? Because a building that smells of its laundry does not become premium by smelling of laundry and pine. Source work is the upgrade; fragrance is the finish on top of it.
Should a plain room be scented more strongly? Less. A fragrance that exceeds what the room visually promises reads as compensation - it tells people you know the room is plain.
The short answer
Short answer: by changing what families actually read - circulation, equipment put back, linen, a current noticeboard, and the smell of the place - with fragrance last and set lower than a renovated building would use.
The pick: a Mountain Breeze reed (₹849) run quietly, or a SOSA Vaayu (₹11,999) only where the public zone genuinely needs control.
Next step: walk in through your own front door at 8am and write down the first four things you notice. Or ask for a facility scenting plan.
In this guide
A strong fragrance in a plain room tells people you know the room is plain.
Sized to the public zone - tap to see each
The rehabilitation register
Mountain Breeze · ₹849
For a white, daylit facility
Morning Freshness · ₹749
Send the floor plan
Free facility scenting plan
Straight answer
How can I make my rehabilitation centre feel more premium without renovating?
By changing the things families in this particular building actually read - and they are not finishes. In a restaurant or a salon, premium is read from materials. In a rehabilitation centre it is read from evidence that the place is maintained and that somebody is in charge, because the person walking in is making a judgement about competence rather than taste. That list is almost entirely free. Circulation first. Is there a clear route from the door to a seat wide enough for a frame or a chair - a route that exists, rather than a gap made by dragging a chair aside when somebody arrives? A waiting area with a designed space for a wheelchair reads as a serious building; one where a chair has to be moved every time reads as an improvised one, and that judgement is made in about four seconds. Then equipment. Whether weights, bands, bolsters and steps are put back between sessions, or left where the last patient finished. Nothing communicates "nobody owns this room" faster than equipment that has not been returned. Then linen. Whether towels and covers look like they belong to the building - matched, folded, stored - or like they arrived in a bag. Then the small honest signals: a noticeboard that is current rather than six months old, a price list that matches what you charge, a chair that is not broken. Then the smell of the building, which is where most of the perceived gap actually lives. A facility that smells of its laundry, its drains or its gym reads as unmaintained no matter what it is finished in - and the upgrade there is source work, not fragrance. Sources, cleaning, ventilation and humidity come first, in that order, because a building that smells of laundry does not become premium by smelling of laundry and pine. Fragrance is genuinely last - and here is the part that surprises people: an un-renovated building should scent lower than a renovated one, not higher. A fragrance that exceeds what the room visually promises reads as compensation. It tells the person standing in it that you know the room is plain and are trying to cover the difference, which is a worse impression than the plain room made on its own. Run it quiet. A Mountain Breeze reed at ₹849 in an enclosed reception; a SOSA Vaayu at ₹11,999 only where the public zone genuinely needs control. Treatment areas, gyms, cubicles, hydrotherapy and quiet rooms are never scented, and fragrance-free seating is named - a policy stated plainly is itself one of the cheapest premium signals available. Fragrance is an ambience decision like lighting or seating: it is not a therapy and makes no contribution to recovery, healing, mobility, pain, mood, motivation or attendance, and SOSA makes no claim that it does. It works alongside ventilation, cleaning, laundry and infection control, never instead of them, and the treating clinician's judgement overrides any plan. Made in India, and a portion of every order supports girl-child education through Nanhi Kali.
By fixing what families read as competence - clear routes for frames and chairs, equipment put back, linen that belongs to the building, a current noticeboard, then the smell. Fragrance is last, and in a plain room it should run lower.
Run quiet: Mountain Breeze at ₹849 in an enclosed reception, or SOSA Vaayu at ₹11,999 where control is genuinely needed.
See the SOSA Vaayu ₹11,999 Ask for a facility scenting plan
The honest ladder
One source for the public zone, sized to the floor
What to buy, and for which space
The honest options for the public 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 rehabilitation default, because it reads as clean air rather than as a spa. 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 patient asks.
From ₹849
The cool register for a white, glazed, daylit facility
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 rehabilitation interior where cedar can read as heavy. Three reeds in on the reception console, 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
The list, in the order families read it
All of it is free until the last line, and the last line is the smallest.
1
Routes
A designed space, not a moved chair
Is there a clear route from the door to a seat wide enough for a frame or a wheelchair - one that exists, rather than a gap made by dragging a chair aside when somebody arrives?
Test: that judgement is made in about four seconds.
2
Equipment
Put back, or left where it finished
Weights, bands, bolsters and steps returned between sessions. Nothing says nobody owns this room faster than equipment that has not been put away.
Test: and it costs nothing at all.
3
Linen
Belonging to the building, or to a bag
Towels and covers matched, folded and stored rather than arriving loose. Plus the small honest signals - a current noticeboard, a price list that matches, a chair that is not broken.
Test: competence, not taste.
4
Smell
Where most of the perceived gap lives
A facility that smells of its laundry, drains or gym reads as unmaintained whatever it is finished in - and the upgrade there is source work rather than fragrance.
Rule: laundry and pine is not premium; it is laundry and pine.
5
Lower
A plain room should scent less, not more
A fragrance that exceeds what the room visually promises reads as compensation - it tells the person standing in it that you know the room is plain.
Rule: which is worse than the plain room was.
The SOSA principle
A fragrance stronger than the room looks tells everybody that you know how the room looks - which is a worse impression than the plain room made on its own.
Which is why an un-renovated building should run quieter than a renovated one, and why fragrance sits at the bottom of this list rather than the top of it.
Feeling premium, question by question
What families read, in what order, and where fragrance sits.
The SOSA rehabilitation table
Premium without renovating
| The question | The answer |
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What do families actually read?
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Evidence that the place is maintained and that somebody is in charge. In this building the judgement is about competence rather than taste. |
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What is the first free change?
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Circulation. A clear route from door to seat wide enough for a frame or wheelchair - one that exists, rather than a gap made by moving a chair each time. |
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What else costs nothing?
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Equipment put back between sessions, linen that looks like it belongs to the building, a current noticeboard, a price list that matches, no broken chairs. |
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Where does smell sit?
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Near the top of the perceived gap - but the upgrade is source work, not fragrance. A building that smells of laundry does not become premium smelling of laundry and pine. |
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How strongly should a plain room be scented?
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Less than a renovated one. A Mountain Breeze reed (₹849) run quietly - a fragrance exceeding what the room promises reads as compensation. |
The order of work is in what to fix first, the renovated version in a premium facility, and the identity question in whether a centre needs a signature fragrance. Fragrance is not a therapy and SOSA makes no claim that it contributes to recovery, mobility, pain, mood, motivation or attendance.
One register, the public zone only, set from the furthest chair
SOSA Vaayu ₹11,999 waterless, key-locked and timed to facility hours; Mountain Breeze ₹849 or Morning Freshness ₹749 as the register. Send the floor plan with the therapy areas marked and we will return it with the placement and the fragrance-free seating.
Nothing says nobody owns this room faster than equipment left where the last patient finished - and putting it back costs nothing at all.
— Sonal Sahani, SOSA
Sized to the floor
The public zone gets one source; therapy areas get none
The SOSA rehabilitation facility specification
One register, delivered at whatever size the public 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 rehabilitation facility specification
What goes where in a rehabilitation, recovery or multidisciplinary facility
| 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 facility | Three or four reeds in at the staff end of the desk, flipped weekly; lifted out of the room in seconds if a patient 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 public 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 public 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 family waiting room of 270-320 sq ft | High shelf, on low, facility hours only, rinsed between refills | ₹1,899 View → |
A SOSA Sukoon (₹1,899) is the water-based rung for a single enclosed reception or family waiting room of roughly 270-320 sq ft in a dry room, and a Boond (₹899) for an admin cabin or a single desk; 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. Therapy and treatment areas are never scented - gyms and exercise floors, physiotherapy and occupational therapy areas, neuro-rehabilitation therapy rooms, hydrotherapy, treatment cubicles, post-operative and recovery areas and changing rooms - and that is achieved by placement and doors rather than by a lower setting. A named seating area away from the source is kept genuinely fragrance-free and offered by the desk rather than waiting to be asked, because patients here attend repeatedly over months. Fragrance is an ambience decision like lighting or seating: it does not remove or reduce anything in the air, it is not a therapy and makes no contribution to recovery, healing, mobility, pain, mood, motivation or adherence, and it works alongside ventilation, cleaning, laundry and infection control, never instead of them. The treating clinician's judgement overrides any plan. Ask for a facility scenting plan and send the floor plan with the therapy areas marked.
SS
ISIPCA
Versailles
Versailles
A note from Sonal
By changing the things families in this particular building actually read, and they are not finishes. In a restaurant or a salon, premium is read from materials. In a rehabilitation centre it is read from evidence that the place is maintained and that somebody is in charge, because the person walking in is making a judgement about competence rather than taste. That list is almost entirely free. Circulation first: is there a clear route from the door to a seat wide enough for a frame or a chair - a route that exists, rather than a gap made by dragging a chair aside when somebody arrives? A waiting area with a designed space for a wheelchair reads as a serious building; one where a chair has to be moved every time reads as an improvised one, and that judgement is made in about four seconds.
Then equipment: whether weights, bands, bolsters and steps are put back between sessions, or left where the last patient finished. Nothing communicates that nobody owns this room faster than equipment that has not been returned. Then linen - whether towels and covers look like they belong to the building, matched and folded and stored, or like they arrived in a bag. Then the small honest signals: a noticeboard that is current rather than six months old, a price list that matches what you charge, a chair that is not broken. Then the smell of the building, which is where most of the perceived gap actually lives, because a facility that smells of its laundry, its drains or its gym reads as unmaintained whatever it is finished in - and the upgrade there is source work, not fragrance.
Sources, cleaning, ventilation and humidity come first, in that order, because a building that smells of laundry does not become premium by smelling of laundry and pine. Fragrance is genuinely last, and here is the part that surprises people: an un-renovated building should scent lower than a renovated one, not higher. A fragrance that exceeds what the room visually promises reads as compensation - it tells the person standing in it that you know the room is plain and are trying to cover the difference, which is a worse impression than the plain room made on its own. So run it quiet: a Mountain Breeze reed at ₹849 in an enclosed reception, or a SOSA Vaayu at ₹11,999 only where the public zone genuinely needs control. Treatment areas, gyms, cubicles, hydrotherapy and quiet rooms are never scented, and fragrance-free seating is named - a policy stated plainly is itself one of the cheapest premium signals available. Fragrance is an ambience decision like lighting or seating: it is not a therapy and makes no contribution to recovery, healing, mobility, pain, mood, motivation or attendance, and I make no claim that it does. It works alongside ventilation, cleaning, laundry and infection control, never instead of them, and the treating clinician's judgement overrides any plan. Made in India, and a portion of every order supports girl-child education through Nanhi Kali.
Frequently asked questions
How can I make my rehabilitation centre feel more premium without renovating?
By fixing what families actually read - clear circulation for frames and chairs, equipment put back, linen that belongs to the building, current notices, and the smell of the place.
Why is circulation first?
Because a waiting area with a designed space for a wheelchair reads as a serious building, while one where a chair must be moved each time reads as an improvised one - and that judgement is made in seconds.
Where does smell sit on the list?
High in the perceived gap, but the upgrade is source work rather than fragrance. A building that smells of laundry does not become premium by smelling of laundry and pine.
Should an un-renovated building scent more strongly?
Less. A fragrance that exceeds what the room visually promises reads as compensation, and tells the person standing in it that you know the room is plain.
What is the cheapest premium signal of all?
A stated policy - treatment areas never scented and fragrance-free seating named - which costs nothing and reads as care rather than as caution.
Walk in through your own door at 8am
SOSA — Studio Scenting premium without renovating
By changing what families in this building actually read, which is not finishes. In a rehabilitation centre premium is read from evidence that the place is maintained and that somebody is in charge, because the judgement being made is about competence rather than taste. Circulation first - a clear route from door to seat wide enough for a frame, one that exists rather than a gap made by dragging a chair aside. Then equipment put back between sessions, linen that belongs to the building, a current noticeboard. Then the smell, where most of the perceived gap lives - and the upgrade there is source work, not fragrance. Fragrance is last, and a plain room should run lower rather than higher. Made in India, and a portion of every order supports girl-child education through Nanhi Kali.
Ask for a facility scenting plan → SOSA Vaayu · ₹11,999
One more look at the range
Continue the read
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- SOSA Mountain Breeze Reed Diffuser (₹849)
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- What should a rehab centre fix first?
- Is a commercial scent machine worth buying?
- Should a rehabilitation centre have a signature fragrance?
- Should scenting be in my setup budget?
- Finding the odour source before adding fragrance
- Choosing a signature scent for a rehabilitation brand
- Ask us: Ask for a facility scenting plan
- 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, and not any kind of medical, clinical or health approval. Being waterless it adds no moisture and leaves no residue on surfaces or equipment; 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; 300ml and 500ml refills are ₹2,399 and ₹3,499. No SOSA product is a medical device, a therapy or a treatment. Ambient fragrance in a rehabilitation or recovery setting is an interior and hospitality decision only: SOSA makes no claim that it reduces pain, anxiety or stress, alters mood, aids or accelerates recovery, healing or rehabilitation, improves mobility, motivation, adherence, attendance or any clinical outcome, shortens perceived waiting time, purifies air, or affects bookings, retention or spend. It does not remove, neutralise or reduce sweat, disinfectant, laundry or equipment odour, and it is never a substitute for ventilation, cleaning, laundry, humidity control or infection control - a facility with a persistent odour has a source to find and fix first. Therapy and treatment areas are left unscented, including gyms and exercise floors, physiotherapy and occupational therapy areas, neuro-rehabilitation and stroke-rehabilitation therapy rooms, hydrotherapy, treatment cubicles, post-operative and recovery areas and changing rooms. Because patients in rehabilitation attend repeatedly over weeks or months, a named seating area away from the source is kept genuinely fragrance-free and offered rather than waiting to be requested, and where a patient, visitor or member of staff is sensitive to fragrance the correct response is to reduce or switch off. The treating clinician's judgement overrides any plan on this page. 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.