★ SOSA for Hyderabad Businesses
By never announcing it, because announcing a change converts an ambience decision into a question the customer has to answer - and a customer of twenty years asked to judge a change will defend the room they already know, which is precisely what makes them a customer of twenty years
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★★★★★
"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
Why is being asked a problem? Because a long-standing customer asked to judge a change will defend the version they know. You have offered them a choice between the familiar shop and a novelty, and they choose correctly.
What is the right method? Start at the lowest step the machine has, raise it one step every two weeks, and stop one step below the level at which somebody first mentions it without being asked.
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.
Never announce it. An announcement turns ambience into a question they have to answer - and a twenty-year customer asked to judge a change will defend the room they know. Start at the lowest step and go slowly.
Quick answers — read this first
What is the commonest mistake when introducing scent to old customers? Announcing it. A notice, a post or a member of staff asking whether they like the new fragrance all convert an ambience decision into a question the customer has to answer out loud.Why is being asked a problem? Because a long-standing customer asked to judge a change will defend the version they know. You have offered them a choice between the familiar shop and a novelty, and they choose correctly.
What is the right method? Start at the lowest step the machine has, raise it one step every two weeks, and stop one step below the level at which somebody first mentions it without being asked.
The short answer
Short answer: never announce it, start at the lowest step, and raise it by one step a fortnight. The first unprompted comment is the ceiling rather than the target, so go back one step and stop.
The pick: start with a single SOSA Mountain Breeze (₹849) at the counter, or a SOSA Vaayu (₹11,999) on its lowest setting and key-locked.
Next step: pick an ordinary Tuesday, not a festival or a reopening, and start at the lowest step. Or ask for a scenting plan for your space.
In this guide
Not secrecy. Staff know, and anyone who asks is told plainly and offered a seat away from it.
Sized to the visitor zone - tap to see each
The hard line
Closed treatment rooms stay fragrance-free
Reception only, at the lowest level
Mountain Breeze · ₹849
Send the floor plan
Free scenting plan for your space
Straight answer
How should a multi-generation family business introduce scent without alienating long-standing customers?
By treating it as a change-management problem rather than a fragrance one, which means the first rule is about what you say rather than what you buy: do not announce it. There are three standard ways a business announces a new register, and all three do the same damage. A small notice at the counter. A post saying the shop has been refreshed. And the most common one, a member of staff asking a regular customer whether they like the new fragrance. Each of those converts an ambience decision into a question the customer now has to answer out loud, and that is a different thing entirely. Ambience is absorbed. A question is judged. And when you ask a customer of twenty years to judge a change in a shop they have used for twenty years, you have offered them a choice between the room they know and a novelty introduced last week, in front of a member of your staff, on the spot. They will defend the room they know, because defending the room they know is close to what being a twenty-year customer consists of. The answer you get is not information about the fragrance. It is information about how the question was asked. So the method is an unannounced ratchet, and it is slow on purpose. Start at the lowest step the machine has, which will feel to you like nothing at all - and it should, because you are not trying to be perceived yet, you are trying to establish that nothing bad happens. Leave it for two weeks. Raise it one step. Two more weeks. One more step. The stopping rule is the useful part: the first time somebody mentions it without being asked, you have found the ceiling, not the target. Go back one step and stay there permanently. A register that gets commented on in a shop like yours is a register that has become an event, and events are what you are trying to avoid. Three supporting disciplines make the ratchet work. Start on an ordinary Tuesday, never at a festival, a reopening or an anniversary, because a change that coincides with an event gets attributed to the event and becomes part of a story about the shop changing. Change one thing at a time - if the lighting, the seating and the register all move in the same month, you have lost the ability to tell what any reaction is about. And unannounced is not the same as secret. Your staff are briefed, they know where the machine is and how to turn it off, and if a customer asks they answer plainly: yes, there is a light fragrance at the entrance, we can switch it off, and there is a seat over there that does not carry it. That last part is not a courtesy, it is the rule - the same discipline governs any room where somebody cannot easily move away. 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, and SOSA makes no claim that it does. A single SOSA Mountain Breeze Reed Diffuser at ₹849 at the counter is the gentlest possible start and is often where this ends too; a SOSA Vaayu at ₹11,999 matters here mainly for its lowest steps and its key-lock, so that the level you arrived at slowly cannot be raised on a whim by whoever is on shift. 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.
Never announce it. Start at the lowest step, raise one step every two weeks, and stop one step below the first unprompted comment. Start on an ordinary Tuesday and change only one thing at a time.
The gentlest possible start: SOSA Mountain Breeze at ₹849, or a SOSA Vaayu at ₹11,999 for its lowest steps and lock.
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
The unannounced ratchet
Five rules, four of which are about timing and language rather than about fragrance.
1
Silence
No notice, no post, no question
A sign, an announcement or a member of staff asking whether they like it all convert an ambience decision into a question the customer must answer out loud, in front of somebody.
Rule: ambience is absorbed; a question is judged.
2
Why
They will defend the old room
Asked to judge a change in a shop they have used for twenty years, a customer chooses the version they know over a novelty from last week. That is close to what being a twenty-year customer means.
Rule: the answer describes your question, not the scent.
3
The ratchet
Lowest step, then a fortnight
Begin at a level that feels like nothing to you, because at this stage you are establishing that nothing changes rather than trying to be perceived. One step up every two weeks.
Test: slow is the active ingredient.
4
The stop
The first comment is the ceiling
When somebody mentions it unprompted, you have found the top of the range rather than the right level. Go back one step and stay there permanently.
Test: then key-lock it so a shift cannot move it.
5
Timing
An ordinary Tuesday, one change only
A festival or a reopening makes the change part of a story about the shop changing. Moving the lighting, the seating and the register in one month removes your ability to read any reaction.
Rule: and brief the staff, because unannounced is not secret.
The SOSA principle
Asked whether they like the new fragrance, a twenty-year customer will defend the old room - and they are right to. You did not ask them about a smell, you asked them to choose between what they know and something introduced last week.
Which is why the whole method is a discipline about language and pace rather than a question of which register you picked.
Introducing a register to old customers, question by question
Why announcements backfire, how slowly to move, and where to stop.
The SOSA Hyderabad table
Introducing scent without an announcement
| The question | The answer |
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Should I tell customers about the new fragrance?
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No. A notice, a post or a member of staff asking converts an ambience decision into a question the customer has to answer out loud. |
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Why will a long-standing customer object?
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Because you have asked them to choose between the shop they know and something introduced last week, and defending the familiar is what long attachment does. |
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What level should I start at?
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The lowest step the machine has, which will feel like nothing to you. At this stage the aim is to establish that nothing changes. |
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How fast should it rise?
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One step every two weeks. The first unprompted comment is the ceiling rather than the target, so go back one step and stay there. |
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What should I start with?
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Often a single Mountain Breeze reed (₹849) at the counter. A Vaayu (₹11,999) matters for its lowest steps and its key-lock. |
The composition already in the room is a signature after decades without one, the register choice is timeless rather than trend-led, and the wider refit question is modernising without losing the character. SOSA makes no claim that fragrance affects what a customer buys or decides.
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.
The first time somebody mentions it without being asked, you have found the ceiling. Not the target. Go back one step and leave it alone for the next ten years.
— 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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ISIPCA
Versailles
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A note from Sonal
By treating it as a change-management problem rather than a fragrance one, which means the first rule is about what you say rather than what you buy: do not announce it. There are three standard ways a business announces a new register and all three do the same damage. A small notice at the counter. A post saying the shop has been refreshed. And the commonest, a member of staff asking a regular customer whether they like the new fragrance. Each converts an ambience decision into a question the customer has to answer out loud. Ambience is absorbed; a question is judged.
And when you ask a customer of twenty years to judge a change in a shop they have used for twenty years, you have offered them a choice between the room they know and a novelty introduced last week, in front of your staff, on the spot. They will defend the room they know, because that is close to what being a twenty-year customer consists of. The answer you get is not information about the fragrance; it is information about how the question was asked. So the method is an unannounced ratchet, and it is slow on purpose. Start at the lowest step the machine has, which will feel like nothing to you. Two weeks. One step up. Two more weeks. One more step. The first time somebody mentions it unprompted, you have found the ceiling rather than the target, so go back one step and stay there.
Three disciplines make the ratchet work. Start on an ordinary Tuesday, never at a festival or a reopening, because a change that coincides with an event becomes part of a story about the shop changing. Change one thing at a time, or you lose the ability to tell what any reaction is about. And unannounced is not secret: your staff are briefed, they know where the machine is and how to switch it off, and anybody who asks is told plainly that there is a light fragrance at the entrance, that it can be turned off, and that there is a seat which does not carry it. A single SOSA Mountain Breeze Reed Diffuser at ₹849 at the counter is the gentlest start and often where this ends; a SOSA Vaayu at ₹11,999 matters for its lowest steps and its key-lock, so the level you reached slowly cannot be raised on a whim. Fragrance does not remove or reduce anything in the air, it treats nothing and relieves nothing, and I make no claim that it does. 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
Should I tell long-standing customers about a new signature scent?
No. Announcing it converts an ambience decision into a question they have to answer, and a question about a change invites a verdict on the change.
Why do long-standing customers object to announced changes?
Because they are being asked to choose between the room they know and something introduced last week, and attachment to the familiar is what long custom is made of.
What level should a first introduction start at?
The lowest step available, even though it will feel like nothing. The aim at that stage is to establish that nothing has changed for anybody.
How quickly should the level be raised?
One step every two weeks, stopping one step below the first unprompted comment, and then key-locking it so a shift change cannot move it.
What should staff say if a customer asks?
The plain answer: there is a light fragrance at the entrance, it can be switched off, and there is a seat that does not carry it.
Start on a Tuesday, at the lowest step
SOSA — Studio Scenting never announce it
Announcing a new register converts an ambience decision into a question, and a customer of twenty years asked to judge a change will defend the room they know. So start at the lowest step on an ordinary Tuesday, raise it one step a fortnight, and stop one step below the first unprompted comment. Change one thing at a time, brief the staff, and make sure anybody who asks is told plainly and offered a seat away from it. 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
- Timeless rather than trend-led
- Modernise without losing the character
- Thirty years, two generations of customer
- Family jewellery business and association
- Children, adults and elderly in one waiting room
- Stopping branches changing the setting
- 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.