★ SOSA for Indore Businesses
Yes for exactly two decisions, because a renovation is the only period in which a power point in the right place and a separated supply run cost nothing at all - and no for the fragrance and the level, which are better chosen against a room that has customers standing in it
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
★★★★★
"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
SOSA VaayuA connected reception, lounge and corridorView ₹11,999
Mountain BreezeThe dry pine, sage and cedar registerView ₹849
Morning FreshnessThe cool register for a white, daylit officeView ₹749
✓ 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 · Indore
What should wait until after reopening? The fragrance and the level. Both are reversible in minutes, and neither can be judged in a room with no customers and a floor that still smells of new work.
Why is the duct split the serious one? Because closed consultation cabins and one-to-one rooms are never scented. A shared supply run removes the duct option permanently rather than expensively.
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.
For two decisions only. A power point on the right wall, and an air supply that serves the customer zone without also serving the closed cabins. Both are free today and priced tomorrow.
Quick answers — read this first
What has to be decided during the renovation? A power point at mounting height on the customer-facing wall, and whether the air supply serving that zone is separate from the closed cabins. Both are on the drawings.What should wait until after reopening? The fragrance and the level. Both are reversible in minutes, and neither can be judged in a room with no customers and a floor that still smells of new work.
Why is the duct split the serious one? Because closed consultation cabins and one-to-one rooms are never scented. A shared supply run removes the duct option permanently rather than expensively.
The short answer
Short answer: yes, for two decisions that are free now and priced later - a power point on the right wall and a separated supply run. The fragrance and the level should wait until the shop is trading again.
The pick: nothing yet. Mark the two items on the drawings, then choose between a SOSA Vaayu (₹11,999) and a SOSA Mountain Breeze Reed Diffuser (₹849) once customers are back in the room.
Next step: send the electrical layout while the contractor can still change it. Or ask for a scenting plan for your space.
In this guide
The same two decisions have two prices. The only difference is the date on which they are made.
Sized to the visitor zone - tap to see each
One machine, the visitor floor
SOSA Vaayu · ₹11,999
The areas that carry nothing
Which areas stay fragrance-free
Send the floor plan
Free scenting plan for your space
Straight answer
Should scenting be introduced during an office or showroom renovation?
Yes for two decisions and no for the rest, and the split matters because most pre-opening conversations put the effort into the half that can be changed in five minutes. The useful way to look at a renovation is that it puts a temporary price of zero on a very small number of things. Two of them belong to scenting, and both are drawn rather than bought. The first is a power point. A wall-mounted unit needs a socket at mounting height on the wall you will actually use - the wall the customer seating faces, on the far side of the room from the closed cabin doors, and out of the path of the air-conditioning supply that would otherwise fire the output straight at the ceiling. While the conduit is open that is one line on a drawing and costs nothing. Six months after you reopen it is surface trunking down a wall you have just paid to make look considered, in a shop that is trading, in front of customers. Same decision, two prices, and the only variable is the date. The second is the air-handling split, and this one does not become expensive - it becomes impossible. If the supply serving the customer zone also serves the closed cabins, you have permanently lost the ability to put anything on the duct, because those rooms are never scented under any circumstances. There is one question for the contractor while the drawings are open, and it takes thirty seconds to ask: does the run that feeds the showroom floor also feed the cabins and the back rooms? If the answer is yes, separate it now or accept that this business will always use a wall or freestanding unit rather than a duct-mounted one. That is a perfectly good outcome, but it should be a decision rather than a discovery. Now the half that a second-generation owner is most tempted to settle during the works, and should not. The fragrance and the level are judged against a room, and a renovation does not have one. There are no customers in it, no shift change, no door traffic, and the floor still smells of adhesive, paint and new board - which is a ventilation and time matter that fragrance must never be put on top of. A register chosen in that room is chosen against a room that stops existing about six weeks after you reopen. So budget the line now and specify it later. A SOSA Vaayu at ₹11,999 across a connected customer floor, or a SOSA Mountain Breeze Reed Diffuser at ₹849 where the customer area turns out to be one seating group - and which of those is right becomes obvious the week furniture goes back in. The renovation also gives you the chance to write both items into the drawing set, so that the next branch inherits the decision rather than repeating the argument. 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. Closed consultation cabins and one-to-one rooms 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.
For two decisions: a socket at mounting height on the customer-facing wall, and a supply run that does not also feed the closed cabins. Both are free while the ceiling is open. The fragrance and the level should be chosen after you reopen.
Budget now, specify after reopening: SOSA Vaayu at ₹11,999, or a SOSA Mountain Breeze at ₹849.
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.
A connected reception, waiting area and corridor of ~1,500-3,000 sq ft
SOSA Vaayu
Waterless cold-air nebuliser rated to 1000m³ - about 2,000-3,000 sq ft - on one unit. In a clinic, showroom or office its value is control rather than reach: the key-lock holds the level the furthest waiting chair was judged to, so it survives every shift and every new receptionist, and the 1h/4h/8h/24h timer keeps it on opening hours rather than saturating an empty room overnight. Waterless, so it adds no moisture and leaves no residue on stock, mirrors, screens or displays. 400ml tank, roughly 75-90 days depending on intensity and run hours, under 38dB, wall or HVAC mount.
From ₹11,999
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
Two lines on the drawings, and one note in the diary
A renovation prices two decisions at zero for a few weeks. It prices nothing else at zero, and it improves no judgement at all.
1
Power
One line on the electrical drawing
A socket at mounting height on the wall the customer seating faces, away from the cabin doors and out of the air-conditioning supply's throw. Free while the conduit is open.
Rule: mark the wall, not merely the room.
2
Ducting
Thirty seconds with the contractor
Ask whether the run feeding the showroom floor also feeds the cabins and back rooms. If it does, the duct-mounted option disappears for the life of the fit-out, because those rooms carry nothing.
Test: separate it now or decide against it knowingly.
3
Two prices
The same decision, a different date
One line on a drawing today; surface trunking down a finished wall in a trading shop in front of customers six months from now. Nothing about the decision changed except when it was made.
Rule: this is the entire argument for acting now.
4
Defer
A register needs a real room
No customers, no shift change, no door traffic, and a floor still smelling of adhesive and new board. A register chosen there is chosen against a room that stops existing six weeks after reopening.
Rule: choose it about two months after you trade again.
5
Inherit
Put both items in the drawing set
A second-generation business usually has a third branch coming. Written into the drawings, the two decisions travel; kept in somebody's head, they get argued about again.
Rule: specify once, repeat cheaply.
The SOSA principle
A socket in the right place costs one line on a drawing today and surface trunking down a finished wall in a trading shop six months from now. Nothing about the decision changed except the date it was made on.
And the air-handling split does not even get more expensive. It simply stops being available, because the closed cabins on that run are never scented.
Renovating, question by question
What the works make free, what they make impossible, and what they cannot help you judge.
The SOSA Hyderabad table
Scenting decisions during a renovation
| The question | The answer |
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What must be decided now?
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A power point at mounting height on the wall the customer seating faces, and whether the customer zone's air supply is separate from the closed cabins. |
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Why is the duct question urgent?
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Because closed consultation cabins and one-to-one rooms are never scented, so a shared run removes the duct-mounted option permanently rather than expensively. |
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What should deliberately wait?
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The fragrance and the level. Both are reversible in minutes, and neither can be judged in a room with no customers and a floor that still smells of new work. |
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Is choosing the fragrance early good planning?
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No. A register chosen during the works is chosen against a room that stops existing about six weeks after you reopen. |
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So what goes in the renovation budget?
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The line item, not the model. A Vaayu (₹11,999) or a Mountain Breeze reed (₹849), decided the week furniture goes back in. |
The design-stage version is planning diffusion while designing interiors, the electrical version is placement before electricals and ceilings, and the flagship version is signature scent at a flagship renovation. SOSA makes no claim that fragrance removes or reduces anything in the air.
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.
A renovation does not make you better at choosing a fragrance. It only makes two drawing decisions free for a few weeks - and one of them stops being available forever the day the ceiling closes.
— 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 Vaayu
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A connected reception, waiting area and corridor of ~1,500-3,000 sq ft | Wall or HVAC mounted on the far side of the client zone from the meeting-room doors; level set from the furthest chair at the end of the longest wait, then key-locked; timer on opening hours | ₹11,999 View → |
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SOSA Mountain Breeze Reed Diffuser
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The register for the whole client zone; alone where reception is one seating group | Pine, sage and cedar - dry, and reads as a considered room rather than a hotel lobby; three or four reeds in at the staff end of the desk | ₹849 / ₹1,349 View → |
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SOSA Morning Freshness Reed Diffuser
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The same job in a white, glazed, daylit interior | Malabar lemon, mint and eucalyptus - cool with no warmth; one register for the whole business, never one per branch | ₹749 / ₹1,249 View → |
 SOSA Sukoon
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A reception or waiting area that is a closed room of 270-320 sq ft | High shelf on the wall the seating faces, on low, during opening hours, rinsed between refills; water-based, so not the choice in a damp building | ₹1,899 View → |
 SOSA Boond
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A director's cabin, a small reception or a single desk | One small enclosed space only, on low; never in a closed treatment room or consultation cabin | ₹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.
SS
ISIPCA
Versailles
Versailles
A note from Sonal
Yes for two decisions and no for the rest, and the split matters because most of these conversations put the effort into the half that can be changed in five minutes. A renovation puts a temporary price of zero on a very small number of things, and two of them belong to scenting. Both are drawn rather than bought. The first is a power point: a socket at mounting height on the wall the customer seating faces, on the far side of the room from the closed cabin doors and out of the path of the air-conditioning supply. While the conduit is open that is one line on a drawing. Six months after reopening it is surface trunking down a wall you have just paid to make look considered, in a shop that is trading, in front of customers.
The second is the air-handling split, and this one does not become expensive - it becomes impossible. If the supply serving the customer zone also serves the closed cabins, you have permanently lost the ability to put anything on the duct, because those rooms are never scented under any circumstances. There is one question for the contractor while the drawings are open: does the run that feeds the showroom floor also feed the cabins and the back rooms? If it does, separate it now or accept that this business will always use a wall or freestanding unit. That is a perfectly good outcome, but it should be a decision rather than a discovery.
Then the half a second-generation owner is most tempted to settle during the works, and should not. The fragrance and the level are judged against a room, and a renovation does not have one: no customers, no shift change, no door traffic, and a floor still smelling of adhesive, paint and new board. A register chosen there is chosen against a room that stops existing about six weeks after you reopen. So budget the line now and specify it later - a SOSA Vaayu at ₹11,999 across a connected customer floor, or a SOSA Mountain Breeze Reed Diffuser at ₹849 if the customer area turns out to be one seating group. Write both drawing items into the set so the next branch inherits them. 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 consultation cabins and one-to-one rooms 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 scenting be planned during an office or showroom renovation?
For two decisions only: a power point on the customer-facing wall, and an air supply serving that zone separately from the closed cabins.
Why does the air-handling split matter?
Because closed consultation cabins and one-to-one rooms are never scented, so a shared supply run permanently removes any duct-mounted option.
Should the fragrance be chosen during the works?
No. A renovation has no customers, no door traffic and a floor still smelling of new work, which is the one condition in which nobody can judge a register.
When should the fragrance and level be decided?
About two months after reopening, once the building has stopped smelling of itself and normal customer traffic has settled.
What should go into the renovation budget?
The line item rather than the model. Machines start at ₹11,999 and reed diffusers at ₹849, and which is right is obvious once furniture is back in.
Send the electrical layout
SOSA — Studio Scenting two lines, then wait
A renovation prices two decisions at zero for a few weeks: a socket at mounting height on the wall the customer seating faces, and an air supply that serves the customer zone without also serving the closed cabins. After handover the first is expensive and the second is simply gone. Everything else about scenting - the fragrance, the level, the schedule - is reversible in minutes and better decided once customers are back in the room. 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)
- Signature scent at a flagship renovation
- Before electrical, ceilings and HVAC
- Planning during Super Corridor fit-out
- Planning diffusion at design stage
- Paint, carpet and adhesive first
- Grown 10X, same office
- Modernising without feeling artificial
- 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.