★ SOSA Reed Diffusers for Air-Conditioned Bedrooms
Cold air changes what a fragrance does - so a cold bedroom needs a different pick from a warm one
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"Evening Calm in a room at 24 degrees is exactly the right weight. Nothing sharp, nothing sweet."
Evening Calm reed · AC bedroom
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"I had a vanilla one before and it went heavy in a closed cold room. The pine one does not do that."
Mountain Breeze reed · AC bedroom
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"Started with three reeds instead of all of them, exactly as advised. Added a fourth after a week."
Evening Calm reed · reed count
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"Bought the 50ml first to test the scent in a cold room before committing to a bigger bottle. Good call."
Morning Freshness reed · 50ml
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"Lavender and chamomile with the AC on is the nicest my bedroom has smelled. Very quiet scent."
Evening Calm reed · bedroom
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"No power and no flame was the deciding factor. The room already has the AC running all night."
Mountain Breeze reed · overnight
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"Evening Calm in a room at 24 degrees is exactly the right weight. Nothing sharp, nothing sweet."
Evening Calm reed · AC bedroom
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"I had a vanilla one before and it went heavy in a closed cold room. The pine one does not do that."
Mountain Breeze reed · AC bedroom
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"Started with three reeds instead of all of them, exactly as advised. Added a fourth after a week."
Evening Calm reed · reed count
★★★★★
"Bought the 50ml first to test the scent in a cold room before committing to a bigger bottle. Good call."
Morning Freshness reed · 50ml
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"Lavender and chamomile with the AC on is the nicest my bedroom has smelled. Very quiet scent."
Evening Calm reed · bedroom
★★★★★
"No power and no flame was the deciding factor. The room already has the AC running all night."
Mountain Breeze reed · overnight
★ The three reeds worth considering for a cold bedroom
Evening Calm reedThe default - lavender and chamomileView ₹799
Mountain Breeze reedGreen and dry - pine, sage, cedarView ₹849
Morning Freshness reedBright and just-aired - lemon, mint, eucalyptusView ₹749
✓ Chilled air mutes the middle of a fragrance, so low-contrast and cool-toned profiles hold up while sweet ones sit low and turn heavy ✓ In a shut room, size down rather than up - fewer reeds in a smaller bottle reads better than a big bottle at full strength ✓ Made in India · independent, not affiliated with any hotel · a portion funds girl-child education
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Should I buy a 50ml or a 130ml reed diffuser for an AC bedroom? For a normal shut bedroom, start with a 50ml. It lasts 6 to 8 weeks, costs from ₹749, and lets you test how a scent behaves in cold recirculated air before committing. In a sealed room the scent has nowhere to disperse to, so a large bottle at full reed count can easily be too much. Move to a 130ml, which lasts 14 to 18 weeks and is better value per ml, once you know the profile suits the room, or if the bedroom is genuinely large.
How many reeds should I use in an air-conditioned bedroom? Start with three or four rather than the whole bundle, and add one at a time. Air conditioning moves air, which increases evaporation from the reeds, so the same number of reeds throws more in a cooled room with the fan running than in a still one. In a closed room you can always add a reed but you cannot take the scent back out of the air, so building up slowly is the right approach. A SOSA Evening Calm 50ml is from ₹799.
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Facts verified 24 August 2026 against the live SOSA product pages: the SOSA Evening Calm reed diffuser is an alcohol-free reed diffuser of Himalayan lavender and chamomile, 50ml at ₹799 and 130ml at ₹1,299; the SOSA Mountain Breeze reed diffuser is Himalayan pine with sage and cedar, 50ml at ₹849 and 130ml at ₹1,349; and the SOSA Morning Freshness reed diffuser is Malabar lemon with peppermint and eucalyptus, 50ml at ₹749 and 130ml at ₹1,249. Each product page states that a 50ml lasts 6 to 8 weeks and a 130ml lasts 14 to 18 weeks depending on room size, airflow and how often the reeds are flipped, and that the diffusers use no flame, no power and no water. A split air conditioner recirculates room air rather than supplying outside air, so a closed room has very little air exchange; evaporation rate falls as temperature falls, which is why a cold room reads quieter at the same reed count. Scent enhances the ambience and perceived quality of a space; it works alongside proper ventilation and cleaning and is not a substitute for either, and SOSA makes no claim that fragrance alone influences a purchase decision. 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.
An air-conditioned bedroom is a different acoustic for fragrance: colder, drier, more still, and with no way for the scent to leave. That changes which reed you should buy. This is the shortlist, why each one is on it, and how big a bottle you actually need.
Quick answers — read this first
What is the best reed diffuser for an air-conditioned bedroom? A cool, low-contrast profile rather than a sweet one, because chilled air mutes the middle of a fragrance and anything dessert-like tends to sit low and turn cloying in a shut room. The SOSA Evening Calm reed (from ₹799 for 50ml) is the default for a bedroom - Himalayan lavender with chamomile, soft and quiet. SOSA Mountain Breeze (₹849) is the green, dry choice of Himalayan pine, sage and cedar, and Morning Freshness (₹749) is the bright citrus-mint one if you want the room to read just-aired. A 50ml lasts 6 to 8 weeks depending on room size, airflow and how often you flip the reeds.Should I buy a 50ml or a 130ml reed diffuser for an AC bedroom? For a normal shut bedroom, start with a 50ml. It lasts 6 to 8 weeks, costs from ₹749, and lets you test how a scent behaves in cold recirculated air before committing. In a sealed room the scent has nowhere to disperse to, so a large bottle at full reed count can easily be too much. Move to a 130ml, which lasts 14 to 18 weeks and is better value per ml, once you know the profile suits the room, or if the bedroom is genuinely large.
How many reeds should I use in an air-conditioned bedroom? Start with three or four rather than the whole bundle, and add one at a time. Air conditioning moves air, which increases evaporation from the reeds, so the same number of reeds throws more in a cooled room with the fan running than in a still one. In a closed room you can always add a reed but you cannot take the scent back out of the air, so building up slowly is the right approach. A SOSA Evening Calm 50ml is from ₹799.
The short answer
Short answer: pick a cool, low-contrast profile rather than a sweet one, because chilled recirculated air mutes the middle of a fragrance and dessert-like scents sit low and turn heavy in a shut room. Evening Calm (lavender and chamomile, from ₹799) is the bedroom default, Mountain Breeze (pine, sage, cedar, ₹849) is the green choice and Morning Freshness (lemon, mint, eucalyptus, ₹749) is the just-aired one. Start with a 50ml and three or four reeds, then build up. And air the room daily first - a split AC recirculates and brings almost no fresh air in.
The pick: the SOSA Evening Calm reed (from ₹799) as the default for a cold bedroom, with Mountain Breeze (₹849) if you want green and dry and Morning Freshness (₹749) if you want bright.
Next step: tell us your room size, the temperature you run it at and whether you like soft, green or bright, and we will pick one - ask us what suits your bedroom.
In this guide
Three honest choices and one rule: in a sealed cold room you can always add a reed, but you cannot take the scent back out of the air.
The AC-bedroom shortlist - tap any of the three
The default
Evening Calm reed · from ₹799
The green one
Mountain Breeze reed · from ₹849
Not sure which profile
Ask us what suits your bedroom
Straight answer
Which reed diffuser should I buy for an air-conditioned bedroom?
Start with the honest bit, because it decides how well any bottle performs. A split AC recirculates the same room air rather than bringing fresh air in, so with the door and windows shut there is almost no air exchange and everything the room emits accumulates. Air the room for a short cross-ventilation window every day, even ten minutes, and clean the AC filters. If there is a sour smell in the first minutes after switch-on, that is the unit - a damp evaporator coil and drain pan - and it needs servicing, not perfume. Now the choice. Cold, dry, still air does two things to a fragrance: it slows evaporation, which mutes the middle of the scent and can make a complex composition read thin, and it gives the scent nowhere to go, so whatever does evaporate stays in the room and builds. The practical consequence is that cool, dry, low-contrast profiles hold up while sweet, vanillic or dessert-like ones sit low and turn cloying by the second week. So: Evening Calm (from ₹799 for 50ml) is the default - Himalayan lavender with chamomile, soft, powdery and quiet, which is what a bedroom wants and what cold air treats kindly. Mountain Breeze (₹849) is the green, dry alternative of Himalayan pine, sage and cedar, and it is the best match if you want a cold room to feel like a hill-station room. Morning Freshness (₹749) is Malabar lemon with peppermint and eucalyptus, the brightest of the three, and the one to choose if what you actually want is for the room to read just aired. On size, start with a 50ml, which lasts 6 to 8 weeks depending on room size, airflow and how often you flip the reeds; move to a 130ml (14 to 18 weeks, and better value per ml) once you know the profile works in your room, or if the bedroom is large. On reed count, start with three or four rather than the whole bundle and add one at a time, because in a sealed room you can always add a reed and you can never take the scent back out of the air. Ask us if you want a pick for your room, and a portion of every order supports girl-child education through Nanhi Kali.
Cool, low-contrast profiles beat sweet ones in cold recirculated air. Evening Calm from Rs 799 is the default, Mountain Breeze the green one, Morning Freshness the bright one. Start with a 50ml and three reeds, and air the room daily.
The default pick for a cold bedroom. SOSA Evening Calm is from ₹799 for 50ml, which lasts 6 to 8 weeks depending on room size, airflow and how often you flip the reeds - Himalayan lavender with chamomile, soft and low-contrast, which is exactly what chilled air treats well. Alcohol-free, no flame, no plug, no water.
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The shortlist
Three profiles, one for each kind of cold bedroom
The shortlist for an air-conditioned bedroom
Three reeds make the shortlist for a cold bedroom, and they differ by character rather than by strength. All three are alcohol-free with no flame, no plug and no water, which is what a room with an appliance already running all night needs.
The default for a cold bedroom
Evening Calm reed diffuser
Himalayan lavender with chamomile - soft, powdery and low-contrast, which is what a bedroom wants after 8pm and what chilled air handles best. ₹799 for 50ml and ₹1,299 for 130ml. Alcohol-free reed oil, no flame, no power, no water. 50ml lasts 6 to 8 weeks, 130ml lasts 14 to 18 weeks, depending on room size, airflow and how often you flip the reeds.
From ₹799
If you want the cold room to feel green
Mountain Breeze reed diffuser
Himalayan pine with sage and cedar - dry, green and cool-toned, and it keeps its shape in chilled air rather than flattening. ₹849 for 50ml, ₹1,349 for 130ml. The best match for a room you keep genuinely cold.
From ₹849
If you want it to read just-aired
Morning Freshness reed diffuser
Malabar lemon with peppermint and eucalyptus - the brightest of the three and the cheapest reed in the range at ₹749 for 50ml. Choose it when what you are chasing is the impression of an opened window rather than a mood.
From ₹749
How to choose - profile, bottle size and reed count
Three decisions, in this order: what the scent should feel like, how big a bottle, and how many reeds. The third one is free to change, so treat it as your volume control.
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Profile
Cool and low-contrast, not sweet
Temperature changes how a fragrance behaves. Evaporation is slower in cold air, so the mid-weight materials that carry the middle of a composition do less work, and a scent that was rounded in a warm room can read thin or oddly sharp in a cold one. Dry air, which is what an air conditioner produces as it condenses moisture out, sharpens the impression further. The scents that survive this well are the ones built on cool, dry, low-contrast materials: lavender, chamomile, pine, sage, cedar, mint, eucalyptus. The ones that struggle are the sweet, heavy or dessert-like ones - vanilla, caramel, thick amber - because what does evaporate lingers in a room with no air exchange and starts to feel syrupy after a week or two. This is a preference guide, not a rule of physics: if you adore a warm scent, buy it, but buy a 50ml first and run fewer reeds.
Tip: cool, dry and quiet beats sweet and heavy in a room that never exchanges its air.
Evening Calm is the low-contrast one - lavender and chamomile, from ₹799, and the safest first buy for a cold bedroom.
See Evening Calm reed →
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Bottle size
Start at 50ml, step up once you know the profile works
A 50ml at Rs 749 to Rs 849 lasts 6 to 8 weeks and a 130ml at Rs 1,249 to Rs 1,349 lasts 14 to 18 weeks, both depending on room size, airflow and how often you flip the reeds. Those are the numbers on the product pages, and they hedge for a reason. The larger bottle is better value per ml - as a rough estimate, a 50ml at Rs 749 over 42 to 56 days works out around Rs 13 to 18 a day, while a 130ml at Rs 1,249 over 98 to 126 days is roughly Rs 10 to 13 a day. Treat that as an estimate rather than a promise. But in a sealed cold bedroom, value per ml is not the only consideration: a shut room gives the fragrance nowhere to disperse to, so more oil and more evaporating surface is not automatically better. Buy the 50ml to learn how the profile behaves in your particular room at your particular temperature, then commit.
Mountain Breeze comes in 50ml at ₹849 and 130ml at ₹1,349 - the 50ml is the sensible way to test a green scent in a cold room.
See Mountain Breeze reed →
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Reed count
Your free volume control - three or four, then add
Reeds are how a reed diffuser is dosed. More reeds mean more exposed evaporating surface and a bigger throw; fewer reeds mean less. In a normal room you might put the whole bundle in without thinking. In an air-conditioned bedroom, do not - for two reasons that pull in opposite directions. The air movement from the unit increases evaporation, which pushes the throw up, while the low temperature slows it down. Depending on where the bottle sits, either can dominate, so the honest approach is empirical: start with three or four reeds, live with it for three or four days, and add one if the room reads quiet. Flipping the reeds refreshes the throw for a day or two and also uses oil faster, so flip when you want a lift rather than as a habit. And remember you cannot un-scent a closed room, so building up beats scaling back.
Tip: three or four reeds to start, add one at a time, and flip only when you want a lift.
Morning Freshness at ₹749 is the cheapest way to run this experiment, and the brightest of the three profiles.
See Morning Freshness reed →
The SOSA principle
In a sealed cold room, restraint is the skill. You can always add a reed - you cannot take the scent back out of the air.
Buy the small bottle, use half the reeds, and let the room tell you what it needs.
The three reeds that suit a cold room, compared
Three reeds, three different rooms. Find the description that sounds like your bedroom and the right column tells you what to buy and how to run it.
The SOSA plan
Which reed for which kind of cold bedroom
| Your bedroom | What to buy, and how to run it |
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A bedroom you mostly use in the evening, run at 24 to 26 degrees
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Evening Calm 50ml at ₹799, three or four reeds. Lavender and chamomile is soft and low-contrast, which cold air treats kindly. View → |
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A room you keep genuinely cold and want to feel green and dry
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Mountain Breeze 50ml at ₹849. Pine, sage and cedar hold their shape in chilled air instead of flattening. View → |
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A room that feels shut in and you want it to read just-aired
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Morning Freshness 50ml at ₹749. Lemon, peppermint and eucalyptus is the brightest of the three - but air the room daily as well. View → |
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A large bedroom, or you would rather not re-order for months
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The 130ml of whichever profile suits - 14 to 18 weeks and better value per ml, but start at four reeds and build up. View → |
Two things worth knowing before you buy. First, you will stop noticing your own bottle within days, because the nose adapts to a constant smell - judge it on the first breath as you come in from outside, or ask a visitor, and do not buy a stronger scent on the strength of your own adapted nose. Second, placement matters more in an air-conditioned room than anywhere else in the house, because the unit creates a fast cold stream and a much slower general circulation, and those two positions behave completely differently. Where to place a reed diffuser in an air-conditioned room covers that properly, and does AC make reed diffusers evaporate faster explains why a bottle in the draught empties fast for very little benefit. For the wider decision, start with our pillar on the best home fragrance for a bedroom in India.
The default pick for a cold bedroom
Evening Calm is ₹799 for 50ml and lasts 6 to 8 weeks, depending on room size, airflow and how often you flip the reeds.
A cold room is a quieter room for fragrance. Choose something that was never trying to shout, and it will still be lovely in week six.
— Sonal Sahani, SOSA
Sizing for a shut room
Start small - a sealed room gives the scent nowhere to disperse to
The AC-bedroom shortlist
Three reeds cover an air-conditioned bedroom, and the difference between them is character rather than power. All alcohol-free, all flame-free and power-free, so they run through the night with nothing switched on. Everything is made in India, and a portion of every order supports girl-child education through Nanhi Kali.
The AC-bedroom shortlist
Two to choose between, and a bright third if you want it
| Machine | Best for | Why it works | Price |
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Evening Calm reed
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The default cold-bedroom pick | Himalayan lavender and chamomile - soft, powdery and low-contrast. 50ml ₹799 lasts 6-8 weeks, 130ml ₹1,299 lasts 14-18 weeks | ₹799 View → |
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Mountain Breeze reed
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A cold room you want to feel green and dry | Himalayan pine, sage and cedar - keeps its shape in chilled air. 50ml ₹849, 130ml ₹1,349 | ₹849 View → |
Before you choose a scent, do the free part. A split AC recirculates room air and brings almost no fresh air in, so open the room for a short cross-ventilation window every day, even ten minutes, and clean the AC filters. A sour smell in the first minutes after switch-on is the unit itself and needs servicing rather than perfume. Fragrance works alongside airing and cleaning, never instead of them, and it is not an air purifier. Stand the bottle on a coaster because reed oil can mark polished wood, keep it out of reach of children and pets, and note the oil is not for skin or ingestion. Reed oil and the water-based Hotel Collection are two different systems. Tell us your room and we will pick one with you.
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A note from Sonal
People assume choosing a fragrance for an air-conditioned bedroom is the same as choosing one for any other room, and it is not. Cold air is a different medium. Evaporation slows, the middle of a composition does less work, and the dry air an air conditioner produces sharpens what is left. Then there is the part nobody accounts for: the room is sealed, so nothing leaves. Whatever evaporates simply stays, hour after hour.
That is why my shortlist for a cold bedroom is cool and low-contrast. Evening Calm, lavender and chamomile, from ₹799, is where I start almost everyone. Mountain Breeze, pine and sage and cedar, at ₹849, if you want the room to feel like a hill station. Morning Freshness at ₹749 if you want it bright. Buy the 50ml first, run three or four reeds rather than the whole bundle, and add one only if the room reads quiet after a few days. In a closed room, restraint is the whole skill.
And before any of that: a split AC recirculates the same air and brings almost no fresh air in, so open the room for ten minutes a day and clean the filters. If the smell is worst in the first minutes after switch-on, that is the coil and drain pan, and it needs a service rather than a fragrance. Scent over an unclean room gives you both at once. Fragrance is not an air purifier and makes no health or sleep claim. Everything we make is made in India, and a portion of every order supports girl-child education through Nanhi Kali.
Frequently asked questions
Which reed diffuser is best for an air-conditioned bedroom?
A cool, low-contrast profile. Cold dry air slows evaporation and mutes the middle of a fragrance, while a sealed room gives the scent nowhere to disperse to, so sweet and dessert-like scents tend to sit low and turn heavy. SOSA Evening Calm, which is Himalayan lavender with chamomile at Rs 799 for 50ml, is the default. Mountain Breeze, pine with sage and cedar at Rs 849, is the green option, and Morning Freshness at Rs 749 is the bright one.
Do sweet or vanilla scents work in an air-conditioned room?
They can, but they need restraint. In a room with almost no air exchange, whatever evaporates stays, so a heavy or sweet scent builds up over days and can start to feel cloying by the second week. If you love one, buy the 50ml rather than the 130ml and run two or three reeds instead of the whole bundle. You can always add a reed; you cannot take the scent back out of a closed room.
What size reed diffuser should I buy for a bedroom with AC?
Start with a 50ml. It lasts 6 to 8 weeks, costs from Rs 749, and lets you learn how a scent behaves at your room temperature before committing. A 130ml lasts 14 to 18 weeks and is better value per ml, so it makes sense once you know the profile suits the room, or if the bedroom is genuinely large. Both figures depend on room size, airflow and how often you flip the reeds.
How many reed sticks should I use in an AC bedroom?
Three or four to start, then add one at a time. Air movement from the unit increases evaporation while the low temperature slows it, so the right number depends on where the bottle sits relative to the airflow. Give each change three or four days before judging it, because your nose adapts quickly and a same-day comparison will mislead you.
Will a reed diffuser fix a stale smell in my AC bedroom?
No. A split AC recirculates the same room air rather than bringing fresh air in, so a closed room accumulates whatever it emits, and fragrance on top of that gives you both smells at once. Open the room for a short cross-ventilation window daily, even ten minutes, and clean the AC filters. If the smell is sour in the first minutes after switch-on, the source is the damp evaporator coil and drain pan, which needs cleaning and servicing. Then a reed is a good addition.
Cool and quiet beats sweet and strong in a cold room
SOSA — Bedroom Fragrance for air-conditioned rooms, rented flats, PGs and shared homes
The SOSA Evening Calm reed is ₹799 for 50ml, which lasts 6 to 8 weeks depending on room size, airflow and how often you flip the reeds, Mountain Breeze is ₹849 and Morning Freshness ₹749. Alcohol-free, no flame, no plug and no water. Everything is made in India, and a portion of every order supports girl-child education through Nanhi Kali.
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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 24 August 2026 against the live SOSA product pages: the SOSA Evening Calm reed diffuser is an alcohol-free reed diffuser of Himalayan lavender and chamomile, 50ml at ₹799 and 130ml at ₹1,299; the SOSA Mountain Breeze reed diffuser is Himalayan pine with sage and cedar, 50ml at ₹849 and 130ml at ₹1,349; and the SOSA Morning Freshness reed diffuser is Malabar lemon with peppermint and eucalyptus, 50ml at ₹749 and 130ml at ₹1,249. Each product page states that a 50ml lasts 6 to 8 weeks and a 130ml lasts 14 to 18 weeks depending on room size, airflow and how often the reeds are flipped, and that the diffusers use no flame, no power and no water. A split air conditioner recirculates room air rather than supplying outside air, so a closed room has very little air exchange; evaporation rate falls as temperature falls, which is why a cold room reads quieter at the same reed count. Scent enhances the ambience and perceived quality of a space; it works alongside proper ventilation and cleaning and is not a substitute for either, and SOSA makes no claim that fragrance alone influences a purchase decision. 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.