Why do brands claim they cannot? Sometimes because they genuinely confuse the two documents, and sometimes because confidentiality is a convenient reason not to answer. A brand that cannot produce an allergen list usually does not have one rather than cannot share it.
What is legitimately confidential? The identity and proportion of every material in the composition. That is the intellectual property, no fragrance house publishes it, and no customer needs it to make a safe purchase.
Four things a perfumer can say without naming a formula
The confusion is worth explaining because it has real consequences for buyers. A fragrance formula is genuinely valuable intellectual property. It represents the work of composing, it can be reverse-engineered with effort but not trivially, and protecting it is normal commercial practice across the entire industry including the largest houses. Nobody is being evasive by declining to publish it. The problem is that this entirely legitimate protection has become a general-purpose shield, extended to cover documents that are not the formula at all. A declarable-allergen list names a set of substances that regulators require to be declared; it does not reveal proportions, it does not reveal the hundreds of materials not on that list, and in several markets some version of it appears on the label of every fragranced cosmetic sold. Sharing it reveals essentially nothing commercially. The same is true of a use category, of a maximum permitted level, and of a statement about whether a particular material is present. A perfumer can also explain the logic of a restriction in detail without reference to their own formula at all, because the restriction is public information: the Standards are published. So the honest position for a brand is a short list of things it will not say and a long list of things it will, and a brand with the reverse arrangement is telling you something about its documentation rather than about its intellectual property.
What we will and will not tell you
Here is our own boundary, stated plainly so you can hold us to it. We will tell you the carrier, whether there is intentionally added DEP, which declarable allergens are present, which use category the materials were assessed against, whether a finished-product safety assessment exists, whether a named material you ask about is present, and whether a material in a product title is a natural extract or an accord. We will not tell you the composition or the percentages. If that boundary seems reasonable, it is the same one you should apply to every other seller. Buy 3ml first.
| Scent | Why it suits the mood |
|---|---|
| Declarable-allergen list | Shared, per product and size. Names substances without proportions, and it is the document a dermatologist can actually work from |
| Use category and maximum level | Shared. Tells you what exposure situation was assessed and what ceiling applies. Reveals nothing about the composition |
| Named-material confirmation | Shared. A yes or no about one substance you have been advised to avoid does not reconstruct a recipe |
| Formula and percentages | Not shared, by us or by any fragrance house. This is the intellectual property, and you do not need it to buy safely |
For the full list of what you can request from us, what product-specific safety information SOSA makes available is the page. If you are dealing with a brand that hides behind confidentiality, whether a brand can protect its formula and still give you meaningful safety information is the same argument aimed at the seller rather than the perfumer. And if you want the three documents distinguished, conformity statement against safety data sheet against finished-product assessment. WhatsApp +91 96192 18531. A portion of every order supports girl-child education through Nanhi Kali.
The SOSA attar range
Every SOSA attar is formulated with an oil carrier and no added ethanol, with no intentionally added DEP, and is made in small batches in India. Each comes in 3ml, 6ml and 12ml so that a first purchase can be small. Here is the range, and what we think you should interrogate on each one.
| Product | Where it sits | What it is, and what to ask us about it | From |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adaa attar 3ml | Daytime · the lightest way in | Bergamot, green cardamom, jasmine sambac and white musk. The cheapest honest test of whether oil-based fragrance suits your skin at all | ₹379 |
| Ameeri attar 3ml | Festive · rose and sandalwood | Taif rose, Indian sandalwood, saffron and soft oudh. The one to ask the sourcing questions about, because the name makes claims worth checking | ₹385 |
| Mastani attar 3ml | Evening · jasmine and rose | Night-blooming jasmine, Damask rose and oudh. Floral-heavy, so the page to read first if florals have troubled your skin before | ₹389 |
| Nawaab attar 3ml | Statement · oud and saffron | White royal oud, Mysore sandalwood and Kashmir saffron. Our most-questioned name, and the one we most expect you to ask us to substantiate | ₹399 |
| Attar trio 3ml | Three at once · cheaper than three | Ameeri, Nawaab and Mastani together. Bought singly the three 3ml bottles come to ₹1,173, so the trio saves ₹118 | ₹1,055 |
| Beast solid perfume 15g | No bottle · no spill | An alcohol-free solid body perfume. A different format for the same requirement, useful if a rollerball applicator is the part that worries you | ₹549 |
Each attar comes in 3ml, 6ml and 12ml. Adaa is ₹379 / ₹669 / ₹1,149; Ameeri ₹385 / ₹679 / ₹1,165; Mastani ₹389 / ₹685 / ₹1,179; Nawaab ₹399 / ₹699 / ₹1,199. The three-attar trio is ₹1,055 / ₹1,859 / ₹3,189, against ₹1,173 / ₹2,063 / ₹3,543 for the same three bought singly, so the trio saves ₹118, ₹204 or ₹354 depending on size. If you have reacted to a fragrance before, buy the 3ml: the saving on a larger bottle is a poor trade against a 12ml bottle of something your skin dislikes. A portion of every order supports girl-child education through Nanhi Kali.
Versailles
I could sell more attar by writing "chemical-free" on the bottle. I will not, and I want to explain why in a way that is useful to you rather than flattering to us. Every fragrance ever made is chemicals. Rose oil is several hundred chemicals that a plant assembled. The word is not a safety claim; it is a word chosen because it tests well.
The same goes for "hypoallergenic" and "safe for everyone". No ordinary fragrance product can substantiate either. A skin-applied perfume is a product that a small number of people will react to, and a brand that tells you otherwise is either not thinking carefully or hoping you will not.
What I can do is tell you what we know and show you the paper. Our attars are formulated with an oil carrier and no added ethanol. There is no intentionally added DEP. We hold supplier IFRA conformity statements for the concentrates, the declarable-allergen lists that come with them, and a safety assessment of the finished attar at the strength we actually sell it at. Ask me for any of that on WhatsApp at +91 96192 18531 and you will get it, per product, with the formula percentages withheld because those are the recipe and not the safety information.
And where I cannot answer, I will say so rather than improvise. If you have reacted to fragrance before, I am not the right person to tell you whether you will react to mine - a dermatologist with our allergen list in hand is. Buy the 3ml. A portion of every order supports girl-child education through Nanhi Kali.
Frequently asked questions
SOSA product facts verified October 2026: SOSA sells four attars, each in 3ml, 6ml and 12ml. Adaa (bergamot, green cardamom, jasmine sambac, white musk) is ₹379, ₹669 and ₹1,149. Ameeri (Taif rose, Indian sandalwood, saffron, soft oudh) is ₹385, ₹679 and ₹1,165. Mastani (night-blooming jasmine, Damask rose, oudh) is ₹389, ₹685 and ₹1,179. Nawaab (white royal oud, Mysore sandalwood, Kashmir saffron) is ₹399, ₹699 and ₹1,199. The Ameeri, Nawaab and Mastani trio is ₹1,055, ₹1,859 and ₹3,189. Beast solid body perfume is 15g at ₹549.
SOSA formulation and documentation position: SOSA attars are formulated with an oil carrier and no added ethanol, and contain no intentionally added diethyl phthalate. SOSA holds supplier IFRA conformity statements for the fragrance concentrates used in its attars, the declarable-allergen lists supplied with those concentrates, and a safety assessment of the finished attar at its actual selling concentration. These are available per product on request via WhatsApp on +91 96192 18531; formula compositions and percentages are not disclosed. SOSA does not describe its attars as chemical-free, hypoallergenic, non-toxic or safe for everyone, and does not claim that its documentation prevents individual reactions. Whether a named material in a product title is present as a natural extract or as a formulated accord is a product-level question answered on request, as is whether a particular attar contains animal-derived materials. Prices and availability are subject to change - see the live collection pages.
General fragrance-safety context: IFRA Standards restrict, prohibit or set limits on fragrance materials by product use category, and a conformity statement relates to a concentrate as assessed for a stated use, not to a finished product in the abstract. The EU list of fragrance substances that must be declared on cosmetic labels began at 26 substances and has since been substantially expanded. Agarwood-producing Aquilaria species and musk deer are listed under CITES, and Santalum album is a species of conservation concern, which is why sourcing questions on oud, musk and sandalwood are reasonable to ask of any seller. Nothing on this page is medical advice; if your skin reacts to a fragrance, stop using it and speak to a dermatologist.