★ SOSA for Detailing, PPF and Ceramic-Coating Studios
Five questions worth asking before any purchase, beginning with the one almost nobody asks - how quickly can this be switched off, because a customer who reacts to fragrance is the single certainty in this
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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 space, in the register the studio runs
SOSA VaayuA connected lounge, reception and handover floorView ₹11,999
Mountain BreezeThe dry pine, sage and cedar registerView ₹849
Morning FreshnessThe cool citrus register for a white, glazed studioView ₹749
✓ One register in the customer-facing zone only - reception, the lounge and the handover bay - set from the furthest seat at the end of the longest wait and then key-locked ✓ Working bays, spray booths, cure areas and chemical stores stay unscented, extraction is fixed first, and fragrance does not remove or reduce any chemical in the air ✓ Made in India · independent, not affiliated with any hotel · a portion funds girl-child education
Founder Diaries · Commercial Scenting Guides · Detailing Studios
Why is switching it off the first question? Because a customer who reacts to fragrance is a certainty rather than a risk, and the correct response is to reduce or switch off. If that takes an app nobody can find, it will not happen.
What is wrong with a coverage claim in square feet? It has no ceiling height in it. A figure in cubic metres is a specification; a square-foot claim without a height attached is a marketing number.
See the SOSA Vaayu Book a scenting plan
Facts verified 8 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, not any kind of safety or health approval. Being waterless it adds no moisture and leaves no residue on paint, glass, film or equipment; refill supply should be confirmed with SOSA. The SOSA Angaan (₹25,999) is an HVAC nebulising diffuser rated to 3,000m³, roughly 8,000-10,000 sq ft, with an 800ml reservoir, metal body, programmable schedules and operation under 42dB. The SOSA Sukoon (₹1,899) is a 500ml water-based ultrasonic diffuser for a single room of roughly 270-320 sq ft, and the SOSA Boond (₹899) is its compact equivalent; both use the water-based Hotel Collection fragrance (15ml from ₹299, 100ml ₹999, 300ml ₹1,799), which is made for ultrasonic diffusers and is not reed diffuser oil. SOSA reed diffusers - Morning Freshness (₹749 / ₹1,249) and Mountain Breeze (₹849 / ₹1,349), or the two together as the Fresh & Grounded duo (₹1,548 / ₹2,548) - are alcohol-free and phthalate-free, with a 50ml bottle lasting 6-8 weeks and a 130ml bottle 14-18 weeks; 300ml and 500ml refills are ₹2,399 and ₹3,499. For the vehicle itself, the SOSA Safar (₹3,999) is a cordless rechargeable waterless car and travel diffuser, 20ml, cold diffusion with no water and no heat, up to 10 hours continuous or 30 hours intermittent per charge, three speeds and a 1/2/3-hour auto-off timer; SOSA hanging and spray car perfumes are ₹449-₹549 for 12ml and ₹1,499 for a 50ml spray, and the Car Perfume Sprays Discovery Set is ₹699-₹799. Ambient fragrance is an interior and hospitality decision only. It does not remove, neutralise, oxidise or reduce solvent vapour, isocyanates, adhesive off-gassing, particulates or any other chemical in the air, and it does not purify air. SOSA makes no claim that it affects reviews, referrals, ticket size, retention or spend. It is never a substitute for local exhaust ventilation, general ventilation, cleaning, correct chemical storage or the personal protective equipment a studio's own safety assessment requires - a studio that smells of solvent has a source-control problem to fix first, and masking that smell removes a signal staff rely on. Working bays, spray booths, cure areas and chemical stores are left unscented. Where a customer or a 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.
Five questions, and the one almost nobody asks comes first: how do I switch this off in five seconds? Because across a few thousand customers, somebody reacting to fragrance is not a risk. It is a certainty.
Quick answers — read this first
What should I ask before buying a scent machine for my PPF studio? Start with how quickly it can be switched off, then what the consumable is and what it costs, then what the coverage figure is measured in, then whether your own team can service it, then what happens in a power cut.Why is switching it off the first question? Because a customer who reacts to fragrance is a certainty rather than a risk, and the correct response is to reduce or switch off. If that takes an app nobody can find, it will not happen.
What is wrong with a coverage claim in square feet? It has no ceiling height in it. A figure in cubic metres is a specification; a square-foot claim without a height attached is a marketing number.
The short answer
Short answer: five questions, beginning with how fast it can be switched off - then the consumable, then what the coverage figure is measured in, then who services it, then what happens in a power cut.
The pick: SOSA Vaayu (₹11,999) - waterless, rated to 1000m³, app and onboard button, timers, adjustable intensity - or SOSA Angaan (₹25,999) rated to 3,000m³ for large customer areas.
Next step: ask the five below of whoever is quoting you, and write the answers down before you compare prices. Or ask for a studio scenting plan.
In this guide
None of these are on a spec sheet. All of them decide whether you still like the machine in year two.
Sized to the space - tap to see each
One machine, the customer floor
SOSA Vaayu · ₹11,999
The zone map
Which areas get scented, and which never do
Send the floor plan
Free studio scenting plan
Straight answer
What should I ask before buying a scent machine for my PPF studio?
Five questions, and they are not the ones on the spec sheet. One: how do I switch this off in five seconds? This is first for a reason. Over a few thousand customers, somebody who is sensitive to fragrance - or simply does not want it - is not a risk you are managing, it is an event that will definitely occur, probably more than once a year. The correct response in that moment is to reduce or switch off, immediately and without discussion. So the practical question is whether your front-desk person can do that without calling anybody, finding a phone, or reaching behind a cabinet. A SOSA Vaayu at ₹11,999 has an onboard button as well as app control, which is the reason I would want it at a reception rather than tucked into a ceiling void. Two: what is the consumable, and what does it actually cost per month? The machine price is the small number. The running cost is the real one, and it is the thing you live with for five years. Ask what goes in it, what size it comes in, how long a fill lasts at the setting you will actually use, and - the question people forget - whether you can still buy it in three years. A machine tied to a consumable that quietly disappears is an expensive ornament. Three: what is the coverage figure measured in? A number in cubic metres is a specification. A number in square feet, with no ceiling height attached, is a marketing figure - and in this trade that matters more than in most, because PPF studios are built tall. The Vaayu is rated to 1000m³, the SOSA Angaan at ₹25,999 to 3,000m³; convert those against your own room volume rather than against a square-foot claim. Four: can my own team service it? Intake access, filter changes, refill procedure. If any of it requires a visit, it will not get done - and a machine that is not maintained does not fail loudly, it drifts quietly while everyone assumes it is fine. Five: what happens in a power cut, and what happens when it restarts? Does it come back at the setting you left it on, or at a default? That second one has ruined more calibrations than any other single cause. And two questions to ask yourself rather than the seller. Is my customer area genuinely enclosed, and is my source control already handled? Fragrance does not remove or reduce any chemical in the air, so if the studio smells of solvent or polish the money belongs in extraction first. The working bay, the booth, the cure area, the interior station and the chemical store are never scented. SOSA makes no claim that fragrance affects reviews, referrals, ticket size or repeat business. It works alongside ventilation, cleaning and fabric care, never instead of them. Made in India, and a portion of every order supports girl-child education through Nanhi Kali.
Five: how fast can it be switched off, what is the consumable and its monthly cost, is the coverage figure in cubic metres or square feet, can your own team service it, and what setting does it return to after a power cut.
Specifications worth comparing against: SOSA Vaayu at ₹11,999, waterless, 1000m³, app and onboard button - or SOSA Angaan at ₹25,999, rated to 3,000m³.
See the SOSA Vaayu ₹11,999 Ask for a studio scenting plan
The honest ladder
One source for the customer zone, sized to the floor
What to buy, and for which space
The honest options for the space in question, 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, lounge and handover floor 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 an automotive studio the waterless part earns its place ahead of the reach: no mist, so nothing damp settles on fresh paint, glass, film or tooling. The key-lock holds the level the sofa chose against a well-meaning front desk, the 1h/4h/8h/24h timer keeps it on studio hours, and wall or HVAC mounting puts it on the right wall rather than the counter. 400ml tank, roughly 75-90 days depending on intensity and run hours, under 38dB.
From ₹11,999
The register itself - or the whole answer where the lounge is one seating zone
SOSA Mountain Breeze Reed Diffuser
Himalayan pine, sage and Indian cedar - the driest register SOSA makes and the automotive default, because it reads as clean workshop air rather than as a spa. Where the lounge is a single seating group, this bottle on the console at ₹849 for 50ml carries the studio's 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.
From ₹849
The five questions
None of them appear on a spec sheet, and all of them decide whether you still like the machine in year two.
1
Off
How do I switch this off in five seconds?
Across a few thousand customers, somebody sensitive to fragrance is a certainty rather than a risk, and the correct response is to reduce or switch off immediately. Can your front-desk person do that without an app, a phone call or reaching behind a cabinet?
Rule: an onboard button is why it belongs at reception, not in a ceiling void.
2
Consumable
What goes in it, and can I still buy it in three years?
The machine price is the small number; the running cost is the one you live with for five years. Ask what size it comes in, how long a fill lasts at the setting you will really use, and whether supply is assured.
Test: a machine tied to a vanishing consumable is an expensive ornament.
3
Units
Cubic metres is a specification. Square feet is not
A square-foot claim with no ceiling height attached tells you nothing, and PPF studios are built tall. The Vaayu is rated to 1000m³ and the Angaan to 3,000m³ - compare against your own room volume.
Test: if they will not give you a volume, that is the answer.
4
Service
Can my own team open it?
Intake access, filter changes, refill procedure. If any step needs a visit it will not get done - and a neglected machine does not fail loudly, it drifts quietly while everybody assumes it is working.
Rule: the failure mode is silence, which is why this question matters.
5
Restart
What setting does it come back on?
Power cuts are a fact of life in most of this country. If a machine restarts at a factory default rather than the level you set, your calibration is gone and nobody will notice for weeks.
Test: this has ruined more settings than any other single cause.
The SOSA principle
Across a few thousand customers, one who reacts to fragrance is not a risk being managed. It is an event that will happen - so plan the switch, not the apology.
Which is why the first question is about turning the machine off rather than turning it on, and why an onboard button matters more than a feature list does.
Before buying, question by question
Five to ask the seller, and two to ask yourself.
The SOSA studio table
What to ask before buying a scent machine
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What comes first?
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How fast it can be switched off. A customer reacting to fragrance is a certainty, and the correct response is to reduce or switch off - immediately, without finding an app. |
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What is the real cost question?
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The consumable. The machine price is the small number; ask what goes in it, how long a fill lasts at your actual setting, and whether you can still buy it in three years. |
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How should coverage be quoted?
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In cubic metres. SOSA Vaayu (₹11,999) is rated to 1000m³ and SOSA Angaan (₹25,999) to 3,000m³ - a square-foot claim with no ceiling height is a marketing figure. |
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Who services it?
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Your own team, ideally. If intake access, filter changes or refills need a visit, they will not happen - and a neglected machine drifts quietly rather than failing visibly. |
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What about power cuts?
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Ask what setting it restarts on. A machine that comes back at a factory default rather than your level has lost your calibration, and nobody notices for weeks. |
The purchase conditions are in whether a machine is worth buying, the running cost in what it costs per month, and the sizing in calculating requirements for a multi-zone studio. SOSA makes no claim that fragrance affects reviews, referrals, ticket size or repeat business.
One register, the customer floor only, set from the furthest seat
SOSA Vaayu ₹11,999 waterless, key-locked and timed to studio hours; Mountain Breeze ₹849 or Morning Freshness ₹749 as the register. Send the floor plan with the bay door and the extraction runs marked and we will return it with the wall position.
A neglected machine does not fail loudly. It drifts quietly, while everybody in the building assumes it is still doing what it did in week one.
— Sonal Sahani, SOSA
Sized to the floor
The customer zone gets one source; the working bay gets none
The SOSA detailing studio specification
One register, delivered at whatever size the customer-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 detailing studio specification
What goes where in a premium detailing, PPF or ceramic-coating studio
| 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, lounge and handover floor of ~1,500-3,000 sq ft | Wall or HVAC mounted on the far side of the customer zone from the bay door; level set from the furthest seat late in the day, then key-locked; timer on studio hours | ₹11,999 View → |
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SOSA Mountain Breeze Reed Diffuser
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The register for the whole customer floor; alone where the lounge is one seating zone | Pine, sage and cedar - dry and technical; three or four reeds in, flipped weekly, the rest left in the drawer | ₹849 / ₹1,349 View → |
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SOSA Morning Freshness Reed Diffuser
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The same job in a white, glazed, gallery-style studio | Malabar lemon, mint and eucalyptus - cool, with no warmth; never one register in the lounge and another at reception | ₹749 / ₹1,249 View → |
 SOSA Fresh & Grounded Reed Diffuser Duo
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A lounge with two genuinely separate seating groups | Two bottles in two places carrying the same register - reach by placement, never by adding reeds | ₹1,548 / ₹2,548 View → |
 SOSA Safar Car Diffuser
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The handover, and only if the customer asks | Offered at the desk, never applied in the bay and never sprayed onto trim, leather or a freshly dressed surface | ₹3,999 View → |
A SOSA Sukoon (₹1,899) is the water-based rung for a single enclosed lounge of roughly 270-320 sq ft in a dry room, and a Boond (₹899) for a small consultation corner; 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. Fragrance does not remove, neutralise or reduce any chemical in the air. It is an ambience decision like lighting or seating, and it works alongside extraction, ventilation, cleaning and source control, never instead of them. Working bays, spray and cure areas and chemical stores are never scented, and a studio that smells of solvent has a ventilation problem to fix first. SOSA makes no claim that fragrance affects reviews, referrals, ticket size or repeat business. Ask for a studio scenting plan and send the floor plan with the bay doors marked.
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A note from Sonal
The first question is one almost nobody asks, and I think it should come before anything on the spec sheet: how do I switch this off in five seconds? Across a few thousand customers you will meet somebody who is sensitive to fragrance, or who simply does not want it. That is not a risk you are managing, it is something that is going to happen. And the right response in that moment is to turn it down or off, straight away, without a discussion. If that needs an app nobody can find or a plug behind a cabinet, it will not happen and somebody will sit there uncomfortable instead.
Then the consumable, because the machine price is the small number and the running cost is the one you live with for five years. What goes in it, what size, how long does a fill last at the setting you will actually use - and can you still buy it in three years' time. Then units: a coverage figure in cubic metres is a specification and a figure in square feet with no ceiling height is a marketing number, which matters here because PPF studios are built tall.
Then servicing - can your own people open it, reach the intake, change a filter, refill it, without booking anybody? A machine that is not maintained does not fail loudly. It drifts quietly while everyone assumes it is fine. And finally power cuts: ask what setting it restarts on, because a unit that comes back on a factory default has thrown away your calibration and nobody will notice for a month. For reference, Vaayu at ₹11,999 is waterless, rated to 1000m³, with an onboard button as well as the app; Angaan at ₹25,999 is rated to 3,000m³. Two questions for yourself as well: is the customer area genuinely enclosed, and is your source control handled - fragrance does not remove or reduce any chemical in the air. The bay, the booth and the chemical store are never scented. I make no claim that any of this affects reviews, referrals, ticket size or repeat business. It works alongside ventilation, cleaning and fabric care, never instead of them. Made in India, and a portion of every order supports girl-child education through Nanhi Kali.
Frequently asked questions
What should I ask before buying a scent machine for my PPF studio?
How fast it can be switched off, what the consumable is and costs, what the coverage figure is measured in, whether your own team can service it, and what setting it restarts on after a power cut.
Why is switching it off the first question?
Because a customer who reacts to fragrance is a certainty rather than a risk, and the correct response is to reduce or switch off immediately. If that needs an app nobody can find, it will not happen.
Why does cubic metres matter more than square feet?
Because a square-foot claim carries no ceiling height, and PPF studios are built tall. SOSA Vaayu is rated to 1000m³ and SOSA Angaan to 3,000m³.
Why ask who services it?
Because if intake access, filter changes or refills need a visit, they will not get done - and an unmaintained machine drifts quietly rather than failing visibly.
What should I ask myself rather than the seller?
Whether the customer area is genuinely enclosed, and whether source control is already handled. Fragrance does not remove or reduce any chemical in the air.
Ask the five before you compare prices
SOSA — Studio Scenting questions before buying a scent machine
Five questions, none of them on a spec sheet. First and most important: how do I switch this off in five seconds? Across a few thousand customers somebody who reacts to fragrance is a certainty rather than a risk, and the correct response is to reduce or switch off immediately - which will not happen if it needs an app nobody can find. Then the consumable, because the machine price is the small number and the running cost is what you live with for five years; ask whether you can still buy it in three. Then units - cubic metres is a specification, square feet without a ceiling height is not. Then whether your own team can service it. Then what setting it restarts on after a power cut. SOSA Vaayu (₹11,999) is rated to 1000m³ with an onboard button; SOSA Angaan (₹25,999) to 3,000m³. Made in India, and a portion of every order supports girl-child education through Nanhi Kali.
Ask for a studio scenting plan → SOSA Vaayu · ₹11,999
One more look at the range
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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 8 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, not any kind of safety or health approval. Being waterless it adds no moisture and leaves no residue on paint, glass, film or equipment; refill supply should be confirmed with SOSA. The SOSA Angaan (₹25,999) is an HVAC nebulising diffuser rated to 3,000m³, roughly 8,000-10,000 sq ft, with an 800ml reservoir, metal body, programmable schedules and operation under 42dB. The SOSA Sukoon (₹1,899) is a 500ml water-based ultrasonic diffuser for a single room of roughly 270-320 sq ft, and the SOSA Boond (₹899) is its compact equivalent; both use the water-based Hotel Collection fragrance (15ml from ₹299, 100ml ₹999, 300ml ₹1,799), which is made for ultrasonic diffusers and is not reed diffuser oil. SOSA reed diffusers - Morning Freshness (₹749 / ₹1,249) and Mountain Breeze (₹849 / ₹1,349), or the two together as the Fresh & Grounded duo (₹1,548 / ₹2,548) - are alcohol-free and phthalate-free, with a 50ml bottle lasting 6-8 weeks and a 130ml bottle 14-18 weeks; 300ml and 500ml refills are ₹2,399 and ₹3,499. For the vehicle itself, the SOSA Safar (₹3,999) is a cordless rechargeable waterless car and travel diffuser, 20ml, cold diffusion with no water and no heat, up to 10 hours continuous or 30 hours intermittent per charge, three speeds and a 1/2/3-hour auto-off timer; SOSA hanging and spray car perfumes are ₹449-₹549 for 12ml and ₹1,499 for a 50ml spray, and the Car Perfume Sprays Discovery Set is ₹699-₹799. Ambient fragrance is an interior and hospitality decision only. It does not remove, neutralise, oxidise or reduce solvent vapour, isocyanates, adhesive off-gassing, particulates or any other chemical in the air, and it does not purify air. SOSA makes no claim that it affects reviews, referrals, ticket size, retention or spend. It is never a substitute for local exhaust ventilation, general ventilation, cleaning, correct chemical storage or the personal protective equipment a studio's own safety assessment requires - a studio that smells of solvent has a source-control problem to fix first, and masking that smell removes a signal staff rely on. Working bays, spray booths, cure areas and chemical stores are left unscented. Where a customer or a 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.