How to Present Home-Fragrance Choices to Interior-Design Clients

SOSA · for interior designers

Let the client choose the scent

Fragrance is personal in a way that tiles and fabrics are not. The designer’s job is to guide the choice, not make it.

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SOSA Pawan with its fragrance bottles

The short answer

Ask what the client loves and dislikes, then offer only the oils that suit the chosen machine: Pawan’s two pairs, or Vaayu’s four sets. Agree intensity and which rooms stay unscented, record the choice, and revisit it a few weeks after move-in.

A short conversation

Five questions

  1. Love and dislike. Woods, fresh tea, citrus, florals or warm amber?
  2. Where. Shared rooms, private rooms, or both.
  3. How strong. A hint on arrival, or a clear presence.
  4. Who is sensitive. Anyone in the household who prefers no fragrance.
  5. Record and revisit. Write the choice into the handover and check back after a few weeks.

The palette

What we offer

Pawan: Vetiver and Sandalwood, or Ritz-Carlton and St. Regis inspired. Vaayu: our own Vetiver, Mahogany Shea, Lemongrass and Sandalwood set, or one of three hotel-inspired sets. See our hotel-inspired scent guides.

Questions

Before you choose

Can clients sample the scents?

Message us and we will help you choose between the options for the client’s rooms.

Should every room have the same scent?

It does not have to. One scent across connected spaces feels calm and consistent. A closed bedroom can have its own scent if the person using it prefers something different.

Can one room be left unscented?

Yes. Fragrance is optional. Simply leave that room without a machine, or switch a Pawan off in the SOSA app.

What if someone in the home is sensitive to fragrance?

If someone is pregnant, has asthma, migraines or a known fragrance sensitivity, check with your doctor first, start on the lowest setting and keep the space ventilated.

Not sure which one?

Get help choosing for your space

Send us the room sizes, ceiling height and how the space is used. Our Pune studio will suggest the machine, the number you need and where to place it.

Get help choosing for your space