The very first oxybar in Delhi sells 15 minutes of fresh oxygen for INR 300

Among all the measures to combat the high levels of air pollution in Delhi-NCR, there is another option - an air-clean bar.  

The founders of the oxy bar are Aryavir Kumar and Margarita Kuritsyana. Delhi's first oxygen bar - called 'Oxy Pure' - provides 15 minutes of 80-90 percent pure oxygen starting at Rs 299.

The oxy bar, launched in May, also offers its customers some fragrances to choose from that can be fit with odorless oxygen.

They provide Customers with a nasal cavity, a lightweight tube, used to supplement oxygen. The place the machine  near the nostrils of the client where they advised to inhale the inhaled oxygen.

There is a wide scope of flavors available, like eucalyptus, lavender, vanilla, peppermint, spearmint, cinnamon, lemongrass, orange, cherry and then some. In the bar, pure oxygen is acquired from air, up to 90% through an oxygen concentrator machine.Each period promises to improve a person's sinus, sleep patterns and digestion.

 The oxy bar treat headaches and migraines. They even claim that it works as a remedy for depression. 

Bonny Irengbam, a senior sales assistant at the bar, said customers responded well these times. “Some people, trying for the first time, will feel relaxed and clean. But people who hold regular sessions will get the real benefits of the scent, ”he added.

Irengbam points out that they do not recommend a back-to-back session and tell his clients to stick to 10 to 15 minutes a day.

“Although we have regular customers, we do not encourage relapses, as high levels of oxygen in the body can cause dizziness. It is recommended that you do it once or twice a month, ”he said.

The chief consultant Dr Rajesh Chawla at the Indraprastha Apollo Hospital comented that : there are  no side effects at the time of using the oxy bar. But they did not have long-term benefits. 

"Even if you breathe in so-called pure oxygen for two hours a day, you will return to breathing polluted air for the remaining 22 hours," he said. He added that the idea was a capitalist step.

Recalling the early days of the bar, Irengbam admitted that people were skeptical and that only a few people came to try it. "Many people criticize us, saying that we are selling air, and some are afraid to breathe a sigh of relief."

Irengbam said  after  two to three days of Diwali the bar had increased in customer numbers. As its pollution levels added adding that people were warming up with the idea of ​​an oxygen bar. “They have come to realize the need for it,” she says. The bar also provides oxygen-breathing cans, which are easy to carry and act as an inhaler.

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