Request: Making Lampe Berger Fragrance
Archived on 10/12/2009
Where do you purchase the oils to make my own Lampe Berge Fragrane. I bought some candle oil from a craft store and mixed it up, but is smells like burning alcohol. So I added more and now it will not burn.
Debby from Vinton, LA
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RE: Making Lampe Berge Fragrance
Hallmark stores carry it for around $13. Have not tried it because the lamps are so expensive. (12/31/2006)
By Dede
RE: Making Lampe Berger Fragrance
I love some of the Berger scents too, but if you have more than one lamp and burn often, it gets expensive. Making your own fragrance is so easy, yet I found too many people try to complicate it with details or opinions about what oil or alcohol to use. Or whether to use water or not. I finally just did it and I have had no problems, only success.
- 16 oz bottle of 91% alcohol from any drug store or Walmart for less than $1.50
- bottle of fragrance oil. At Walmart it is sold in the craft department by the dried potpourri for less than $2.00.
- Pour the oil into the alcohol, put the top on, shake and use.
- Don't fill lamp over half full. Light the wick, when you see it turn red, just a little red, blow out the flame and replace the large decorative cap.
Some say don't let it burn out, I have done both. I let it burn all oil and later find the lamp empty and cold. No oil, no way for the stone to stay hot. Other times I put the snuffer cap on.
Do not leave the lamp on if you have cats that climb around while you are not home. Always keep your lamp in a place away from animals and children, because an accident can cause a fire. Also, do not lay your snuffer cap on furniture, because the residue can damage the wood. I found this out myself. Fill your lamps in a kitchen or bathroom where you can rinse the funnel and wipe the bottles without damage to your furniture.
The combination of oils you use is your preference. I like the smell of roses, so I only used the rose oil. It was too strong. Later I added some lavender oil to the rest of my mix and a little alcohol, shook it up and added it to the lamp with the strong roses oil and it was much nicer.
If you like sweet and spicy, add 1/2 bottle of something sweet that appeals to your senses and 1/2 bottle of a spicy scented oil, you'll have both. Or try 3 scents, 1/3 of each bottle to one bottle of alcohol. This is where you get creative. Yes, essential oils can be used and perfume oils. Whatever you use, make sure it is pure and undiluted.
I have a 2 Berger lamps, a no name high quality lamp, and more recently a Redolere lamp. I like how fast it gets hot and how it burns, although I didn't care for the wick or quality as much. Yet, it is a very good lamp. So, looks aren't everything. The decorative cap on the Redolere is also thin and it gets hot, so if you get one, be aware.
Finally, I have been burning my lamps without cleaning the wicks for months. If I have trouble getting them to light I will soak them in alcohol, but not until then. To the reader who mentioned the Sophia oil. I used it once, loved the scent, but it smoked black really badly towards the end.
Hope this helps someone who like me was scared to make their own oil, because of the differences of opinions on the web. Don't buy the recipes from sellers at eBay. One is just what I told you how to mix. The other seller sells you the most confusing file with other recipes for lotion, bath salts, etc. that I personally saw free on the web. Don't add to their bank balance for something given free on a search engine.
By Carmenhere
RE: Making Lampe Berger Fragrance
Beware. You will void your berger stone warranty if your stone doesn't work after you use a homemade fuel. The Lampe Berger fuel is 100% all natural, they don't use common essential oils in their fuel, it's an organic version, I tried to return a stone and couldn't because the stone leaves a residue if you use any other brand but theirs. Try to save a few bucks and it will cost you more. I know.
(11/08/2007)
By ljoutlet
RE: Making Lampe Berger Fragrance
I have made my own fuel for the Lampe, 91% isopropyl alcohol and essential oil. That's it. Anyone who says there is an added ingredient is just continuing the scam. Walgreen's sells the 91% for 1.29 a bottle and that last two refills if not more in my lamp. I ran it all day no problem with the wick and I can adjust my scent to be not so strong. Clean the wick only when it will not stay hot. Place in a covered bowl in 91% isopropyl until it is clean, about two days. Stop believing everything the marketers write after all, the original recipe for hospitals was just the alcohol. (11/23/2007)
By Make your own fuel
RE: Making Lampe Berger Fragrance
I also have a catalytic effusion lamp and make my own lamp fuel. When you make your own it is not Lampe Berger. It's just catalytic lamp fuel. Lampe Berger started the thing. The Lampe Bergers are really nice but can be really costly. I would not recommend using anyone else's lamp fuel to use in your Lampe Berger, because they just do not do well, plus you would void the warranty of the wick, but you can buy a wick, used for catalytic lamps, not a Lampe Berger wick just one that will fit in any lamp, and those wicks do well with other peoples lamp fuel.
The ingredient for the lamp fuel if you look on the bottles says: Fragrance, purified or distilled water, and 90-91% alcohol, or maybe just alcohol. The trick is getting the formula right. If you add too much fragrance oil it may clog your wick or not work properly. The formula I use is for every 16 oz. of alcohol use 1/8 oz. of distilled water and 1/4 oz. of fragrance oil or essential oil, there is a difference, I believe the essential oil would burn better. Maybe this will help somebody have a better understanding. (12/02/2007)
By Rebecca
RE: Making Lampe Berger Fragrance
I have the ultimate fix for clogged wicks. It took me a while trying different things. Soaking them in alcohol just doesn't work. But if you soak it in alcohol to clean it of the oils, and then empty your lampe and fill it with pure 90 to 91% alcohol and burn that through it will make your wick like new, this will remove any residues.
Mine looked like I had just bought it after this. Thought I would pass this on, have seen a lot of people complaining about clogged wicks. Also, do not bother to add the distilled water to your home brew. 90% isopropol alcohol and a small amount of fragrance 1/4 to 0.5 ounce works great. If it gets residue or smokes it is too much fragrance or essential. I found that you can use, perfume, essential oils, or fragrance. When your wick gets clogged soak it for about 30 minutes, empty the lampe, fill with nothing, but alcohol and burn it for a few hours. So keep making your own home brews without worry now. (03/06/2008)
By lampe berger fanatic with clogged wicks(fix)
RE: Making Lampe Berger Fragrance
I read the posts below thinking I can make my own lampeberger oil because it is just so expensive to buy. However, I realized that the branded oil contains Ozoalcool (patent) ingredient that contains O1 and when combined with the alcohol which contains O2 when heated, they produce Ozone which is what eliminates odor and kills bacteria. Therefore, I guess if I want fuel that also eliminates odor and kills bacteria instead of just masking it with scent, I will have to fork out the money to buy the "Lampe Berger" fuel. (09/07/2008)
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Request: Fragrance Lamps
Archived on 12/25/2006
Request:
Does anyone have a recipe for making the fragrance fuel for a Lampe Berger or one of the other lamp products?
By Gene
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RE: Fragrance Lamps
- 1 bottle 90% alcohol (do not use weaker strength)
- 9 cc's essential oil (not fragrance oil)
Drip the essential oil directly into the bottle of alcohol. A syringe works best. Shake and enjoy!
By Susie (10/03/2005)
RE: Fragrance Lamps
Susie, Have you had any problems at all burning the homemade fuel in your lamp? I was told by someone who sells Redolere lamps and Sophies lamp fuel that there is an additional ingredient in the formula besides alcohol and essential oil that helps the stone burn cleaner. Someone here locally is selling their own homemade mixtures and the Redolere dealer told me that those using it are having to replace their stones a lot sooner. She said she could tell when they were burning the homemade fuel because the stone turned a different color and it emitted a smoke that was not present when burning the Sophie and La-Te-Da, etc., fuels. Is this fact, or is this a sales pitch?
By Cajun (11/06/2005)
RE: Fragrance Lamps
Cajun, there are no additional ingredients. It's just a sales pitch so you'll buy, buy, buy. I make my own and the recipe provided is the one I bought from someone on Ebay three years ago. Works great!
I have some fuel purchased from a local store and there is no difference in the burn or any smoke, if you make your own.
By Mary (11/28/2005)
RE: Fragrance Lamps
I found the post for homemade lamp fuel. Where do I find 90% alcohol? The kind I see is rubbing alcohol and its only 70%. I really like the lamps but the alcohol is so spendy.
By cleo (01/02/2006)
RE: Fragrance Lamps
I found the alcohol, in fact I found some also that says 99%. I have tried both and my stone will not stay hot after I blow out the flame and I have let it burn (flame) for longer periods of time to see if that would help, no go. Anyone else have this problem?
By cleo( 01/05/2006)
RE: Fragrance Lamps
I was looking for information on making my own air freshener and your ideas worked wonderfully! Thank you so much for taking the time to write these amazing ideas! I appreciate them and I know my friends and family are all looking at your suggestions now as well!
By Laur (01/10/2006)
RE: Fragrance Lamps
I had trouble getting my stone to stay hot after blowing out the flame as well. Thought it was the oil but it was not and I wasted a bottle because I threw it out. The key is not to overfill the lamp. Try filling the lamp a little less than halfway and then light as usual. You should be all set and you should notice that as the fuel gets the lower, the stone burns hotter.
You need to experiment with different levels before you find the level that works best with your shape lamp. The instructions that came with the lamp said to fill it to 2/3 or less. I had done this and it did not work properly, but my lamp is cone shaped. When I filled to about 2/3 interior mass rather than 2/3 vertical height, I had success. Because of the shape of the lamp, the 2/3 interior mass looks to be about 1/3 the vertical height.
I have found this to be true with both the name brand fuel and the homemade fuel. I switched over to homemade fuel a couple of weeks ago when the sample bottle of brand name ran out and have used nothing else and am quite happy with it. No smoke and no apparent residue. I use a full half ounce of the essential oil to get the level of fragrance that I like and think I may go higher than that amount next time I make it. I also did notice over the past weeks, that when the fragrance is initially mixed and used immediately that I find myself wondering if that particular oil is weaker and if the mixture needs to have a higher concentration of oil. Then, when I refill a few days later to burn again, the fragrance is much stronger and this is also the case a few days after that. I am wondering if maybe the mixture needs to sit to proof to reach max capacity, similarly as to how your soup always tastes better in the 2 or 3 days after it is made.
I just mixed up 4 bottles with different scents each, marked the bottles with sharpie, and put them aside to sit before using them. Also, if you use it right away, don't forget to shake the bottle just like you would if you were mixing salad dressing. I do make it with essential oils and not fragrance oils, though. It's pricier than using the fragrance oils, but I prefer it. Good luck.
By SandraRose (01/31/2006)
RE: Fragrance Lamps
To clean the stone, put it in a jar with 91% isopropyl alcohol, let soak overnight, it should be good for the next day's use, works good. Tip: never put more oil in your lamp than you plan on using. When the stone cools, put it in alcohol until the next use.
I am looking for how to make my own oil for my effusion lamp. Not sure what kind of oil and where to buy it and how much and how much alcohol.
By jax (02/02/2006)
RE: Fragrance Lamps
I would like to add to the discussion on the Lampe Berger Lamps. I have found that using an authentic Lampe Berger Wick is the answer to those who have problems with their stones not burning and lighting, etc. I have learned this through a great deal of trial, error and expense.
By Bette (02/16/2006)
RE: Fragrance Lamps
My house is using Lampe Berger too. Actually, a lot of people are not using it the right way. That's why so many people complain about it. I'm an anti MLM person, but the product is really good. I have tried to do some experiments at home. It's really can kill the bacterias in the air. Another thing is about the scent. Not all the scents are nice, but it also depends how you mix them. Different ones will have different effects and you just gotta use it in the right way. I don't understand why there are so many rumours about Lampe Berger. At least there are people who succeed in this line also. Some of the people are not doing the business in a proper way, and don't understand how it works. I have a friend who is a Lampe Berger member, but she's not very clear with the product. I believe I have the better understanding, compared to her.
By syit (11/29/2006)
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