I would like to learn to make the fragrance oil to burn in a lamberge lamp.
Debby from Vinton, LA
Use 3 ounces of your preferred oil( fragrance), 16 ounces 91% Isopropyl Alcohol,
I make mine using eucalyptus oil,
love it
Hi--with regards to the concentration of the isopropyl alcohol, I spoke just TODAY with a man who makes fragrance oils for berger wick lampes. He said to use 99% isopropyl alcohol (medical grade)--I found it online for $2.39 plus s/h. A little more expensive, but it will insure the "health" of the wick and stone.
Still really inexpensive when compared to the cost of the fuel. You can buy replacement wicks/stones at a great price from courtneyscandles.com
They are very nice people who have lots of information. I bought 3 lampes from them, too! Courtney's own brand. Good luck!
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Melissa from Blytheville, AR
Find a site that sells fig fragrance oil, try Wellington fragrance oil. Use 2 teaspoons of oil per 16 oz.
I have never found anything that can compare to Sophia's Fig. I have been selling the fuel for 6 years and it is still the best seller. I would rather buy it from them than to risk loosing my regular customers who keep me in business buying it.
I have made my own 'oil' for my lamp, but it takes forever to get it to light and then it doesn't stay hot enough to bring the scent into the room. Have I done something wrong? I used 91% alcohol and 10 drops scent.
By Linda
I fixed it! I soaked the entire wick assembly in 91% rubbing alcohol. Set it out to dry for about 24 hours and started over with my handmade oil. Now it works perfectly.
I use 91% as well BUT from a 16 oz. bottle I take out 1 tablespoon of alcohol and replace it with 1 tablespoon of DISTILLED water to reduce the alcohol to 90%. Then I add the essential oil. For 16 oz of liquid, I add one tablespoon of oil. Works great!
Is there a recipe for making LaTeeDa monogrammed linens effusion oil?
I found a site www.ehow.com/
I use isopropyl alcohol, 99.5, but the smell is too alcoholic! How much is the right amount of essential oil in 500ml of alcohol?
By Stefano M
I use the 91% rubbing alcohol and about 12 drops of essential oil. Works well...using alcohol any less % will NOT work! Too much oil will not work as well either.
Can anybody tell me how make oakmoss essential oil thin enough to make drop by drop. Also I would like to know if oakmoss will clog up my lampe berger stone. Does anyone have any recipe ideas for my lampe berger.
Thank you everyone in advance.
It is quite simple to make your own fragrance oils at home. There is only 2 basic ingredients. First, you will need isopropyl alcohol and any fragrance oil.
You will mix 16oz of isopropyl alcohol with 10 drops of your fragrance oil in a bottle.
If you want to use your oakmoss it is possible. Just mix 10 drops of your oakmoss with 16oz of isopropyl alcohol. Shake well and pour in your lamp. Mixing it with isopropyl alcohol won't clog your lamp. If you don't use all the oil you have mixed, store the oil in a cool place using an airtight container.
When making diffusers, I would like to know if I can use surgical spirit B.P. instead of rubbing alcohol? Both are 99% alcohol. Please let me know.
I think they are basically the same thing. Here is an article on Wikipedia about rubbing alcohol and it has information on surgical spirit B.P. and how it is comparable to rubbing or isopropyl alcohol in the U.S.
en.wikipedia.org/
If you try it, let us know how it works out.
I would love to have the recipe so I can make my own effusion oil for my diffuser lamp. The oil is so expensive when you buy it in stores. Does anyone know how to make it? Thanks.
By Jeanie Hart from Mobile, AL
There is an excellent website for effusion lamps. It not only gives instructions on making your own oil but also care of the lamp, wick, etc. I made some last week and it works wonderfully.
christys-thriftydecorating.blogspot.../
What is the correct amount of scented oil you use for 91% alcohol for a lampe berger? My lamp doesn't get very hot or hardly any scent. I can't afford to buy it already made up!
Thanks.
By Polly Johnson from Klamath Falls, OR
The secret is to use 99% Isopropyl Alcohol (not the same as rubbing alcohol) - available at any Drug Store and inexpensive.
99% Isopropyl Alcohol will get the ceramic top part of the wick to it's right temperature after a minute or two, after which you blow out the flame and the ceramic will remain hot until either snuffed out or the alcohol is used up.
As for adding fragrance, you can either use essential oils (pure natural extracts - usually more expensive) or fragrance oils (synthetic fragrances - usually stronger and much larger fragrance selection and more reasonably priced compared to essential oils.)
How much you use depends on the type of oils you chose to use.
The general rule of thumb I use, is 8 to 10 drops of fragrance or essential oil per 250ml of 99% Isopropyl Alcohol.
Good Luck, have fun and enjoy your Fragrance lamp without breaking the bank.
As soapmaker, i use Essential oil and fragrance on a daily basis. You can find a lot of great scent for create the lamp mix at place like www.wholesalesuppliesplus.com. I am so happy that I found that website! I was looking for refill for my Berger lamp and the price of the "real stuff" is prohibitive. I like to use natural product as much as possible and it's now possible to make my Berger lamp spread EO all over the house, yeah me! :)
$33.00? Wow, that is the typical price for the 1 liter size.
Where are you getting it from?
I just checked on Amazon and ALL of them are expensive. Some smaller bottles could be about $20 but larger are $30 +
Hello
I have done everything you mention, I use 99% Isopropyl Alcohol and fragrance oils (the thrift store one, could this be the problem??),but just for it to be set on fire I have to submerge the ceramic part in alcohol!!! And then, I can set it on fire but only for a few seconds, not enough for the ceramic to get hot, or continue burn... why? I have a Ashleigh & Burwood frangrance lamp, and the fuel is very expensive, so I would really love to make my own. Thanks
When making your own fusion lamp fuel, can you mix essential oils and fragrance oils together? I have some fragrance oils that I like to mix together to get my own scent, but have run out of vanilla, and the only oil I can buy local is essential oil.
Hello ! Essential oils shouldn't be burnt but only diffused and not all essential oils should be diffused. Fragrance oils can be made with chemical products but a product marked "essential oils" should be made from plant only. Each essential oil has its usage some are made for external use like skin massage other can be ingested if prescribed for medical use. When diffusing essential oil you breath it and it gets in contact with your eyes, diffusing oils like cedar oil, tea tree oil, is dangerous. My advice is to check wether what is sold to you as essential oil is really essential oil and if it is check its specific usage and my guess is that if you had bought true vanilla essential oils you surely would not burn it because of its price. In my country the lowest quality is sold 1844 dollars per liter !
Does anyone have directions for making my own catalyst lamp oil?
By debbie from Perham, MN
I have just brought my first oil lamp but it there a difference in a fragrance lamp and an oil lamp you light to show a flam. Also I have the one that produces a flame, Can i and fragrance-essential oils to it to develop a sent, and if so which ones and which light oils can essentials be added to. I like amber essential oils,
What is the best recipe for mixing fragrance oil to burn in a catalytic burner?
By EJ Green from Los Angeles, CA
I don't know what percent the alcohol is, but it is not the regular rubbing alcohol, but the next higher percentage strength. Just look at the store next to the 'regular' alcohol. Then choose whatever kind of scent oil you want to use---the kind of oil that is used to scent potpourri.
Start with pouring 1/4 of the vial of oil into the alcohol, recap it, and shake. You may need to increase the amt of oil.
I use that in my 'Lamp Berge" type of lamp.
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