Fragrance Lampes
History of the Fragrance Lampe | Operation and Instruction | Fragrance Descriptions
History of the Fragrance Lampe
Though Fragrance Lampes or Lamps are one of the hottest and newest trend in home fragrance, they are by no means a new product line. Fragrance Lampes, also know as effusion lamps, perfume lamps, of scented oil lamps have a deep and rich history that dates back to the mid 1800s. Most of the lifetime of the Fragrance Lampe has been spent in Europe where they were initially developed for a more functional purpose of air purification.
In the early 1800s, Justus Von Liebig and Charles Frederick Gerhardt initially developed the catalytic burner system that is the key component of the catalytic fragrance lampe. Liebig, a German Scientist, made major contributions to agricultural and biological chemistry and was considered to be one of the greatest chemistry teachers of all time. Gerhardt was an equally famous chemist from France who was actually the original inventor of aspirin. Together, these two developed the catalytic burner system primarily as a tool to be used in hospitals and mortuaries. The catalytic burner system was successfully used to purify bacteria and other germs from the air and to kill bad odors in these settings.
Maurice Berger, a pharmacist and inventor improved upon and patented the Catalytic Fragrance Lampe in Paris in June of 1898, hence the name Lampe Berger, the name of the original fragrance lampe. Berger primarily focused his fragrance lampe business on the commercial industry initially, but soon saw the promise in making his product a household appliance available for every home. His lampes were sold in the finest department stores in Paris offering a home free of germs and odor.
Just in recent years, the Fragrance Lampe has begun to recognize much greater popularity in the United States and a number of companies have sprung up who are offering a myriad of beautiful fragrance lampes with the same air purifying catalytic process of the original Lampe Berger. In most cases, these lampes are offered at a much more affordable cost (generally $35-$60). The company we buy our lampes from began business in 2006 with the goal of offering lampes in the common “gift giving” price range of $20-$30. One of their goals was to keep fragrance lampe operation affordable by offering some of the best prices on fragrance lamp oils and replacement stone wicks.
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Operation and Instructions:
The catalytic fragrance lamp is to be used only for the purpose of home perfuming and according to these use instructions. Use only with catalytic lamp type oil. Do not use with any other type of combustible fuels or liquids. - Place catalytic fragrance lamp on flat surface away from all combustinble materials above it or next to it.
- Fragrance Lampe oil contains alcohol, which can damage furniture finishes. Please use a saucer or plateau under your lamp to protect your furniture from oil spills and heat.
- Never leave open flame unattended.
- Do not leave the lampe perfuming overnight or for long periods of time.
- Always blow the flame out. Do not extinguish flame with cut off cap.
- Do not put the protective vent cap over open flame.
- Do not touch stone wick as it is red hot even though you do not see a flame.
- Always cover the stone with protective vent cap to prevent accidental burns.
- Protective vent cap and cut off cap will get hot. Please handle caps with care
Precautions: - Place the catalytic fragrance lamp on flat surface away from all combustible materials above or next to it.
- Fragrance Lamp oil contains alcohol, which may damage furniture finish and create fire hazard.
- Have a wet cloth available to clean up any oil spills immediately.
Catalytic Fragrance Lamp Operating Instructions:
step 1. Use funnel to fill lamp half way full with oil. Over filling lamp will cause it to operate improperly.
step 2. Insert cotton wick into lamp with stone resting in lamp neck.
step 3. Cover stone wick with cut off cap, (snuff cap).
step 4. Allow wick to completely absorb lamp oil for 15-20 minutes.
step 5. Remove cut off cap and light stone.
step 6. Heat stone for 2-3 minutes. Lamp may produce up to a 4” – 6” flame. Flame may slowly reduce to 1”-2”, or extinguish by itself. (warning: do not leave open flame unattended).
steip 7. Blow out any remaining flame. (warning: do not put protective vent or cut off cap on over open flame.)
step 8. Place protective vent cap over heated stone.(warning: Always put the protective vent cap on lamp to prevent burns.)
The catalytic fragrance lamp is now perfuming even though you don’t see a flame. It will not disperse fragrance while flame is burning. It will continue to perfume until stone is covered with cut off cap or oil supply is empty.
Extinguishing Your Catalytic Fragrance Lampe:
step 1. Remove protective vent cap. (warning: caps will get hot so be careful when handling or setting on furniture.
step 2. Cover stone with cut off cap.
step 3. Replace protective vent cap over cut off cap.
For additional help with operating your lamp, please click below on "Helpful Tips".
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Fragrance Descriptions:
These fragrance oils are some of the highest quality made especially for fragrance lampes. They are made with a generous portion of excellent synthetic essential oils to provide for a great home perfuming experience. Because these fragrance oils can be quite stong, we also offer DILUTE which can be added to the fragrance oil to tone the fragrance to your individual liking and it also extends the amount of fragrance oil.
These fragrance oils have been developed expressly for use in catalytic fragrance lampes and are NOT indended for use in any other oil burning lamps.
DILUTE - tone it down (non fragrant)
Angel (type) - A tapestry of light florals
Angelique - Soft florals, exotic spices with a hint of fruit Bird of Paradise - Ripe strawberries and vanilla cream Blessings - Carnations and other soft florals
Bliss - Soft paper white flowers and vanilla
Butter Vanilla - Buttery rich and lusciously vanilla
Cashmere - Silky, smooth, baby powder
Cinnamon Apple - Baked apple sprinkled with cinnamon Claire Burke (type) - Just the right combination of exotic spices
Creme Brulee - Vanilla, caramel and no calories! Fireside - Rich Redwood and Vanilla
Gardenia - Classic Southern Gardenia blossoms Glacier - Icy cold, fresh and crisp Gold - Amber and a subtle musk with a hint of rose
Harvest - Ginger and fall spices Honeysuckle - Honeysuckle flowers
Jasmine - Classically oriental jasmine
Lavender - Lavender Fields
Mediterranean Fig - Sweet fig, ripe melon and a hint of musk
Milk and Honey - Golden Honey, sweet cream and vanilla
Mojito - Cool mint, sassy lime and dark rum Mona Lisa - Light perfume - vanilla and a hint of sandalwood
Mulberry - Classic mulberry
New Orleans - Apples, cinnamon spice and hints of vanilla Obsession - Exotic spices with woody overtones
Oriental Spice - A masculine collection of spices Pearberry - Fresh pears and berries Plumeria - Bright tropical flowers Redwood - The rich woodsy scent of fresh cut Redwood
Romance - Spicy ginger and citrus Sea Breeze - Citrus and cedar Sheer Ginger - Fresh ginger
Starry Night - Light bouquet of field flowers
White Linen - Fresh, clean and breezy
Winterberry - Hollyberries and spices
Christmas Pear - Fruits of the orchard, almond and fall spices
Christmas Tree - Juniper, bayberries and spruce top of page
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