ok smart people, how to question. you know those bottles you purchase for scenting a room? they use an alcohol base scented liquid, have a wick, a stone, you light it, then blow it out and the heat infuses the room with scent. i have a concentrated oil of my favorite scent but cannot use it in this type of lamp. i figure i could mix it with alcohol and use it . do you think it would work? would it be safe? what type of alcohol do i use. i don't think it's your run of the mill rubbing alcohol. i don't want to pull a richard pryour and go up in flames although...i smell really good. what say you braniacs?
2006-11-17 10:11:19 · 4 answers · asked by prnzss 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Other - Home & Garden
Oh you mean a lampe berger? I have one too and i think the scented fuel really must be bought.. it might be dangerous to make on your own because it must be a different kind of alcohol percent..
2006-11-17 10:25:34 · answer #1 · answered by ♥クロミ♥ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dilute the oil with some rubbing alcohol(the 50% find) and dab a q-tip or a cotton ball into it and rub it on a light bulb. Switch on the light and the heat from the bulb willl activate the scent in the room. This wil not work with an energy efficient bulb. Using a lower wattage bulb ( 25 to 40 watts) should make the scent linger longer in the room before you have to re-apply the scent. You can also spray it on a scarf or similar light material and drape it over the shade of a lamp for the same effect.
2006-11-17 10:25:23 · answer #2 · answered by Pundit Bandit 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
use only 91% alcohol to 12 drops of oil to 16ozs of 91% alcohol DO NOT USE 70% rubbing alcohol it will smoke you out
2015-11-12 01:40:19 · answer #3 · answered by Tom 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
scented
2016-03-28 23:55:07 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋