The mixture that is used in a fragrance lamp is composed out of 90% isoprophyl alcohol, which is the reason behind its bacteria killing ability. To use it, the wick should be lighted for roughly three minutes in order to bring up to temperature enough to evaporate the mixture. After which, the light is put out and the aroma of the lamp begins fill the room.

There are a lot of advantages over using the Lampe Berger over using traditional methods like scented candles or air fresheners. Air fresheners just add a scent to the air and does nothing to eliminate the odors and the resulting mix might end up worse. The fragrance of air fresheners also last for a relatively short period of time and begins to fade soon after it is sprayed. Scented candles fill the room with fragrance for as long as it remains lighted, this is both a good and bad thing. Scented candles can keep your room smelling good for a considerably longer period of time but the fact that it should remain lighted poses a fire hazard. This is not a problem with the Lampe Berger as the light only lasts for three minutes and even if the lamp falls off the table, you only loss the content of the lamp and not your whole house.

Since the Lampe Berger uses a glass container, it can be refilled with whatever new fragrance you like in case you get tired of the one you have now. This means that you would not have to keep replacing the current lamp that you have. But because of the long time that Lampe Berger has been making these lamps, they are now considered as collectors items and the first lamps made are now antiques. This comes as no surprise as the glass containers of Lampe Berger are very elegant and stylish.