Ladybug, I read quite a bit about bergamot oil, but of course, can't remember much of it anymore. I'd have to go back and read everything all over again. I seem to recall that it's used for a few things, all of which are supposedly good and even healing/soothing. But I guess some of us must have this skin reaction to it, although drinking the tea does not give me a reaction, only handling the actual tea bag. Weird.

I remember as a child getting a fairly severe rash from sumac trees. We had them all around the cottage, so it was hard to go exploring through the woods and waterfalls without trampling through the sumac. I've had poison ivy rashes, but even those weren't as severe as the worst of the sumac rashes or the bergamot rash when it's really hot and burning on my face.