Hi Tiffany,

I have not developed an allergy to my oil, but I have developed severe sensitivities/allergies to foods over time and know a lot about that subject. I'm sure developing a skin sensitivity works on many the same principles as when one develops a sensitivity to a food. If you haven't already, try switching to an entirely different oil and see if it gets better. I would recommend for at least a month.

Just so you know, almonds are the in the same genus as apricots (as well as peaches, nectarines, & plums), so it'd be best to avoid apricot oil too. Lavendar and sage are both in the mint (lamiaceae) family. I know from having super sensitive skin that mint in my skin products can cause burning and a dry rash, though I've never had that problem with lavender, which is in a different genus than the mints. Cammomile is in one of the largest, if not THE largest family of plants (asteraceae also known as compositae), which include ragweed, daisies, sunflowers, thistle, artichoke, marigold, chysanthemum, dandelions and much more. If the rash continues after you change oils, you may want to consider cutting the same or closely related ingredients out of your diet too and see if it gets better.

Also, consider your recent diet. For example, have you been eating a lot of stone fruits (plums, apricots, etc) recently since it's the middle of summer and they're in season? Or been eating a new food that you may be sensitive to? It's possible that you only developed the rash recently because something you have been eating has exacerbated an already existing sensitivity to your oil. I rarely get inhalant allergies and my skin is much less sensitive to skin products when I avoid the foods I have sensitivities/am allergic to; when I eat too much of something that I am even mildly sensitive to during a high air-borne allergy time, I immediately get sneezy and itchy.

Hope that helps and you find the source of your rash.