Bergamot essential oil painful erythema and bullae on exposed areas of the skin. In one case, six (6) drops of bergamot aromatherapy oil in a bath followed by 20–30 minutes exposure of ultraviolet light from a tanning bed caused a severe burn-like reaction. Bergamot essential oil contains a significant amount of bergapten, a phototoxic substance that gets its name from the bergamot orange. Bergapten, a linear furanocoumarin derived from psoralen, is often found in plants associated with phytophotodermatitis. Note that bergamot essential oil has a higher concentration of bergapten (3000–3600 mg/kg) than any other citrus-based essential oil. When bergamot essential oil is applied
Strange Fruit: A Dutch Queer Collective as a group universal instead of looking at what divides them and marginalizes them. Strange Fruit did not just consist of queer Muslim men but consisted of African, Middle Eastern, Afro-Dutch, Asians, Asian-Dutch and women. There were no limitations on who could join or become involved it was an open and welcoming space (Tayeb: 130). Members of Strange Fruit members tended to be ethnic youth who lived under "precarious conditions" and were often involved in "sex work" (Tayeb: 130). The group was sensitive to that and catered and offered support in light of this issue. They offered a broad spectrum