Never put rosemary on your face

The other night I put some lotion on my face before bed.  (It was Aveda's rosemary and mint.)  When I woke up the next morning, my face felt hot and itchy, and when I looked in the mirror I scared myself.  Angry, red welts all over the place.  Obviously I did what anyone in my situation would do -- I freaked out and ran to the corner pharmacy in my PJs.

When Phil the uber-gay pharmacist saw me coming, his eyes went huge -- "Oh, sweetie!" -- and before I finished saying I'd tried out a new lotion, he'd put antihistamines and cortisone cream in my hands.  He reassured me that my face would be back to normal in a day or two, but absolutely no makeup in the meantime.  (So in other words, no dates this weekend.)

I got to work and slathered my face in cortisone ointment.  It seemed to help, but every time I touched my face I'd get grease all over my hands.  And once that stuff gets on your hands, there's no getting it off.  My laptop and workstation are covered in an oil slick.  And all because of a stupid little plant!

My aunt asked an Aveda saleswoman about it, who then looked shocked that anyone could be so stupid...

"NEVER PUT ROSEMARY ON YOUR FACE!!!"

Is that supposed to be common knowledge?  Why the hell wouldn't they write that on the bottle?  Anyway, I guess it could be worse... at least it wasn't the night before speed dating.