Almost everyone has a type of mite called Demodex near their hair follicles (i.e., their lashes and brows) that feed on oils, skin cells, and hormones. The vast majority of the time, you won’t ...

In fact, humans are the only habitat for Demodex folliculorum ... waste in its body to explode out when the mite dies, and thus causing skin conditions. The arrow points to the mite's anus ...

Meet the microscopic arachnids that live on your face, and find out why Demodex mites are part of the human microbiome.

But deep on the surface of our skin is an ecosystem you may not be aware of. Those are demodex mites. We all have them, and they're found on the scalp and face. See those guys? They're chillin' in ...

The first species, called Demodex folliculorum ... Normally, you'll have around 1 or 2 mites per square centimeter of skin. But one study found that people with rosacea had 10 times the normal ...

Meet Demodex, the face mite, a microscopic arachnid that lives on human skin. The pore is its humble abode and the waxy sebum we secrete is its meal of choice. It's hard to know for sure ...

Microscope image of the posterior end of the anus of a Demodex folliculorum mite. The presence of an anus on this mite had been wrongly overlooked by some previously, but this study confirmed its ...

You shed about 1.5 pounds of skin every year, contributing to household dust. Over 700 species of bacteria live in your mouth ...

I. Benjamin Gaddie, OD, FAAO, summarized the best forms of treating and managing demodex blepharitis.