There are two main types found on humans: Demodex folliculorum - found in small hair follicles like those around the eyelashes, where they will feed on skin cells Demodex brevis - located near oil ...

Most people have a small population of demodex folliculorum - the 0.3mm long mites live in hair follicles on the face and nipples, eat sebum (the oily secretion produced by our bodies), and move ...

There are about 65 species that affect the skin, but Demodex folliculorum is the most likely to thrive in the eyelashes.

But what about pore cleaning mites like Demodex folliculorum that spend their entire life living deep in our faces? At night, the 0.3mm long organisms leave the pores to find a new skin follicle ...

In fact, humans are the only habitat for Demodex folliculorum. They are born on us, they feed on us, they mate on us, and they die on us. Their entire life cycle revolves around munching your dead ...