Have you ever heard someone say that there are bugs living on your skin or spiders living on your eyelashes that are soooooo small you can’t see them? Well – it’s true! Listen in as we talk about what they are and why they’re there. We also talk about why dirt smells like…dirt!
Here’s what a demodex mite looks like!
Demodex Folliculorum close-up.
Demodex Lives in the hair follicles at the base of eyelashes and is a normal human skin parasite.
However, they are SUPER small. Microscopic.
Demodicosis is when there is an overgrowth of mites, so there are more mites than normal and they start to cause problems.