YOUR skincare routine could be attracting microscopic creatures that have sex on your face, an expert has warned. Tiny mites, ...

“If you’re unfamiliar, Demodex are little, tiny mites that live inside our hair follicles and oil glands ... Two species affect humans — Demodex folliculorum, which measures about ...

near the bottom of your hair follicles. Humans typically acquire Demodex mites, specifically Demodex folliculorum and Demodex ...

From microscopic mites dwelling in our hair follicles to sizable tapeworms inhabiting our intestines, the human body plays host to a surprising array of organisms. Some, like Demodex mites, coexist ...

All of this is to say that if one can imagine a habitat, however narrow, mites are there, even if that habitat is hard to reach on legs just microns long and a tenth the thickness of a human hair.

A skincare expert has raised the alarm about some common errors that attract face mites, which can cause irritation and skin ...