Blog 12 - Demodex Mites

   I was scrolling around the web looking for blog ideas when I came across something known as the Demodex Mite. These things are extremely weird, and a lot of people don’t know anything about them.

“They crawl around your face at night, feeding off your oil and skin cells. They have no anus, so eventually explode inside your hair follicles.”

Yeah, you read that right. And everybody has them. They are completely normal. Even though what they do is very odd. During the day they grow in size feeding off of skin cells and facial oil, then at night the female lay eggs inside hair follicles. When they end up dying, it causes skin inflammation and irritation. What else is gross is that they can be transferred just by touch.

“An overgrowth of the mites has been linked to conditions such as rosacea, where people over the age of 30 develop sensitive red lumps and bumps over their nose or the middle of the face.”

Because they are normal, you cannot just scrub your face because excessive cleaning can lead to other bacteria entering the skin. Just normal washing of the skin can help prevent these nasty things.

This article wasn't the best one I have read this year. It was the only article I could find other than sites like Wikipedia. It did provide a lot of general information, and it was not hard to understand. Anyone could read it for general knowledge about these mites. It had a few doctors talk about the mites to back up the information. But overall, a nice, general article.

http://www.smh.com.au/national/health/it-eats-your-skin-then-explodes-inside-meet-the-demodex-mite-20140414-36mfj.html