Demodex mites are tiny eight-legged parasites that mostly live in hair follicles and oil glands on your face, neck, or chest. As alarming as this may sound, they’re generally harmless.

But there's another creepy arachnid that lives right on your face and crawls out of your pores at night: the Demodex mite. As ...

If you ever wonder why doctors advise against sharing makeup with others, this optometrist reveals the reason why: Demodex mites. In a clip with over 538,000 views, Brooklyn, New York-based ...

Eyelash mites are tiny cigar-shaped bugs found in bunches at the base of your eyelashes. They’re normal and usually harmless, unless you have too many of them. Also known as demodex, each mite ...

Eyelash mites might sound like something out of a horror story, but they’re more common than you think. These microscopic ...

is infested with mites called ' Demex mites.' Dr. Alejandra Perotti, who studies Demodex mites at the University of Reading in the UK, explains the biology of Demodex mites, which live in the ...

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 ...

As alarming as it sounds, Demodex mites are found in just about everyone, and in most cases are harmless and may even contribute to the health of skin by removing dead cells and oil. Some people ...