Do you know that each hair follicle of the eyelids can contain as many as 25 of demodex mites, and it's believed that almost every person, (nomatter how you groom your eye lashes) have these mites!(scary right??)
Demodex folliculorum and Demodex brevis have an unusual slug-like appearance.These mites are on your lashes to munch on the oils and cells of your skin...eeewww...
They also reside on small hairs throughout the face, including the nose and cheeks. The reason you don't know these follicle feeders exist is because they're microscopic. In fact, they barely exceed the size of some single-cell organisms. So, if you wanted to observe these arachnids, you'd have to examine one of your eyelashes under a standard microscope.Demodex mites live short lives of only about 14 to 20 days, well, more studies about these mite is still ongoing.
They are more in people who are older or have compromised immune systems.
There's this issue of whether or not these mites pose a health threat. The general assumption, however, is that the arachnids are harmless.(so,make unu no fear).
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