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 ...

While they can be seen under a microscope, the chances that you'd see them on your face are nonexistent. What are these mites? They're called Demodex folliculorum (D. folliculorum) and Demodex ...

Waking up with itchy eyelids might seem like a typical allergy symptom but it could also be a sign of eye mites.

The eggs end up in one of two places depending on the species of face mite. The first species, called Demodex folliculorum, lays its eggs in your hair follicle. While the second prefers nesting in ...

Also known as demodex, each mite has four pairs of ... to keep your eyelid area as clean as the rest of your face. This can let more mites live there. You’re more likely to have too many eyelash ...

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 ...