Face-Mites

Scrolling through Facebook or reading this article? You may think you’re alone—but you’re not. At this very moment, millions of microscopic creatures are living on your face, making their homes deep inside your hair follicles. There’s no need to panic. This isn’t the plot of a horror movie—it’s science. Nearly every human carries a microscopic mite called Demodex folliculorum. These tiny organisms live almost exclusively in the hair follicles of human skin, particularly on the face. They...