Before you all get paranoid, you need to read the whole story to understand what these mites are and what they can do to your face.

A recent research proves that there are indeed thousands of tiny mites crawling on a person's face. No matter how distinctly clean and hygienic you are, you can never remove those tiny face mites crawling inside your pores.

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The study, published in the PLOS One journal last August 27, shows that 100 percent of people aged above 18 years old has hosted at least one Demodex species. Demodex species are suggested to be a universal associate to that of adult humans. As for 18 and below, only 70 percent host the species.

The research was conducted at the Department of Biological Science and W.M. Keck Center for Behavioral Biology located at the North Carolina State Univeristy.

Megan Thoemmes, lead author of the study, said these mites are harmless and they live in people's hair follicles. They crawl around a person's face in order to mate and lay eggs.

According to the study, there are two species living on a person's face: Demodex folliculorum and Demodex brevis. They have further studied these species out of 29 people.

The difference between the two is that Demodex brevis are short and round and they live in the oil glands. The Demodex folliclorum are those that live in the hair follicles of a person.

The research also suggests that the mites are transferred from mother to child since the species are frequently found on nipples' tissues. Also, dogs are infested with these.

In 'Not Exactly Rocket Science,' Ed Yong published last year facts about these species. The facts are as follows:

-They cannot poop so they just die once they explode, but their waste, however, helps moisturize one's skin.

-They crawl at night looking for another species they can mate with.

- They lay eggs on a person's pores.

- Everyone has them and they can be from other people.

-They live in hair follicles especially one's eyelashes.

-They are found on other parts of the human body such as the ear canal, chest, forearm, butt, and penis.

-There numbers increse when a person is stressed.

-They feed on the oils on our faces.

-Last and certainly the grossest, they are related to spiders.

So, in case you find a microscope and see these creepy crawlies, do not rush to your nearest dermatologist and ask for the best face scraper. Just remember that these tiny mites have been with humans for years now and not a single complication has ever been reported.

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