00:04Did you know that your face is pretty much covered in microscopic mites?
00:07There are actually two different kinds, Demodex Follicularum and Demodex Brevis,
00:11which live in your eyelashes and eyebrows and in your oil glands, respectively.
00:15It might sound gross, but new research has found that 100% of us have them crawling around on our
00:20faces all the time.
00:21Still, they're not always good for us, as they tend to be covered in bacteria, which is actually harmful to
00:25humans.
00:26They also eat skin and oil, which they do so by vomiting a predigestive fluid full of enzymes out onto
00:31the epidermis,
00:32which is why they can often be found making a home around infected hair follicles.
00:36And when they die, their bodies decompose in those hair follicles, something that can cause allergic reactions in some people,
00:42which ScientAlert reports can lead to rashes, acne, inflammation, dysfunction in glands, corneal inflammation, dry eyes, or fleshy growths around
00:49the eyes.
00:49So can we get rid of them? The answer is not really, and you probably wouldn't want to anyways.
00:53Scientists say that, similar to gut bacteria, Demodex mites are part of our skin's natural process,
00:59a symbiotic relationship you're better off pretending doesn't exist.
