It's an icky truth: Everyone has millions of tiny mites living and mating on their skin. Not to worry, though -- Demodex folliculorum skin mites actually help keep your pores clean and your skin ...

Don’t panic, but tiny mites are likely living on your body. Although this might be disturbing news, don’t stress. It’s quite common for all people to have some Demodex mites since they naturally occur ...

At night, they emerge to the surface of the skin to consume dead skin cells and to mate. For most people, because the immune system keeps their numbers in check, demodex mites are not a problem. But ...

Medically reviewed by William Truswell, MD Different kinds of skin rashes include eczema, chickenpox, psoriasis, and shingles ...

Every square centimetre of your skin is teeming with life. While this might sound unsettling, these microscopic inhabitants – ...

Over 5% of adults are thought to have the chronic skin condition, but far fewer than that ever seek treatment for it. Reading time 5 minutes A rosy, flushed face can be a sign of embarrassment, ...

Dear Doctors: I am a 29-year-old woman, and I am concerned that I might have mites in my areola. I found one when I tried to squeeze what I thought was a whitehead and saw a demodex mite come out. I ...