What are Demodex mites and why do they live in my skin and hair follicles?
Demodex mites are parasites that live inside hair follicles, they are relatives of ticks, spiders, scorpions and other arachnids. In the animal kingdom, there are many species of mites, and the Demodex family contains 65. Of those, only 2 reside on human skin – Demodex Folliculorum and Demodex Brevis.
Demodex mites live in the hair follicles and sebaceous glands on your scalp, face and body. You can’t see them with your naked eyes since they’re microscopic. It takes half a day for a female Demodex to lay her eggs (deep inside your hair follicles), two and a half days for them to hatch and six days for a baby Demodex mite to reach adulthood.
From then on, a Demodex mite will enjoy a further five days of eating the oil and nutrients from your skin before dying and liquefying your pores. Mites usually only come out of their follicles at night, as they try to avoid light. So taking enough sunlight is effective as well as washing the face or the head at night.
Most animals and humans host these insects and they are not very harmful unless a high population density is found. This has been linked to all manner of hair and skin problems. These symptoms indicate that a high population density of mite is present and needs to be treated effectively, in which Ungex can help!
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