Eyelash mites might sound like something out of a horror story, but they’re more common than you think. These microscopic creatures, known as Demodex mites, live on nearly everyone’s skin.

Launched last year, the direct-to-consumer ad campaign drew attention to a serious eye condition known as demodex blepharitis (DB). Demodex mites cause the namesake condition that results in eyelid ...

On this episode of American Horror Story: Beauty, I’m sorry to report that, on a microscopic level, some creepy, crawly characters are living on your face. Almost everyone has a type of mite ...

Meet the microscopic arachnids that live on your face, and find out why Demodex mites are part of the human microbiome.

You shed about 1.5 pounds of skin every year, contributing to household dust. Over 700 species of bacteria live in your mouth ...