Human Demodex Parasite in hair follicle
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A patient of Dermatologist Dr. Neal Bhatia is pictured before using Facedoctor soap (left) and after. |
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For many people, the thought of having creamy smooth, soft perfect skin is a dream. Millions of people face another reality though: rough, itchy, red blotched skin.
Research has been ongoing to cure acne, and many people find relief but others seem to be resistant to these treatments.
Doctors have made a breakthrough though, detecting both a factor and a treatment for sufferers, which some are hailing as a miracle.
The factor isn't a particularly pleasant thought, but it makes sense.
The skin is the body's largest organ. It is continually regenerating itself, forming new cells as old cells die and are shed. The skin is also a host to many organisms such as bacteria, viruses, mites and other parasites. These organisms live with us and only cause a problem when normal balance is disturbed.
Acne and acne rosacea are two such conditions. Neither are infectious diseases, and cannot be spread by contact with the skin or through airborne bacteria.
In China, research has concentrated on a parasite called human demodex folliculorum mite or the demodicid, is a tiny mite, less than 0.4 mm long, that lives in your pores and hair follicles, usually on the nose, forehead, cheek, and chin, and often in the roots of your eyelashes.
Demodicids have a wormlike appearance, with legs that are mere stumps. People with oily skin, or those who use cosmetics heavily and don't wash thoroughly, have the heaviest infestations ... but most adults carry a few demodicids. Inflammation and infection often result when large numbers of these mites congregate in a single follicle.
The mites live head-down in a follicle, feeding on secretions and dead skin debris.
An individual female may lay up to 25 eggs in a single follicle, and as the mites grow, they become tightly packed. When mature, the mites leave the follicle, mate, and find a new follicle in which to lay their eggs. The whole cycle takes between 14 to 18 days.
Sometimes demodex is called the 'face mite', since it is often associated with blackheads, acne and other skin disorders (although it is not the cause of these). Demodex are harmless and don't transmit diseases, but large numbers of demodex mites may cause itching and skin disorders, referred to as Demodicosis.
Dr. Neal Bhatia, assistant clinical professor of dermatology at the UCSD, Sand Diego said patients have found the oil of sea buckthorn, used in both soap and skin cream, as a natural weapon against the parasite and therefore the disease.
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