CRAZY: An estimated 2.5-million mites call your face home right now
Updated | By East Coast Radio
Information we seriously would've been fine not knowing...
If ever there was something that we wish we could 'un-know', it would definitely be this...
Now when it comes to things that go beyond plain sight, scientists are usually the ones who would like to know more.
Us normaltons, not so much...
A recent piece by BBC news has revealed that we are walking around with millions of mites on our face.
These mites, called Demodex, are known as the face mite and reside on human skin.
"The pore is its humble abode and the waxy sebum we secrete is its meal of choice." (BBC)
Disgusted much? Well, there's no taking that information back... It's always going to stay with you.
And here we thought that dust mites were bad...
For more from East Coast Radio
WATCH the video below that explains more in detail about how these face mites survive generations.
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