Your skin hosts many microscopic entities within the epidermis, among these are Demodex mites. Discovered in 1842, Demodex mites belong to the Arachnid genera with 65 species having been discovered, 2 species inhabiting human skin.
These mites may exist in 100% of humans’ skin and in some people, cause skin inflammation issues such as acne, rosacea, demodicosis, blepharitis, dandruff, hair loss, and itchiness.
This 8-legged parasite have hooks at the end of each leg which are used to burrow further into the skin.