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Steph Lee

FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Yes mites live on your face and they lay eggs new study finds - The Untold Story


When I was a teenager I used to try and clean my pores. At the time, I didn’t know that they were full of microscopic arachnids, a.k.a. mites. Apparently, though, these creatures live in human hair follicles. Everyone has them, and they don’t wash away. A new study reveals more about what these mites are up to.

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