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Re: The mites in the skin of our faces

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Post by jonplackett » Thu, Jun 23, 2022, 5:53 AM UTC

sgt wrote: post #6

We have penis mites in our faces? Unacceptable

But they _do_ have an anus. Which is apparently good news.

Re: The mites in the skin of our faces

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Post by justsomehnguy » Thu, Jun 23, 2022, 6:03 AM UTC

jonplackett wrote: post #11

sgt wrote: post #6

We have penis mites in our faces? Unacceptable

But they _do_ have an anus. Which is apparently good news.

Quite surprising sentence to encounter on new comments feed.

Re: The mites in the skin of our faces

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Post by trhway » Thu, Jun 23, 2022, 6:26 AM UTC

ilaksh wrote: post #3

How do you kill them?

may be instead they can be trained/convinced to perform some useful function, kind of like nanobots.

Re: The mites in the skin of our faces

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Post by nullifidian » Thu, Jun 23, 2022, 6:34 AM UTC

sumy23 wrote: post #8

ilaksh wrote: post #3

How do you kill them?

Ivermectin cream. They are believed to cause rosacea, but are typically harmless if not beneficial.

>Ivermectin cream.

For a moment I thought it was a joke. Such are the times.

Re: The mites in the skin of our faces

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Post by tulert » Thu, Jun 23, 2022, 6:35 AM UTC

ilaksh wrote: post #3

How do you kill them?

One compound is terpinen-4-ol which is a primary constituent of tea tree oil. Several products containing terpinen-4-ol exist to treat rosacea and ocular rosacea such as Cliradex and Oust Demodex.

Study of commercial terpinen-4-ol products against mites:

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30120003/

Re: The mites in the skin of our faces

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Post by LoveMortuus » Thu, Jun 23, 2022, 6:50 AM UTC

sgt wrote: post #6

We have penis mites in our faces? Unacceptable

I guess d*ckhead makes much more sense now~

Re: The mites in the skin of our faces

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Post by LoveMortuus » Thu, Jun 23, 2022, 7:07 AM UTC

But if they're becoming symbionts does the 'symbiont' part just mean that they can't live without the other?

I was under a belief that in a symbiotic relationship both parties benefit for the relationship, but I don't see and fail to find what humans gain from this relationship.

If anyone knows please do share!

Re: The mites in the skin of our faces

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Post by LoveMortuus » Thu, Jun 23, 2022, 7:10 AM UTC

Them being sensitive to UV would mean that facemasks with UV lights might actually do something!

Re: The mites in the skin of our faces

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Post by bigDinosaur » Thu, Jun 23, 2022, 7:16 AM UTC

LoveMortuus wrote: post #17

But if they're becoming symbionts does the 'symbiont' part just mean that they can't live without the other? I was under a belief that in a symbiotic relationship both parties benefit for the relationship, but I don't see and fail to find what humans gain from this relationship. If anyone knows please do share!

Why, we gain lots of little friends!

I did read something about how they might help with unblocking our pores, but who knows.

Re: The mites in the skin of our faces

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Post by RamRodification » Thu, Jun 23, 2022, 7:19 AM UTC

Sjeiti wrote: post #9

Here's how to get them off your face: https://youtu.be/-C1icoe40M8

To save other people time:

The video shows how to get some of them off your face if you want to study them. Not how to get rid of them permanently, or even temporarily.