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AUGUST 1, 2008
Just How do you Kill Demodex Mites ?
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Written by David Pascoe in Demodex Mites, Ivermectin, Soolantra (Ivermectin Cream 1%) with 2,032 Comments
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Demodex mites and rosacea seem to be a popular, if not somewhat controversial pairing.Even though there is no proven link between rosacea symptoms and the presence of demodex mites, many rosacea sufferers are interested in eliminating demodex mites to see if their rosacea symptoms improve. So just how can you kill them ? Demodex mites are tiny, and live naturally in everyone’s skin, but sometimes in abundance with rosacea papules and pustules. They are quite difficult to kill. Read on if you’d like to know more about how to elminate demodex mites. First of all, why would you want to eliminate them ?
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There may be some new evidence that proteins from a bacteria that can be isolated from demodex mites cause an immune reaction in rosacea sufferers. I’m still not a believer in the
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involvement of these critters in the cause of rosacea.
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Just in case more evidence is found in the future, though, demodex mites are worth further understanding. Indeed demodex mites might be proven to not be involved in the pathogenesis
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Some recent publicity related to demodex mites conjured some impressive images of what
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demodex mites look like and might be doing in your skin. These comments lead to lots of headlines and articles that might confuse you even more about the role of demodex in rosacea. Here are some quotes attributed to Dr. Kavanagh, one of the few researchers making actual
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Tiny mites – eight-legged arachnids related to spiders – live in the pores of our facial skin.
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They are particularly fond of the hair follicles of eyebrows and eyelashes, and the oily pores most common on the nose, forehead and cheeks. Called Demodex, the mites eat sebum, or facial oil, and colonise your face at puberty.
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They crawl about your face in the dark to mate, then crawl back into pores to lay their
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eggs and die. Healthy adults have around one or two mites per square centimetre of facial skin. People with rosacea, however, can have 10 times as many, says Kavanagh.
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Research suggests that the stress that causes flare-ups of rosacea changes the chemicals in sebum, making it better food for mites.
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… Rosacea often improves with antibacterial drugs that don’t affect the mites, such as
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tetracyclines. Kavanagh thinks this is because rosacea is caused by a reaction to bacteria in the mite’s faeces.
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Demodex does not have an anus and therefore cannot get rid of its faeces. “Their abdomen just gets bigger and bigger, and when they die and decompose they release
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their faeces all at once in the pore,” says Kavanagh. When the mites are numerous, he believes that the material is enough to trigger an immune reaction, inflammation and tissue damage.
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Studies have also confirmed that ether, xylol, benzene, Danish (compound polysulfide
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ointment) ointment can kill demodex in a few minutes.
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Note that demodex mites have a life cycle of 14-18 days.
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Ivermectin is used in dermatology against some parasitic infestations in humans. The drug is
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used in the treatment of patients with different forms of scabies, human body lice, head lice, demodecicosis, et. al. Published literature includes a case study of one patient who was treated with topical permethrin and oral Ivermectin. In another case report of one patient, the papules and pustules of rosacea were difficult to treat until oral ivermectin was included in the treatment
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Several rosacea sufferers on the rosacea-support email group report success in treating their rosacea with Ivermectin, but the benefits were only short lived.
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Tea Tree Oil Tea Tree Oil (TTO) is sourced from the Melaluca tree which is native to Eastern Australia. Tea Tree Oil has been shown to kill demodex mites in as little as 4 minutes. External application of undiluted tea tree oil and/or at inappropriate high doses has been associated with toxicity, including death, in cats and other animals. There is so much interest in the properties of tea tree oil that a research group has been created within the School of Biomedical, Biomolecular and Chemical Sciences at The University of Western Australia. In a recent study, TTO was used to eliminate demodex mites living in the eyelashes of ocular rosacea sufferers. Study participants were given weekly lid scrubs with 50% tea tree oil and a daily lid scrub with a tea tree shampoo. After six weeks all 6 participants showed improvement in conjuctival irritation and inflammation. TTO is not soluble in water, but is soluble in alcohol, but sadly that would be unsuitable for use around the eye. Tea Tree Oil can be diluted 50% in Macadamia nut oil for use around the eyes. Lid scrubs with 50% Tea Tree Oil did produce irritation in the participants but the effect was found to be minimised if care was used to avoid spilling it into the eye. Full strength tea tree oil should never be used anywhere on the face.
Kwellada/Elimite (Permethrin) Back in 2000, Annette Anderson advocated using Permethrin 5% on the face to eliminate the mites. Permethrin was originally used to treat scabies. She warned that getting it in your eyes burns terribly and that the instructions mention that you should not use it on your face. A few members of rosacea-support had bad reactions to using permethrin on their face, so use Permethrin with extreme care. In the U.S., 5% Permethrin (Elimite Cream) is only available by prescription. If you are considering Permethrin in any form it would be wise to consider Dr. Linda Sy’s advice to “solicit the cooperation and supervision of their respective dermatologists, get a KOH skin scraping to establish the presence of florid demodex population … Participants try the Permethrin on a small area of face first, to determine if any immediate severe problem exists”.
Seabuckthorn Oil Despite claims on various internet sites, I have not been able to find any published evidence that Seabuckthorn oil kills demodex mites. If you know of some evidence, please post in the comments below. In the meantime, please disregard any claims that you find that Seabuckthorn Oil kills demodex mites.
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Your Health: The active ingredient in the shampoo, selenium sulfide, might help control the Demodex skin mite population that triggers the inflammation associated with rosacea. People use the shampoo to wash their faces gently. (Joe Graedon is a pharmacologist, and Dr. Teresa Graedon is a medical anthropologist and nutrition expert.)
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Mike Marca December 8, 2012 at 7:58 AM
Also, if the mites migrate into your eyes and start bitting you can stop them by using: one teaspoon Boric Acid to 4 oz. water. Heat, mix, and cool, and then use it in an eye glass. Mike Reply
Pluto December 8, 2012 at 10:08 AM
Thank you, Mike. This is an out and out war. There was a time when they sold boric acid eyedrops. It must have gone the way of good Nyquil. Reply
Pluto December 8, 2012 at 10:21 AM
Here’s a product with boric acid: Collyrium Fresh. It’s recommended for sensitive eyes. (People should only know that if not always then much of the time “sensitive eyes” = mites in yer eyes. Eww.) Reply
Cassianna December 8, 2012 at 10:23 AM
Be careful of Tea Tree Oil. It can cause hearing loss. Reply
Pluto December 8, 2012 at 10:30 AM
Interesting information and jumping off points in Wiki entry on Benzyl Benzoate: it’s used for sweet itch in horses and scaly leg mites in chickens. If you go to the sweet itch entry, the treatments include sulfur, geranium, lavender and aloe. For scaly leg mites the info is not so clear, but it looks like recommendations include [petroleum] jelly to suffocate mites. Reply
Pluto December 8, 2012 at 10:37 AM
Tea tree Oil causes Hearing loss? You mean if you use it in your ear canal? I use olive oil there. There are even drops that are olive oil and garlic and mullein; used for itchy ears. Look what one google search found: …Traditionally used for ear mites, or infections of bacterial or fungal origin, to aid in the treatment of inner ear… [this is the olive oil combo NOT anything to do with tea tree oil!!!!] Reply
meme December 12, 2012 at 12:33 AM
hello all……..African-American dark skinned woman, can really see these suckers on my face, eyebrows, and lashes……..nothing worked……smeared my face with neosoprin, left it on for 8 hours…..brewed rosemary and a strong peppermint tea, let it sit for an hour……..rinsed my hair in the tea…(yuck, you should have seen the suckers on my hair strands, poured the tea on a cloth, mixed it with soap, and let it set on my skin for 5-10 min, then rinsed off with apple cider vinegar…….what a relief from the crawling sensation……..that morning I started in the front of the house with Lysol concentrate wiped everything, and I do mean everything……..mopped my floors with Lysol and bleach mixture…………cleaned my tub with same mixture………relief for the first time in a couple of months……….seems to be working……clolthes will go in plastic bags after use………….bedding will be changed daily….threw out my pillows(sprayed the bed with cider vinegar…………I am seeing much relief……..I still don’t know what to do regarding the eye…….will try to rinse them with the tea mixture….I have stayed away from family and friends, as I do not want anyone to experience this terrible health issue…..Also, I am an insulin (type 1) diabetic…..bumped my vitamins wayyyy up, am now adding Vitamin C in heavy doses to my routine……..thanks for listening… Reply
Steven December 12, 2012 at 5:27 AM
you all are not alone. Reply
Emerald December 16, 2012 at 2:25 AM
dear rose. your way with antibacterial soap and water works! I did it, waited a few minutes and Demodex saw. face, chin, neck, cheeks. Thank you, repeat the treatment every few days. to have a doctor metronidazole, blephasol. I hope that can be cured Demodex thanks for your help Emerald Reply
Martha December 20, 2012 at 7:57 PM
Hi everyone! Since 2010 I had problem with my skin. I was diagnosed with acne rosacea but few weeks ago I developed that probably I have a demodex folliculorum on my skin. My friend told me about UK website where I can buy some products for acne and demodex and now I am using few creams and my problem is nearly gone! I have ben waiting so long and finally found resolution. The website is http://www.demodex.co.uk and I am using XFML cream, sulfur cream, Bao Zhi Tang cream, soap and Kuizun gel. those products works like a miracle. Reply
Mitey Mouse December 28, 2012 at 2:06 PM
dont know if I have bird mites, scabies or demodex. Is it important to know? IE is the treatment the same? Reply
Terry Jacks January 1, 2013 at 8:25 PM
In a small 4 oz bottle, I mix tea tree oil and tea tree shampoo in equal amounts. Becomes a 50% strength TTO solution. In the shower, with water off, I pour about 1/4 to 1/2 oz on top of my head and work the TTO into the hair, face, brows, eyelids, and neck. Keeping eyes tightly closed, I catch the excess and rub over rest of body. Then wait 2-5 minutes (depends on how long you can endure it) . Then turn water on and rinse. I do this at 6am and again before bed. Mites have disappeared after one week, and my balding head has many new sprouts of hair! No itching, runny eyes, or crawling sensations while I sleep. Cheap and it works. Reply
Mitey Mouse January 2, 2013 at 1:03 AM
Is the tea tree mixture really cheap? A small bottle is usually around 8-11 dollars, so even as a mixture it is not so cheap… unless you know another source. I like TTO and can tolerate it just fine… But for other mites like scabies TTO is not enough for most cases. Reply
Terry January 15, 2013 at 12:43 AM
I pay $4.28 for an ounce of 100% TTO. After diluting it to a 50% solution, I use about 1 1/2 to 2 oz of TTO per week (using the solution every day), about $6 to $9/wk. It is a small price to pay to be rid of Demodex, especially if my hair grows back. I think that many of my issues with Demodex, and ringworm, began years ago from my barber shop. Alabama state law does not require barbers to sanitize or sterilize any of their equipment (combs, brushes, scissors, clippers). It is gross to think about. All barbers do around here is rinse it and lay it on a towel. Years ago, they did use the UV light for clippers, and dipping solution for combs, brushes and scissors, but since the law changed none of them do it. Just disgusting. Reply
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I used Hartz Flea and tick dip for Cats. I mixed it up diluted to appear as though it was skim milk. I put in on my hair, q-tipped it onto my eyelids/eyebrows, and patted gently on to any lesion, papule, pustule (on closed wounds only).I did this as often as I felt like I needed it and I have not needed to do it now for several years. I hopeit orks for others. I am going to post the exact name and bottle color now: HARTZ ULTRAGUARD FLEA & TICK DIP FOR DOGS AND CATS ( 12 oz. -355 ml ) (it is in a tall slim, baby blue bottle) Ibought my bottle at the grocery store and it lasted more than a year. When I see it I buy it on sale-now I rarely need it) but I do recommend it to others who say they are struggling. (That takes NERVE to tell people what I did-but it worked for me). I also laid it on with a washcloth-and then rinsed my skin quickly too. BEST WISHES TO YOU ALL ! I PROLLY WON’T BE BACK i HAVE MARITAL ISSUES (DIVORCING). Reply
I FOUND THIS WORKED FOR ME January 17, 2013 at 3:10 PM
i A NOT SURE IF MY POST APPEARED SO HERE IS THE FAST VERSION “RE-WRITE” SORRY FOR “SHOUTING” BUT i AM HAVING EYE PROBLEMS FROM A FALL INTO APOISONOUS PLANT. FOR ROSACEA PUSTULES, PAPULES (CLOSED WOUNDS) I EXPERIMENTED AND FOUND THAT HARTS ULTRAGUARD FLEA AND TICK DIP FOR DOGS AND CATS 12 OZ BOTTLE ITWORKED (FOR ME) I THINNED IT TO LOOK LIKE SKIM MILK AND MADE SMALL BATCHES I PUT ON EYELIDS BY EYELASHES WITH A Q-TIP. AND ON CHEEKS AND NOSE AREA WITH A WETTED WASHCLOTH AND I RINSED IT OFF IMMEDIATELY. IT WORKED AND I AM FREE OF THE HORRIBLE PROBLEM THAT BEGAN BACK IN 2007 AND THAT I CURED IN LESS THAN A YEAR. I WISH YOU ALL WELL. I STILL HAVE SOME LEFT! Reply
Pluto January 17, 2013 at 8:46 PM
But KEEP THIS AWAY FROM CATS NO MATTER WHAT THE LABEL SAYS. http://www.amazon.com/Hartz-Ultraguard-Flea-Tick-Dogs/product-reviews/B0006G5KKS Reply
Mist January 25, 2013 at 7:32 PM
Have been fighting mites for at least a year and have tried numerous remedies to no avail, actually a lot of them made the buggers go wild and I could see people scratching when i was near, enough to drive you crazy. Then i got a Terminator zapper and put it on under a beanie and the movement I constantly felt especially at night was gone in the first session. They says it takes 7 minutes but i left it on for 20 mins and then did a second session and have been doing it on and off for the last two weeks just to make sure I haven’t picked up more from my environment. Glad to be able to use creams and makeup again and be free of the horrid creatures at last. Reply
Pluto January 25, 2013 at 10:27 PM
Hi Mist, How easy is it to use a Terminator zapper? Would you post a link to the one you bought, please? Thanks! Reply
Mist January 26, 2013 at 7:01 AM
Very easy, here is the site http://doncroftzapper.com/ But be aware it may bring out other ‘friends’ (parasites) as well. Best to read about it on the above site and then google terminator zapper and read what others have experienced. İ am also mixing bentonite clay with water and putting it on my face to clear my skin. İts drying but i have a lot of marks (brown areas) from the mites and they dry out and then i scrape them off. Reply
Pluto January 26, 2013 at 10:37 AM
Thanks, Mist! I’ve heard the ins and outs of zappers. I found the more you read the less you know! But I’m always willing to look again at a good solution. I know re more parasites. Thanks for the clay thought. I use Aztec Secret (perhaps that’s what you have, too?). I mix mine with apple cider vinegar, though! And I’ve experimented with adding essential oils to the mix, like lavender. Reply
Patricia January 27, 2013 at 2:06 PM
Hi how are y’all, well a little about Champ and I. Champ and I have been visiting the vets way to much for his skin conditions. Champ is a 5yr old shih-tzu who is very pampered so when it comes to health insurance we have that in the bag. So the first time I was giving him a bath and saw that he was irritation spots on his back, so I drove him to the vet and they determined it was demodex so we were prescribed Ivermectin. Champ was on Ivermectin for his 2 weeks the mites went away 6months later they are back and once again on Ivermectin. Needless to say this prescription did not work we had try this medicine 6 different times. Champ has had lab work because a 5yr old dog with demodex is rare and his lab work came back normal and once again this infection of mites come back. what do I need to try now cause Ivermectin is not working. Reply
AnneRainbow January 27, 2013 at 2:20 PM
Hi patricia, I’m a vet who has posted numerous times before. See 9/11/11 for first one. Champ is an unusual age for diagnosis, and your vet is correct to do some further follow up testing. If you have full insurance, possibly scans and radiographs could also be warranted if the bloods are normal – ensure that the thyroid is tested and also they have done bloods which rule out portosystemic shunt (abnormal vasculature of the liver). Re the demodex, in my experience, ivermectin needs to be used daily (generally orally) for at least 8 weeks or until 2 successive negative scrapes are done 2 weeks apart. Doing 2 week courses is not long enough to solve the problem. Good luck. Cheers anne Reply
Ann January 28, 2013 at 9:44 AM
I’ve been itcing for years. I’ve been an animal rescuer & been around animals alot. I always gave my animals baths. The past 8+ years I’ve been treated for scabies, lice, ringworm without any actual dx, just based on I itch & have sores appear sporatically. I am a believer in essential oils & have used tea tree, eucalyptus, lavender, nd alcohol- all help temporarely some but nothing permanent. My animals have been checked under black light & nothing shows. When I was 8 years old I lived with my grandparents and my grandpa had shigles and not long after I got chickenpox really bad. I’ve asked drs to test me for shingles, but they just look at the sores, think something has bitten me & I never get tested. So I’m definitely trying to get some real answers and lasting relief. Thanks for your site, very informative. Reply
Ann January 28, 2013 at 9:45 AM
I’ve been itcing for years. I’ve been an animal rescuer & been around animals alot. I always gave my animals baths. The past 8+ years I’ve been treated for scabies, lice, ringworm without any actual dx, just based on I itch & have sores appear sporatically. I am a believer in essential oils & have used tea tree, eucalyptus, lavender, and alcohol- all help temporarely some but nothing permanent. My animals have been checked under black light & nothing shows. When I was 8 years old I lived with my grandparents and my grandpa had shigles and not long after I got chickenpox really bad. I’ve asked drs to test me for shingles, but they just look at the sores, think something has bitten me & I never get tested. So I’m definitely trying to get some real answers and lasting relief. Thanks for your site, very informative. Reply
Pluto January 28, 2013 at 10:30 AM
Ann, have you taken parasite killing herbs internally? There are many products out there; kits; many very easy to use! Reply
Bob in Austin January 29, 2013 at 4:28 AM
I found this thread last week. My dog had a skin problem and the vet gave me a Malaseb Antimicrobial shampoo to use on him. I have used it twice on my face and had amazing results. After the first application my swellings and sores changed. I could tell there had been an immediate effect. My rosacea is already vanishing. I have had it for years and I was absolutely shocked and amazed that it worked right away. The label says it is anti bacterial and antifungal. How could it be that there is such a simple solution to rosacea? It was those mites! Reply
Pluto January 29, 2013 at 5:05 AM
Congratulations, Bob! What would those teams of derms and big pharma do without having pimple patients to treat? We’d have a lot more waiters. Is the Malaseb off the shelf or an Rx? I’m sure everyone would want to know. Reply
AnneRainbow January 29, 2013 at 7:42 AM
Hi bob in austin, I’m very glad that you have improvement in your skin, but I have to say that malaseb, whilst a great product, doesn’t treat mites, and is not used for this in animals (tho as prev stated human and animal spp different). Improvement would have been to you having bacterial infection that is treated. Have you had confirmation of demodex infection microscopically? I think a lot of people on this site may not have demodecosis, and hence the reason there are lots of differences in efficacy of products. The product is over the counter in Australia and the UK, not sure about US. Here is the blurb lifted from dermcare website re indications for malaseb; For primary and secondary Seborrhoeic dermatitis Removal of secondary infection allows the primary condition to be diagnosed Topical keratolytic, antibacterial, antifungal and antipruritic An aid in the treatment of Dermatophyte (ringworm) infections Sterilises the coat of Dermatophyte spores reducing the spread of infection and contamination to the environment. I can guarantee they would be shouting from the rooftops if it cured demodex, and in my clinical experience, it is great at improving the 2ndary problems, but not demodex. As prev stated, with use of 5% permethrin cream nightly, tea tree oil whilst pregnant and use of Zhong zhous ointment sporadically, then 2 laser treatments, my skin looks great so I am super happy with this! Good luck to all, Anne Reply
Bob in Austin January 29, 2013 at 9:01 AM
Thanks Anne, I read that Malaseb killed bugs – but it has no effect on the mites? I will try the 5% cream, too. So, what you are saying is that the Malaseb is treating the visible effects of the mite infestation but not killing or reducing their numbers, right? My face sure LOOKS better and I am thankful for that. Reply
Brent in New Orleans January 29, 2013 at 12:31 PM
I’ve tried everything in the past 3 years. I’m 41 and always have been super health conscious. Never had a zit in my life until about 3 years ago. The stress of my divorce was said to have created an over population of demodex brevis because of chemical changes created by stress affect the skin’s immune system. I feel them all night and day, and progressively getting worse. They’re in my ears, edge of my nostrils and in my eye lashes. I’ve done permethrin creme, eurax lotions, sulfur based topicals ivermectin, several antibiotics, and now been on accutane for 3 months, only to notice it’s getting worse. For the last 3 years, at least 3 to 5 times a day, I soak my face with Kiehls brand tea tree shampoo and use my clarisonic facial scrubber twice a day with that soap. Many nights I will sit in the dark with pure tea tree oil on a q-tip swab and dab oil directly on the spots where I feel them moving, or dab patches of skin I know are infected with them. I’ve also tried various combinations of all these so called treatments together hoping it would work. I feel compelled to share this with everyone. I wont give up, but it’s almost impossible to kill them. I’ve cut out all alcohol, I’ve made my diet high alkaline / low acid and cut out most sugars. I take extra zink as its supposed to help the immune system. I have a high profile job and now hate to have anyone see me. It’s a shame the drug companies cannot develop an agent to kill these things. I hope some breakthrough happens soon. Hope my experience tips you off to new treatment options, but don’t feel bad if they don’t work. I’m borderline OCD and disciplined with the treatment approach, only to notice it’s a losing battle. Reply
Bob in Austin January 31, 2013 at 5:31 AM
Brent – that’s a terrible story. I feel terrible for you. Reply
Charlotte February 1, 2013 at 4:33 AM
I also feel for Brent. I have always had fantastic skin, but developed rosacea on and around my nose after my boyfriend cheated on me 3 years ago. I always thought it was the stress of it, because there is nothing else I can think of which changed. I have a healthy diet and get exercise, I don’t drink or smoke, I’m not on the pill and I have basically tried everything except tea tree. I am going to start this week. I’m hoping it will be the solution. If it doesn’t I will be really upset and I will probably buy tea tree washing detergent and other products and clean all my belongings. If that doesn’t work I will get a test at the doctors/pay a lot of money to see a dermatologist. I may even through all my linen and clothes out. Friends have told me that I notice it more than they do, and I believe that. I also know that some people never have great skin. Some people have rosacea forever. Some people are born deformed or disabled, and that’s truly unfair. I know that I’m being a bit vain. But it is bad and getting worse, and I will fight it in every way possible. I really feel for you and understand how frustrating and heartbreaking it is when your ‘body’ responds to your fears, stress and insecurity, by doing the least helpful thing. Physical attractiveness/fitting in is not the be all and end all of life, but when you have gone through a divorce or someone cheating on you, and you lose a lot of your confidence, it really helps you deal with it all. I try to be brave and proactive with my rosacea, but I often just look in the mirror and cry. I don’t recognise who I see in it. I used to be asked out more but now when I am just friendly with men on a casual day to day basis many instantly presume I have a childish crush on them because I have bad skin. Strange but true. I’m sure we fit in a lot more than we realise and you shouldn’t hate people seeing you so much. The issue is so much bigger in our minds than theirs. Except for some men I meet… Reply
Mike Marca February 3, 2013 at 5:59 AM
Hello again. I am having tremedious results with what I am doing now. I was like Brent. I have tried everything out there. I still feel one every now and then, but other than it is like I no longer have them. I imagine that if I stopped doing what I am doing my condition would return to what it was before. These mites really put a hurting on me. It was as if they were right out of hell! What I am doing is first, I heat up a spoon on my gas stove for eight seconds. Then I lightly touch the “small” areas that give me trouble. It burns the heck out of them. If you touch it too much it will leave a burn. Also, the secondary main areas I treat with 91% alcohol from the drug store. I soak a piece of paper towel with the alcohol and leave it on the area for 15 minutes. If there was a lot of mite activity in that area it may lift up the skin a little where they were. If that happens just use neosporin on the small open sore. During the day I put on my face 100% TTO (teatree oil), and wait for about two minutes. Then I put “pine pitch salve” over my face. For when I sleep I treat my face with the alcohol and put “hair cement glue” over my face. I really feel normal now! Mike Reply
Mike Marca February 3, 2013 at 12:42 PM
Sorry, I made a mistake above. I was in a hurry. The second from the last sentence should read: ” For when I sleep I treat my face with TTO (teatree oil) and put hair cement glue over my face.” The TTO, the Pine pitch salve, and the hair cement glue can be bought on e-bay. The 91% alcohol I buy at the CVS drugstore. Mike Reply
David Bourke February 8, 2013 at 9:22 AM
Hi friends, It’s been a long time. Some disasters along the way, but some triumphs, too. Some of you may remember me from last year, when I used to post here regularly. My own circumstances have changed enormously – my systemic demodicosis was cured in six days using a Rife machine. But then I discovered it had been masking the real underlying problem – Morgellons Disease. Apparently, it’s a common co-infection. However, I’ve recently put together an astonishing protocol I call the Coconut Sandwich that quickly forces all skin invaders out. I’ve been using this for 10 days now and it’s flushed hundreds of thousands of hard plugs and fibre bundes out of my skin. And two other Morgellons testers report the exact same experience. I believe you folks will benefit from it, too. But because I’ve got no demodex mites left, I’m asking if any of you would be willing to test it? It’s very simple and pleasant to do. But first, here’s the science and logic behind it: Many viruses and bacteria exploit a flaw in our immune system. The flaw is that our killer cells don’t have x-ray vision. Let me explain: These clever pathogens make themselves a lipid “overcoat.” Our own bodies produce lipids, essential for health and normal functioning in many different ways. When a killer cell encounters one of these, it mistakenly identifies it as “you” because it’s coated in lipids, and passes on. Demodex mites exploit the same flaw. The mites are covered in sebaceous oil (a lipid), and they also make sebaceous plugs and dams from our lipids. This hides them from our immune system. I believe the mistake we’ve all been making is going after the mites. Suppose, instead, we act like the Big Bad Wolf in the children’s story and just blow their houses down – then unravel their overcoats? But how can we do that? Lipase in an enzyme that breaks down lipids into their original constituents – monoglycerides, diglycerides, glycerol, and free fatty acids. It’s produced naturally by the pancreas. However, it’s also found in certain foods like nuts and seeds. The food with the highest concentration of lipase is coconut. And when you make coconut oil by cold-pressing organic coconuts and adding nothing to it, you create 100% pure extra virgin coconut oil – which is absolutely loaded with lipase and other wonderful goodies like lauric acid. In the body, lauric acid is converted into monolaurin – which also attacks lipids (as well as viruses and bacteria). This oil is so powerful and effective that two tablespoons a day will simply melt away fat from the belly, hips, buttocks, and thighs within 1-3 months in men and women. And it will also normalise your cholesterol levels and fix sticky blood cells and platelets into the bargain. But it MUST be organic 100% pure extra virgin quality – not expeller produced or hotpressed (these processes destroy the lipase and other nutrients). You should be able to find this in your supermarket. If not, it’s available in Asian food stores, health stores, and online. And it’s cheap. Plus, you can (and should) use it for cooking and systemic fungal detox routines – it’s dynamite for candidiasis. Coconut oil’s active ingedients go straight from the intestines to the liver via the portal vein. This means they gets into your muscle and fat layers very quickly. This is one slice of the “Sandwich.” Here’s the protocol: for one week, take one tablespoon of this oil three times a day, preferably between meals. If you presently use another topical treatment, continue it. If you don’t like the oily texture in your mouth, you can take it in warm lemon water sweetened with a little stevia, or (even better) plain natural (live) yoghurt. After a few days, you will begin to notice increased mite activity. Don’t worry about this – it’s a sign the beggars know they’re in big trouble. And because the plugs are being stripped from the outside, they will start to move in their sockets. At the end of the week, continue the ingestion (you can even raise it if you like – all the way up to 14 tablespoons a day). But now you add three topical applications a day of the coconut oil (but buy a second jar of oil for this). Massage it in VERY well, and don’t forget to do nostrils and ear canals. To prevent mite migration, it might also be a good idea to extend it to the scalp (coconut oil is a superb hair conditioner), and the neck and shoulders. You can do this topical application more often if you like. For all topical applications, you MUST make sure that your skin is warm to the touch – you need it to be relaxed and supple, with all the pores open wide. This is the second slice of the “Sandwich.” Of all the essential oils, coconut penetrates deepest into the skin – down to below the follicles and sebaceous glands. It will also penetrate directly into hair follicles down the hair shaft because it’s so fine. You should quickly find that sebaceous plugs will self-eject from your skin as you massage – this is because the lipase has made them smaller than the socket in your skin into which they’re presently jammed. This may begin to happen immediately – or it may take a few days. Continue until you get at least a whole week or 10 days without producing ANY skin debris, even with vigorous and prolonged massage, and a complete cessation of mite activity. Since this works to expel lipid-coated Morgellons elements from deep skin and fat layers, there’s no reason it shouldn’t also work for Rosacea. Worth a try? It’s certainly made my life a lot more comfortable. I truly hope it helps you folks. Namaste, and much love and light to you all. David. Reply
Pluto February 8, 2013 at 11:45 AM
Congratulations, David! What a relief this must be for you. Reply
Mike Marca February 12, 2013 at 9:22 PM
Hello again. I recently broke out in hives, and I found out it was because of the TTO. I am supplementing coconut oil for TTO, and it seems to be working just the same. I am doing everything else the same. My mite activity is also way down. Mike Reply
Mike Marca February 13, 2013 at 3:20 AM
I will not ingest the coconut oil, because it raises the total cholesterol. I know, I know, it raises the good cholesterol (HDL), but I also have to answer to my doctor. He will get on my case if my total cholesterol raises, and he will bother me to go on cholesterol medicines again. I use the Pauling Therapy to clean out my veins and arteries, and it is working. But, I cannot tell him that. I want to stay off of all prescription medicines. Mike Reply
Pluto February 13, 2013 at 5:34 AM
Hi Mike, of course you want to stay off Rxs! I won’t even take Aspirin. For cholesterol have you tried Paleo? The idea is eschew grains and other starches so fats won’t be stored. Bonus is demodex hates Paleo. Reply
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