Mites

Posted by maralina @maralina, Jan 16 9:34am

I have been diagnosed with LPP

Had a biopsy and one of the findings was a bunch of mites on my scalp…yuck! How does this typically get treated?

Thanks!

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It really pulls a lot of that subacious oil and dead skin cells out of your pores. Hopefully a lot of the Demodex are coming out with it. Seems to be working for me, along with tea tree oil and my three-compounded cream. I also use a face steamer to open the pores. Then the Krasr. Then the tea tree oil. Let that sit on my face for a while. Little bit of a vapor burn to the eyes. But it will subside after 10 or 15 minutes. Then metronidezole cream mid-afternoon and again at night. Lots of dinking around. But I don't think there is an easy way to control this thing. Good luck. mm

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@mikem56

For mite folliculitis/Demodex resulting in rosacia, I'm finding that full strength 100% tea tree oil in the morning and letting it sit on your face during the day seems to be making a difference. I simply take a cotton pad, get it slightly wet. Use a fairly good dose of the oil. Put it on the pad. Dab it on all over the face. Let it get into the pores, sit for a while. Tea tree oil supposedly is toxic for the mite. Then maybe wash off in the afternoon. Then let your skin rest till the evening. I also use a sulfur soap to wash. Let the sulfur soap sit on your face for a few minutes allowing it to get into the pore. Also creates an uncomfortable environment for mites. And before bed I use a compounded cream of azelaic acid, ivermedtin and metronidezole. Also, I use a hand-held battery pore/blackhead cleaner to vacuum out dead skin cells and sebum around my nose and cheeks. Or wherever there is redness. I do that either daily or every other day. Lots of dink'in around. But seems to really be helping to clear this up.

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I totally agree. Tea tree oil and sulphur soap and the best at fighting those nasty little critters. I started getting styes that kept reoccurring. The dr said it was from mites. I was horrified to learn this! I did a lot of research and found out about the benefits of tea tree oil. I bought a tea tree oil face cream and tee tree oil eye cleanser pads from Amazon. They helped. Now, as a preventative measure, I wash my face and eyelashes with sulphur soap to prevent them from coming back.
Good luck.

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Wow. Be very careful with tea tree oil around your eyes. That stuff can really sting in you get it in or too close to the eye. My problem with the Demodex is not in the eye area. But around the nose and cheeks.

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@mikem56

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Thank you, will look for this.

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@equanimous

I totally agree. Tea tree oil and sulphur soap and the best at fighting those nasty little critters. I started getting styes that kept reoccurring. The dr said it was from mites. I was horrified to learn this! I did a lot of research and found out about the benefits of tea tree oil. I bought a tea tree oil face cream and tee tree oil eye cleanser pads from Amazon. They helped. Now, as a preventative measure, I wash my face and eyelashes with sulphur soap to prevent them from coming back.
Good luck.

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Amazon has a zillion different brands of the tee tree oil eye cleaning pads. What brand would you recommend? I am a little nervous using anything around my eyes. I've been using Ocusoft Hypochlor recommended by my doctor, and it's somewhat helpful but would like something that works better.

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Below is link for tea tree oil eye wipes. I really like them. I also bought Noveha Allergy wipes and - my experience only - both products worked very well for me. I hope this helps.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09VVDYM7N/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

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@equanimous

Below is link for tea tree oil eye wipes. I really like them. I also bought Noveha Allergy wipes and - my experience only - both products worked very well for me. I hope this helps.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09VVDYM7N/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

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Thank you. I read some of the reviews on Amazon of a couple of brands and a few people suffered very bad reactions and swollen eye lids and intense burning, so I was turned off by that...yikes. My eyes are already irritated most of the time.
Did you experience any stinging or irritation from this Noveha brand?

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@alju

Thank you. I read some of the reviews on Amazon of a couple of brands and a few people suffered very bad reactions and swollen eye lids and intense burning, so I was turned off by that...yikes. My eyes are already irritated most of the time.
Did you experience any stinging or irritation from this Noveha brand?

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No, I did not. But, that is not uncommon with tea tree oil. I also have the essential oil and, when I have a skin irritation, I will take a bath and put a few drops in. I find it soothing.

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@equanimous

No, I did not. But, that is not uncommon with tea tree oil. I also have the essential oil and, when I have a skin irritation, I will take a bath and put a few drops in. I find it soothing.

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Thank you for the info. Have a great day. We have bright sun again this a.m. in Southern California where I live.

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