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Anyone else dealing with Demodex Mites? What helps?
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I just reread this post. Did you ever have any adverse reactions to any of the several products you used? Did you use them over the same period or keep them somewhat separate ? I was thinking I was finally having some improvement but yesterday my face looked so awful - many red bumps, blotches , tiny white spots under the skin - looks a lot like milia but don't think that's what it is. Plus my eyes were itching like crazy. So I'm wondering if I'm overdoing these daily "treatments" or having some reaction to a product OR if this is what I've seen some refer to as "die off". Is that really a visible happening - die off? This daily regimen is becoming time consuming; I'd be more encouraged to keep at it if I saw some improvments.
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Hi…. I never did have any adverse reactions to any of the treatments. I am now ONLY using the Tea Tree Special products and having the best effects ever! I use the shampoo for my hair and a total body wash including eyelids and lashes, ears and nostrils daily. Then I “lotion up” w their combined leave in hair conditioner … again, all over my body. I then reapply the lotion before going to bed. And I did add more tea tree oil to the 10oz bottles. I put in 1 ml of 100% TTO into each bottle (shampoo and leave in conditioner/lotion). My skin is dry but I have hardly any symptoms! I don’t know if anyone actually 100% eradicates the demodex… but I am close. I no longer think about it 24/7. I am still changing sheets every 3 days but am back to wearing and regular rotation of my clothes w usual wash cycles (though always on hot water cycle and high heat in the dryer).
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Most likely you are killing them off. At first you'll look worse and be itchy and then it subsides. Don't stop!