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The tiny mites that have sex on our faces have a problem.
Yes, that subject is the actual title of an article about, well, the mites that live on our faces. I found it interesting, but I'm mainly sharing it because of the title, which, imo, is brilliant! 
Exfoliate, moisturise and SPF every day are the standard in many people's skincare routine.
But what about pore cleaning mites like Demodex folliculorum that spend their entire life living deep in our faces? At night, the 0.3mm long organisms leave the pores to find a new skin follicle, meet a partner and mate. But a new study has found the mites could be facing a problem as their DNA is eroding, meaning they are close to extinction.
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Dr Alejandra Perotti, from the University of Reading, co-authored the study and says we should be "grateful" to offer the mites a home and have such an intimate relationship with them.
"They're very tiny and cute. There's nothing to be concerned about having them. They clean our pores and keep them flat," she tells Radio 1 Newsbeat. "Don't be worried. Be happy you have a small microscopic creature living with you, they don't do any damage."
More (including photos some may find fascinating and/or creepy): https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-61894186
But what about pore cleaning mites like Demodex folliculorum that spend their entire life living deep in our faces? At night, the 0.3mm long organisms leave the pores to find a new skin follicle, meet a partner and mate. But a new study has found the mites could be facing a problem as their DNA is eroding, meaning they are close to extinction.
*snip*
Dr Alejandra Perotti, from the University of Reading, co-authored the study and says we should be "grateful" to offer the mites a home and have such an intimate relationship with them.
"They're very tiny and cute. There's nothing to be concerned about having them. They clean our pores and keep them flat," she tells Radio 1 Newsbeat. "Don't be worried. Be happy you have a small microscopic creature living with you, they don't do any damage."
More (including photos some may find fascinating and/or creepy): https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-61894186
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Sometimes ignorance truly is bliss.
