Ailment: Mites (demodex mites)
Remedy: Tea tree oil
Tea tree oil, melaleuca alternifolia essential oil, properties, traditional healing uses, recipes, warnings.
Comment posted by jj of fort worth, TX, USA on 14 May 2013 at 7:23 1151
I have read all the information and comments, and I believe this is what I am suffering with also. I got very ill about a year and a half ago with a high fever for about two weeks. After that, I have had symptoms of redness, bumps that break out in cycles, itching and burning on my face (forehead, nose, cheeks and sides of chin). I do have itching on various other parts of my body too including scalp, legs and groin area. I do get a crawling feeling on my skin too.
I have not been to anyone but my integratrive doctor, who recommended me to a dermatologist. But I have been afraid to go as I don't believe in most therapies they prescribe (ie. chemical drugs and surgical procedures).
I am going to try the tea tree oil products for hair, body, bath wash, etc. And coconut oil on my face. And the demodexatrin cream. I will report back what happens with all that. I am also going to be more consistent with taking my whole multi vitamin, probiotics, vitamin D3 drops and omega 3 krill oil supplements. I think short term is to get rid of symptoms the best we can. But I think long term is increasing our immune systems and becoming healthier each day, then our own bodies will manage this problem on it's own.
I wish each of you well, healthy and happy lives.
Comment posted by braveheart of vancouver, bc, canada on 9 May 2013 at 12:25 1141
I can see the mites easily. I've read others can too but then other people are saying you can't see them with your naked eye. I'm taking all my mites to my Dr. and see what they really are. I just slather myself head to foot in organic coconut oil now after my bath and they come squirming out of my pores. Hundreds have come out. I pick them off with tweezers. Now they are just like little baby dirt flecks as I've gotten all the bigger ones that look like slivers. My whole family has them. The kids too. So are they demodex mites or not? That is the question. Personally I'm just relieved they are out, whatever they are!!
Question posted by Marya of London, UK, United Kingdom on 9 May 2013 at 0:46 1140
This is a really fascinating theory, I have been struggling with Rosacea ( I think that they call it papulopustular) for more than 5 years now and it really affects my self-confidence, my moods, my social life. It comes and goes as it pleases and I cannot for the life of me identify any link between changes in diet and the flare ups.
I do not have any of the other symptoms that are described above, I don't have dry eyes or an itchy scalp. I go through phases where my hair decides to shed and it becomes quite thin before re-growing again.
The rosacea has been minimal the last year or so and has only flared up again recently as I am pregnant and I linked the skin problems to hormonal changes. I went grain and dairy free for a week (I know it's not long) but there was no sign of clear up at all which I found surprising. I don't know if this mite is at the root of this problem but I'm going to have a close look at my eye lashes. Does anyone have any other advice on diet or on diagnosis?
Comment posted by Verl of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia on 3 May 2013 at 11:41 1131
YES
Hi everyone - My 86 year old Mother has had a mysterious parasite (I believe demedox) but to get any help from anyone - Doctors - Dermatologists - Hospitals has been a trial in itself. She has now been admitted to a Mental Health Unit whilst I am trying to get someone to diagnose her for this condition. I have now contracted them myself and have been soaking in a hot bath with turmeric - it really really does help!!
Am also washing my hair in teatree shampoo with extra 100% tea tree oil in it and using vinegar on my body. I seem to be improving and I really do credit the turmeric baths - when I get out of the bath the itching has stopped right away - and definitely do it at night as that's when these blighters procreate.
Good luck everyone!!
Comment posted by Braveheart of Vancouver, BC, Canada on 24 April 2013 at 11:32 1112
Mika I too noticed the tto shampoo drying so I used it every other day now and I add tto to everything and I'm sure it will just be as effective. Probably more so!
Comment posted by Braveheart of Vancouver, BC, Canada on 24 April 2013 at 11:29 1111
YES
Day 8 of the treatment. I was too hard core with the tea tree oil. Did not use mild wash. Used 50/50 everyday and then straight on brows and eyelashes. Had some drying issues. One rash super bad under eye and now reacts harshly to any tto, hydrocortison or oreganal oil. Found honey the best thing to slather on it last night. Read manuka honey the best but didn't have any. Rest of face looking really good but flaring a bit if I eat any sugar or deviate from paleo like diet. Found out that people getting good help from antiseptic first aid washes with .2% benzethonium chloride in it. Could only find some towelletes in my first aid kit with .13% on it. Washed the harsh rash under my eye with one today to kill the bacteria/mites. The rash responded well to it and I will try it again tonight with honey and vit E cream to finish it off but no tto on that spot for a few days. Changing pillow case every night a hassle. Planning on flipping it over and using for 2 nights in a row.
Comment posted by Steve of San Diego, CA, USA on 23 April 2013 at 8:52 1107
I've had problems with rosacea and blepharitis since I was 25. I am now 44. It started with a small red patch on one cheek. I just learned about the demodex mite connection and I'm quite frankly very upset that I didn't learn of this as a possible culprit from the 8 different dermatologists I've seen over the years. I'm am currently taking an antibiotic for the bacterial infections that have become a huge problem for me recently, but I've always felt that there's another root problem. This all makes total sense. I will be starting a tea tree oil regimen immediately and will post again in a few weeks to let you all know how it goes. I'm so thankful to those of you who posted description that sound exactly like my experience. Wish me luck.
Question posted by Mika of Calgary, AB, Canada on 15 April 2013 at 6:2 1095
I've started to use Tea Tree shampoo for my scalp for last few days, since I've been going through hair loss and theres this sand like reside on my scalp when I scratch with my fingernails........but I noticed the shampoo is making my hair dry out even more.........is this normal?
Can I just add tea tree oil into my head & shoulders shampoo? (that doesn't dry out my hair as much) or will it not be as effective?
Comment posted by Constance of Florence, OR, USA on 9 April 2013 at 7:56 1079
YES
I discovered I had mites by google. I had noticed some white specks by my lashes and at first thought it was a skin flake except that it glowed like a nit. I never knew about lash mites. Sure enough. I have been at it for three weeks with the q tip on the lashes with tea tree oil and a good scrape with the fingernails gently over the lash area which yielded gross stuff.
I also use a scrub on my face to remove the dead skin. Put some qtip with tea tree oil in my ears which have been itching.
There is no clue where I got these, but it's been awhile. A dog came into the house with ear mites, but I'm not sure I got them from him.
Also soothing is witch hazel which I put on to shooth the burning after a face wash.
Will start washing the sheets daily, have been changing the pillow cases, avoiding using wash cloths. Intend to buy new pillows and new washcloths soon.
This is so gross but I am so grateful to find out what it is and also have a go at the rosacea.
Comment posted by OutOfTheBox of Republic, WA, USA on 3 April 2013 at 8:32 1067
YES
I am an optometrist. I read an article about a dermatologist and his use of TTO for demodex brevis. I felt I had a little demodex foliculorum in my lashes and wondered if TTO would work there. I had never heard of this use before. I put the tiniest bit of pure TTO on my index finger and thinned it out by rubbing it onto my other index finger. Your finger should not look wet! Then I rubbed it into my lashes thoroughly and received relief within a very few days of doing this treatment every night. If you do it just as you crawl into bed you don't even have to open your eyes. It was so startlingly effective at controling both mattering of the lashes with its dry eye, and itch that I continued to use it off and on whenever needed. I began to get a feel for how much pure TTO I could use without causing too much sting upon opening my eyes. I have been recommending this to my patients for about four years now, with very good results. I usually tell them to use it for 2 months at bedtime only. I was not aware that anybody else was doing this! The key is to use the TINIEST BIT of TTO. But if you get too much and cannot open your eyes, it will evaporate withing a few minutes and then you can open your eyes. I think the problem of diluting it is that it now has more fluid and flows into the eyes easier. With an almost dry finger that doesn't happen much. I have had great luck with pure TTO.
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