Demodex Mites. Lots of Questions About Them

[Gabranth]

11 weeks left now (something like that). Too soon to start counting down the days, but I am looking forward to it. The crawly sensation has greatly diminished, meanwhile I have to concern myself
about not flushing, which is not as difficult anymore, as used to be. My cheeks tend to turn well over moderately flamboyant so to speak, when not meticulously keeping my guard up in regard of excessive warmth or the wrong kind of foods.

11 weeks from now, I dare say the texture will be restored to what it once used to be, nose as well. However, the redness on my cheeks is a bit more persistent then the above, as well as the acne
located on my forehead.

[Gabranth]

Still the same as it was yesterday.

Is there any treatment for persistent blackheads on nose, I wonder…
because I don't think the cream will do it alone.
Any suggestions?

[Joseppi]

I'm jumping on the bandwagon!

I just ordered some ZZ Cream.

So my regimen will be:

Oracea
ZZ Cream
La Rosay Torrence Demo Face wash.
Rosaleac mosturizer.
Elta MD Sun Screen.


Question. is the ZZ Cream drying at all?

Same here, just ordered some.

Hoping this stuff helps.

I'm using the acarid bar soap from the same site and it does help a bit.

[Gabranth]

Joseppi - What is your skin like, in terms of looks and symptoms?

[Gabranth]

Still in the same state as yesterday and the day before that.
Improvement each day I do see though.

This following aspect might not be very interesting, but it's
simply my take on it by my own experience, so will or nill I'll tell you:

The thing is that it takes a good amount of time,
and setbacks are to be expected, cannot be avoided
Same goes for (an example) Salicylic Acid Peels,
the "purging" takes forever, before results are at hand
and improvement first gets to see the light of day.
Alterations in one's mood is a big factor, since the very
first weeks will be a difficult time for the one treating.
But, hopefully the stability will build up, and no longer
will you have to continuously worry your mind about it.

So far, I myself have seen about
every treatment I've been on through to the very end
of it. The laser treatment for me was one of the worst,
but aided me greatly once all was said and done.

Quitting treatments is probably as frequently done as
seeing one through. My only council to you would be
NOT TO BACK DOWN TOO SOON, give it some time
to make a difference. If over countless months it only
seems to make matters worse, then cease treating.

[Gabranth]

A serendipitous encounter this ointment was, frugal as well.
The crawling sensation is down by 1/2, since I started.
The texture of my cheeks have improved by at least 70-80%.
The acne on my forehead is yet to budge.
Blackheads on nose frequently comes and goes.
To this day, the ointment has been quite amicable towards my skin.
By the looks and feel of it, the demodex mites are itinerantly moving
around from place to place, be that the neckline, nose, or even the
area right underneath my ears, which I do not know the proper
anatomical name of, but you catch my drift, I'm sure of.
It still baffles my just how much damage these microscopic mites
can cause, fascinating yet a true nightmare.

NOTA BENE: Results of my skin scraping test is to be expected this upcoming Friday.

[Gabranth]

Two strange-looking red dots have appeared on each side of my cheeks.
They are not identifiable by the looks of acne, papules nor pustules.
I've started applying the cream 3x a day (ONLY on my temples and cheeks).
The texture of my cheeks look stunningly good, better than expected, on such
short time.

Not sure how much a skin scrapping test will reveal this late, but I guess it's
worth a shot...

[Gabranth]

Still good... again must say I'm impressed with the texture.

[Gabranth]

I just finished carrying out the skin scaring test, all went well except for one thing: the part where your supposed to squeeze out sebum from your nose. I simply wasn't able to do so. I followed both the "DemodexSolutions" FAQ and watched the video on how to, but still nothing came out.

I recorded everything up to that point on my camcorder, with the intention of uploading it to youtube, so that you people would be able to see what I saw.


Please help me out with the "semub dilemma", because I won't be able to successfully to it on my own.

[Gabranth]

I meant to say "SKIN SCRAPING TEST", not SCARING.