Question: can mites live in your hair?
Answer: For some folks, it's enough to make your skin crawl. And bathing won't wash them off." Known as the Demodex mite, the bug lives in the hair follicles of 96 percent to 98 percent of all people and feeds on oils, hormones and fluids around the follicle. Butler has counted as many as 25 mites in a single hair follicle.