Brian, This is indeed a definite possibility as it has been known for a while
that Blue Light can kill Propionibacterium Acnes. (P.Acnes).

Blue light is FDA approved for killing P.Acnes.

Apparently it was initially discovered when some scientists were trying to count
the number of ˇbugs˘ on surface tissue. The bugs fluoresced when illuminated
with the blue light. This was due to the reaction with porphyrin which the bugs
used as part of its respiratory chain, the fluorescing was the porphyrin
producing oxygen, the bugs did not like too much oxygen and consequently die.

There are many support articles for the destruction of P.Acnes with LED light.

http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/499713_2

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=Abstra\
ctPlus&list_uids=17111415&query_hl=9&itool=pubmed_docsum

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=Abstra\
ctPlus&list_uids=16766484&query_hl=9&itool=pubmed_DocSum

Blue has been proven to be the most affective for killing the P.Acne, but it has
also been noted that Red Light also kills P.Acne, and can penetrate deeper into
the skin, destroying P.Acnes that the blue light cannot reach. The two studies
shown above list combination treatments with Blue and Red.

I did some quick googling but couldn˘t find what the demodex mite uses for its
respiratory chain. But it is possible that it has the same affect.

Matt
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You know, after Tamara's recent succcess with the demodex slaying Z cream,
and others speaking of theirs with the red LED lamps, it would be an
interesting experiment to put some of the lil' buggers under red LED light
for awhile and see what happens to them... decrease in vitality or life
span, effects on reproduction, etc. etc.

If it did negatively impact them in someway, it would certainly be another
significant indicator for demodex as a root cause in rosacea.
Unfortunately, I do not as yet possess an LED array nor a microscope. Not
even a petri dish, lol. So someone else would have to conduct it.

Fry you little bastards, fry!!! ; D

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