A boil is an infected hair follicle; boils are grown deep into the skin’s layers. They can be found on the face, neck, breasts, butt, and even at times your genital area. Boils are very painful. When you get a boil the pain can make your life miserable. It becomes very hard to concentrate on anything else besides the pain; it is extremely painful to have anything touch the boil - especially the clothes that you wear. Getting dressed is even a challenge.

Several boils joined together with tunnels under the skin are called a carbuncle. These bacteria already exist on the skin and in the nose of some people without causing any problems. Boils often occur in places where clothing catches on the skin, where the body rubs against itself, or where the skin is sweaty.

Cause of Boils

Boils are caused by stress, illness, allergies, poor eating habits, when that’s happen your immune is weaken, easy for bacteria to invade. Boils are usually caused by bacteria. There are times that the boil may break open, and caused the bacteria to spread to any nearby skin and then that can cause new boils to form. A painful red bump will appear and is filled with puss the boil can usually become very painful within a 24 hour period.

Signs and Symptoms of Boils

• Large, swollen, pink or red lump under the skin usually filled with pus.
• Pain, itching, and localized warmth in the surrounding skin.
• Fever.
• Fatigue
• Lymph nodes become swollen

Treatment for Boils

• Doctor: may need to open up the boil to let the pus drain out.
• Antibiotics: Taking antibiotics to keep it from becoming more infected and start to spread to other parts of your skin.
• Warm soaks: will also help to relieve pain from boils.
• Aromatherapy: Use hot compresses with essential oils of, tea tree or lavender to draw out the infection and speed healing. Once the boil has drained, apply 1 or 2 drops of tea tree oil 3 to 4 times a day until the wound has healed. An antiseptic, tea tree oil is effective in killing bacteria.
• Ayurvedic Medicine: boils could be caused by chronic constipation, a toxic liver, or diabetes. To heal a boil, an Ayurvedic practitioner may suggest applying a ginger turmeric paste. Be sure to cover the boil with a bandage; turmeric stains fabric and skin.
• Homeopathy: Silicea to help a boil come to a head; Belladonna if the boil is hot, red, and throbbing, but with very little pus; and Hepar sulphuris to help your body reabsorb a boil before pus has formed.
• Hydrotherapy: Use hot compresses for 15 minutes couple of times a day to help draw out the boil. Or use alternate hot and cold compresses; apply hot for 3 to 5 minutes, then cold for 30 seconds. Apply ice to the boil and a hot compress over the ice.