Medically reviewed by Casey Gallagher, MD Key Takeaways You can treat small boils at home using warm compresses. Popping a ...

A boil, also called a furuncle, is an infection of a hair follicle that goes into the deeper layers of skin, causing an abscess (a small pocket of pus). These infections are typically caused by the ...

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That tender, angry bump in your armpit started as a tiny annoyance. Now it’s a throbbing, painful mess that makes putting on deodorant feel like torture. If you’ve dealt with armpit boils, you know ...

Whenever you find something out of the ordinary below the belt, it’s normal to be alarmed. But, if the red, painful lump you discovered is a vaginal boil, you can probably relax. Vaginal boils aren’t ...

Aloe vera may have antibacterial and wound-healing properties that could help with certain skin conditions. However, it is unclear whether aloe vera can specifically help boils. No research supports ...