[header] How to treat a boil [title] Make sure that the boil is actually a boil. [step] Before you begin treating a boil, it is important to make sure that what you have is actually a boil. Boils are caused by an infection of your hair follicles with staphylococcus aureus.
[header] How to treat a boil [title] Make sure that the boil is actually a boil. [step] Before you begin treating a boil, it is important to make sure that what you have is actually a boil. Boils are caused by an infection of your hair follicles with staphylococcus aureus.
This bacteria has been shown to make boils worse. [substeps] To treat a boil, you first need to make sure that it is a boil. This bacteria is naturally occurring in your hair. Before taking any medications if you have an infection, you may want to consider applying a shower head, soap, and conditioner to your scalp to help stop the growth of staphylococcus aureus. This bacteria is causing them to dry out, creating new hair. [substeps] If you have a boil, then don't leave it on longer than 1 day without washing it. They are contagious and they can spread to a different part of your body or to someone else who comes into contact with your boil. [substeps] Boils may be mistaken for cysts or have cysts beneath them, which requires treatment by a doctor.