A boil forms due to a bacterial or other infection of a hair follicle and skin at the root of a hair. Many resolve on their own with time and home management.
Boils and cysts are two types of growths on the body. Also known as furuncles, boils are pockets of pus (a creamy, white substance) on the skin caused by bacteria infecting hair follicles.
April 27, 2001 — -- A trip to the beauty salon was anything but pretty for more than 100 women in California. A contaminated pedicurist's footbath led to unsightly and potentially disfiguring ...