[header] How to recognize boils [title] Know the most common places where boils form. [step] More often than not, a boil will for on your face, neck, shoulders, armpits, or buttocks. A boil forms around an ingrown hair where the bacteria will multiply and infect the area.
[title] Examine the spot where you feel pain. [step] A boil in the early stages of its formation will hurt only when touched.