Help! I am mother of the bride on Saturday and have a boil...

[StillMedusa]

On my face! I never get boils, rarely get spots, but had a poo covered child scratch me 10 days ago (work in special ed) and I suspect despite scrubbing my face, bacteria got in.
I've TCP=d it, Germoline-d it. The chemist didn't have any magnesium sulphate paste. I actually rang the GP who has prescribed antibiotcs to pick up tomorrow as it could be nasty. Is there anything else I can do to try and make it less angry til the meds kick in?!

Hot flannel to draw it to a head?

Fucidin cream - might need it prescribed but it's amazing and clears stuff up so fast

Toothpaste

Amazon Prime Mag Sulphate paste for delivery tomorrow?

Yes just checked and it's prescription only but it really is brilliant and works so fast!

KLAXON
photo please, then us helpful sporners will solve your problem.
But not until we see it.

Sudocream?

Sudocrem!

Not sudocrem. It is comedogenic. Whatever it may or may not do to the boil, it will clog your other pores and cause more painful spots to appear.

Metanium nappy rash cream is my miracle cure for spots

Wasn't there a thread on s&b suggesting a colloidal plaster for beastly spots/boils? I can't do links but you can pick these up in pharmacies & supermarkets, just need to leave one on overnight iirc

Am I the only one who thought that “having a boil” meant a family argument?

I agree with mag sulphate and photo please!

Buy a Covid mask to match your outfit!!

Ibuprofen gel will help with inflammation

Use Epsom salts to draw it out.

100% Magnesium sulphate paste, can get it from any pharmacy or online. It’s a drawing agent so will make it form a head. Put in on overnight with a plaster and repeat.

Face mask

Revolution overnight small white bottle has always worked for me

Scream works on adult ds's zits, and it worked on mine, just on the spot itself, rather than liberally smeared.

Sudocreme not scream

Boring I know, but don’t touch it!

Let the antibiotics do their thing, you’ll only risk making it angrier or a gaping hole in your face while it heals if a DIY lancing goes wrong.

Is your DD using a makeup artist? If so I’d see if I could squeeze in to get a professional cover up for the day itself.