The eyes have a many glands located at the edge and under the upper eyelid, these glands secrete tears that produce sweat and oils keeping the eyelashes well lubricated.
When the glands is exposed to bacteria- the most common bacteria is streptococcus and staphylococcus and an infection will usually occur.
The symptoms: inflamed tissues surrounding the gland turning red and a pimple or bump appears. It can produce a yellow abscess and is it painful and tender to the touch.
Home remedies are effective to help reduce the pain and speed up the healing. A natural essential oil such as - tea tree oil is both anti-inflammatory and anti-bacterial making it a very useful remedy for sties.
Just soak a cotton ball wring it out and carefully apply to the skin of the eye being careful not to get any of the oil in the eye.
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