Comments on: Home Remedies for Cold Sores

By: Amanda

Amanda — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 16:18:00 +0000

if you’re getting cold sores on your face, it’s not just Herpes Simplex strain 1..you should get that checked out.

By: Maria

Maria — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 16:31:40 +0000

I’ve gotten these little annoying thing ever since I can remember. I’m 15 now, and I get them once or twice a year usually around winter(which it is now). I woke up this morning with one. No sign the day before that I was going to get one which I usually have tingling or itching. Not this time just woke up and felt it. Now it’s Christmas eve and I want it gone by tomorrow, or at least New Years Eve. So I tried putting ice on it to get the swelling down. It made it feel better when the ice was on it, but within seconds of taking the ice off I got the burning feeling back. So I’m trying to put rubbing alcohol on it.. Yeah it really burns. But I’ve heard it makes it go way in 2-3 days, so I figured I’d try it. I’ll update you on this little sucker.

-Maria @11:30 A.M. on December 24, 2011

By: J

Wed, 21 Dec 2011 05:30:47 +0000

The generic version of Valtrex works great. With my insurance it’s only $10 for 30 pills which is cheaper than lysine but you do need a doctors prescription. I didn’t have a breakout for four years but the week I don’t have it, a cold sore appears.

By: sarah

sarah — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 02:11:13 +0000

salt and toothpaste burn so bad oh it hurts

By: mulan london

mulan london — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 15:38:08 +0000

i dont usually get cold sores and i need to get rid of it in a couple of hours what do i do =(

By: Melinda a

Melinda a — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 03:04:27 +0000

Tried and true and absolutely free. It’s EARWAX!!!! I have been blister free for almost two years. In addition to cold sores, I have herpes zoster opthalmicus which shingles of the eye, I get it on my eyelid and it works for both. The shingles are tough but the aggressive application of a thin layer of earwax means they never progress past the red phase. As for the cold sore, if I apply at first tingle, it never ever comes. Don’t waste your time and money on these meds and so called treatments. Give this a try and just make sure a thin layer of wax stays on the itchy tingly area and within minutes to an hour the sensation disappears completely with no cold sore erupting.

By: robert

robert — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 03:30:22 +0000

Baking soda it work

By: leah

leah — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 17:27:15 +0000

here is my issue. i have a full blown cold sore. i just want to know what to do when the scab appears. does the scab mean it is healing? i used areva and it got a scab. my friend told me to use carmex or lysine on the scab to keep it moist. it seems that keeping the lysine on it makes is stay longer. should i just let it scab and do nothing like let it run its course? i work from home so i don’t have to worry about how it looks and i i keep carmex on the other part of my lips so they don’t get dry and crack.there is such different opinions on how to treat them. any tips are appreciated.

By: davona

davona — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 04:53:23 +0000

i have just tried the tea bag remedy and i am hoping this works. I honestly don’t even know if it is a cold sore. if so it will be my 1st and honestly…i am pretty scared:’( i hate how they look. please help me with remedies that really REALLY will work. plzzzzzzzzzzzzzz. im terrified.

By: dani

dani — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 03:34:19 +0000

i woke up this morning with the cold sore tingling..and i just started my menstrual cycle which probably has my immune system down a little bit..but when i was younger blistex used to dry my blisters up right away, but its like the cold sores are getting immune to it, so my grandmother told me to put a rag under warm water as warm as i can stand it and put it on my cold sore along with some salt, and just keep alternating, this is my first time trying her remedy i really hope this works !!