Cold Sore Remedies
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Home Remedy for Cold Sore
Oct 23rd
Article by John Fante
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I love searching the net looking for home remedies that people use to combat the daily ailments that we humans are prone to get. One of my favorites is a home remedy for cold sores. Some of these remedies sound a bit whacky and I can’t vouch that they work as I have not tried them. I just find these remedies interesting and entertaining and I hope you do to. You may even want to try one.
Home Remedy for Cold Sore:
Nail Polish Remover – using a Q-tip apply nail polish remover to your cold sore
Ear wax – at the onset of a cold sore apply ear wax. (Authors note – use your own ear wax.
Tea Bag – apply a warm tea bag to your cold sore.
Ice or a Popsicle – when a cold sore is just beginning apply ice or a popsicle to the infected area for as long as you can stand it.
Witch Hazel – applying witch hazel to a cold sore will relieve the soreness
After Shave – apply aftershave to the cold sore a few times a day to dry it out
L-lysine – take L-lysine (which can be found in the vitamin section of your drugstore) 3 times a day to get rid of the cold sore.
Garlic – when you first feel a cold sore coming on dab a clove of garlic on it for about 10 minutes.
As you can see there are many different home remedies for cold sores. Above are only just a few that I have found. If you have a cold sore and you are trying to get rid of it you may want to try one of the above methods.
What’s important is that you find something that works for you and you stick with it.
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Cold Sore Remedy What Works Fast
Oct 7th
Article by annborn1
There’s not much that you can do to improve the look of a cold sore. There’s just no hiding or covering up an unsightly blister parked on the front of your face. But, although there’s no magic pill for getting rid of full blown cold sores quickly, and there’s no way of preventing another one from coming in the future, there is a cold sore remedy or two out there that can actually speed up the healing and take away some of the pain and discomfort.
Act Fast with Any Cold Sore Remedy
Any cold sore remedy you come across will instruct you to take action as soon as you feel that tingle telling you a cold sore is about to come calling. Whether your cold sore remedy of choice is an old fashioned remedy or a doctor prescribed pill, taking action right away, instead of waiting for the blister to form, can decrease the amount of time a cold sore will stick around, and can also keep the cold sore from spreading.
The Petroleum Jelly Cold Sore Remedy
The petroleum jelly cold sore remedy requires you to coat your lip as soon as you feel the cold sore tingle, and keep the area moist with petroleum jelly for as long as the cold sore hangs around. The petroleum jelly will keep the cold sore from spreading and will also keep it from drying up; which often leads to cracking, bleeding and lots of discomfort.
The Benzocaine Ointment Remedy
If you are interested in a cold sore remedy that will not only add moisture, but also more effectively deal with the pain then you might want to try a lip balm with benzocaine. These ointments provide a local anesthetic which affectively numbs the lip area.
The Tea Bag Remedy
Your grandma was right: a tea bag is actually a great cold sore remedy. The tannins found in a moist tea bag actually have some healing power. Use a moist tea bag like a cold compress on your lip for up to ten minutes, and repeat this several times a day. You’ll stop the spread of your cold sore and speed up the healing process.
Cold Sore Remedy Tips
Sep 21st
Article by JoBeth Levina
While cold sore attacks typically last for 8-10 days, many people have found that they can clear up the unsightly lesions faster using a variety of treatments. With the damage caused by an attack being both mental and physical it really does do us a lot of good to be able to limit the damage caused by them. A cold sore cold sore remedy will fall into one of two broad groups – pharmaceutical or natural – although there are some, like nail varnish remover that are simply ‘alternative’, and it is worth weighing up the pros and cons of each before discarding any of them.
Cold sores are able to form when the immune system becomes weakened and the virus, which once infected with us remains in the body for life, begins to replicate and move to the skin’s surface. Typical cold sore triggers
· Stress
· Chronic fatigue
· Illness
· Hormonal changes e.g. menstruation or menopause
· Exposure to sunlight
An attack is usually preceded by a tingling sensation in the area that the sore appears, followed by redness and swelling and finally a fluid filled blister that first bursts and then scabs over before healing.
One important thing is to take action as soon as you feel the tingling, as this indicates that the virus is moving out of its dormant state and replicating. One common natural remedy is to treat the area with ice for half an hour or so, which can relieve symptoms and in some cases appears to prevent a cold sore from appearing altogether. It is thought that the ice acts to inhibit the development of the virus as it becomes active, minimizing the impact sore.
There are a number of pharmaceutical remedies, which although are not as effective as the medical community had hoped, do reduce the overall healing time. However, tests have shown the natural remedies are just as effective and many people also complain about side effects. As with all the treatments, these may suit you and they may not; if you are more comfortable using a pharmaceutical remedy and it works for you then by all means use it. Some common treatments are listed below:
o Penciclovir 1% is the active ingredient of Denavir, an FDA approved formula used for reducing the reoccurrence of cold sores.
o Acyclovir 5% is found in Zovirax, another FDA approved treatment that some people have found to be extremely effective in relieving cold sore symptoms if applied early. o Famciclovir and Valacyclovir are two other commonly used drugs sold by then names Famvir and Valtrex.o Other drugs specifically designed to ease pain and swelling that are useful are aspirin and ibuprofen.
Other people prefer to use natural remedies to help heal their symptoms. Popular treatments include:
o Lysine is an essential amino acid found in red meat and dairy products. It can be taken as a supplement or applied topically to help speed up recover time.
o Resveratol is found in red grapes and both heals and sooths the lesion.
o Peppermint oil is able to penetrate deep below the surface of the skin and is able to destroy the effects of the virus.
o Propolis is a substance collected by bees to keep their hives germ free. This brown, resinous compound stops virus replication.
o Salves containing lemon balm, a member of the mint family, are common in Europe and although not readily available in the United States, application of a tea made from lemon balm has been shown to demonstrate similar healing effects.
