Do you know of any good Cold Sore Remedies?
I got my first cold sore today (I think) and was wondering if anyone had any remedies to get rid of it. I also am taking some allergy medicines and was thinking that it might be an allergic reaction to one of those and isn’t a cold sore, but hives. My girlfriend has never had a cold sore, and no one I’m around has cold sores, so I’m a little confused by it… Either way, I stopped taking the medicine, and will just treat it as if it’s a cold sore. Any good remedies to get rid of it if it is a cold sore??
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To cure a cold sore, use these home remedies:
Lemon balm. When you use a cream made from this minty herb, you are likely to feel much better by the second day, the time when people say cold sores usually hurt the most. According to research, healing time is much shorter for people who use it four or five times a day. On top of that, the period between outbreaks might be longer
Aloe vera. If you have an aloe vera plant growing in your window, break off a tip of the cactus-like leaf and squeeze on the soothing, healing gel the next time you get a cold sore. Aloe vera lip balm works great, too. Apply it three times a day until the sore dries up.
Aloe vera not only reduces inflammation and attacks the virus that causes cold sores, it also fortines your skin with B vitamins, vitamin C, and amino acids.
Ice. As soon as a sore appears, apply ice for 15 minutes a day to has-ten healing and numb the pain. Drinking a cold liquid or sucking on a frozen treat might also work
For more info, check these site:
http://nature-medicine.info/2008/12/say-goodbye-to-cold-sores-with-natural-treatments.php#more-353
Hives are usually flat, cold sore are raised and hurt.
Go to your local drug store and buy Abreva, it works great. Cold sores are very contagious and last about 1-2 weeks.
Just got to the closest store and look in the chapstick aisle. I got a good cream to put on and it goes away and 1-2 days.
There are no easy ways of getting rid of these. They are caused by illness, fevers, stress, exposure to sunlight. There are over the counter products such as Abreva or Herpicin that will aid in drying the surface but it takes almost 2 weeks for these to heal up and go away, no matter what you do. I would continue with your allergy medication - this is not the cause.
it goes away on its own but you could gargle warm water with salt that’s what my parents would tell me and my brother when we got one. i hope that helps you.
Pure aloe vera juice works wonders… i know this because in both my home country spain, my family has been using aloe for every ailment thinkable!…. and in response to an earlier post, hives are not flat, hives are raised, itchy and bothersome, but should go with allergy meds.
Hope you get sorted soon.