Source: Home Remedies For Cold Sores - Prescription, OTC and Home Remedies
Basic Treatment of a Cold Sore
First of all, don’t touch, don’t scratch, in other words: don’t spread it all over your face! That’s what’s going to happen if you start touch it. Also, a good idea would be to clean it with hot soapy water and a wash cloth (wash the wash cloth AND your hands as soon as you’re done). Something else you can do is apply some petroleum jelly or Neosporin to help seal in the virus and keep it from spreading.
Cold Sore Cures at Home
-Use a water based zinc solution that you apply as soon as you feel that familiar tingling, it can significantly shorten the length of the outbreak. The usual solution is what’s known as a solution of zinc sulfate in camphorated water (0.025% zinc solution).
-OTC antiviral cold sore medications such as benzyl alcohol (Zilactin) or topical lidocaine can be very effective in curing your cold sores.
-Licorice! (yes, really): Licorice. Studies have shown that glycyrrhizic acid, an ingredient in licorice, stops the cold sore virus (Herpes Simplex 1) dead. So you can try chewing a licorice whip, just be sure it’s made from real licorice, as most “licorice” candy in the United States today is flavored with anise. If the ingredient list says “licorice mass,” then the product contains real licorice. You could also try buying some licorice powder and sprinkling it on the sore, or mix up a cream with a pinch of licorice power and a little bit of vegetable shortening, then apply to the cold sore.
The BEST of Cold Sore Home Remedies
My own experience on cold sore home remedies is with something concocted by a close friend of mine, and even though I’ve never been big on home remedies I must say that this cold sore home treatment worked both times for me, and even more impressive is I’ve seen it work on about 25 other people she’s tried it on, consistently! Please have a look at my friend Grace’s solution for the matter:
Cold Sore Freedom Cold Sores Cured in 3 Days.
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