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Alum is a white powdered spice. I use a q-tip, wet the end with water, stick in the alum and touch to the sore. It will BURN like crazy. I put it on before bed and the next morning it is about 80% healed. And gone for good the day after that. Most importantly Alum kills the pain of the cold sore. Wether inside the mouth or on the lip, the next day you'll be able to eat and open your mouth without wanting to cry! It works every time for me!
I've been getting cold sores my whole life. Honestly it wasn't a big deal for me. Until I hit my mid twenties. Then for some reason I started getting alot of them. I went from having one or two in the winter. Up to six, or more. The worst year being 10. Also alot of them were nasty. I've tried alot of topical stuff, and none of it worked.
So I heard about lysine tablets. Also about how certain foods can make them worse. So I found some at a health food store. So I started taking two a day, and that helped decrease there size, but not there frequency. So I went up to four a day. Two in the morning, and two at night. also I avoided certain foods.
I went almost two years with out getting a coldsore, and it was a small minor one. I've been taking them since 2004. Now I get about two to three a year, but they are very minor, and only last about 6 or 7 days.
Also my cold sores seem to be timed. It seems that if I get one it'll be from Jan - May, and Oct. For as far back as I can remember even at my worst. I've never gotten a cold sore in December.
L=Lysine 1000mg Tablet available everywhere vitamin supplements are sold
May be mixed with any medication without side effects
Take one a day forever. I had severe outbreaks for years before discovering L-Lysine.
Over time, will reduce breakout severity and frequency.
Should breakout appear, apply DMSO Cream for rapid relief.
Available at "mothernature.com
I have tried everything know. Even got a prescription for Ayclovir that did not work. I got a nasty outbreak that would not heal for two months.. I had been hiding in my house. I looked horriable. I cried everyday. I tried the tea tree oil and mind you it totally burned but it dried it up. Thank god I found something to dry up this mess. I have spent a fortune so far on this HSV-1
Whenever I get a cold sore on my lip I use earwax. It sounds gross but it really works. Try this remedy and you wont regret it. It works everytime.
Last night I was JUST about to go to bed and I felt the tingle. I looked in the mirror and there was a bump and my lip was getting swollen fast. I applied Abreva but that doesn't work so I don't recommend doing that at all.
I immediately applied a whole ice cube to it until it melted & then I licked my finger and stuck it in some alum (a powdered-like spice) and put it on the sore for as long as i could.
I woke up in the morning and it was GONE. Nothing there.
I couldn't believe my luck.
This is a simple way to easily get rid of cold sores PERMANENTLY. My family has used it for years, and it has worked superbly for friends.
1. Crush 5 mint leaves
2.Boil water
3. Put them together in a cup and mix
4. wait until it cools
Once the mix is formed dab a tea towel in the mix and dab it on the affected area. Then rub the affected area with ice, then follow this procedure every hour. The itching and pain will soon sease and the cold sore will disappear overnight.
Put DMSO Cream on your lip at first sign of a cold sore. Also put DMSO cream on the back of your neck at the top of your spine. Do this every time it comes back and after about 2-3 aplications they never come back again.
Acyclovir 400 mg tablets are the best. It was prescribed to me by my dentist and in two days was practically gone. The first day it shrunk it and then the next gone. Works the best. I have never seen a medicine work that fast.
I was on this website looking for the name of the pills that I used to take for cold sores. I Finally found it. One other person on this site said they use Lactinex for making Sores go away. I am 35 now and my last out break of a cold sore was when i was in my young 20's. I used to use Lactinex all the time to get rid of the sores and now it has been 15 or so years since I have had an outbreak. A friend if mine gets them and now that I have found the name again i will share it with him. Hope you try it and it works for u. Its sold behind the counter at your local drug store. kept in fridge. have to catch at first tingle.
Back in college I had a health teacher tell our class that if we ever get a cold sore all we have to do is apply ice to it right away. I had previously gone through a few painful bouts with cold sores that dragged on and eventually healed on their own. Next time I had one I did what he suggested. I took a washcloth with a piece of ice in it and held that up to the sore off and on for 45 minutes or so. The ice was directly on my skin. When it got so cold that it hurt I'd remove the ice and let my lip warm up then reapply the ice. That was almost 20 years ago and I haven't had a cold anyone could see yet. As soon as I feel that prickly burn pain of one starting I knock it out with ice. My husband used to get them bad too and this also works for him. Seriously, ice works!
APPLE CIDER VINEGAR use it in your daily diet u will never see cold sore again. This is not a temporary fix. It's been 5 years now since my last cold sore. I have used everything some work fast and good but this is the best. Nobody wants to see cold sore over and over.
My girls and I have suffered with nasty cold sores our entire life. We have tried every over the counter medicine, and tons of home remedies to rid them, with no luck. A few weeks back in desperate need of relief, my daughter and I stopped at our local CVS Pharmacy. We found a product called Lysine Plus Cold Sore Treatment distributed by Quantum Inc. (www.quantumhealth.com). It was about $6.00, which was cheap compared to all the other over priced products we've tried over the years. Let me tell you, this stuff was AMAZING! The throbbing went away almost instantly, and within about 2 days, they were completely gone. Now we apply this at the fist sign of one and it stops it in it's tracks! I usually don't leave reviews etc, but I strongly recommend this product to anyone who suffers from these nasty painful things.
Ingredients: Zinc Oxide, L-lysine, Vitamins A,D and E in natural base Olive Oil, Yellow Beeswax, Goldenseal extract, Propolis extract, Calendula Officinalis extract, Echinacea Angustifolia extract, Cajeput Oil, Tea Tree Oil, Gum Benzoin Tincture, Honey
I used powdered Alum (in the spice section of the grocery store) to dry out the sore, especially if it is inside the mouth. It burns like crazy and does not taste all that great, but does it ever work.
L-lysine 500mg daily. I have not had a cold sore in at least 8 years! Before l-lysine I would get cold sores frequently, since childhood. I am a Master's degree nurse. I swear by this remedy! As always, please make sure that this naturally occuring amino acid does not interact with any medications before use. But a chance of this happening is slim to none. Always check with your physician.
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Suck it up, Try ALUM
EQ in Tennessee -Alum is a white powdered spice. I use a q-tip, wet the end with water, stick in the alum and touch to the sore. It will BURN like crazy. I put it on before bed and the next morning it is about 80% healed. And gone for good the day after that. Most importantly Alum kills the pain of the cold sore. Wether inside the mouth or on the lip, the next day you'll be able to eat and open your mouth without wanting to cry! It works every time for me!
Nov 08, 2011
2 Yes
0 No
Lysine
Anonymous in Canada -I've been getting cold sores my whole life. Honestly it wasn't a big deal for me. Until I hit my mid twenties. Then for some reason I started getting alot of them. I went from having one or two in the winter. Up to six, or more. The worst year being 10. Also alot of them were nasty. I've tried alot of topical stuff, and none of it worked.
So I heard about lysine tablets. Also about how certain foods can make them worse. So I found some at a health food store. So I started taking two a day, and that helped decrease there size, but not there frequency. So I went up to four a day. Two in the morning, and two at night. also I avoided certain foods.
I went almost two years with out getting a coldsore, and it was a small minor one. I've been taking them since 2004. Now I get about two to three a year, but they are very minor, and only last about 6 or 7 days.
Also my cold sores seem to be timed. It seems that if I get one it'll be from Jan - May, and Oct. For as far back as I can remember even at my worst. I've never gotten a cold sore in December.
Feb 20, 2011
2 Yes
0 No
L-Lysine
J. Anderson in Onsted, MI USA -L=Lysine 1000mg Tablet available everywhere vitamin supplements are sold
May be mixed with any medication without side effects
Take one a day forever. I had severe outbreaks for years before discovering L-Lysine.
Over time, will reduce breakout severity and frequency.
Should breakout appear, apply DMSO Cream for rapid relief.
Available at "mothernature.com
Dec 20, 2010
2 Yes
0 No
Tea Tree Oil
j in Huntington Beach, CA -I have tried everything know. Even got a prescription for Ayclovir that did not work. I got a nasty outbreak that would not heal for two months.. I had been hiding in my house. I looked horriable. I cried everyday. I tried the tea tree oil and mind you it totally burned but it dried it up. Thank god I found something to dry up this mess. I have spent a fortune so far on this HSV-1
Nov 22, 2010
2 Yes
1 No
WORKS EVERYTIME
Diena in Bonaire, G.a -Whenever I get a cold sore on my lip I use earwax. It sounds gross but it really works. Try this remedy and you wont regret it. It works everytime.
Nov 05, 2010
2 Yes
3 No
Ice & Alum
Brittany Hood in Tacoma, WA -Last night I was JUST about to go to bed and I felt the tingle. I looked in the mirror and there was a bump and my lip was getting swollen fast. I applied Abreva but that doesn't work so I don't recommend doing that at all.
I immediately applied a whole ice cube to it until it melted & then I licked my finger and stuck it in some alum (a powdered-like spice) and put it on the sore for as long as i could.
I woke up in the morning and it was GONE. Nothing there.
I couldn't believe my luck.
Jul 20, 2010
2 Yes
0 No
Mint and Mash cure
Phil Lynch in Canada -This is a simple way to easily get rid of cold sores PERMANENTLY. My family has used it for years, and it has worked superbly for friends.
1. Crush 5 mint leaves
2.Boil water
3. Put them together in a cup and mix
4. wait until it cools
Once the mix is formed dab a tea towel in the mix and dab it on the affected area. Then rub the affected area with ice, then follow this procedure every hour. The itching and pain will soon sease and the cold sore will disappear overnight.
Apr 12, 2010
0 Yes
3 No
DMSO Cream
RS in Orange County, CA -Put DMSO Cream on your lip at first sign of a cold sore. Also put DMSO cream on the back of your neck at the top of your spine. Do this every time it comes back and after about 2-3 aplications they never come back again.
Mar 25, 2010
1 Yes
1 No
Cold sores
MI cold sores in texas usa -Acyclovir 400 mg tablets are the best. It was prescribed to me by my dentist and in two days was practically gone. The first day it shrunk it and then the next gone. Works the best. I have never seen a medicine work that fast.
Mar 01, 2010
0 Yes
2 No
Lactinex for cold sores
Anonymous in Houston, Texas -I was on this website looking for the name of the pills that I used to take for cold sores. I Finally found it. One other person on this site said they use Lactinex for making Sores go away. I am 35 now and my last out break of a cold sore was when i was in my young 20's. I used to use Lactinex all the time to get rid of the sores and now it has been 15 or so years since I have had an outbreak. A friend if mine gets them and now that I have found the name again i will share it with him. Hope you try it and it works for u. Its sold behind the counter at your local drug store. kept in fridge. have to catch at first tingle.
Feb 01, 2010
6 Yes
0 No
Just ice works for me
Moni in MI -Back in college I had a health teacher tell our class that if we ever get a cold sore all we have to do is apply ice to it right away. I had previously gone through a few painful bouts with cold sores that dragged on and eventually healed on their own. Next time I had one I did what he suggested. I took a washcloth with a piece of ice in it and held that up to the sore off and on for 45 minutes or so. The ice was directly on my skin. When it got so cold that it hurt I'd remove the ice and let my lip warm up then reapply the ice. That was almost 20 years ago and I haven't had a cold anyone could see yet. As soon as I feel that prickly burn pain of one starting I knock it out with ice. My husband used to get them bad too and this also works for him. Seriously, ice works!
Jan 30, 2010
10 Yes
2 No
Cold sores
Tim in wayne NJ -APPLE CIDER VINEGAR use it in your daily diet u will never see cold sore again. This is not a temporary fix. It's been 5 years now since my last cold sore. I have used everything some work fast and good but this is the best. Nobody wants to see cold sore over and over.
Jan 29, 2010
0 Yes
3 No
Lysine Plus Cold Sore Treatment
Vanessa in Pocono Lake, Pa -My girls and I have suffered with nasty cold sores our entire life. We have tried every over the counter medicine, and tons of home remedies to rid them, with no luck. A few weeks back in desperate need of relief, my daughter and I stopped at our local CVS Pharmacy. We found a product called Lysine Plus Cold Sore Treatment distributed by Quantum Inc. (www.quantumhealth.com). It was about $6.00, which was cheap compared to all the other over priced products we've tried over the years. Let me tell you, this stuff was AMAZING! The throbbing went away almost instantly, and within about 2 days, they were completely gone. Now we apply this at the fist sign of one and it stops it in it's tracks! I usually don't leave reviews etc, but I strongly recommend this product to anyone who suffers from these nasty painful things.
Ingredients: Zinc Oxide, L-lysine, Vitamins A,D and E in natural base Olive Oil, Yellow Beeswax, Goldenseal extract, Propolis extract, Calendula Officinalis extract, Echinacea Angustifolia extract, Cajeput Oil, Tea Tree Oil, Gum Benzoin Tincture, Honey
Jan 27, 2010
7 Yes
5 No
Powdered Alum
Ava in Las Vegas, NV -I used powdered Alum (in the spice section of the grocery store) to dry out the sore, especially if it is inside the mouth. It burns like crazy and does not taste all that great, but does it ever work.
Jan 27, 2010
3 Yes
3 No
L-lysine
Leslie in PA -L-lysine 500mg daily. I have not had a cold sore in at least 8 years! Before l-lysine I would get cold sores frequently, since childhood. I am a Master's degree nurse. I swear by this remedy! As always, please make sure that this naturally occuring amino acid does not interact with any medications before use. But a chance of this happening is slim to none. Always check with your physician.
Jan 05, 2010
8 Yes
0 No
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