More user remedies on Cold Sores

when feeling a cold sore coming on my husband immediately applies ChapStick. He applies often and the blister never appears.

Iodine !!! thats the answer i used it just experimenting..And it worked!! aplly as needed ..i cleared mine up in 1 day!!!!!

When I feel a fever blisters getting ready to start, I have tried white vinegar and it works. It does burn a little, but it really works.

I use Tea Tree Oil. When I feel a cold sore coming up I dab some on ever few hour for the first day. It dries it up.

Both my parents and I get these. my dad believes in dabbing alcohol which does work. i have also found that l-lysine 500-1000mg daily when the blister starts /occurs helps dry them out quick. i used to get them each month. i still get them if i have had too much sun. when the blister starts drying out put chapstick or some moisture type item on to keep blisters from cracking.

I have tried tea bags, nail polish remover, ice, alcohol, etc. but nothing helped. I heard that peppermint tea bags were supposed to work also. I didn?t have peppermint tea bags available, so I used peppermint extract. It worked!!! It dried it out in a day. I also use the peppermint extract with Denavir or Abreva. I have never had anything work this quick.

AT THE FIRST SIGN OF A "FEVERBLISTER" WHEN YOU CAN FEEL THE HEAT I HAVE RUBBED ALCOHOL ON MY LIPS FOR THE PAST 6 YEARS AND HAVE BEEN FREE OF THESE LITTLE INCONVENIENCES. THE DAY BEFORE YESTERDAY I FELT THE HEAT AND WAS UNBALE TO WIPE MY LIPS, TODAY I HAVE A BLISTER. I BELIEVE THAT THE ALCOHOL REALLY DOES WORK..

I usually get the same coldsore every winter... either right after my first cold or right before a stint of exams. I've found that using toothpaste at the first sign of it directly on top of where the blister starts to develope even prevents the sore from completely breaking out. I've found that the best one to use is one that has 'whitening' agents to it, like baking soda or peroxide, as these ingredients have drying properties to them. Then, after the blisters are dried up, and the sore begins to scab (say in 3-5 days, or however long it usually takes your blister to reach this phase), I find it very effective to apply carmex or Lip Medex by Blistex which are both external analgesics and lip protectants. It also helps the healing blister to not leave a scar.

At the first tingle take a lysine tablet. They are in the vitamin section of any store. Works great.

I use st john worth and apple cider 3 or 4 time it will dry up overnight