Does anyone have any home remedies for cold sores ?
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yes, I answered it earlier tonight.  Get a tea bag, place it in a cup, pour hot water over and let it sit.  Dunk it once or twice, then hold it up to drain.  Place the wet tea bag against the cold sore for a few minutes.  Repeat. dunk, drain, press.  The tanic acid in the tea leaves will give relief and help it to cure.  I've done this for many years.
589151
Take L-Lysine 500mg. until the cold sores start clearing up.You can buy this at the vitamin section.Also use a lip ointment,the best that you can afford. After your cold sores clear up,it is not necessary to continue the L-Lysine until you get another breakout.
95119
Use Abreva.  It works great, helps get rid of cold sores fast.  It's a little pricey but it does work and you can get it at any drug store.\n\nI just used it and my cold sore was gone in 2 days.
104675
A touch of Melaleuca oil (tea tree) and the sore will stop hurting and start healing. Even if you feel it and do not see it yet it will stop it instantly.
794848
I don't really know any home remedies, except bathe with baking soda in bath water. Also try oatmeal, corn starch, and milk in bath water, you can also put 2 tablespoons of apple cider vinegar in luke-warm water and bathe.
711486
yes, natural remedies, try taking colloidal silver, and elderberry, these are both antiviral, there are other antivirals, ask about them at a health food store.  also doing body cleanses will help.  you'd be surprised at what all improves by cleaning all of the toxins out of your body.  also there is a substance called dmso also found at health food stores that works great.  look up neveranoutbreak.com  so many options for herpes you wouldn't believe it
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The easiest home remedy is to apply hydrogen peroxide (1 part hydrogen peroxide and one part water with a cotton swab) to the canker sore. Then dab a small amount of milk of magnesia on the canker 3-4 times a day. This is not only soothing, but appears to help healing.\n\nI think using a mouthwash such as listerine two to three times a day will keep the mouth clean/fresh and free of sores
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Chamomile tea with honey is always good (and delicious!), but gargling with salt water ( a cup of warm water, a half teaspoon of salt) works best.  Tastes gross, but such is life.  \n\nMy housemate swears by chewing whole cloves of garlic, like six a day, when she's sick.  Makes you brush your teeth a lot, but helps your immune system.
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Gargle with warm salt water, peroxide diluted with water, or any kind of antiseptic mouthwash, every 2-4 hours, will help kill the germs and help keep bacteria in check, which should help them heal.  Will also help keep new ones from forming if used daily after the other ones have healed.\n\nThere is also over-the-counter ointments, that are applied directly to the ulcers  (canker sores), which help them heal faster.  Avoid smoking, no chewing on the ulcer or messing with them, avoid real aspirin and spicy foods.
608682
i would put a tiny bit of ZOVIRAX cream on  where you get cold sore everyday( prevention better than cure ) and you won't get cold sore in future.also are you sure it is a cold sore ? if scar is big and obvious a plastic surgeon can remove the scar and healthy underlying tissue should grow to fill where the scar was and your lip will look normal again
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Hi, I am presuming from your question that you get cold sores. If you do, the next 'tingle' you get, which a lot of cold sore sufferers say is the first sign of a cold sore, try using a drop of PURE TEATREE OIL directly onto the skin where the 'tingle' is felt and if the cold sore does appear, continue to use the teatree oil,once in the morning, and once at night to shorten the length of its reign. Please also remember that the virus can be transmitted by kissing, something my now eighteen yr old daughter knows about due to the fact that her grandad gave her a very innocent kiss when she was a child while having an active cold sore - cold sores forever now!Take care xx
1000542
Try the juice of sapho. It has work for countless Mentats over the years.\n\nIf you use it too much, It can stain the lips. So watch for stains, they are a warning.
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Canker sores usually go away without any treatment. For pain relief, you can try taking ibuprofen (brand name: Advil) or acetaminophen (brand name: Tylenol). Other medicines, such as Anbesol, Oragel, Orabase and Zilactin-B, might keep your canker sores from becoming irritated by eating, drinking or brushing your teeth. You put these medicines right on the sore.\n\nYou can also mix equal amounts of Milk of Magnesia and Benadryl Allergy liquid. After it's mixed, you can swish a teaspoonful in your mouth for about 1 minute and then spit it out. If you do this every 4 to 6 hours, your canker sores may hurt less.\n\nSome people think that sucking on zinc lozenges, taking vitamin C or vitamin B complex, using a sage-and-chamomile mouthwash or taking a lysine supplement helps their canker sores heal faster.
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Honey and warm water helps... and lemon and tea\n\nHOpe you get better soon.
163312
You should ask your Doctor for a perscritption of Valtrex for use in treating your cold sores, of course discuss all the risks and benifits with him or her.  It has really helped me control mine.  Now they are smaller and do not last as long and alot further in between.
102419
No home remedies. In fact, a home remedy is rather irresponsible. Go to the doctor and get a throat culture (you may not actually have strep throat), and if you DO have strep throat, they can prescribe an antibiotic (usually making you loads better in about 24 hours). \n\nViruses must run their course. Bacteria have antibiotics.
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herpes/coldsore meds  over the counter there are many of them  to choose from, blistix has one  out  ,  then campho phenic  works great as well , the best thing u can  do is  keep the effected area  clean adn dry as  possible  do not  touch the area  with your hands at anytime  , if u do wash  your hand asap  with  warm soapy water  u can spread the virus from one location to another  by  contact , so  dont touch  , adn  do  not  kiss anyone  till atleast  a week after  it has  completly  cleared  up , go to a doctor and see what the redcomend  you to take  but  in the mean time  u can  go to a  good  pharmcist  like one at a savon  and ask them   what they  can recomend   for  oyu to use till u can see a doctor .  and  if u  do use any  over  the counter meds  use a  clean qtip  to apply  it , so if  u  dont have enough on the qtip to  cover the area  dont use the same  one  get another one cause  u can   put the  virus  on the container that u r trying to   use  to get rid of the virus