Cold Sore Remedy:
Two weeks ago I woke up with a small bump on my lower lip, it was in a horrible spot cause it was right there in the middle for the whole world to see. After just about 2 or 3 hours after waking up the bump doubled almost tripled in size. I figured I had to do something fast to get rid of it. There are lots of myths and theories out there about how to get rid of cold sores fast. I read a couple of articles online and pieced a couple things together to make my own remedy. And it actually worked!! :)
Now I have only done this once but after about a day and a half of this treatment the cold sore was gone. My lip was still healing but the actual cold sore was gone.
The first thing I did was started taking two vitamins. L-Lysine 1000 mg by Spring Valley which you can pick up at Walmart. I took one of these a day, but the 1000 mg are pretty huge so please break it in half before you attempt to swallow it.
The second Vitamin I took was B-Complex by Nature Made which I also get at Walmart. I would suggest taking both of these Vitamins with something other then water because they do have a bad taste.
I took one of each of those Vitamins a day. And I applied a cold sore cream called Novitra to the cold sore area a couple times a day. I bought my Novitra at Riteaid. This helped with the actual cold sore virus and the symptoms that come with cold sores, such as itching and burning.
Now here comes the part that is different then most remedies. Every time I put something on my lip I would alternate between the Novitra and my chap stick which is the Mentha Lip Balm stick in Cinnamint which I got from Bath and Body works. DO NOT put this on your lip straight from the tube. That is just getting bacteria on it every time. Wash your hands, use a clean finger to get a little of the chap stick and put it on the cold sore area. Then wash your hands again.
I don't know how this combination fights it so well but the cold sore was gone very quickly. My lip was a little dry and flaky where the cold sore use to be but some regular chap stick fixed that in about a day or two. But the cold sore was gone.
So if you suffer from cold sores and want to try something to get rid of it fast, try my idea. It helped me so hopefully it will help you. And If you do try it please tell me how it went and what you think of it.
Thank you for reading Have a great day!
