Now this is a bit weird but it's something I do to every cold sore I get when they're at the slight swelling not quite blister stage. As well as hitting them with zovirax, tea tree, bergamot oil and taking Llysine tablets I have noticed that I press a fingernail right into the heart of the tingling sore. I think I've always done this but I'm not sure why it helps. Does … [Read more...]
Cold sore diary – life span of a cold sore
I haven't had a cold sore now for nearly a year, not a proper throbbing mess of a one, so maybe it was karma, time I had some pain. But when I got the tingle recently, instead of doing what I normally do, which has kept me cold sore free, I tried some of the remedies people have shared here. I tried lots of different attacks on the cold sore. His name is Winston, and he has … [Read more...]
Cold sore diary – waking up with one
So this morning I awoke knowing what was going to be nestling on my top lip. I felt it coming in the night but ignored the tingling and went back to sleep. Or tried to sleep... Step 1 - ear wax At 6am I finally gave in to the swelling and pain, got up and harvested some ear wax. Yes you heard me, I dug out some ear wax. Now it's funny stuff when you examine it up close. … [Read more...]
15 natural cold sore remedies
This list is comprised of all the natural remedies that I have discovered over the many years I have spent fighting the demon cold sore virus. Once you've had one cold sore the chances are you will be plagued with many but don't give up all hope. Thanks to everyone who has commented and shared their solutions on other cold sore blogs, I've crammed them all into this blog … [Read more...]
Vitamin B2 for cold sores
Cold sores cause misery for many. They're painful, unsightly and can spread easily. They are also a very popular topic on this blog, so when one reader suggested Vitamin B2, also called riboflavin, as one way of preventing them I knew I had to share it with all my cold sore readers. Vitamin B2 is one of the group of eight B vitamins which can help to reduce stress, a common … [Read more...]