How To Cure A Cold Sore. If your cold sores are triggered by stress you might want to try relaxation techniques such as lemon balm extract deep-breathing exercises and meditation. A pharmacist can help with cold sores. Cold sore patches to protect the skin while it heals. Research suggests that antiviral creams such as aciclovir can reduce breakouts by an average of 05 days.
Apply to the mouth area for a few minutes at a time over the course of a few hours. Research suggests that antiviral creams such as aciclovir can reduce breakouts by an average of 05 days. Each type causes small blisters to form. The cold sores can ruin you all week since it takes a long time to disappear but that is so if you dont take control. You need a cotton ball and one tablespoon of milk and then apply this right on the cold sore and hold it in place for at least five minutes. But if you use lip balm on an active sore consider it contaminated.
Lysine is available as an oral supplement and a cream that according to older research.
Keep your lip and mouth area moisturized to prevent the sore from drying out and peeling Dr. Antiviral creams to speed up healing time. You can buy electronic devices from pharmacies that treat cold sores with light or lasers. A cold sore will often appear outside the mouth on the skin of the lip rather than inside like a canker sore and itll resemble a small cluster of white blisters rather than a singular dot. Then apply it directly to your affected area for several minutes. But landmark research reported today by microbiologists at Duke University may offer the potential for a cure.