Anyone have a home treatment for cold sores?

Question: I have one starting to appear on the corner of my lip. I haven't had one in a while and I don't have any OTC or RX meds. Anyone have a home treatment to help get rid of it, shorten its duration or at least stop the tingling?

Answers:
Carmex. I use to get them every once in a while. AS soon as i felt the tenderness and tingling start i'd put on carmex and that would do it.

Other Answers:
Abreva will shorten the duration. Also Propolis tincture available at health food stores.

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Abreva works great kind of expensive and its over the counter Abbrieva is effective and very quick. I know of no home remedy that works as nice as Abbrieva.

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Put a little toothpaste over it. The toothpaste will do. I have used it for cold sores and it helped.

When my husband gets a cold sore, he applys after shave or alcohol..just a little splash of either.after shave or alcohol will make it go away.it will sting at first..but you will feel relief,,,quick and it will heal very fast.
Source(s):
alcohol..or after shave

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Yes, rubbing alcohol. It will dry it out real quick - hopefully before it fully develops. Good luck. Feel your pain - get them often. Elimate stress!

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