Treating a chilly Sore is so important, when they are in your face it feels like most people are taking a look at it, and never you. So, what can you do?... Get rid of it hopefully!
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But exactly how?
Try this advice:
1. Eat Foods High in Lysine, for example cheese. Lysine can reduce just how long the cold sore will last. It can also reduce how frequently you receive outbreaks, bear in mind though that studies are still pending for this. But eating your dairy products is good for you anyways, so it wont hurt you.
2. Do not pick in internet marketing. Dont itch it. This can make the sore to spread and then keep going longer. Some people find that just applying pressure when it is uncomfortable helps suppress the itchy symptoms.
3. Apply Ice, it will make the cold sore either not appear or itll appear but smaller. Apply it several times a day when you first feel it coming on. Later you are able to apply a hot cloth to it, to reduce the pain sensation.
4. Apply Castor Oil, it is proven to have properties which are anti-viral, and works well on herpes skin disorders. (In case you did not know, fever blisters are a form of herpes, not the same strain as herpes, but a form, another common form is chicken pox.)
5. Saint Johns Wort Oil- This essential oil works on the central nervous system, so when its applied to the skin it sinks in and starts working away.
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6. If you apply Witch Hazel Oil to the place where you have the sore developing, it will stop it dead in its tracks. It keeps it from spreading and there is going to be less pain.
7. Disinfect Your Toothbrush, while you have the sore use peroxide to disinfect after which replace your toothbrush when the sore is gone, you wouldnt want to have a repeat cold sore can you?
8. Have a Multivitamin which includes, ascorbic acid, zinc, iron, vitamins A and B complex. Lysine can also be supplemented.
9. Use a Warm Tea Bag on the area to allow the herbs soak into your skin, it will help the pain sensation, and entire sore.
10. You may also use Aloe or a Cornstarch paste of cornstarch and water. Have healing powers to help clear up your sores. That one I have tried myself. The paste of the cornstarch helps cool and ease the itching from the cold sore, as well as contributes to healing.
