Question by allysin .: fast cold sore home remedies?
i need a relatively fast home remedy for a cold sore, i was told to but bleach on it but, that would hurt too bad. any other ideas?

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Answer by Butte Z
Don’t use bleach, that’ll just irritate it and certainly won’t start the healing process. Vicks vapors will stop it dead in its tracks, pretty much anything with camphor, a minty ingredient that’s murder for a cold sore. I have an acyclovir prescription, that doesn’t make em go away, but it stops them from getting too big and makes future ones heal faster. DON”T let it crack or bleed, and try to keep it from bursting, that adds days to the healing but dryness is essential to getting it to heal faster. Carmex lip balm is great for keeping it from cracking or getting wet and promotes healing, it also has camphor. P.S. Use a q-tip one time for anything you put on it because those things spread like wildfire.

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