What is the best way to cure a cold sore????

Question

HELP my 1st day of school is only next week & I need an EASY QUICK and CHEAP way to cure my cold sore thanks

Answer 1

Tea Tree Oil or Grapefruit Seed Extract applied directly to the spot.

Those two have about the same properties.

The best of luck with your first day at school!

Lisa J

Answer 2

Take L-Lysine 500mg this will clear it up lickey split!

You can also put tea tree oil or oil of oregano on it.  Avoid acidic foods such as orange juice and tomatoes until it heals up or in general if they seem to make you break out.

Do NOT put undiluted grapefruit seed extract directly on the sore as it will burn you.  I did this with a wart and it actually burned my skin!  Not nice!

Answer 3

Carmex-----great for cold sores!

Answer 4

one week should be enough for it to go away, but if you really need it gone immediately, abreva!

also, stay away from salt and ketchup, and touching it in general, will makes it worse and hurts alot!

Answer 5

apply some Oil of Oregano to the site.

Answer 6

It should be almost gone by the time school starts, even if you do nothing.  There is no over-the-counter medication or home remedy that cures cold sores.  Only time will take care of that.  But there is a good prescription medication for cold sores.  It will make them go away much faster, and as a result of taking this medication you will have far fewer outbreaks of cold sores.

The absolute best treatment for cold sores is a prescription medication in pill form called Valtrex.  It was intended for genital herpes, but cold sores are caused by the same family of viruses, and Valtrex stops colds sores in their tracks.  None of the other treatments come close to the effectiveness of Valtrex, not the ointment Zovirax, and certainly not Abreva or anything else.  Ask your doctor about it to see if you would be a good candidate for this medication.  My doctor prescribed it for me for cold sores about five years ago and after taking it only a couple of times I hardly ever get a cold sore any more, and before Valtrex I was having several attacks a year.  On the rare occasions that I do get one now, it is gone almost immediately when I take the medication - in about a day.    In the meantime, here are a couple of informative links.

http://www.webmd.com/skin-problems-and-t...

http://kidshealth.org/kid/ill_injure/ach...

Answer 7

stay away from all processed and canned foods because they are acidic . and drink lots of water and eat fruit and vegetables because they fight acid built up in your body which is making you sick