How to Get Rid of Cold Sores
You can often tell when a cold soar is about to appear
You feel a tingling sensation and you feel a swelling around your lip but it’s still not visible at this point but not for long!. Soon a blister will develop, crack open and leave you with a nasty looking red scab which is not appealing in the slightest. Some treatments can be started at the early warning signs of a cold soar giving you a head start on getting rid of cold sores as quickly as possible
Herpes simplex virus type 1 is the root cause of cold sores and being a virus it can reoccur at any time so you can never truly get rid of the virus itself, however there are some methods of getting rid of cold sores as quickly as possible once they appear (or reappear) and there are also some methods of preventing the things which trigger outbreaks of cold sores.
OK so let’s start by what you shouldn’t do
- Don’t touch, squeeze, pinch or rub the cols soar. as well as dong nothing to help the cold sore this will actually aid ten spread of eth virus to other areas of your face. Leaving the cold soar alone is recommended.
Cold Soars can get very irritating with burning an ditching sensations but resist the temptation to touch with bare hands, instead get a cloth and oak in warm water and use this in conjunction with antibacterial soap to apply to the area around the cold sore. Petroleum-based product such as Pure petroleum jelly will seal the area around the cold sore and allow faster healing as it protects it from external stimulus.
So What about avoiding the things which trigger Cold sores. It is though the following things can act as triggers
Stress
Anxiety
Menstruation
Acidic foods
Extreme weather exposure (e.g. very cold winds)
Leave a Reply