If you have a cold sore on your lip is it best to keep it moist with medicated chap stick or dry?

I went to my doctor and got a prescription for Valtrex. Anytime I feel the tingle I take a couple pills and it is enough to keep it from becoming an issue...sometimes even stops it completely.


Herpecin cream or Abreva are ok....although I disagree that either will make it heal faster.





As barbaric as this sounds....I actually tried this suggestion and it worked really well....Pop the sucker with a sterile needle and then scrub with a cotton ball soaked with alcohol. The alcohol burns like a son of a gun...but it worked surprisingly well..





Good luck!If you have a cold sore on your lip is it best to keep it moist with medicated chap stick or dry?
i always use the medicated one and it always heals in a couple of days..keep putting in on at least 3times a day' even at bedtime.If you have a cold sore on your lip is it best to keep it moist with medicated chap stick or dry?
It is best to apply a cream designed to treat Herpes sores.
keep it moist so it doesnt crak and bled cause then it will be worse. also, i use abreva and they go away in two days but keep a lot of moisture. oh you could also go to a store that sells band instruments and buy medicated chap stick there it kinda like lip gloss but lasts longer.


good luck!!


-katie
use abreva it works soooo good
Lysine is actually an enzyme which your body is not producing enough off while you are having the cold sore symptoms.





It comes in tablet form and you can find it in the vitamin/herbal remedy section of your pharmacy or department store.





You can actually crush up one of the tablets and put the powder on the sore at night to help dry it up more quickly.





Follow the instructions on the Lysine bottle for the correct dosage to take.





If I get that warning tingly feeling when the virus is just starting to react, I will take double doses of the Lysine and will usually stop the breakout completely, or if not lesson the effects.





Keeping your lips moist during a breakout is important, so that your lips will not crack and enable the breakout to spread more quickly.





If you do try the Lysine, and put it on your sore at night, do not moisten the sore at that time, just the rest of your lip(s.)
Try essential oil of lavender directly on the sore. I also heard of a product called lysine that works for a friend of mine. Not sure where she gets it, but she swears by it.
keep it medicated with a medicated chapstick so it can come to a head
ABREEVA? what a complete waste of money. No worky at all for me. zyrtec was the only thing that has ever worked, check with the pharmacy.
Believe it or not the best cure is Peperation-H it will disapear in a day or so.