Do you want some excellent remedies for cold sores? If so, I would like to share with you some of the best remedies for cold sores we have uncovered for you to date.
Many remedies for cold sores are available in the stores. These salves and lotions can provide quick comfort for painful sores. But these treatments seldom heal your cold sore any quicker.
The remedies for cold sores mentioned below will not only provide comfort, but will shorten your cold sore suffering time.
These home remedies for cold sores are cheap (or free) and will usually out-perform store-bought commercial treatments.
Here are several top remedies for cold sores. Do not hesitate to use two or more of them together as they are more effective this way.
NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENTS. If you suffer from repeated cold sore events, you should be taking a good quality vitamin and mineral supplement every day.
All the vitamins and minerals will help build up your immunity. There are some, however, that are particularly good in dealing with cold sore virus.
Calcium is required to keep your body alkaline. If you do not take in what you need, your body steals calcium from your bones. 1000 milligrams daily is the minimum.
Diseases, including the cold sore virus, seldom can hurt you if your body is alkaline.
Lab studies show people with an active cold sore are deficient in B vitamins – particularly B12. B vitamins reduce the effects of stress (and outbreaks) so get a good dose every day.
Zinc is the anti-virus mineral. It is excellent for defense against the cold sore virus. The common daily dosage is 15 milligrams. Your vitamin package should provide that amount daily.
Vitamin C is extremely important for prevention and repairing cold sore damage. 500 milligrams of vitamin C is the bare minimum you will find in a proper vitamin program.
BLACK TEA. You will find tea to be a great defense against a cold sore virus attack. Your best results will come from direct application of a wet tea bag to the sore. Drinking some helps also.
If your cold sore is just beginning, apply a frozen tea bag instead of the usual ice.
Let a couple bags soak until thoroughly wet, then freeze. Hold directly on the cold sore area. This will give you instant relief and slow or stop the virus.
When your cold sore finally pops, it enters the healing phase. Now use a hot tea bag, not a frozen one. Heat encourages skin repair – cold will slow it down.
It is important never to heat a tea bag in a microwave. The radiation totally destroys the beneficial nutrients. Heat the water first, then put the bag in the hot water.
AMAZING TEA TREE OIL. This amazing oil comes from the bark of a native Australian tree. It is very similar in taste and smell to turpentine.
Of all the remedies for cold sores, tea tree oil is one of the most popular. You can start putting it on the cold sore site at the first tingle warning sign.
This oil is anti-virus. It is a powerful dressing when the cold sore breaks open. It may help to reduce spreading of the virus. Tea tree oil will help keep the scab from dry-splitting.
PURE RAW HONEY. Used as one of the earliest remedies for cold sores, honey is great for healing any sore, including your worst cold sore. It has strong anti-viral, anti-bacterial properties.
Honey will give you success when applied during the entire cold sore process, but is best used after the sore opens. It is a good wound dressing and provides some strong healing properties.
These are just a few remedies for cold sores that we have found work exceptionally well. There are other, more advanced therapies I wish I had room to tell you about too.
You have seen that natural cold sore treatment can be quite easy and cheap. Use them and you will quickly see these methods are terrific home remedies for cold sores.