Coldsore

[jambuttie]

1st one I have had in ages and I have no zovirax in the house.

What can I use please? Aftershave never works on them and I also have no vinegar

It is really itchy and sore dont want it spreading over my face

What a day, my 3 boys are throwing up everywhere and I mean everywhere, DH stupidly gave them a cup of milk efore going to work this morning nice drink to give them when they have also been up most of the night being sick MEN!!!! not even sure I will make it over the door today with alll the sicknes

[jambuttie]

bumpplease

[Feistybird]

perfume dries them out.

[Feistybird]

or whisky - prob a bit early for that (or maybe not judging by the kind of day you've had so far )

[zippitippitoes]

witch hazel surgical spiritwhisky?

[jambuttie]

thanks will try the perfume 1st no alcohol in the house after the weekend

[WigWamBam]

Do you have any Fenugreek? A friend of mine swears by it for cold sores. You mix it to a paste with a little water then plaster it onto the cold sore, it hardens and you leave it on for as long as you can (overnight is good) before you take it off.

[jambuttie]

no, dont know what it is

I normally have zovirax "just incase" but there's none, I am wondering if maybe I gave it to someone- silly moo eh!!!!

If my lads could stop being sick for halfr an hout we could get ready and go to the chemist

[Surfermum]

I was recommended L-Lysine on here. You have to start taking them as soon as you feel the tingle, but they have definitely helped. The sore isn't so sore and is gone in 2-3 days. You can get it in health food shops.

[zippitippitoes]

lavender oil or tea tree

[bootsmonkey]

Ice - taks the heat and swelling out of it and stops the itching. Keep it on for as long as you can bear it. The longer the better. Should be gone by morning.

[Kif]

Don't do what I did - put on vaseline all over - because i was on holiday, and really dense and dopey, had never had a cold sore before, thought it was rampant cracked lips.

It spread right across my chin and to the other side of my mouth.. Urghhh! (and Oww!)

[edodgy]

yeah definately tea tree oil the best thing for it once its come out it dries it up quickly and rel;ieves the itching making it feel like it's had a good scratch.

[Rhubarb]

I also recommend freezing it off!

[bundle]

blisteze helps with the pain in my experience, and tea tree not bad for drying it out but maybe too harsh for some people