Is there a way to stop a cold sore at the lump stage?? Desperate!

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Just wondering if there's any way I can prevent it coming out into a proper sore and scab?? It's just an underlip lump at the moment... I have an important job interview on Tuesday and really don't want a coldsore for it! Typical!!
Any advice welcome please??

Zovirax does not work for me.

A friend said to apply hand sanitizer every 30 mins. It literally burns it off your face in hours.
It does for me anyway.

Don't put steroid cream/hydrocortisone on it unless you are also taking an anti viral. I did that and ended up with the most massive and painful sore I have ever had! It was weeping for days.

Zovirax doesn't work for me either.
I take l-lysine as soon as I feel one developing, and use ice as often as I can which usually takes the intense burn out of it. Might try some of the other recommendations

Earwax.

@loopylu26

Tea tree oil has worked for me before a blister otherwise Zovirax

I second this. I also use lavender essential oil which also seems to work. Neat, on a cotton bud - don't touch the cold sore with your fingers. 🌹

Aciclovir tablets from Gp. Works straight away, prescription only. It will disappear.

I also use tea tree oil. It's dries in out and is a great antiseptic.
Don't forget lysine too.

70% rubbing alcohol works for me, it dries out the sore very quickly.

@Stormystar

Aciclovir tablets from Gp. Works straight away, prescription only. It will disappear.

Those, I believe are also known as Valtrex and are very efficient. Our GP says others are reluctant to prescribe Valtrex as it is expensive. He had worked in Australia where they were routinely prescribed and he didn't see why I couldnt benefit.

Vaseline, vaseline and more vaseline as soon you get the tingle. I've suffered with cold sores for years. Since I discovered this, I've never had it go further than the blisters and it's usually gone within 3-5 days instead of the horrid scabbing over. I smother it in vaseline about 2-3 times an hour. Absolutely nothing else has worked for me.

@Mumsnut

strong black coffee, dabbed on frequently as soon as you feel the tingle

Or a thick paste of instant coffee

Get a stash of acyclovir. It really helps as soon as I feel the tingle.

Also I've gotten it from boots and super drug with no prescription before.

Aloe Vera gel. It's the only think that has ever worked for me.

Compeed patches - they're flipping brilliant!

Discontinued now, but this is all that's ever worked for me. I barely get them any more.

It's a blue light machine.

If it ever breaks I would probably cry.

LaBelleSausage i have the lipzor version and it was a game changer for me

I recommend zovirax/aciclovir too (5% cream, 5 times a day)

Cold weather, chapped lips, & intense sun trigger my cold sores. I moisture my lips, & use zovirax cream once a day during winter, or in the sun & it's dramatically reduced my outbreaks

Good luck in your interview

I've had them my whole life thanks to a family member kissing me as a baby and Zovirax has never done a thing for me.

Compeed plasters are a god-send. I had a coldsore last month and it not only stops it from blistering but it makes it almost invisible - DH couldn't even see the plaster itself until I pointed it out. I always feel like my face is three times its normal size when I have a coldsore but the plaster took away any pain or swelling.

Cold used teabags pressed onto the area. Along with double dose on Lysine and vitamin B complex always stops in their tracks or at least stops them being as bad. Good luck with the job interview

@sadpapercourtesan

Earwax.

Eh?

(Hoping this was meant to be Zovirax)

Nope. Actual earwax. It contains incredibly powerful antimicrobial properties. It's the only thing that stops a coldsore in its tracks for me.

My DD (9) gets cold sores on her eye lids... Nothing (conventional) works. Does anyone else get them there? (she's had hospital appointments... As they are not frequent enough they won't go down the oral tablet route)

Toothpaste.

@LaBelleSausage

Discontinued now, but this is all that's ever worked for me. I barely get them any more.

It's a blue light machine.

If it ever breaks I would probably cry.

I love my machine. I wonder why they discontinued it because it does the trick very well 🤷🏼‍♀️