When looking for a good fast home remedy to core your cold sores most people turn to the Internet fo find a cure. Most people will try anything from the ridiculous to the sublime but you should first start with a over the counter topical remedy external cold sore blisters are as you know are external and are quite easily treated with an anti-viral cream or ointment over the counter methods of treatment usually give quite satisfactory results.                                                                                          The coldsore virus lies dormant deep within the nerve sheaths around your mouth and nose tissues but when the herpes virus is in its dormant phase it is not going to cause you any distress but when triggered the virus makes its way to the surface of your skin and starts to replicate in the fluid in the cold sore blisters .. this is the most infectious period.  

Remember to ALWAYS wash your hands every time after treating/touching the infected area.

So is there anything to Home remedies for cold sores or should you stick to prescribed medications or over the counter cold sore treatments?

The answer to this is a resounding yes to home remedies some of which have been proved to be more effective than some store bought medications.

See our page with a list of cold sore remedies here.

Update..

Now research is now following a new strategy in the fight against cold sores the whole emphasis is leaning toward not trying to heal your cold sore blisters when you get a break out but helping your body to cage the virus in the cellular structure of the nerve and not letting it out so stopping any further outbreaks, the reasoning behind it is to stop the virus before it ever gets a chance to replicate again.

In Other words .. Prevention is better than cure.

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