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First a few things you don't want to do.

Don't cover it with make up.

Don't touch / pick at the sore a lot with your fingers.

Try not to lick the sore.

Try to stay out of direct sunlight (or wear a hat) when you have a cold sore.

Those things above can aggravate a cold sore.

The best thing to help heal a cold sore is medicated cream like Abreva, you can also try creams that have lysine in them too. Applying one of them regularly to the sore can help speed up the healng process. If that doesn't work for you th you may want to see a doctor and get some antiviral medication.

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14y ago

Gargling with warm salt water reduces the size of the sore. Don't chew or play with it with your tongue, and then all you can do is wait.

Put a teaspoon of salt in to one cup of warm water

then get 1 /3 teaspoon of baking soda and put it in with the water and salt then gargel dont swallow repeat for abot 3 times a day for 3 days or 2

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12y ago

Carmax forsuree, if your about to get a coldsore and you put a lot on the next moring it will make it pop out and you just have to pop it but make sure your hands are clean and don't put makeup on it and just keep applying carmax for the next 3 days, but that is only for ones that are on your lips not inside your mouth do NOT pop the ones that u get in like your inner lip.

For the ones in your inner lip but still on your lip put carmax but don't pop it or touch it play with it with your toung because it will get bigger an irrated and spread abreva is also really good it takes a longer time to get rid of and is kind of expensive also if its the ones that are inside of your mouth like on your gums mix around warm water and salt and it will really help thoses ones are very annoying. avoid sharing drinks with anyone when you have a coldsore because they are very contagious.

hope it goes away <3

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Medication is a good option like taking Lysine pills but most people prefer natural remedies because they are more effective, safer and less expensive than any cream you can buy. Here are some:

- Rubbing in tea tree oil or dabbing toothpaste on them overnight

- Applying aloe vera (gel or fresh) a couple times a day

- Putting ice or tea bags on them for 3-8 mins every hour to keep the virus from spreading

- Honey 4 times a day will sooth any irritation and stalls growth (better than any cream!)

- Dab apple cider vinegar to dry it up quicker

- Putting on cocoa butter during the day or at night helps close the skin

- Soaking cotton buds in milk and leaving it on the sores for 10 mins will make them heal faster

- Have a lot of vitamin C and E (you can put the witamin E directly on it if you wish)

- Avoid squeezing, pinching or picking at any blister

- Lysine pills are pretty effective and if taken daily they can help prevent future cold sores

A good site for more info is howtogetridofcoldsoresfast.org/ and if you're interested there's this e-book that tells you how to get

rid of cold sores in 3 steps, you can download it at 3stepcoldsorecure.com/

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13y ago

There are many things you can do to make cold sores disappear. You can buy Abreva. It is kind of pricey, but it actually works. Even try Cold Sore Treatment, because it heals pretty quick and it takes about 2 days or less. Abreva and cold sore treatment work equally. If you wouldn't like to buy anything to heal your blister, then get a cup and put warm water, then a spoon of salt and mix them until the salt dissolves. Put the salt water in your mouth, and spit it out. Make sure the salt water drips onto your fever blister so that it would make it dry and heal quick. You may also try to put honey on your fever blister. Alcohol and water would help.. Try not to touch your cold sore or peal it off, because it may take a long time to disappear. Also if you touch your fever blister, it is possible for you to get it anywhere on your face. Do not scratch it or rub with anything hard or rough.

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10y ago

TRy using carmex to make it burn over night, but then keepit dry to help it last shorter

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