Treating A Cold Sore - Stopping Embarrassment Of Cold Sores
Treating a cold sore safely and successfully can be quite easy if you read this quick article. Enjoy amazing relief from your cold sores using these tried and true tips for treating a cold sore.
Treating a cold sore is not something you want to do very often. They are quite an interruption in your life no matter how good your treatment plan.
But you can greatly shorten the healing time and gain freedom much sooner by treating a cold sore quickly and correctly. Yes, your body will heal it but it takes too long that way.
Fortunately the cold sores always appear on the surface where you can easily treat them.
Cold sores occur in stages and each stage should be treated slightly differently for fastest healing times. Following are the three main stages of cold sores and the best treatment for each.
INITIAL STAGE OF YOUR COLD SORES.
The herpes virus that causes cold sores lives in the roots of your nerves. When active, this virus squirms to the surface through that nerve fiber. You feel it as a tingling, itching or burning sensation.
As soon as you feel this, apply ice or any cold object. The herpes virus hates this. This treatment alone can postpone - or even stop - cold sores from occurring.
Lysine supplements can be very helpful in stopping cold sores fast. Start taking them now through final healing.
FORMATION OF YOUR COLD SORES.
Painful red bumps and lots of swelling marks this stage of cold sore development. This tells you that the herpes virus has entered the surface nerve cells to replicate.
At this stage, ice is still the best way of treating a cold sore. It greatly discourages the virus replication process and does give you some relief from pain and swelling.
One very powerful way for treating a cold sore is with garlic oil. Fresh garlic is the best. Garlic oil is very anti-virus and penetrates right through the skin almost immediately.
REPAIR STAGE OF YOUR COLD SORES.
The herpes virus has completed the damage once the sore bursts open. From now on your body will be repairing the damaged skin and nerve cells.
Continue taking the lysine and applying the garlic oil. Stop using ice as a treatment now because it will slow down the healing process.
During the healing period, applying heat will greatly speed healing and comfort. Using a hot tea bag is an excellent choice for this purpose because you also benefit from the anti-viral properties of tea.
Do not heat up the tea bags in the microwave. It destroys the beneficial healing nutrients in tea. Heat up on the stove. You can drink some too for even better results.
Keeping the area sterile is important too. Sanitize the wound with tissues wetted with alcohol or hydrogen peroxide, then throw away. Then apply the garlic oil followed by 15 minutes of heat.
After each heat application, apply Aloe Vera gel. Aloe Vera contains nutrients that feed the growth of new cells and skin. You will be amazed.
Use fresh Aloe Vera gel from a live plant leaf. Bottled stuff is not very effective for this purpose. It is a household plant that is easy to grow. Get one for your home. It is great for all cuts and burns.
PLEASE BE CAUTIOUS.
When you are treating a cold sore, please be careful not to create new infection sites on yourself or someone else. This is quite common and why many folks have multiple cold sores at the same time.
Probably the worst place to infect with this virus is your eyes. Corneal cold sores can cause a lot of eye damage.
Keep your fingers and the cold sore area as sterile as possible while treating a cold sore. Wash your hands religiously, and avoid touching the sore with your fingers. This virus is a direct contact virus.
Cold sores occur on the end of your nerves. That is why they are so painful. Drug store remedies often contain deadening agents such as lidocaine. These do give some degree of relief.
Treating a cold sore is simple when you understand the different stages. Basically use cold when the sore is developing and warmth when it is healing. Keep the sore clean and wash your hands frequently while treating a cold sore.
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