I don’t know about you, but I find that whenever I get a cold sore, I never have anything on hand to 1) alleviate the throbbing and 2) reduce the redness!
One of the best things you can do for a cold sore is to put ice or something cold onto the area as quickly as you first feel it and leave it on there for as long as you can, this will help to reduce the throbbing and if caught quickly enough, can even stop the cold sore from turning into the ugly blister! It will also help the redness.
But, if you are like me, I wake up with my cold sores, so no chance of getting any quick remedy onto it, by the time I’m awake, the blister is already there, argh!
Below is a great video that shows you how you can minimise the impact of a cold sore and what you can do to get rid of it quickly! Enjoy 
hey there!
i 100% feel you i’ve been getting cold sores since im 3 years old so i have tried Everything!!
what is also a good trick witch is what ive been doing for a while now and seems to make my cold sores much better and its almost gone now .
i use a product called zovirax its prescribed from the doctor at first it didnt seem to work for me
then i baught a new product called cold sore fx and mixed it with the zovirax and its seems to help it a lot
i also use this new product called polysporn patch its like a small healing pacth but it really helps to hide it when your in public cause it makes it easier to cover up with lipstick since before i was never able to do that because my cold sores have always got huge and bumpy!! also taking lysine pills have helped me get less breakouts then i used to get it went from aboout 4- 6 x a year to now about 3
i hope abreva continues to work for you i used to love it but now i think ive become immune to it and it ndoesnt ssem to work anymore thats y i started using the new product cold sore fx
every time i get a tingle or burning lips and im afraid one of those buggers are gonna pop out i smear my whole lips with the mix and it makes my lips feel better not sure tho if it keep the virus asleep lol
but it relieves
but sadly most my cold sores come out during the night while i sleep so i only get to start treating it after its come out:(
anyways good luck happy to see im not the only one thats deals with this its killed my self esteem my while life
take care
anyways i hope abreva
Hi Chantal, thanks so much for your comment and input! I have used Zovirax in the past and it has been fantastic, but I like to combine an over the counter medicine with vasoline, just to keep the area nice and moist, if you let them dry out, that’s when they tend to spread!
Thanks for the info re Cold Sore FX, I’ll check it out and and see how it goes!
Take care
Bella