Cold Sore Treatment - Hot Remedies For Cold Sores

There are many cold sore treatment products and methods available to you today. Some work and some do not. How do you know whom to trust?

In this article you will learn of three favorite cold sore treatment options that have proven themselves to work for nearly everyone who tries them. Give them a try before wasting money on another cold sore treatment.

One big problem with cold sores, they can be quite painful. Most of the cold sore treatment products in the stores contain numbing agents - such as benzocaine - that helps relieve the pain.

These products work very well for immediate comfort, but do not expect them to shorten the duration of your cold sore.

To get rid of your cold sore quickly is most important for you to reclaim your social life. These three cold sore treatment methods are some of the most effective tactics for cold sores, fever blisters and oral herpes that we know about today.

1. LYSINE AMINO ACID.

Lysine is a very powerful cold sore treatment when used as an internal therapy. There are some salves that promote using lysine as a topical remedy. It does not work well this way because it does not absorb well through the skin.

When you flood your body with lysine, your cells will get rid of some of the cold sore friendly arginine and replace it with lysine. Arginine is the main protein in the herpes simplex virus. Without sufficient arginine, cold sores cannot continue and will heal up quickly.

To get extra lysine you can eat high lysine foods such as fish and dairy products. Usually this is not enough to quickly get rid of a current cold sore.

Better yet are lysine capsules. They are a very easy and cheap way to get a lot of lysine in a hurry. Most folks use about 2000 to 4000 milligrams per day as a cold sore treatment, and 500 milligrams per day between cold sores.

2. ALOE VERA GEL.

Aloe Vera is a very easy to grow green plant. The leaves contain a thick liquid gel that is an amazing healer. You will be surprised how fast your cold sore heals with application of this gel. It is like skin fertilizer.

Keep in mind that bottled Aloe Vera gel does not work very well for cold sores. You will be much more successful using LIVE gel from a live plant. Every home should have one of these plants.

Simply pinch off a few millimeters of a leaf and the leaf sap will start oozing out. Apply this to your cold sore using the leaf section as an applicator. The plant heals itself very quickly.

3. GARLIC CLOVE.

Garlic is a powerhouse when it comes to disease healing and prevention. It is a tremendous cold sore treatment. Garlic is a great internal, as well as external, remedy. It can actually enter your body right through the skin. (Put some on your feet and you will taste it within 20 minutes.)

As with Aloe Vera, fresh garlic is best. When it is more convenient, garlic oil and powder will work fine. Garlic oil is available in bottles and gel caps you can snip open.

Take a garlic clove, cut off a chunk and rub the oil on your cold sore area. This cold sore treatment works great at every stage of a cold sore. Crushing the clove into an oily paste works well too.

Taking garlic internally will more than double its effectiveness as a cold sore treatment. Yes, it does have a strong smell. If it bothers you can use the odorless garlic capsules, but they do not work as well.

There are several other great cold sore treatment tactics, but these are some of the best as reported by many cold sore victims worldwide. You can use these together or with other remedies for enhanced performance.

As you can see, you do not need to waste money on prescriptions or expensive salves or lotions. You will find that the best cold sore treatment techniques are simple, cheap and often in your cupboard.