How about some excellent remedies for cold sores? If you will let me, I would like to share with you some of the best remedies for cold sores I have ever seen.

There are many over-the-counter remedies for cold sores. These are good comfort treatments, especially if they contain benzocaine. But, do not expect them to shorten the cold sore healing time by much.

But, the best remedies for cold sores will do both - relieve the misery and heal the cold sore fast. And, believe it or not, many of these are easy to find and cheap.

Try one or two of these home remedies for your cold sores. They nearly always work better than the commercial products and the virus will not develop immunity to them.

Below you will find some of the best remedies for cold sores now in use worldwide. And don’t hesitate to combine several, as they will usually work better that way.

VITAMINS. Every person, whether you are a cold sore victim or not, should be taking a good quality vitamin and mineral supplement every day.

All the nutrients will help in the prevention and healing of cold sores, but certain ones really stand out.

Calcium is important for keeping your body alkaline. Most people do not get enough and the body then robs the bones for it.

If and when your body slips into an acid state, your oxygen levels drop and cold sore outbreaks will occur.

B12 seems to be quite important also. Scientists have found people with an active cold sore to be deficient in vitamin B12. All the B vitamins together will help to reduce the effects of stress - your number one cold sore trigger.

Zinc is a great healing mineral. It is excellent for stopping and healing a cold sore. The normal daily requirement is 15 milligrams. If your vitamin does not provide this amount, find another brand.

Vitamin C is a strong anti-virus and boosts the good effects of all the other vitamins. Your supplement should provide a minimum of 500 milligrams per day.

BLACK TEA. Tea may become your best friend when defending against a cold sore attack. You will get the best results by putting it directly on the cold sore - but drinking tea helps also.

You should apply a frozen tea bag to any cold sore that is forming but not broken open yet.

Let a couple bags soak until thoroughly wet, then put in the freezer. Holding directly on the cold sore area provides instant relief and will slow or stop virus activity.

When your cold sore opens, it begins the healing stage. Now you want to use a hot tea bag, not a frozen one. Heat speeds healing, cold slows it down.

But do not put the bag in the microwave. This will ruin it! You can heat up the water first, then immerse the bag - or use the stove-top.

AMAZING TEA TREE OIL. This light oil comes from Australia. It is an extract from the bark of a tree. It smells and tastes very much like turpentine.

Tea tree oil is one of the most useful remedies for cold sores. It actually penetrates the skin so you can begin applying it at the first sign of a cold sore.

If the cold sore has broken open, this will help sterilize the ulcer and prevent the spread of the virus. Once the cold sore has formed a scab, keep applying the oil to keep the scab soft and prevent painful cracking.

PURE RAW HONEY. One of the earliest remedies for cold sores, honey is a tremendous salve for stopping cold sore activity. Honey does not spoil. It has strong anti-viral, anti-bacterial and anti-fungal properties.

Honey used as a wound dressing not only stops the virus activity, but also offers some amazing healing benefits. You can apply from the first tingle until the final healing with great success.

Try these remedies for cold sores. You will have excellent success with these - as others have. There are many others that I would love to share with you, but I am out of space here.

Treating your oral herpes cold sore does not have to be difficult or expensive. You will save money and enjoy blessed relief with the simple, above mentioned home remedies for cold sores.

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