A Cold Sore Home Treatment Plan
Cold sore home treatment is easy if you know what to do and have the proper supplies at hand. Unfortunately a cold sore outbreak can take days or even weeks to go away without proper care and treatment. Follow the steps below for proper cold sore home treatment and make sure you have all the proper supplies on hand in case it happens again. Delay in treatment can make a big difference in not only containment but how long the cold sore outbreak lasts.
Cold sore home treatment – The steps to do it right
You must absolutely make sure you do NOT touch or scratch the affected area, if you do you'll spread the virus all around your face. This can be difficult for sure, so if you must scratch it do so by using a washcloth with soap (anti-bacterial) and hot water.
Wash your hands and face often using hot water and anti-bacterial soap; this is the only way to make sure you do not spread the virus all over your face.
Use an ointment with L-lysine to cover the infected area and make sure when applying it that you don't just spread it around your face; if you do that you WILL spread the virus everywhere. Start from the outside and work your way in carefully.
One thing that you should always have at home is a L-lysine tablet. You'll be able to start your cold sore home treatment by taking these every few hours and before you go to bed. This is a highly rated cold sore cure that some say can end an outbreak in days, not weeks.
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By understanding what particular things trigger your cold sore outbreaks you can take steps to not only prevent them but at least start treating them. For example, if you know that every time you get stressed you get an outbreak then it makes sense to take a l-lysine pill just to make sure you don't get an outbreak. Carry anti-bacterial hand lotion, l-lysine ointment and pills with you if you think you may be in a trigger situation. Cold sore home treatment begins with prevention.
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