The fastest way to get rid of a cold sore (that I have found) is to take about five matches, light them, blow them out, then dip them in water. Pinch the wet sulfur and rub it between your fingers. Pop the cold sores somehow (I useally pick them with my finger nails or a needle) Applly the wet sulfur like lip gloss. wait at LEAST 2 hours, wash off the sulfur with alcahol or proxide, apply bagbalmor yourbasic anaceptic ointment, leave on overnight (If the anticeptic oinment does not heal the wound over night repeat agian the next night.
Chap stick won't cure a cold sore.
No hun, nothing can cure cold sores. Over the counter cold sore creams or lysine can help heal them faster.
No. If it did, genital herpes would get better a lot faster.
It is a virus, so you have to outwait it. Neosporin may help it heal.
You can't cure HSV or a cold sore, but you can alleviate the pain it causes by avoiding spicy or acidic foods, applying ice, and using over-the-counter remedies.
Chicken Soup was given to me to cure a cold. Rinsing your mouth with hot salty water to cure a sore throat. etc.
They can be transferable you don't have a cold sore at the time (most of us are infected with the virus).
I have never heard of usin iodine to cure a sore throat, but iodine is an anti-infectant, in other words, it kills germs. Despite the fact that the cold is caused by a virus, a sore throat is often caused by bacteria, and so killing them will get rid of the sore throat. However, if you stop the iodine before they are all dead, your sore throat will get worse.
Rest and application of ice packs usually helps the most.
You can get a cold sore wet.
No. Sprite has no medicinal value whatsoever. It may temporarily soothe a sore throat, but it will not cure it.
No. Cold sores are from the herpes simplex virus and lemon juice won't help them. Yes, it will burn when you put it on the cold sores, but that is all. I have found that there are over the counter creams that work.