Compounds to combat cold sores

Chemistry World ^ | 01 February 2011 | Elinor Richards

[saintgermaine]

Butylated Hydroxytoluene also known as BHT works well, especially if it is dissolved first in some oil in the right proportion, such as olive oil, cod-liver oil, vegetable oil etc. and will suppress the herpes virus.

[The Cajun]

Get them every now and then during the winter. Put regular old Chapstick on them right away (reapply often), gone the next day.

[Doomonyou]

Well windex was a reference to “My big fat greek wedding”, but Real Apple Cider Vinegar (not the filtered clear junk), will cure, and keep away a lot of problems. Braggs, for example, is good ACV.

[rustbucket]

Common hydrogen peroxide works too.

[bushpilot1]

use a hand held hair dryer when one first appears

[Wiggins]

I heard you get cold sores from kissing liberals

[JDoutrider]

That starter fluid has the tried and true herpes killer:

ETHER!

[Tainan]

Windex...

[Tainan]

see #28

[mirkwood]

Who are you kissing? Typhoid Mary ain’t just a nickname.

[Mears]

Lysine——been working for me for 30 years.

[wolfman]

Since I’ve been taking Vitamin D over the last few winters I haven’t gotten a single cold sore... or a cold for that matter.. and I used to get them alot.

[TigersEye]

Not lighter fluid, starter fluid. Ether. There is a big difference between the two. Lighter fluid contains naphtha and is irritating to the skin.

[Larry Lucido]

When I try to light the starter fluid, the match keeps going out.

j/k

[Zakeet]

I'll take ten gallons of whatever that stuff is that has any hope of fighting any type of herpes

[TigersEye]

We would all like that pustule on humanity to shrivel up and disappear.

[SonOfDarkSkies]

It's expensive but is the best solution I have ever found by far...Abreva! (read the reviews at Amazon link)

[ez]

I havegood luck with Campho-Phenique, or Carmex if that is not available. Must hit it EARLY.

[SonOfDarkSkies]

I have had cold sores since I was a child and have used every remedy known to man.

When I first used Abreva, I was stunned at its effectiveness. I kept applying it (rubbed in little dabs) throughout the first day when I noticed a cold sore starting...Abreva stopped it in its tracks by the next morning. I mean the cold sore was DEAD.

I have NEVER found another remedy that works like that. Most remedies seem to reduce the power of the cold sore (a little), but Abreva killed it.

[tiki]

What is starter fluid? Ether?