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Treating a cold sore safely and successfully can be quite easy if you read this quick article. Enjoy amazing relief from your cold sores using these tried and true tips for treating a cold sore.

Treating a cold sore is something you hope to not do too often. No matter how you treat them, they are quite a bother and they interfere with your life in a big way.

Your body can heal cold sores without your aid, but it takes much longer. Treating a cold sore in a timely and safe manner will give you relief much more quickly.

Luckily cold sores are surface infections where you can easily get to them and apply effective treatments.

There are several stages of cold sores. Each stage requires a slightly different remedy for optimum success. Below are the main stages and the appropriate treatments.

BEGINNING STAGE OF YOUR COLD SORES.

The herpes simplex virus lives deep in the nerves. Just before causing a cold sore, it will travel to the surface along a nerve fiber. You will feel this movement as a tingling or itching sensation.

As soon as you suspect this virus movement, cool the target area down with ice. The herpes virus hates cold and treating a cold sore this way will often delay - if not prevent - development of your cold sores.

Lysine supplements can be quite helpful and now would be the best time to start taking them. Keep taking them until the sore is gone.

FORMATION OF YOUR COLD SORES.

Formation of the actual sore begins when the virus gets to the surface and infects the cells. This is painfully obvious with the appearance of red pimple-like bumps and considerable swelling.

Applying ice is still a good choice for treating a cold sore at this stage. You will find it helps reduce the pain and swelling, as well as discouraging the herpes virus from doing further damage.

Applying garlic at this time is also extremely helpful. Cut or crush a fresh garlic clove and apply to the sore area. You can get garlic oil in bottles and gel-caps for convenience or travel.

HEALING PHASE OF YOUR COLD SORES.

Once the sore breaks open, the virus has completed the damage and you now enter the healing phase.

Ice will slow down the healing process now, so discontinue it. Keep taking the lysine orally and continue the use of garlic.

At this stage start applying heat. It draws healing blood and oxygen to the sore for fast recovery. Using a hot tea bag is a great way to do this. You also gain some beneficial healing nutrients from the tea.

Do not heat up the tea bags in the microwave. It destroys the beneficial healing nutrients in tea. Heat up on the stove. You can drink some too for even better results.

Keep the wound as sterile as possible by cleansing with alcohol or peroxide. After a good cleansing, apply the garlic and then the heat for about 12 minutes.

After a heat session, applying aloe vera gel to the wound can really help speed the healing process. It helps skin grow back amazingly fast.

Aloe Vera makes skin and cells grow like crazy. But do not use the bottled gel. It has very little healing power left. Get it fresh from the leaf of a live plant. These make very useful house plants.

CAUTION.

In treating a cold sore, you need to be careful not to spread the virus to other parts of your body. People often create cold sores all around their lips by spreading the virus from one initial outbreak.

The most dangerous risk is getting the herpes virus in you eyes. These eye cold sores usually cause permanent damage to the cornea.

While treating your cold sore, keep the area as sterile as possible and wash your hands thoroughly after each session. Keep in mind this is a contact virus that cannot spread by itself.

Cold sores occur on the end of your nerves. That is why they are so painful. Drug store remedies often contain deadening agents such as lidocaine. These do give some degree of relief.

Treating a cold sore is not difficult. Use cold application when the sore is forming and heat when it is healing. And remember, continual cleansing is important while treating a cold sore.

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