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Cold sores, which are sometimes referred to as fever blisters are the result of the herpes simplex virus or cold sore virus. These can appear in several places, but most commonly around the mouth.
Cold sores initially start out as with tight feeling, soreness and a degree of swelling but it isn’t always obvious that this will turn into a cold sore. After a couple of days however, fluid filled blisters can be seen. These can start out quite small, but form clusters.
The next stage is that the cold sores start to break out and form reddish ulcer type sores. It is at this point that they are at their most painful. After a couple of days, they will begin to form scabs or crusts which can break and cause some slight bleeding. Finally, after about seven to fourteen days, the cold sore will heal. It will just get smaller, turn into flaky, dry skin and disappear. No scarring will be visible.
So, are there old home remedies available for cold sores? In fact there are several. One such useful remedy is our old friend the aloe vera plant. Applying the juice from the aloe vera plant when the tingling first starts can be very effective. However, it will also assist later on if the cold sore is not detected early and will assist healing.
So why not try aloe vera, one of nature’s great healing agents and keep your garden supplying this useful plant. When it comes to old home remedies, it has many uses.
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I’ve never heard anybody describe cold sores so well. Obviously, I’m stuck with them, so was my dad & grandmother. THEY’RE HORRIBLE! How do we get these? More important…how can we stop them? I’ve tried soaking with rubbing alcohol, taking L-Lycene(???) pills, Abreva, even Valtrex (not for other reasons). Doing all of this still doesn’t stop it.
I’ll try this aloe vera tip. Hopefully, it’ll help some more. Thanks for the tips…