Cold sores — otherwise known as fever blisters — are the red blisters that you see on the outer edges of your lips, especially after a bout of fever, cold, excessive sun exposure and even during a stressful menstrual period.
Before actually having cold sores, you will notice an itching, burning or tingling sensation around your mouth. You will also have fever and notice that your lymph nodes are enlarged. After a few days of having fever blisters, you will notice clear liquid oozing out of the ulcers, and scabs are then formed.
The major cause of fever blisters is a herpes virus, and there is still no known cure for cold sores, however, there are a few remedies that will decrease the discomfort, as well as help avoid future occurrences.
Fever blisters can be aggravated by foods, so you should stay away from peanuts, chocolates, grains, seeds, oatmeal and peas. Cold sores are painful and can cause a great deal of discomfort. Here are 10 home remedies for fever blisters or cold sores that can provide fast relief —
Rub an ample amount of aloe vera juice around your mouth as soon as you feel burning, tingling or itching sensations. There are products with aloe gel that you can use. Aloe vera is one of the most effective plants you can use to help hasten the healing process, and stopping the sores from growing.
You can make a cornstarch paste — just add water to a tablespoon of cornstarch until it becomes a paste, and then apply to the affected area.
Mix olive or coconut oil with a drop of grapefruit seed extract and apply on the sores.
To alleviate discomfort, gently rub an ice cube on the blisters. This will help stop the virus from moving to other parts of your face.
To reduce the symptoms, find a balm that has lemon extract. This will also help speed up the healing of the skin around your mouth.
Make your own medicine — combine calendula, Echinacea, burdock, oats and lomatiom. Take a teaspoon of the tincture 3 to 5 times a day to help decrease the inflammation of the tissue around your mouth. This solution will also remove the toxins and kill the virus causing fever blisters.
To hasten the healing of the cold sores and blisters, apply a topical balm that has mint extract.
Drinking sage tea with gingered powder will help clear up the blisters.
If you have ordinary tea, you can use it to cool down the blisters and get rid of the pain and itching. Just steep the tea bag; let it cool, and then apply to the affected areas.
To soften the blisters and prevent cracking or bleeding, dab an ample amount of Vaseline to the area around the mouth. This will moisturize the skin.
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