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Cold sores and vaseline

Submitted by Miss Rachet

Vaseline petroleum jelly rubbed in as soon as you feel a cold sore developing will reduce the size and duration, and sometimes prevent it entirely. Keep the spot covered with Vaseline until it has healed. It will be less painful, and less apt to crack and bleed as it heals. I used to get cold sores 3 or 4 times a year, haven't had one since using Vaseline. It's important to keep the Vaseline on it. I think it works by depriving the virus of air.

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best method Comments By: Anni ive found that vaseline is the best method for it, it makes the skin soft and then it disappears entirly, within 3 days, no pain and its not a difficult process... give it a go!   Hmm, not to sure. Comments By: charlottebaker I have had a cold sore which came out on Monday (3daysago) and it is now Thursday and I have to say it has got a lot worse. I had a little one on my top lip and in the same place on my bottom lip. I put vaseline on both lips, and the one on the top lip cleared but the bottom one has continued to get larger. I have applied vaseline about every 15 minutes because the pain is actually really bad. I also used blisterx, but nothing is working. Still undecided about vaseline.   Dont use vaseline Comments By: Kays Vaseline just clogs up your cold sore and gets it infected more then it already is. This is what I did when I had a Cold Sore; Apply 1 block of ice to it and hold it there as long as you can handle it for about a 30 minutes, then DONT pick your lip or it will get even more infected. every time its chapped apply 1 block of ice to your cold sore.   DONT DO THIS Comments By: luna Ive done this before and I've never seen such a bad response. The blister was so big it covered the corner of my mouth! Don't use vaseline! Im trying the bleach method- people are raving about it...   definately do not do this Comments By: anon vaseline will only make it worse. Putting it on your sore is like feeding the sore. Vaseline is just a lubricant and has no actual medicinal purpose   COLDSORE EXPERT Comments By: ed im fighting against coldsores 24/7 i use a lipbalm witch protects your from sun,wind and the cold, if you feel a tingle put on dual action cold sore lotion, witch is a liquid(smells of alcohol), keep putting it on untill it goes(and it norammly dose)and i use ice if i feel a lump aswell. give it ago people you will be pleased!   Disagree Comments By: Ellen Ross i disagree with this, i have two colesores on both sides of my mouth + no matter what i do they nver seem to go away I HATEE IT :( it's very emmbarresing. But ive tried Vaseline + it's SHITEEE never ever seems to work!! NOT GOOD :(