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Cold sores and bleach

Submitted by Nefertete

I used to be plagued for many years by cold sores on my lip. No longer!

Once you feel that familiar first tingling sensation, immediately grab a Q-tip, moisten it with water and then dip it in full-strength bleach. Squeeze the Q-tip so that it's just moist with the bleach solution. Then, place the Q-tip against the tingling area. Hold it there for about 3 minutes. Your cold sore won't develop!!

Why does this method work? Simple. Bleach kills EVERYTHING - including viruses. And, bleach is a gas. It penetrates through the surface of your skin and gets to the virus - NOW. When you use this method ASAP upon feeling that first tingle, the virus will not have a chance to reproduce. It's the offspring of those first ones that do the real damage.

And, the good news is that the diluted bleach will not harm your skin tissue. At worst, you might simply have a very slight abrasion. But, I had no marks or ill effects whatsoever from this treatment. However, a tiny abrasion from the bleach solution is far, far better than the cold sore, don't you think?

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Highlighting needed in Parent post - dip in water first!! Comments By: Your mom 2nd Sentance: Once you feel that familiar first tingling sensation, immediately grab a Q-tip, <b>_moisten_it_with_water</b> and then dip it in full-strength bleach. Add: There you have it. Diluted bleach solution on a stick. Some people just might miss it on the first run through and put full strength blean in their mouth.... Not good. Just being cautious. <p> TipKing Says: Thank you very much for advising this. I have highlighted the section   Helped immediately Comments By: Anon I had bad ones coming on both corners of lip and mid-lip. This seemed to stop them dead in their tracks. mild redness lingered for a few days and crack at corner of mouth but no pain, they finally dried up also. I just kept doing the q-tip thing. Thanks!   ULTIMATE BURNING SENSATION!!!!! Comments By: Anon OUCH! OUCH! OUCH!. This really stings and burns all at the same time. I already see results. the redness isn't spreading like it normally does. Hopefully there is a lot to gain after all of this pain!!!   Finally, a "fix"!! Comments By: Stacy A friend told me about putting bleach on your fever blister as soon as you feel the tingling. I wasn't so sure.... a few days later, I felt that familiar tingling. I got some bleach and put it on a rag and held it on my lip for 4-5 minutes and it never came out, only a small scab. I could not believe it!! It worked for my husband too!! If only I had known about this 30 years ago!!!!!   hmmm Comments By: robert Im not sure if this works, But im trying it. I was going to try the asprin and bleach mixed paste but i couldnt find the asprin :(   Awesome remedy! Comments By: Andi Also, you can use ammonia. It sounds weird but it does just the same as bleach and it doesn't hurt quite as bad. The only thing is having to smell the ammonia all day on your lip; which kind of stinks. I work at a hospital and even bleach doesn't kill most viruses and infections. Ammonia does, however. Isn't that odd? So to sterilize the surgical rooms, they spray an ammonia mix all over. Try it, I promise it works!   Bleach...maybe? Comments By: Justin's Gurl I have tried every home remedy there is and nothing has worked for me. Although I'm a little skeptical of the whole bleach thing there is nothing for me to lose, because I'm desperate for this thing to go away. They always seem to pop up in the worst times. If the bleach does work believe me I will be thrilled to tell you guys all about it. Ofcourse it will sting, but would you rather have it sting for a couple of minutes or suffer days of embarrasment?!! Thank you guys for the good advice!!!!!   Not sure yet.... Comments By: H I just tried this last night. I felt the tingling sensation in the corner of my mouth....immediately after just getting over one already. Been getting them my ENTIRE life & sometimes I just wont leave the house...they get so bad. Anyway...last night & then all day today I've been applying bleach & I think it might be working. Normally by now I'd have a full blown blistery, bubbly sore but it hasn't reached that stage at all. It still hurts but definitely seems to be killing it...otherwise by now I'd have a huge clump of blisters. Hope it goes away. Anyone have any tips on getting rid of the scabs once it reaches that stage? Thats what I seem to have the problem with lately...I'm sure it doesn't help that I pick at them either...   Very important remedy 4 desperate ppl Comments By: redants hi.if your like me,your cold sores appear jus before a very important event anu hate that.i woke up one morning with a cold sore.it wasnt yet formed yet but i felt the tingle.now this is what i did and i promise you that your cold sore will be gone in just 2-3 days.when i first feel the tingle i put an ice cube in paper towel and hold it there 2 numb the lip without removing it until the ice melts.after this i take a hot tea bag an place it on the area,.it will cool very quickly so u can repeat the process as often as u like.after that place some aloe vera on it an let it dry.then take the q-tip an do as above an apply as often as u like.when thats done.u can place witch hazel 2 soothe the area and finaly some ear wax.its gross but it works wonders.this is all from a half day experience.then u shud know wat will happen in 2 days following this process.gud luck.   no more cold sore! Comments By: anon yey! this did actually work , dont get me wrong it hurt but it has stopped my cold sore developing. Its a bit scabby now but nothing like a coldsore, but just make sure you dont get the bleach on your actual skin becuase i did and it burned me!! but this is the thing to do if you dont want a coldsore! thankyouuu   Bleach Comments By: Roy I've been doing this for years, except I use full strength bleach. It will also work once the blisters are formed, but it will form a bit of a scab thereafter. But, on the bright side, it kills all virus particles dead, dries up the area and you get to the scabbing stage of the outbreak cycle that day. By the way, I used to be a wrestler who got ring work from time to time---the bleach on a q-tip also works for ring worm.   Burns!! Comments By: Jen This didn't help for me, I dipped the q-tip in wanter first and only held it on for a sec. and my lip is HUGE and I am getting married in 4 days! Hope the swelling and redness goes down.   bleach causes my cold sores! Comments By: looking for the cause I was researching trying to figure out why every time I use bleach I get a cold sore when I came across this cure tip. I wish I could say that it is the miracle cure everyone on this blog have found it to be. Just using it to sanitize hard surfaces or laundry causes me to get a cold sore.