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Cold sore? Use ear wax

Submitted by Vikki75

Apply ear wax to the cold sore and it quickly goes away. Can't say I have used this personally but have family members that swear by it.

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it does work!!! Comments By: britanie earwax really does work my father said that is what they used back then and I didnt believe him but it really does work. I have no idea how or why but it does!!!!!!   earwax for cold sores really does work. Comments By: m it really does   ear wax Comments By: Anon I know it sounds nasty but trust me it works, as soon as you feel a cold sore coming put a dab of ear wax and it will never appear. I did it when I was younger I don't get them anymore but my son does and ear wax works and it's free   : ( Comments By: Josh Was hoping this would work as I had seen quite abit of support for this on the net. Am seeing my girlfriend for the first time in ages and at this stage it looks like i will have a nasty coldsore. I'll try it for another day but at this stage its not looking good.   maybe it does work Comments By: Josh it didnt work that first time but no sooner had that coldsore had run its course I soon felt another one coming up (I have...now had..a very stressful job). It was the morning of another long shift at work so in desperation I gave the wax thing another go, I then followed this up with a remedy that had been working for me for ages Gillette Series after shave gel "arctic Ice". Which I applied every few hours for all of the next day. Well the coldsore never developed, so maybe ear wax does help. Next time when it isnt so vital to have the coldsore fixed I will have to try earwax on its own.   Works great if you catch it in time! Comments By: Mookie One of the older generations best kept secrets! You have to apply the ear wax the minute you feel the slightest tingle. If you wait too long, it will not usually be effective. For some strange reason....mine generally come on early in the morning, so it sometimes doesn't work for me if it has been forming all night.   Yep, Comments By: RW I tried it over 30 years ago and I haven't had one since.   ear wax? Comments By: anon in desperation and without my prescription for Denivir, i tried it. Yep, works better than my prescription. Who would've thunk?!!!   extreme outbreaks follow this: Comments By: Rhoda Hoarse I've been suffering from coldsores since i was in school... the earwax method is definately the best i would regularly have huge coldsores that would cover my whole top lip... for best results with the earwax mathod: ESPECIALLY FOR SEVERE OUTBREAKS 1) get to the coldsore as soon as possible...if your at the tingling stage you can stop it coming up!! - if your at t he blister stage you can prevent it spreading further. 2)clean the area gently with some alchol (just dab so not to spread) 3)get some ice and hold it on the area until numb, this works as a kind of hibernation methods - it slows the virus (seems even viruses hate the cold) 4)next is the earwax...start from the outside of the infected area and make your way in -it works as a barrier -because its your bodys own product it works as a barrier. This will save you days of pain and embarrassment!   I works!! Comments By: anon My grandmother told me about this years ago and it really does work. Stops it Cold!   i'm going to go play in traffic Comments By: depressed I can't take it. I've tried everything. I woke up with 2 yesterday, one on each lip. I've tried everything, last night the ear wax. Today they are both huge. I can't leave me house for a week. I hate my life. I can't stop crying. I don't know why I get them so much and so much worse than everybody else. I hate those people who say, don't do anything and they go away. Yeah, yours do.   ear wax Comments By: Freda Ear wax does work but taking a laxative works better. Fever blisters come from poison in the body. Try taking the herbal laxative smooth move. It works and the blister will go away quickly.   ear wax Comments By: nan A older person told me and I get them so bad that the blister runs down my chin. I put a little ear wax and it goes away. NO BUYING stuff that don't work.   lol so does manure! Comments By: annemary hasnt worked for me because i would gross out trying it!!! might aswell use cat **"*!   Try it and you'll know for sure Comments By: Blossom I cannot stand home remedies that aren't effective. I was grossed out at first, but I got desperate. Like others I've heard from, at first I wasn't sure that I was going to get a cold sore after all when it seemed to work. But I've done this every time I get that first signal for the last year and a half and I've not had a cold sore come up since. And now, if I don't have enough I have to admit that I believe in it so much that I have borrowed from my own kids. I know how gross that sounds, but you know what's really gross? - having one surface and weep all over people. If you can't bring yourself to do it, just keep this tip under your hat for when you have no other choice. And then you will wonder why you took so long.