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Cold sores. Vick's Vaporub for a cold sore

At the first tingling sign of a cold sore/fever blister I rub in Vick's several times a day. This usually prevents further development of the blister. I use the salve at night before bedtime and hardly ever get those dreadful sores. I used to have them too much before using the salve.

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does it work? Comments By: Andy I am trying this vicks thing right now, I've never had a cold sore before. I had a fever yesterday and now im getting a fever blister and i wanted to know if this really works.   Here-here Comments By: Carmen I used to get CS very often - but now i make a point of getting enuf rest, water, veggies and exercise - also avoiding over-exposure to the sun. But when they the tingling does start, i apply vicks vapour rub and take a disprin/pain killer it disappears within a few hours   Works great Comments By: Amber Vicks really does work, i never thought about using it before this last blister.... prom is in 2 days (from now) and about 2 days ago i started gettiong one, though i still have it i just started puttiong the vicks on last night but there is already a huge difference...   doesn't work Comments By: Lulu I use Vick's vaporub instead of lip balm everyday. I still get fever blisters and they last forever   Works wonders Comments By: Jamie I can't believe how great this works. I still get the blister but it's a lot smaller. Recently, I wasn't able to catch it at the tingle, and I got a huge blister. It's only been 4 days and it's almost gone!