Home : Health : Remedies : Cold sores : COLD SORE GONE withen 24 hours, no joke!

(120) comments about this tip

COLD SORE GONE withen 24 hours, no joke!

Submitted by cowboy

Alright I came on this site looking for remedies for a nasty cold sore that I developed last night. So I took all into consideration and here's how I got rid of my multiple cold sores overnight.

Right before bed I took the "potion" and applied it to my sores not rinsing off and letting dry to my lips went to bed on that and my cold sores were gone when I woke. The next morning I put on neosporin for the scabs and my cold sore was gone within 24 hours. also Ice during every part of having a cold sores kills the virus.

Visitors comments

A Little harsh Comments By: Colleen Seems like this tip is a little harsh. I wouldn't use it at all!!   dont be weak Comments By: irene this is for sure not for the weak because it burns at times bu amazingly this is the best way I have found yet and Im 33 and have been fighting cold sores for near 20 years. so if you dont want this cold sore you have when you wake up then a would try this. thanx cowboy   the burn Comments By: Ali I'm actually trying this as we speak. being a poor college students doesn't allow me to pay for those expensive creams. About the nail polish remover though, the burn isn't that bad. Suck it up if you think it will be worth it.   Scared to try it! Comments By: Brittney Today I feel TWO evil cold sores approaching. I get about one a year and usually try Abreva or Novitra, both HELP but do not make the sore disappear. However for some reason I am deathly afraid to put fingernail polish on the sores. I guess I need more proof that this works before I'll try it. Seems like it would irritate the sore further and make it worse.   Burns so good Comments By: Krissy Well I thought this was crazy but I willing to do anything to get rid of this nasty sore. It relly works but it relllly hurts.   Only if you can withsatand BURNING! Comments By: anon works but burns like hell   part way through the process Comments By: Anon I find you don't have to pop the blister. That seemed a little scary to me. I was also afraid of the burning, but I was so desperate I started with q-tipping Peroxcide on my lip. It didn't burn. So I got a little braver and went for the nail polish remover. It didn't burn either but it did create a small opening in my blister on its own and it immediately drained. I had a huge fluid-filled blister on my lip and looked scary. Now that the blister is deflated I'm going to keep using the nail remover and do the peroxicide salt aspirin mix tonight. This fingernail polish remover thing is wonderful. God I wish I knew about this sooner!   THIS DOES NOT WORK - DO NOT TRY THIS IDIOT ADVICE UNLESS YOU WANT TO MAKE IT WORSE!!! Comments By: Fat Lip Because of all the idiot advice I've followed on sites like these, I have the worst fever blister I've ever had. When I felt the tingling, I'd read to cut a clove of garlic and rub it on your lips. The next morning I had the biggest blister I'd ever had when this was the supposed magic trick to prevent them. All the garlic did I think was aggravate and accerlate the fever blister. Then I came to this site. I put fingernail polish remover on my blister for 20-30 minutes. Two more fever blisters began developing although the remover did take the liquid out of the first one. It burned and it hurt. Guess what? Pain is not an indication you are doing something good. Again all the acetone did was aggravate the blister causing my lip to swell up terribly. This has never happened before. Last night I was desperate. I ordered Acyclovir off www.myprescriptionpharmacy.com for $92 including shipping with no prescription. I pray they are legit and send the medication that I ordered. I did the aspirin-peroxide-salt mix. Again, the salt burned. Today my lip is terribly swollen. The fever blister did not go away in 24 hours. In fact, it's worse because the swelling is so extreme and the new ones that came look very irritated and angry. I pray I do not get an infection. I don't know what the solution is to fever blisters. I think it's in taking lysine regularly for prevention and maybe prescription medication, but once they come I think you just have to ride it out. All this other stuff just makes it worse.   It Works! Comments By: Theresa I just got 2 cold sores last night and I was able to catch it early. At first i just used abreva and carmex but that wasn't good enough for me. So i went online to see about other ways to get rid of this crap on my lip, i found that if you use salt and/or fingernail polish remover REALLY WORKS! It dose burn but it seems to be working. TRY IT!   Feel The Heat! Comments By: Kate This is a great TIP! I love it! Thankyou I'm 16 and i was soooo afraid to see my boyfriend especially considering it's New Years and showin up with this grosse thing on my mouth! Thankyou! I tried the nail polish remover and felt the heat of the sting and immediately it started going down. :) Cheers!   Popping blister makes it worse Comments By: Blister sufferer Having suffered with blisters for over 40 years, I've tried most every remedy. The salt and peroxide sometimes helps by drying up the site but stings badly. My doctor advised against popping blisters because the liquid is highly contagious and will spread/create more blisters whereever it touches your lips! This is why you see more pop up after popping! BTW it can create problems elsewhere too if you get my meaning. Of all the remedies I've tried, Campho Phenique is still the best... numbs the hurt and helps to heal.   AHHH! Comments By: joy o god its burning bad lol thnx tho   be very careful Comments By: hatethesethings this is a good way to get rid of your cold sores if they are new...but when you pop the blisters make sure you are VERY carful not to get the pus on n e other part of your lips because u will see within an hour or so anouther blister forming   owww =/ Comments By: anon im using the nail polish tip right now. i have 2 cold sores on my upper lip. this stings like crazyy =/ i used non-diluted nailpolish. i really hope this works.   I think it's all bullsh*t Comments By: Nathan None of these home remedies work for me, I have tried hand sanitizer, scented and non-scented, bleach, rubbing alcohol, Lysine, neosporin, blah blah blah. I have a huge swollen lip now from all the harsh crap. And the sore is no smaller now. I am using Abreva now, and that seems to feel like it might be doing something positive. Lysine sounds chemically sound to help prevent them but I started that too late. I think the best way to deal with them is to not obsess, I doubt the extra stress that causes helps. Look at how many other people get them, sure it's ugly but it'll go away.   hmmm Comments By: jess i am going to try it, i just woke up this morning and i have the blisters now so i didnt really even get to have the tinglingy warning stage!! so here goes nothing   didn't pop them Comments By: HELP I don't know what happened but the blisters spread down my lip, onto my face. I know not to pop the blister cause they will spread, worse. Instead I put a HOT wet rag on them for about 3-4 mins. The heat opens pores and then I treated.   PLEASE WORK!! Comments By: COURTNEY This cold sore is one of the worst ever. I've been holding the nailpolish remover the my cold sore and it seems to be working. I'M not sure though but it burns well c after i try the paste   I've used nail polish for years! Comments By: -sw- I'm a nurse and I keep it in my locker at work for just that reason. As soon as I notice a tingle or bump I hold a qtip soaked in nail polish on the spot for a few minutes and repeat as often as humanly possible. It dries it out and decreases the bump if you catch it early enough. Overnight I use Arm & Hammer peroxicare toothpaste. The worst time is when you shower or get any moisture on the lesion... it takes off at that point, doubling in size and severity! I try not to get a cs wet AT ALL -even if that means no shower for a day or two.   Didn't work Comments By: LJ No change. The peroxide, while it treats it, irritates it way too much, along with the salt.   I got a cold sore Comments By: Kelly, This " cold sore gone within 24 hrs,no joke" is a joke. Cold sores last almost 2 weeks. And this remedy doesn't work just over night. I use Rubbing alcohol instead of nailpolish remover, those creams like Abreva don't work as well as they should for the money we pay for them. If you want to prevent them just wash your hands ALOT and eat healthier. But if you have one right now, then keep clean, wait it out and stay positive, stress can just make it worse.   I hope this works Comments By: Cara It stings less than teatree oil anyway [= Thanks buddy   Lets Just See lol Comments By: Jade In the middle of trying it! anything to get rid of the little b*****d   i think its working Comments By: Jillian i always get cold sores and never know how to treat them.. they are horribal little things that just irritate you to the max. i have been getting them all my life and im 16, the nail polish really helped the irratation and the ichyness and stinging.. im putting the paste on right now and going to bed, fingers crossed if it will be gone for me tomorrow! thanks for your help..   oh please! Comments By: in trouble are u kidding i don't think it will work, it will go away maybe but then it would come right back. i have the biggest cold sore (and truly this is the biggest one i have ever seen) and all the pain isn't worth it. like some other comments sa, don't worry about it stress will make more and or bigger. they mostly form from heat so try to stay out of the sun with it on. If u use any of the creams, leave it on overnight and try not to lay on the side ur cold sore is on, lots of time+treatment cream+ dark= smaller cold sore, it won't go away, but it will get smaller, and before u put any cream on it, take a tiny little tissue and wet itjust dab on ur blister DO NOT SPREAD ANYWHERE ELSE!!! wait till it dries then add the cream!   The best cure Comments By: D If you get cold sores often THE BEST thing that you can do is go to your doctor and have Valtrex prescribed for you. If you feel a cold sore coming on then take the Valtrex. Since I have taken Valtrex at the first sign of a cold sore, I have not gotten one. It works wonders.   choco and nuts Comments By: pete what i found is that if i drink lots of water, dont eat nut or chocolate especially choco and nut bars combined then the amount of cold sores that i used to get were reduced by a great deal i've only had one in about 4 months and that was caused by a very wild weekend.   The Best Cold sore Tip Comments By: Matt The best cold sore tip that i can give to anyone with any nasty cold sores is go to the local supermarket a buy sea salt add warm water mix the two together add to lip. Also i found that when the blister bursts try adding some cheap purfume on the lip it drys it up well.   solution may vary Comments By: anon I think that maybe the remedies only works for some people, so dont get mad and discourage other people from trying to get rid of cold sores if they have the guts to do it then its thier fault if it doesnt work.   Why not give it a go! Comments By: Trai Muza I have abs no idea if this is going to work but I'm going to give it a bash anyway! To be honest i've always used my boyfriends aftershave to dry it out but as normal it always takes a couple of week to heal. Fingers x-d this will be my miracle cure! :-)   uhm Comments By: brianaa ouch; try NEVER!   cold sore blues:( Comments By: linda ive had coldsores all my life and they really get me down. i have two massive ones at the moment and ive always used zovirax.ive found that it works quite well however id give anything a go that will help further.ive just tried the nail varnish remover, it still stings a little but i will keep trying.Fingers crossed.   DIDNT WORK AT ALL Comments By: ALEXIA IT ACTUALLY MADE IT WAYYYYYY WORSE.. HAD TO GO TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM AND THEY SAID DONT EVER DO THAT!   pleasently suprised Comments By: anon i tried the nail varnish remover and i was pleasently suprised. i had two huge coldsores and i though they were never gunna go away. usually they last at least a wk or two but after using he nail varnish it worked within a couple of days. It was pretty uncomfortable and it stung a bit but it is worth it.   I'm a little worried Comments By: me I'm afraid that this will make it spread over my lips...   Worked for Me! Comments By: Ian I got a cold sore on monday. My gf is coming to visit on friday. It is thursday right now. and you can't tell i had a ridiculous coldsore on my face!   Unbelievable!! Comments By: Natty Since I was a little kid I've gotten cold sores. They definetly suck and always show up at the most inoppurtune times. I woke up day yesterday with a nasty blister that basically covered my entire upper lip(yeah, cute I know). I tried this cure last night and woke up this morning and it is already scabbed over and peeling off. Thank God! It does sting like a b**ch, but well worth it. I will continue dabbing the remover on today and hopefully this monstronsity will be completely gone tomarrow. Thanx Cowboy!   nail polish remover bad idea!! Comments By: Rob using this left me with two very bad scars that wont go away...   I'm trusting this... Comments By: Michelle M. I'm not exactly sure how I got this, but it does not seem to want to go away. People at school kept laughing at me, and it was embarrassing. I'm going to my boyfriends house tomorrow, and I would like to kiss him, but I don't want him to get one as well, let alone see me with it. I'll post another comment soon telling you if it worked or not. I'm trusting you guys!   the real cure Comments By: ANON JACKIII a had a few cold sores the past year and every time i do get it i use this method to cure them really works it juss take some time no cold sore will go away the next day ...wash your hands everytime you cure your blister ....every moring ,afternoon,and before bed mix witch hazel aND PEROXIDE TOGETHER AND APPLY TO COLD SORE EVENTUALLT WILL GO AWAY WWITH SOME TIME..   Whoa It Burns! Comments By: kittykat From what I can tell, its working. The blister looks like drying up and feels like its reducing in size. I've been using lots of ice and rubbing alcohol in between the acetone and salt treatments and put some abreva on it and applied a small band-aid.   It made a believer out of me! Comments By: Joan L Like most cold sore sufferers, I've had them since I can remember. And as a nurse, I NEVER, EVER popped them, knowing it could lead to much worse, infection, spreading, etc..Well, this past w/e, I DID it-went online, found this site (had already been icing the affected area), and POPPED THEM! I then Promptly applied nail polish remover (NPR), and proceeded to reapply as often as every 15 min. Prior to sleep, applied toothPASTE. Awoke the next day, they were already scabbing over; cont'd the above until earlier today. My ordeal started Saturday late, approx. 7p, and it is now Tuesday night-I have a tiny, I mean TINY, scab on my upper lip-the only thing that hints of the past few days. I would do it again! Having said all that, I am also a firm believer as well in Valtrex-taken at the first prodromal symptom, you'll never see the cold sore.   i hope it works! Comments By: confused im doin this as we speak! i have a huge one!!! i hope it works!!!   dont do it Comments By: kell i have got coldsores all my life (the big itchy swollen kind) and tried everything and i have learnt there is no magical cure.basically the best way to get rid of a coldsore is DONT TOUCH. never pop one as not only will this make it spread, it will leave a scar. use zovirax regularly, try not to get it wet as this will make it take mre time to dry up. this way its "one day coming, one day staying and one day going" gd luck   Its working so far Comments By: Arron R Its working well but i dont have asprin will it still work if i use advil.. Well we will see toinght..   Keep the cold sore clean Comments By: Anon From personal experience i have found that keeping a cold sore clean prevents it from becoming infected and spreading. Touching the sore with unwashed hands and especially allowing it to rub on the pillow at night always makes them look and feel worse. I've used salt & perfume before & on the advice found here I have just now pressed a teabag to the one that has developed between my upper lip & nose. This is the 3rd/4th time i've had a cold sore appear in this spot. The 1st time it got really infected and spread. It lasted for a long time and looked disgusting. Recently i discovered compeed patches (www.compeed.com). Morning & night after a shower i pressed a salt paste to the sore. After a few minutes I dabbed it away and I then applied a patch (at night you could use a little round band-aid, no gaps for any dirt to get in). It does take a few days to go away but there is no swelling, no secondary infection and no scar afterwards. With these patches I feel my cold sores are much less noticeable and I don't feel as self conscious. The patches are expensive and do not contain an active ingredient however i recommend keeping a pack to hand as they work well to disguise the sore if you have a meeting/work or a night out planned.   doing nothing works best Comments By: F M creams just give the virus a warm moist place to multiply. Just leave it alone. Don't touch,lick or cover it with anything,keep it dry and allow your natural defences to do their job and it will be gone a lot sooner.   I don'y know Comments By: Brittany I woke up this morning with a full on cold sore. You can see the fluid in it and I'm scared to pop it because last time I did that it just got bigger and redder and more noticeable. So, I'm not sure what to do right now. At some point it is going to pop whether I do it or not, so what to do? I'm worried about trying this remedy. I put some abreva on it today and have been doing that all day. I took a shower earlier and I wish I didn't because it actually seemed like it may have gotten a little bigger from the warm water. I'm just going to isolate myself and sleep until it is gone. Oh, and I read in womens health that eating licorice is suppose to help reduce the size. i don't have any and Im not going out in public any time soon. I'll try it next time....there is always a next time.   Trust Me It Works! Comments By: Ashtyn Listen, I know that this might seem skeptical to some of you but it works! Ever since I contracted HERPES in the 3rd grade I have also contracted the cold sore virus. Once you get it once there is no stoping it. Anyway I have tried everything, and Im not kidding Ive had perscription medication and other stuff like that. None of it gets rid of the coldsore fast enough for me. So, yes it does sting a little but I would totally prefer to do that then have to deal with a huge swollen lip and scab!!! Just try it you'll see this is one of those things that actually does work.   swollen lip! Comments By: Dustin omg it made my lip all white! and my lip is so swollen   IT WORKS Comments By: sexy i have been getting cold sores all my life. abreva doesnt work, carmex doent work, etc... i was desperate to have this go away because superweekend is here. how am i supposed to be social with a lump on my lip. i woke up this morning with the tiny bumps forming into a feverblister. came to this site, was a little scared to try at first but seperate for results. SO FAr,ITs working. bumps already scabing and i cant wait till tomorrow to see better results. THX DUDE   yep Comments By: roger u dont need to put the nail polish potion on for that long lol....it does work for the drying out and draining part tho, it might leave a red mark tho...so use witamin E oil or hydrocortosine stuff, that works 2....but this process seems pretty good 4 me   uhhhh i don't know Comments By: lou listen i am very vain and would probably try anything once, but i really don't know about all this stuff with nail polish remover   do itt Comments By: gaz just give it a go! i wasnt sure at first but thought hey ill never know till i try it gave it a shot and it works so well!!   Here is the process that works Comments By: Brian Here is what I have done for years. IT WILL NOT WORK OVERNIGHT, but it will heal in 3-5 days, and when done right, is barely noticeable when it is a scab. 1) Heavy doses of Lysine and Vitamin C. I take 1000mg of Lysine 3X a day, and one airborne tablet dissolved in water 3X a day. 2) Think dry at night, moist during the day. At night.... 3) Pop the blister with a very sterile needle, and don't let it touch another part of the lip. Then use nail polish remover for several hours. You don't have to keep it on. the point is to start the drying process. Just re-apply nail polish remover like every 20 minutes or so for an hour and a half-two hours. 4) Create a mix of salt, aspirin, lysine, and peroxide. Crush the lysine, salt and aspirin, and them mix it with the peroxide. It should be a paste, not a fluid. 5) Apply the paste, and let it dry, then repeat. You should do this for several hours, and you can leave it on over night. 6) In the morning, clean the now scab, and apply a thin layer of neosporin. On top of that layer, dab abreva. The abreva will dry and create a film over the neosporin, which when done properly, will conceal the scab or make it barely noticeable. It will also lock in the neosporin which will heal the scab. 7) repeat the whole process each night. It will be gone within 3-5 days tops.   nail polish? or nail polish REMOVER? Comments By: confused some people wrote nail polish, and some people wrote nail polish remover. in case it's not clear, those are TWO VERY DIFFERENT things. so which one do i use?! -_______-   It works really well!!! Comments By: B.Bunny I woke up yesterday with a small cold sore. Immediately I looked up remedy's and came across this one. I did the nail polish remover thing and it did burn a little but not too bad. I didn't do it as often as I should have but it still worked. Then I mixed peroxide, crushed aspirin and salt together to make a little mixture. I put it on before bed and it burned a little but again it was good. I woke up and much of the sore was gone!!! Not completely but it isn't as noticeable, so I have been applying the solution to the sore throughout the day and it looks so much better!!! I definitely recommend this!   EWWWW Comments By: womanizer ok so lets get this cheap, simple, and fast. get a cup, get ice,milk,garlic power and salt now mix well, ok now get a cotton swab and be cleaning the wound with the mixture. before you start clean it with NAIL POLISH REMOVER. before going to sleep try putting ice till its numb and then put vix over it......youll be o.k. :)   works but they left out 1 very important thing Comments By: fever friend ive had cold sores 4 over 20 yrs & this remedy does work if u dont want 2 use nail polosh REMOVER use rubbing alcohol it works about the same but they left out the most important step: Take LYSINE & crush & put them in the paste as well good luck   Valtrex Comments By: Rhi I wouldn't try anything this drastic...just go talk to your doctor about the Cold Sores and they will give you Valtrex. Valtrex speeds up the healing and sometimes stops the cold sore form coming out completely if taken early enough. I always have some on hand   Hopefull Comments By: Anon this had better work   sophie Comments By: sophie i noticed my coldsore yesterday it was a spot but the became itchy and so on.So i went to sleep with toothpaste on which helped abit, as it took the lumps and bumps away. I am now trying the whole nail polish remover, and applying it on for 30mins as made a differnce already. my coldsore is less bigger than it was. THANK HECK.and is also alot dryer and just a bit red... yes i agree it stings like a bi**h. but deal with it. i have.. i av also used an icecube each time after this treatment which as helped. i will keep doing this several times throughout the day. many thanks cowboy. x   dam this burns Comments By: matt well im just using the nail polish and im hoping for big results , doesnt 30 minutes seem a bit much though .   Does this seriously work??? Comments By: Courtney i have 16 cold sores surrounding my mouth and i honestly believe i have a disease or something. school is a nightmare, but if this works then maybe i will try it...???   holy shit Comments By: anon i had a cold sore than poped it now it looks really shitty, is this a scar or something,what should i do. Im totally humiliated and am sort of having a panic attack. I didnt know of infections that could spread and what does that mean? This herpicin totally sucks, i should of just let it pop itself   TRIED IT ALL Comments By: SUNBURST I'VE TRIED BLEACH & NAIL POLISH REMOVER THE BURN WAS TOTALLY WORTH IT DRIED IT UP ALMOST INSTANTLY WELL LIKE 30 MIN NOW I AM TRYING THE ASPRIN TRICK   popping it Comments By: tiffany ive recurring cold sore i tried evrythn pple suggested perfume,urine,salt and tea bags my question is for these to wrk effectivelt do i need to pop it 1st cus i am so scared it wl spread help pliz???   not enough Comments By: sufferer start out by taking an antiviral medication like valtrex, putting abreva on it, and also 4000 mg of lysine. if they still form, wait for them to fill up with fluid first before you use the sterile needle. then use this method described and thats about as good as youll do, just dont touch it and keep it dry and it should be complete gone within 5 days.   it seems to be working Comments By: athena ok so iv read most the comments and noticed that most of the people who said that this tip didint work used NAIL POLISH and the tip said that u should use nail polish REMOVER. DO NOT USE NAIL POLISH!!! this tip defenately worked for me! i have a photoshoot tomorrow and i got a nasty cold sore last night. i looked up cold sores and forund this, i tried it, and it seems to be working. i just hope it dissapears completely by tomorrow. :(   truth Comments By: Jess Think about this: If there were a truely way to completely get ride of your cold sore in 24 hours... there wouldn't be this many theories,home remedies and medicines. The truth of the matter is that healing time varies from person to person. I've suffered from cold sores for many years and I can tell you they are worse at the beginning and over time get easier and easier to manage. Mine usually last about 3 days now. Below are tips that really help: * Take QUICK showers and don't get your face wet. Wash your face separately in the sink with a face wash and keep the infected area dry. The wettness and steam only makes things worse. * Use ice if you are at the tingling stage.. but remember to wrap it in a towel. Always keep it dry. Touching it only makes things worse... if your cold sore is already at a blister stage the ice won't do anything and all the touching will make it worse. * you can keep the size down by using alcohol (on a qtip so you don't dry out the rest of your skin) and abreva (ALSO on a qtip). Keep switching between these so the blister doesn't have a chance to grow. *I've found that abreva helps shorten the healing time some... but doesn't really do anything else. It needs to be applied in very thin layers because too much of it will give the blister a chance to soak it up and grow. * If you do the above, your sores shouldn't reach a point where you would need to pop them. * Other than applying the alcohol and occasional abreva.. don't touch it at all. The less you touch the faster it will heal. * LOAD up on l-lysine supplements (anywhere from 4,000-5,000mg/day) and vitamin c supps. Drink lots of water and fluids. *avoid anything with nuts, chocolate and caffine (especially coffee). I found that these three things really contribute to cold sores... they actually help the virus grow. *don't go out drinking!!! this only weakens your immune system and will take longer for your sores to heal.. they will often get worse. *ladies: stress and hormones cause cold sores to re-appear. You are more likely to get these during your period... so if you often get cold sores try to limit your coffee, nuts & chocolate intake around the time of your menstral cycle. *And lastly, try to relax and get a lot of sleep. The healthier you are the faster it will heal. Hang out with someone who makes you laugh and doesn't care if you have a cold sore... trust me it will help, and you won't be so stressed out about it.   okay.. Comments By: sugarr I have tried everything on this page and nothing has worked, anyone know what else i could do ><' It has went down a bit though   Revalation in cold sores! Comments By: Beany19 I used to get a decent amount of cold sores. I got one recently and did not have time to act in prevention. I had this huge blistering thing on my lip! The nail polish remover alone burns but has aken my cold sore down more than i could ever have imagined! I can't wait to try the other part because i have never done anything that has worked as well as this so far!   Uhhh. . . Comments By: Sayahun I just tried my first application on the nail polish remover. Is it supposed to turn your skin around it all white? And if so, how long until it goes back to normal color? Hope this works! I've been putting ice, alcohol, and garlic on it and nothing much has happened   Comments By: Anon You should count yourself EXTREMELY lucky if you managed to get rid of a cold sore in 24 hours! I wish all these remedies worked that well for me..   Hoping this works Comments By: Martha I really hope this works because i have prom coming up and i've had one cold sore for the past week or two and am now getting one on the other side and i need to get rid of them within this week so i look good for the dance and pictures. thnx for the advice   iTS tRUE Comments By: PRiNCESS_94 OMg iM 14 ANd WE hAVE 8tH GRAdE SENd Off ON tHURSdAY..2 dAYS fRM NOW.iM tRYiNG tHiS RiGhT NOW AND YES i AM fEELiNG tHE bURN.bUT i bELiEVE iTLL WORK!!tHANKS COWbOY!!   is there hope? Comments By: destiny ok so i have a boifriend and i think i might love him but i have a nasty cold sore on my bottom lip and i dont want him to see me like this   it really does Comments By: Anon I was very wary of this so called 'nail polishe remover remedy, but i was desperate and I didn't have time for over the counter medication to work. So although I was scared that the bail polish remover would burn my lip and leave a scar, I went along with it anyway. It worked, within 1 day I had a little bump, just like I had bitten my lip. BUT no signs of a cold sore, no blisters, no redness. half way through the next day I repeated my remedy prpcedure with a cotton swab, and my 'cold sore' / bump seemed to melt away. I love this rememdy, IT MAY NOT BE FOR EVERYONE... but it did wonders for me.   hey Comments By: sk can someone please tell me where can i find peroxide? what is that? TipKing says: Hydrogen peroxide is available in drug stores or chemists   we'll have to see Comments By: George i have a gf who i like to kiss alot so i dont want these soars on my lips so she can get them too i hope this works!!!   cold sores kill my career. Comments By: oc. I definately enjoyed this tip. I am a working model,and a cold sore can be the kiss of death for us. To top it off, this is the first cold sore I have EVER gotten. Not the worst, the first. TWO DAYS BEFORE MY WEDDING. I am more despirate than you have any idea of. I definately do NOT want the chance of getting more, so I took every single precaution possible. I washed my hands,then used hand sanitizer, and wore clean rubber gloves. I went out and bought lancets (very thin sterile needles that diabetics use to test their blood sugar), I used alcohol pads to prep EVERYTHING with, I used paper towels and kleenx and toilet paper to touch my mouth with to make sure that ABSOLUTELY NONE of the puss spread. I washed my hands constantly, I used abreva 7-9 times instead of the reccomended 5 times daily. I drank a bottle of water every hour. I took 6 pills of 500mg of L-lysine a day. I knew I needed to be careful but this is my job,and more importantly the best day of my life! The first few hours were a little crazy,and looked a worse than it started to be honest,probably from the inflamation,but I just decided I would have confidence that this would work-I can't have this ruin everything that I worked SO hard for. ITS WORKING! About three hours later, I can feel my lip is normal size again, although I can't tell exactly what it looks like because the abreva dries white. I plan to do the proccess again before I go to sleep again just to make ABSOLUTELY SURE! I know that sounds drastic, and under normal circumstances I might not be SO pushy about it, but please understand, this is my wedding,the one time I get to have an entire day to myself, I want to feel confident to be looked at,every woman should have that feeling everyday,not just models. It's already working for me. I'm sorry for those of you who did not have such a good time with it.   NOOO DONT DO IT Comments By: Dustin OMG i did this i had to go to the er! my lip swelled so bad! it made it a million times worse! my doctor asked if i was high when i did it! lol he said that is the last thing you should do!   ONLY !6! Comments By: Danielle im 16 nd im a cheerleader nd havin a fever blister is totally unacceptable! so while lookin for a fast cure i saw this one.right now i have a swab of finger nail polish to my lip nd yea it burns but not that bad! B4 i go to bed im gonna put that potion on my lip. hope this works. ill tell u tom. my update!   SCAREDDDDD Comments By: ginny well by reading all the comments i dont know who to believe some say it works and some say it just makes it work , im confused i need some advise school is going to start and i dont want this "thing" on my lip, im putting an ice cub on it right know it just nums it but it will hold off for now so tell me the truth does it work or not   THIS REALLY WORKS! Comments By: Gemma Burnett i get cold sores quite often, then my mum said try spraying to sprays of perfume on it at any stage in the development of it so i did and woaah! withing a few hours it scabs up and peels off, it does sting a little but it gets rid of the nasty ugly blisters on your face, try it x   AMAZING! Comments By: elena i just had a new sore come up on my lip a day ago and so i was looking around to find ways to get rid of it, and this came up! at first i was thinking are you crazy??? but i gave it a go hoping no more cold sores would show up! and it did!! thank god!! i love it!! thanks so much!   coldsore blues Comments By: Anon ive gotten cold sores since i can remember and tried alot of stuff but what i found that works for me is getting a piece of aloe plant and rubbing on affected area.repeat along w/taking lysine, drinking lots of water and plenty of rest   Confused Comments By: Erica I agree Ginny some say it work some say it don't and I'm not trying to do this and end up with WORSE or having to rush to the ER like some of these people. I just got mine last night while I was sleep when I woke up its more a pimple...what do I do!!   don't overdo it Comments By: Earl Hickey A lesson I learned a few years ago was once the blister opens and becomes damp STOP using all remedies, over the counter or otherwise. All that Abreva, Novitra, salt, nail polish remover, tea bags, alcohol, agent orange, will do at this point is irritate the sore. Apply Neosporin or Triple on it a few times a day and let nature take it's course. I had a cold sore for almost 3 months once because I kept irritating it with every home remedy and over the counter medicine I could find. When it first starts to tingle, hit it with your cure. If you catch it soon enough you have a good chance it won't become an open sore. But once it opens, let it be.   DO NOT POP IT Comments By: MICHEAL JACKSON Do Not Put Hydrogen Peroxide It Will Leave A White Stain. Just ADD Salt, Add To The Sore Then Wash It With A Cotton With Water. Then Add Salt Again To This 4 Times. Wash Your Mouth With Listerine. Do NOT POP IT, It WILL SPREAD ELSE WHERE??? EXAMPLE Pimples You Do Not EVER want to POP THEM CAUSE it Will LEAVE SCARS and SPREAD ALL Over Your Body.. Just Let IT Heal On Its OWN   SO CONFUSING PLEASE HELP Comments By: Meagan PLEASE SOMEONE GIVE ME SOMETHING THAT WORKS. I have tried EVERYTHING. I have tried the nail polish remover crap and altho I can say it did make it dried up it was still there and did NOT go away in 1day. I am trying neosporin on it now . . I have tried putting aloe and salt on it till it burns it away. I have tried hot honey, hot tea bags, carmex, toothpaste. I have resorted to taking my VALTREX which is a perscription pill that I can say helps it not get that big and sometimes prevents them from coming, and my abbreeva. What doctors need to do is make a flesh colored abreeva so you can wear the meds. and cover it up at the same time . . . just gave someone a MILLION dollar idea. . . im going to write them . . but in the mean time feel free to E-Mail me if you have any suggestions.... MeagMc4@yahoo.com   I dont know! Comments By: Rebecca Okay i have a big cold sore on my bottom lip and i have so many things to do tomorrow and i cant go with this thing on my lip! I got this last night when i was asleep. I want to use the nail polish remover and everything but then i read some of the comments about swollen lips and now im scared to do it! But i really want this thing gone so i dont know what to do! Hopefully this works!   My Way Comments By: anonymous Alright. I've tried every remedy in the book... and for three years I've been cold sore free. Finally after tons of stress from just starting college, money complications with loans and student accounts, and my hours at work being drastically cut, I broke out... my whole lip was a cold sore. No Joke. Here's my remedy that got rid of them in just 2 DAYS: Pop 1 - 500mg pill of Lysine daily. Sterilize a needle with fire, then soak with alcohol. Pop the blisters and drain, but gently! Apply Melissa or Lemon Balm to the cold sores every 3 hours. Brew a cup of Earl Grey tea and add 30 drops of Lemon Balm to the tea bag while in the water. Let cool slightly, apply lukewarm tea bag to your lip and hold for 15 minutes. Give 5 minutes for your lip to dry. Then reapply tea bag for another 15 minutes. You can do this as often as you like before you notice results. For me it took only 4 applications. Reapply melissa every 2-3 hours. Repeat as you feel necessary. :)   hope it works Comments By: Amber i have this huge thing on my lip and i have to get rid of it i put ice on it then i found this website. i just tryed the nail polish remover and yes it does burn but its not that bad if u cant deal with that kinda pain wow. i hope the other part of this remedy works but i guess we will see   easyer way Comments By: Frances yeah that is effective, but instead of BURNING YOUR LIPS! dont use nail polish remover, use aftershave or hot water and salt, it is less painfull and will not scar :)   nice one Comments By: jimmy this does work. i hate coldsores with a passion. i always burst the sore with a needle sterilised with fire. clean up this with a tissue with nail polish remover on it. then hold a cotton swab of nail varnish remover dipped in crushed salt on it for as long as you can. it works. feel the burn.   seems to work Comments By: sweet al i am trying part of this.....I mixed salt, clear care contact solution (contains peroxide), ibuprofen and water. i've dabbed it on every 10 minutes or so. the swelling is down and it doesn't feel as uncomfortable. we'll see how fast it goes away. Not sure about the nail polish remover and popping it idea. seems kind of sketchy but who knows!   TRYING IT!! Comments By: freaked outtt just put nail polish remover on doesnt burn bad hope this workssss   not giving up Comments By: thnks tezza im trying this now and it stings like crazy i have had it for about 4 days and i put perfume but it didnt help i will atleast do this for about 20 mintues leave it for about 5 then put something cold on it then do it again i hope this and its kinda giving me a headache to but if it helps i wont give up on it   NO! Comments By: craig The only real way to cure and prevent future cold sores is to constantly keep them moist, with vaseline or zovirax. if tyou dry then out they will seem less liquid but will last longer and perhaps create a scar. if your beginning to see a yellow liquid it is infected so none of this works and you will need to see a doctor   Attempt Comments By: Emma My friend keeps getting coldsores and so do i, she uses perfume to dry it out while i just wait for mine to go or use ordinary coldsore cream, hers goes alot faster so i might try using perfume or sea salt in warm water or maybe the biggest.. nailpolish remover? sounds like the nailpolish remover has got more ratings. I really need to get rid of my cold sore, i keep getting them and my mum keeps saying its my boyfriend's fault when it isn't! he's fine, it's really embarrasing, need it to go asap it's saturday and i need a miracle for it be gone by monday as i have college. :(   its okay Comments By: Elle i am only 11 and i have suffered from cold sores about 3 times a year i hate thm but i cant help but ouch them its so itchey! i am trying it now and i amtyping whilst holding a cotton swab to my cold sore . for all the people who are afraid DONT BE ....it stings a little but after about 15 seconds it is fine x i used curex nail varnish remover and i dont kow if it will hurt xxx wish me luck ....   I love it Comments By: cassidy I am 13 and i got a cold score right befor my first date and it wored wonders   TRUSTED, CHEAP MEDICAL SOLUTION Comments By: Simon in London Don't waste your time risking reinfection and pain. Follow these instructions to the T and you'll be fine. First buy some Acyclovir 5% antiviral cream from a chemist or the internet (especially if you're in the US as you can't buy it OTC in the US). Then get some COMPEED cold sore patches which are proven to be as effective as the cream. Again, they are only licensed for sale in Europe so go to the internet for help if you're stateside. Both should cost no more than $10 per packet. Then - combine both treatments! add only a tiny amount of cream to the middle of the sore otherwise it will stop the edges of the patch from sticking. keep reapplying every 4-8 hours and the sore will (a) be stopped from flaring up and (b) be gone in a day or two. GUARANTEED!!! Acyclovir tablets are also a good bet you can get Valrex or a generic copy from the net also. As long as you take them in time they stop the virus dead in its tracks. if its already starting to blister then you are too late.   TRUSTED, CHEAP MEDICAL SOLUTION Comments By: Simon in London sorry - i should also say that the patches are amazing as (a) they form a physical barrier so you can actually kiss people without fear of transmitting the disease and (b) they disguise the sore making it almost invisible.   I would't do this. Comments By: Stefilin I would definatly not do this! Honestly, i hate it VERY much but puting on nail polish remover & all of its chemicals on an open wound like that is wrong, just wait for it to heal naturally. 9 out of 10 people get it so its not that big of a deal. just let it go, all im doing is putting on some Lypsyl which helps get rid of it faster.   Asdfghjkl Comments By: Ashley Im 13,i went to the doctors about 4 months ago and my mom told him about the cold sores and stufff,he prescribed Zovirax cream,it works perfectly. You put it on 3 times a day and the cold sore goes away within 5-10 hours.   Please People! Comments By: No Easy Cure I understand the stress!! Oh crap.. not a cold sore (cs).. I need it to go away NOW! Understanding the mechanisims of a cs will help you understand that silly ideas like this only make it worse. Don't damage your lip cels by adding harsh chemicals to them.. that will cause the virus to target that spot over and over! The hard cold facts are that once a CS blisters the virus has already replicated itself enough to survive and the virus goes dormant back to the nerve root. The key is to catch it when it wakes up and begins traveling to the lip cel.. (tingle stage) Lysine will work. 2000 -6000mg a day. You can read the science behind it on the internet.. If it blisters..use ice, Abreva, campho.. whatever, but your in for 8-10 days so relax, wash often and try to prevent damaging other areas by spreading it...   Oh Wow! Comments By: Not good advice Can't believe this type of advice is out here. I will tell you as a clinician this not good advice! You should never pop a cold sore blister. You really risk spreading the million viral particles that are inside the blister. Let your body heal it and treat the pain. You shorten the life by treating very early but at this stage the risks are too high to try these types of treatments.   Do NOT do this Comments By: No Way Have you ever seen a person with cold sore lesions all over? That's because they spread it by touching the fluid that contains the virus. Best Advice is to know your triggers and prevent. The strain is HSV-1 and it lives dormant in a nerve root. Certain activities can cause it to awake and surfice (cold sore). Think prevantive with diet and limit the trigger activities. If you are going to be in the sun or stress add Lysine to your diet. Don't be desperate and cause it to be worse.   SCARED TO TRY IT ALSO TRY THIS Comments By: Ashley wouldnt hurt if you put NAIL POLISH REMOVER ON A COLD SORE RIGHT AFTER YOU POP IT. Also wat if your coldsore isnt pimple-like,wat if it is flat. (The best thing to do is clean it 3 times aday with HOT water, but only dap it gentely. when Your done put neosporin on it. It dosent go away over night but it makes it alot better and it helpes with spreading the viris. =D   NoWay! Comments By: Star Looked this up today at work, DON'T DO IT! I came home and was going thru the 1st step, with the nail polish remover, of course it burned (duh) but I didn't think anything of it, when the 20mins was over I removed the cotton ball and the top layer of skin from my lip fell off!!! now I have a party on friday and saturday I have to go to looking like this! THANKS FOR NOTHING!   Its one of many Comments By: Holly-marie Ok im 15 years old, i kno i bet your thinking that i dont have a clue about coldsores yet. True i havent suffered from them for long but because im young but the humilation is worse than the pain for someone my age... Ive tried most things but im not brave enough to put nail polish remover on my lip. I believe that remedies differ from person to person. It just another helpful tip. Although this wont be the best advice but try not stressing cos it does only make it worse. If you havent notice most of your comments say that the coldsore is goes while u sleep.. mybe this is because your calmer. Just give it a go okay :)   ummmm Comments By: A absolutely do NOT pop a blister, it's exremely viral. when you notice a cold sore coming on call your physician and ask for some zovirax ointment, that will help dry it up, or if you see an oral surgeon they may rx a med like acyclovir and ask to try immuno-suppressive therapy. if you do pop the blister try isopropol alcohol or nail polish remover, its burns but it'll sorta help dry it up.   IT WORKS!! Comments By: KJ(: Last Night, I Didn't Have Any Finger Nail Polish Remover So I Put Ice On It For 10 Minutes Then Used The Potion Before I Went To Bed And When I Woke Up All I Had Was A Bump With A Scab On It. I Bought Some Polish Remover And I'm Going To Use It Tonight. HopeFully Its Gone By Tommorrow For Halloween. Thanks For The Advice, It Really Works!!! (:   it burns like hellll Comments By: kazzi well im black n i have big lips so of course i get big cold sores my name is kazzi n i had this cold sore scince last saturday lucily i didnt go to skoo for the next week cause i had a stomach virus but ever scince i got it i been putting alchol peroxide and neosporn it worked a little but this needs to be gon it is now friday october 30 09 n i need this gone by sunday so i tryed putting this stuff on n it burns it made it turn white but i think its gonna work hopefully anti wayz im 13 and im too young for thiss if i had a wish i would wish i would never get themmm well i realllllllllllllllllllllllllyyy hope this works by sunday or else im gonna put a papper bag ova my head   Disapointed Comments By: Amanda I thought for sure this was going to work. It burned really really bad and then it started to ooze. I was very careful not to let the pus touch anywhere else. Well now my blister is a little smaller but holy hell it freakn hurts! It's so tender I can barley open my mouth. And the scab looks terrible. I will never do this one again!   i have just tried this. Comments By: charlie i had a cold sore come yessterday, i have since then been putting tcp on it as frequently as i can it has worked brilliantly its already drying up and getting smaller i am now tryin the nail polish remover and that also seems to be working. thank god for these cures i start my new job on mondayy!! :)   WORKS LIKE MAGIC Comments By: birthdaygirl THIS WORKS AMAZINGLY!!!! I thought that my birthday was spoiled cuz I had a really romantic type evening planned with my boyfriend and I could feel one coming last night so I tried this.. this morning the feeling is GONE! and theres no swelling or anything!!! I would absolutely use this! ONLY IF YOU CATCH IT EARLY!! DO NOT APPLY NAIL POLISH REMOVER TO A POPPED CIST!!!!! YOU WILL GET AN INFECTION!!!!!!! But if you catch it early before the puss shows up it dries it up really fast. THANK YOU SOO MUCH!   Tums and Makeup Comments By: P Mullat Tums- First sign of a tingling sensation wet down one tablet and rub it around the potential infected area till it forms a thick layer. Then let it dry and sit for 30 min. Repeat this process for 6-7 hrs. and if no blister has appeared yet this tip just might have worked for you. For reassurance repeat for an additional 2-3 hrs. My results using this method are 50/50. The reason this sometimes works is the alkalinity in the tums fights the acid forming virus trying to make its way to your skins surface from it's root cell. If blisters have already taken up space on your face it's to late to try this. In that case take care of yourself and let the healing process take it's natural course. NO HARSH CHEMICALS PEOPLE!!!! That can lead to disease and major health problems. Lets face the facts, a lot of us have cold sore problems so you are not alone. Just read all these comments from people. They know what your going through. My rating is 5 because its worth the try. It has worked for a lot of my friends and family in the past. Good Luck!!