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Cold sore removed with Nail Polish Remover

The fastest, most effective way to get rid of a cold sore that I have found is constant application of acetone based nail polish remover. Apply hourly with a Q-tip and then cover with Abbreva.

Take care not to get the cold sore wet and immediately upon exiting the shower dry it with the nail polish remover and the Abbreva. This should dry it out within 24 hours.

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idk about this?? Comments By: shanti on 2009-12-29 i put nail polish remover on it..nut it seems redder & its pulsing, but it didnt sting.. did i do something wrong??   Nail Polish works wonders Comments By: Briana on 2009-12-30 i just used the naill polish remover when i felt a cold sore coming in. It did hurt really bad but it works! Just apply some type of lip balm after   Im scared Comments By: Shyanne on 2010-01-02 im soo scared to use it, i hate getting the stupid things, people make fun of me! :( i hate it! i want it gone forever!! im gonna try to use nail polish remover.   Top class Comments By: Mell xx on 2010-01-05 I had 2 cold sores side by side my lip swelled up like I've been fighting with mike Tyson. Looked on th Internet for some help and started using nail polish remover. What can I say it was fab th swelling went down straight away got a scab now after 2 days it's fantastic all I can say is. THANKYOU xxxx   Same cold sore, now with a HUGE swollen lip Comments By: frustrated on 2010-01-05 I read about everyone's success rate with this nail polish remedy, and attempted this yesterday. I was willing to try anything. But this morning I woke up with my cold sore still there and hideous, and a HUGE swollen lip. I have gotten cold sores before and they have never looked this terrible. Maybe I am just having a bad reaction, but I would suggest to be very careful, and use the nail polish sparingly.   day three Comments By: Sweetheart on 2010-01-26 Day one, I felt the red bump come up and I immediately Iced it then put alcohol on it. The next day I could see a very small cluster of bumps about to scab so I applied NPR without acetone every 10 minutes for an hour. I cover the side with make-up and wen to school. It was stinging the whole time during class and I felt my lip drying up. When I got home it started to bubble more and seemed to spread a bit so I put more NPR on it. I noticed my lip was burning and drying uip. Today, Day three, I stayed home and slept all day because I was up all night tending to it. I have only applied vitamin E to heal the burnt skin. No bubles today just looks like scabs and a scar from the burning. Hopefully things clear up before the weekend!!   just have to wait now Comments By: Anon on 2010-01-27 i got a very big lump on my lip on sunday, and the coldsore broke out on monday, it is now wednesday and i even took the day off school because it looked so bad this morning! i tried evrything from tea bags to tooth paste, and nothing seemed to work!, ive just tried the nail polish remover and ive seen it dramaticly get smaller, less painfull and less noticable!i plan on keep applying it every hour :), im spending a night with my boyfried tommorow and dont want this vile thing on my face! i shall update tommorrow and let you all know if it worked wonders or not, but pleasee god help me :( x   f*** these blisters :( Comments By: camel on 2010-02-16 i got a hugggge cold sore a couple days ago..i bought creams and lysine..it didnt seem to work..yesterday i woke up with 3 more on my lips! i put some garlic on it..it burned and smellled discusting but it brought down the swelling..last night before i went to bed i applied salt crushed asprin an hydrogen peroxide..i woke up an surprisingly they were dried :) but still there :( so now im trying this nail polish remover thing..hopfully it works..cause i cant miss school anymore!   its back !!! Comments By: jess on 2010-02-20 i used nail varnish remover last nite before i went to bed and it disapeared the hole thing had gone, i woke up this morning and now its bloody back? why is this ? how can i get rid of it again ?? i couldn't hold the remover on for too long becoz it hurt like hell, please help x   Amazing Comments By: Smiley on 2010-02-22 So, like many others on this site have had cold sores prior to this posting. However, I never came across using nail polish remover. Worried? Yes. Buying a 14.99 micro tube of Abbreva again and not seeing the results I wanted? No. Tried the nail polish removed (strawberry scented) about 1.99 (I already had it in the house) I'm staring at a tiny healing space where this GINORMOUS cold sore was 3 hours ago... I'm sticking by this until the wheels fall off, I might even go invest in a pure acetone bottle to keep on deck... So I've applied 3 times in the last 3 hours and it's been amazing. I also have been using Neosporin as a balm, it also cuts healing time down right? It's working great... I know I'm rambling but I have one more thing to say, upon researching natural / scientific ways I noticed NONE of the store-spiffy brand cold sore tiny tubes had any of the natural healing ingredients listed on numerous websites and forums... w/e I'm sticking with the nail polish remover... who knew?!   << previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 next >>>