5 cold sores remedies you never expected
The "cold sores" is an unpleasant infectious disease caused by a viral strain called "herpes simplex", which causes the annoying appearance on our lips of small blisters, often painful and decidedly itchy.
The appearance of these bubbles is generally preceded by a sensation of heat in the affected air which is easily recognizable and which therefore allows us to intervene immediately, preventing the formation of herpes as much as possible.
If you do not intervene immediately, unfortunately, the blisters will begin to form within a few hours, then leading to the formation of scabs.For them to dry completely, however, at least a week will have to pass, and in that week goodbye kisses, if you do not want to infect your partner!
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There can be several factors to cause cold sores, but first of all there is stress, which weakens the body's immune defenses ... To be able to remedy this disorder, here are 5 easy and do-it-yourself solutions. -you would never expect. Before proceeding, we show you in the following video some useful tips to prevent herpes or prevent it from recurring:
1. Natural remedies for cold sores: lemon juice!
A very simple and absolutely do-it-yourself remedy against cold sores is lemon juice. The acidity of the juice, in fact, has the function of accelerating the process of formation of the crusts which will then lead to the disappearance of the herpes.
How to proceed? Easy: just squeeze a lemon, take a cotton handkerchief, soak it in the juice and then gently place it on the herpes. Seeing is believing!
2. Garlic against cold sores
Even garlic, like lemon, can be very useful against cold sores. In fact, it has a powerful antibiotic and antiviral effect (it is no coincidence that it is also recommended against colds and seasonal ills).
Then just take a piece of garlic and rub it over the herpes blister. It may burn a little, but don't worry - it's part of the treatment and you will soon see results!
3. Cold sores? Fight it with milk!
To combat cold sores you can also use milk (certainly the smell will be less "intrusive" than that of garlic ...)! Milk, in fact, contains lysine, an essential amino acid that helps to keep away herpes, resulting therefore very effective also for a preventive action.
As in the case of lemon juice, just wet a handkerchief or a cotton ball with milk and then pass it gently on the herpes bladder and you're done!
4. Aloe vera, another natural remedy for cold sores
Aloe vera is a very effective natural remedy against cold sores. In fact, its extract contains several active substances with a powerful anti-inflammatory and healing effect that will help speed up the herpes disappearance process. Furthermore, aloe contains a particular excipient called "aloe-emodin" which acts against herpes. as a powerful anti-viral.
Just apply the aloe vera gel directly on the herpes, which can be purchased in herbal medicine, perhaps using a cotton swab. If, on the other hand, you have an aloe plant, cut a leaf and rub its internal part directly on the herpes.
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5. Take care of your diet to prevent and fight cold sores!
Of course, taking care of your diet will not make you pass herpes sooner, but it will certainly help you in preventing its formation! Try to consume a lot of vitamin C (you can find it, for example, in citrus fruits and kiwis), vitamin D (in fish and olive oil), zinc (in milk and meat), selenium (in fish and egg yolk), magnesium (in bran and many fruit), iron (in meat and fish), lysine (in milk and legumes), probiotics (in yogurt), omega 3 (in fish and seeds).
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On the other hand, if you often suffer from cold sores, avoid following a little variety or limited to cooked and preserved foods, arginine-based supplements and a meal plan that includes little fruit and vegetables.
Here are other foods that will be good for your facial skin in general:
For more useful information on cold sores you can consult the sites of the NIH (National Institute of Health) and ANAP
