@drlee90210: Hydrocolloid patches on cold sores can promote healing, reduce pain, minimize scarring, and reduce the risk of secondary infections. It’s also great for discreet coverage. IB: @The Daily Essential Co.
Nothing works except Valtrex. 🤷♀️My husband and I both grew up getting cold sores several times a year. My doctor prescribed it and now I don’t even get them anymore and my husband gets maybe 1 a year. He takes a daily, I keep an emergency RX and take them if I feel the telltale signs of one starting.
2025-06-10 16:04:19
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Alli ♡ :
They do make patches for cold sores and they work amazing and are much less noticeable than the hydrocolloid patches
2025-06-15 19:11:42
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fearlesssinging.com :
GOD I FUCKING LOVE THIS APP. THANK YOU.
2025-06-04 19:36:53
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mackenzie19110 :
Tried this last week and it went away the next day. My cold sore was hugeeee.
2025-06-05 16:50:22
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Becca Campbell :
Yeah, absolutely not. Pulling an adhesive patch off of an active cold sore is not only painful but is going to make it angrier and it will take longer to heal in the end. Learned that the hard way. Don’t recommend.
2025-06-10 03:59:21
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liss :
it made one of mine significantly worse
2025-06-08 20:48:45
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Marie :
Red light therapy!!!!! I’ve dealt with cold sores since I was a kid and recently discovered red light therapy works so well. Start using it the second you feel one come on and it won’t fully develop and gone within a few days. Life changing!
2025-06-04 20:15:41
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qld_80 :
Someone recommended tea tree oil. My cold sore was 5 days old and still sore & blistered. Tried tea tree oil and overnight it had dried out, now healing.
2025-07-15 10:12:27
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breezyyygurl :
Ong yes I found out about this accidentally and haven’t stopped since
2025-08-03 06:19:55
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Thegothelephant :
The timing is literally insane, I’m currently dreading tomorrow as I feel the tingly stinging on my lip and the swelling where my cold sore is starting😭😭😭
2025-06-14 05:32:08
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Cait :
OH MY GOD!!!!!!!!!!!!! 35 YEARS AND SOMEONE IS JUST NOW TELLING ME THIS!?!? Thank you 😭
2025-06-12 11:28:09
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eunicechimichonga :
😱 wish i knew this earlier
2025-06-03 16:55:04
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Ayellene :
It works for piercing bumps too!
2025-06-03 22:52:38
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Aaa :
So much more hygienic too
2025-06-04 14:52:27
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Sara Siddiqui :
Yep. Figured this out about a years ago. It speeds up the healing process for me.
2025-06-04 12:23:27
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natalie :
It’s the pinkey out for me 🥹🤍
2025-06-04 03:52:00
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Justice :
I use mine for bug bites!
2025-06-07 22:57:52
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hails :
sending to love island cast
2025-06-16 20:28:44
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Allison Wonder Land :
Are you kidding me?!? I needed this !!!
2025-06-05 18:23:09
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rainbow :
I loooove using patches on my coldsores. heals it and keeps me from picking at it
2025-06-04 21:27:45
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Maria :
The patches don’t work tho, i tried it and felt like my cold sore was there for longer then a week
2025-06-05 01:15:04
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Sam :
Yeah, it also left a scar on my lip after using one on a cold sore. 🙃
2025-06-04 21:47:47
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Anna LT :
Since finding this out I haven’t had a full blown cold sore in 3 years. I used to get them 3-5 times a year since childhood
2025-06-17 05:23:09
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Ally :
But everything on Google says this is a horrible idea and not to do it… including reddit, a.i and many articles😭😭 fam be careful apparently it can cause burning… among other things
2025-10-30 20:21:31
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