Cold Sore Cure Series: Using Toothpaste To Fight Oral Herpes
Doesn't really matter what your math skills are like. When I shoot out a figure that tells you that a whopping 70% of the world's population is presently carrying the herpes simplex virus (which is the root cause of cold sores), I think you can tell that this is a tremendous amount of people.
Did you know that a great deal of those who have the herpes aren't even sexually active?
You're probably wondering what that's all about. Simple - if you've ever had a canker sore inside your mouth, you have the herpes simplex virus. The key difference is that the virus remains 100% dormant for the duration of some people's lives.
They will never experience an outbreak, they will never feel or see any symptoms.
Now that we got those figures out of the way, what do you do about a cold sore once it has actually reached the surface?
Well, there are a number of ways and one of them is taking up space in your bathroom shelf right now - toothpaste.
Yes that's right, the same stuff you use to clean your teeth every morning (and hopefully each evening before you go to bed), can help you push back a cold sore blister and help keep it away for longer than some prescribed medications.
Since the first thing a physician will tell you when you discover you have cold sores is to resist the urge to scratch it, you must find a way to work past that irritating itch and downright aggravating burn and toothpaste can help you on both of those counts.
It should be said that since everyone is different, you should apply as much as you feel is necessary to give you the comfort you need. For instance, people who've just started having cold sore outbreaks might need more than someone who has had them for a while now.
You can expect a nice cooling sensation and depending on the brand of toothpaste you use (for instance, toothpaste for sensitive gums) you can even benefit from some welcome numbness.
Another reason applying paste to your lesion will help heal it faster is because your preventing the open wound from pulling in even more bacteria. This is process is helped along by the baking soda that is found in the product.
Just be sure to remember that toothpaste alone won't take care of everything. Start thinking like a laboratory. When buying household cleaning products, be sure to always choose those that feature anti-bacterial agents.
There is also foresight to take into consideration. When a blister does form on your lips, be sure to remember how it felt shortly before outbreak. That way, when you start feeling those sensations again, you can attack the blister in advance and maybe keep it from forming.
Aside from that there is crest sensitive toothpaste that people commonly do, but is not recommended: Don't put peroxide on your lips. The skin on your mouth is far more sensitive than the skin on the rest of your body and is therefore easier to damage.
Did you know that a great deal of those who have the herpes aren't even sexually active?
You're probably wondering what that's all about. Simple - if you've ever had a canker sore inside your mouth, you have the herpes simplex virus. The key difference is that the virus remains 100% dormant for the duration of some people's lives.
They will never experience an outbreak, they will never feel or see any symptoms.
Now that we got those figures out of the way, what do you do about a cold sore once it has actually reached the surface?
Well, there are a number of ways and one of them is taking up space in your bathroom shelf right now - toothpaste.
Yes that's right, the same stuff you use to clean your teeth every morning (and hopefully each evening before you go to bed), can help you push back a cold sore blister and help keep it away for longer than some prescribed medications.
Since the first thing a physician will tell you when you discover you have cold sores is to resist the urge to scratch it, you must find a way to work past that irritating itch and downright aggravating burn and toothpaste can help you on both of those counts.
It should be said that since everyone is different, you should apply as much as you feel is necessary to give you the comfort you need. For instance, people who've just started having cold sore outbreaks might need more than someone who has had them for a while now.
You can expect a nice cooling sensation and depending on the brand of toothpaste you use (for instance, toothpaste for sensitive gums) you can even benefit from some welcome numbness.
Another reason applying paste to your lesion will help heal it faster is because your preventing the open wound from pulling in even more bacteria. This is process is helped along by the baking soda that is found in the product.
Just be sure to remember that toothpaste alone won't take care of everything. Start thinking like a laboratory. When buying household cleaning products, be sure to always choose those that feature anti-bacterial agents.
There is also foresight to take into consideration. When a blister does form on your lips, be sure to remember how it felt shortly before outbreak. That way, when you start feeling those sensations again, you can attack the blister in advance and maybe keep it from forming.
Aside from that there is crest sensitive toothpaste that people commonly do, but is not recommended: Don't put peroxide on your lips. The skin on your mouth is far more sensitive than the skin on the rest of your body and is therefore easier to damage.
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