JaninnaMaynz

JaninnaMaynz t1_j6p6cf2 wrote

Reply to comment by Rough_Jacket4023 in The amount of people that do not know that a cold sore is herpes is surprising. by BellyScratchFTW

The medicine, at best, makes it go away faster. So does lip balm. I know because I've tested it. The medicine is maybe slightly faster than lip balm, but lip balm tastes better. Especially for someone sensitive to mint, when pretty much every product associated with the mouth is mint flavored. sigh

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JaninnaMaynz t1_j6nkiwe wrote

Reply to comment by That-Ad757 in The amount of people that do not know that a cold sore is herpes is surprising. by BellyScratchFTW

I'm talking once every 15 months or so. Lip balm is a cheap, pleasant option. And I'll be using it for 2 or 3 weeks before the cold sore appears. Most of the time, simply licking my lips provides all the moisture I need. But once in a while it's like my body decides that it makes it worse, instead. Thus, lip balm.

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JaninnaMaynz t1_j6l53a3 wrote

Reply to comment by BellyScratchFTW in The amount of people that do not know that a cold sore is herpes is surprising. by BellyScratchFTW

One thing I hate is that every so often, my lips start drying out, so I start using lip balm, and right around the time I get hooked on the lip balm, I get a cold sore, infecting it. As soon as the cold sore starts healing, I stop using that lip balm to avoid a repeat infection, and I find I don't need lip balm anymore. After a while, my lips start drying out again, so I start using lip balm, and just as it becomes routine, COLD SORE! It heals, I don't need lip balm anymore. I start needing lip balm, and just when I think it might become a regular piece of my life, a cold sore swoops in and pushes me away again.

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