Treating Cold Sores Naturally

Coping With Cold Sores

Cold sores are the worst! Not only are they painful but they are also embarrassing.  To add to the misery,  over the counter cold sore treatments can be ridiculously expensive.  Luckily there are a lot of essential oils and natural ingredients that work just as good, if not better than the creams and drugs at the store. 

To start we need to take a look at the main causes of cold sores and how to prevent them.  Eating right, staying calm, and wearing SPF can be easy steps to help prevent these stubborn annoyances from even entering our life.  Unfortunately you cannot always control your surroundings and you may fall ill, not get enough rest or hurt yourself and "POP!" you've got a cold sore.

Natural Cold Sore Treatments

To Fight Herpes
Eucalyptus Oil

Geranium Oil

Tea Tree Oil

To Kill Bacteria

Lemon Oil

Honey

Bergamot

Tea Tree

To Heal Lesions

Sweet Almond Oil

Rosehip Oil

Bergamot

Chamomile

Eucalyptus

Frankincense

Geranium

Lavender Oil

Juniper Berry

To Calm The Fever

Lavender Oil

Chamomile

Green Tea

Aloe Vera

Feverfew

Ginger

Basil

Peppermint

Patchouli

I often will mix a multiple of these together for one treatment and apply it throughout the day.  Sweet Almond Oil and Honey work as a great carrier because they help fight the cold sore while also keeping your skin protected from the harshness of putting essential oils directly on your skin which may cause irritation.

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