Often, at the most inopportune moment, an unpleasant sensation or itching may occur on the lips, a cold or herpes may appear. Such manifestations occur in both children and adults. As long as the immune system works smoothly, the herpes virus can be passive and not make itself felt. As soon as stressful situations, overwork or hypothermia arise, many red blisters appear on the lip, which itch and hurt. In this case, the question arises: is it possible to smear a cold on the lip with various ointments.

Of course, no drug guarantees immediate treatment in a short time. Although some modern drugs, as well as their folk analogues, can relieve symptoms and quickly eliminate colds. The main thing is that the product contains natural ingredients. What to apply to a cold on the lips? This will be discussed further.

Pregnant

Most women in an interesting position have reduced immunity, which provokes the appearance of herpes and the exacerbation of various diseases. It is during pregnancy that the expectant mother may encounter the virus for the first time.

First of all, you need to notify your doctor about the presence of a cold on the lips. After the examination methods have been carried out, he will tell you what to apply to a cold on the lips during pregnancy.

In the second and third trimester, many medications familiar to the average person are not recommended. It is also undesirable to take pills that a woman could use to treat herpes earlier.

During pregnancy, you can use antiherpetic lipsticks based on tea tree extract. You can also use traditional methods. Acyclovir remains an approved drug for pregnant women. The ointment is applied to the affected areas. Its components are not absorbed into the blood. It is this factor that is considered positive; the ointment will not harm the fetus.

Treatment in a child

In most cases, colds on the lips in children may appear as a result of acute respiratory infections. Although this problem is caused by the herpes virus. It is worth understanding that herpes does not appear suddenly. First of all, a burning sensation and pain appears in a certain area of ​​the lip. Many mothers wonder what to apply to a cold on their child’s lips. If certain symptoms occur, it is important to turn to antiherpetic ointments in a timely manner. The disease should be extinguished at its initial stage by lubricating the affected area up to five times a day. If you couldn’t cope with the disease right away, you can make lotions. The ideal option is previously brewed tea bags or chamomile flowers. Such treatment may take at least a week, or even more.

It is necessary to limit your child's consumption of sweets. Include fermented milk products and fish in the menu. Experts recommend taking vitamins.

If the treatment process at home goes smoothly and the rashes do not increase, you can treat yourself. If your child has become capricious and constantly scratches his wounds, you should consult an infectious disease specialist. The child’s immunity can be greatly weakened, and therefore it will be quite problematic to cope with the problem that has arisen.

For children, you can use zinc ointment, which is an excellent option for eliminating the disease. It is better to treat the affected area with a cotton swab. If you do not adhere to this rule and smear it with your finger, you can spread the virus into your eyes. As a result, there is a risk of viral conjunctivitis, accompanied by lacrimation and photophobia. In some cases, complications may arise that can lead to blindness.

Treating colds on the lips at home with toothpaste

There is an opinion that as soon as an inflamed lesion appears on the lip, it should be covered with a thin layer of toothpaste. Can you treat a cold on your lip with toothpaste? This method is acceptable, since the substance contains components that prevent the proliferation of viruses and bacteria. This method gives a high percentage of cure in a short time. You can reduce the threshold for inflammation by lubricating the affected areas with a thin layer of toothpaste. The product is left overnight. You should wash it off in the morning. In most cases, it is advisable to apply toothpaste no more than three times a day. Otherwise, you can harm the delicate skin of your lips.

In some cases, a burning sensation occurs and the skin becomes even more inflamed. If you experience such symptoms, it is important to immediately wash off the paste and not use this method again. Here we can talk about an allergic reaction.

Nuances of the method:

• To do everything correctly and get the desired result, it is important to choose a paste that contains only natural substances.
• Most formulations are based on alcohol and menthol, which dry out the bubbles. But they can also become allergens.
• It is not advisable to apply a product based on fragrances.
• An excellent option would be a paste with phytocomponents.
• If you follow the recommendations described above, you can see how the herpes blisters will decrease, the itching will stop, and after some time the wound will dry out. The advantages of the method also include the fact that the paste contains urea, which has a detrimental effect on harmful viruses and bacteria.
• Experts observed ideal results when applying toothpaste with fluoride. This can be explained by the fact that the substance has the ability to destroy the structure of bacterial cell membranes. In combination with urea, fluorine achieves the greatest effectiveness.
• It is prohibited to use toothpaste in gel form, since this composition can cause allergies.

How to choose pasta

To eliminate discomfort and cope with colds, you need to purchase a paste based on medicinal herbs. It should contain chamomile, menthol, and oak bark.

Under no circumstances should you use a product intended for teeth whitening. Otherwise, the active substances will penetrate deep into the skin and cause a burning sensation and pain. Such a wound will take longer to heal.

It is better to purchase the paste at a pharmacy. This way you can avoid fakes.

When using toothpaste as a treatment for colds on the lips, you should understand that each person's body is different. This method may be ideal for one person, but another will have to turn to another remedy.

Iodine

Many people are interested in whether it is possible to smear iodine on a cold on the lip. However, there are several opinions on this matter. Some traditional healers recommend this method, others reject it, arguing that it can cause burns.

For the method to really help cope with the problem, it is important to know how to apply iodine correctly. The procedure is performed only when the first signs of the disease appear. Once the lips have “decorated” the blisters, the affected area can be smeared with iodine. But in this case it is applied in combination with zinc ointment. The optimal solution would be to purchase iodinol, which, unlike iodine, does not cause burns or skin irritation. It can be used even on existing burns. The product should be applied to inflamed areas in the morning, afternoon and evening. Thus, disinfection occurs, which prevents the spread of pathogenic microbes.

Using deodorant and antiperspirant

Is it possible to treat a cold on your lip with antiperspirant deodorant? Yes. The effect of the product on the affected areas is similar to the method with toothpaste. Places with herpes are lubricated several times a day. It is convenient to spray the composition onto a cotton swab and apply it with it.

Do not allow the product to come into contact with mucous membranes. Otherwise, healthy tissue may become red and inflamed. What ointment to apply to a cold on the lips? This will be discussed further.

"Zovirax"

This ointment is used for obvious lesions of the mucous membrane. Apply the product to inflamed areas three times a day. It will be an ideal solution for allergy sufferers. Pregnant ladies and nursing mothers should use it with caution after consulting a doctor. This ointment is inexpensive.

"Acyclovir"

The ointment perfectly relieves the symptoms of herpes, heals inflamed lesions, does not allow viruses to multiply, but is not able to destroy them. Before using the product, as well as after the procedure, hands should be washed with soap.

Oxolinic ointment

Prevents the growth of bacteria and is highly effective. Recommended for pregnant women and children.

"Gold Star"

Is it possible to smear a “star” on a cold on the lip? Thanks to menthol, eucalyptus oil, cloves, mint and other important substances included in the balm, the latter has an antiseptic and analgesic effect.

The ointment is prohibited for use by young children under 2 years of age.

Folk remedies

How to smear a cold on the lips at home? There are many effective folk methods. Here are some of them:

• Grate a small piece of apple and a clove of garlic on a fine grater. The resulting pulp should be put on a bandage and applied to the inflamed areas.
• At the first manifestations of herpes or a cold, you can use earwax. A small amount is applied to the affected area. The procedure is performed several times a day.
• Brewed tea is no less effective. It is very convenient if it is in a bag. It is applied to the lip for 15 minutes several times a day.
• If there are green helpers in the house, such as Kalanchoe or aloe, apply leaves to the affected area. It is advisable to beat the pre-cut leaf a little with a kitchen hammer. This method will be much more effective if you apply the leaf to your lip and secure it with a band-aid overnight. Some relief will be noticeable in the morning. At the initial stage of the disease, this method can easily cure a cold on the lip.
• If desired, it is easy to prepare ointments with your own hands, the basis of which will be calendula petals and petroleum jelly. To prepare the composition, you need to take a teaspoon of the juice of the leaves of the plant and mix it with Vaseline, taken in the same amount. This ointment is convenient to use, spreading it several times a day.
• Among folk remedies, onions are an excellent option. A small slice is applied to the lip with the cut to the affected area.
• If there is fir oil in the house, it is recommended to lubricate the affected areas every two hours in the first minutes of symptoms.
• An excellent effective remedy is soda slurry. A small amount of the product is diluted with hot water and applied to the affected area. After a few hours, a small crust may form on the wound, which does not need to be removed.
• Bring the milk to a boil and add a tablespoon of birch buds into it. The mixture is infused for a quarter of an hour. When the composition has cooled, you need to take out the kidneys, wrap them in gauze and apply them to the sore spots.
• Thrifty housewives can make a unique remedy for colds on the lips on their own. For this purpose, you need to squeeze out the celandine. The resulting juice is carefully poured into a clean bottle, preferably made of glass. Place the container in a cool, dark place. After some time, you should open the bottle a little and release the gases formed due to fermentation. This is a normal process. After 7 days, fermentation will end and the medicine is ready for use.

Infusions and medicinal compositions

What can you use to treat a cold on your lip? In addition to ointments and other remedies, it is recommended to use infusions and medicinal compositions. They are taken orally.

You can also drink vegetable juice. To prepare the composition, take a large apple, a medium-sized beet, three carrots and a little parsley. You need to prepare a juice from these ingredients and let it sit for about an hour. Drink in small portions, spreading the pleasure throughout the day.

Cold prevention

To avoid unpleasant sensations, it is necessary to constantly strengthen the immune system. One of the magical compositions is prepared according to the following recipe: in a meat grinder you need to grind dried apricots, raisins, nuts, lemon, and figs in equal quantities. All ingredients are seasoned with honey. It is recommended to take one tablespoon of this tasty treat on an empty stomach.

Prevention means include reducing physical contact with those who suffer from this disease.

You cannot use the personal belongings of strangers. Towels, utensils, spoons or forks, and lipstick must be personal.

Cold sores are a viral disease known since the time of Hippocrates, but to this day the virus is an intractable problem for medicine; more than 90% of people are infected with herpes infection. Unfortunately, no remedy has been found that can rid humanity of the herpes virus once and for all, but there are remedies that will help relieve the unpleasant symptoms and manifestations of the disease.

The symptoms of a cold on the lips are widely known. At the first stage of the disease, a person feels an unpleasant tingling and burning sensation. The course of the first stage of an infectious disease is usually short-lived and lasts from several hours to one day. If you use a cold remedy during this period, you will be able to use it within two days. If the moment is missed, treatment will take more than a week.

Manifestations of a viral disease on the lips also include:

• redness;
• the formation of vesicular rashes filled with clear liquid;
• pain in the affected area of ​​the lips;
• the formation of ulcers and erosions at the site of burst pustules.

An uncommon symptom of a herpes virus infection is fever.

Traditional Treatments

Famciclovir tablets

Modern pharmacology offers a wide range of drugs to combat viral infections. The action of the drugs is aimed at weakening the external manifestations of the disease, suppressing skin dissemination, reducing the frequency of relapses, and preventing visceral complications.

What it looks like (approximately)	Drug name	Average price
	Zovirax	187-532 rub.
	160-3000 rub.
	1300-4600 rub.
	Penciclovir	250-550 rub.
	199-270 rub.
	340-6200 rub.
—	Triiodresorcinol (RIODOXOL OINTMENT)	90-1200 rub.

In severe cases of the disease, along with means for external use, the treatment method includes immunotherapy and vaccination. Immunotherapy treatments include:

• interferon;
• cycloferon;
• acyclovir;
• lycopid, etc.

Vaccination against the virus with herpes preparations, as well as tablets, helps stimulate the immune system.

Folk remedies

An alternative to traditional medicine are folk recipes; treatment of colds on the lips with folk remedies involves the use of a wide variety of components, and their advantages are ease of use, naturalness, and accessibility.

The most famous folk recipes are:

• fir oil - used as a lotion on the affected area, the product must be applied every two hours for 5 days;
• garlic or onion - apply a cut onion or a clove of garlic to the rashes, this remedy allows you to cauterize and dry the vesicular pimples;
• earwax - lubricate the sores with sulfur extracted from the ears using a cotton swab;
• tea leaves - apply a freshly brewed tea bag to the affected area;
• propolis tincture – compresses based on propolis tincture help avoid bursting of pustules and the formation of ulcers;
• Kalanchoe juice - apply freshly squeezed juice from the leaves of the plant every two hours;
• film from under a chicken egg shell - a film carefully removed from the inside of the eggshell is glued to the affected area.

Effective remedies in the fight against colds on the lips, according to traditional healers, are also:

• ointments based on bee honey;
• toothpaste;
• pine resin;
• lemon juice;
• baby powder;
• valocordin.

Recipes based on medicinal herbs

Herbal remedies are widely used to treat rashes. For example, herbal medicine suggests using plantain for treatment. The recipe is quite simple: rinse 10 plantain leaves well, drain and chop in a meat grinder. Squeeze the resulting pulp through cheesecloth. Lubricate the affected area of ​​the lips with the resulting juice as often as possible. With regular use of the product, the manifestation of a cold disappear in 2-3 days.

Another way to treat colds on the lips is based on the use of mint leaves. A decoction is prepared from fresh or dried mint leaves. A cotton swab is moistened with the strained decoction and applied to the lesion.

Medicinal plants used in the treatment of colds have antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory effects and promote the regeneration of damaged skin areas. Decoctions and herbal teas are prepared based on medicinal herbs.

The most popular medicinal herbs used to treat herpes on the lips are:

• tansy,
• sagebrush,
• echinacea,
• calendula,
• licorice,
• sagebrush,
• oregano,
• celandine.

Essential oil

An effective remedy for colds on the lips is a herbal mixture for internal use. To prepare it you will need the following plants:

1. chamomile;
2. Melissa;
3. thyme;
4. raspberry leaves;
5. juniper fruits;
6. sagebrush;
7. St. John's wort;
8. Adonis spring.

We collect the collection: we take the plants indicated in points 1-5, 2 tbsp. spoons of each, components 6-9, one tablespoon each.

Prepare herbal infusion: 2 tbsp. spoons of herbal mixture pour 400 ml of boiling water, leave for 60 minutes.

Method of administration: for 7-14 days, take half a glass of decoction 4 times a day.

Cold prevention

Play sports and do not engage in promiscuous relationships

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If there is no time or opportunity to go to the pharmacy, we wonder how and how to cure a cold on the lip at home? The answer is simple - folk remedies. This method is convenient because most of the “ingredients” are at hand. But their use is of an auxiliary nature, because the virus can only be effectively eradicated with medications.

We should pay tribute to our great-grandfathers, because it was they who tried to use the power of plant substances for healing purposes, to find new herbs and methods, and were able to identify some ingredients that are excellent for eradicating various ailments. We successfully use their invaluable advice to this day, and even with developed modern medicine, many people know that it is possible to treat colds on the lips at home using both medications and several simple folk methods.

Ordinary baking soda and table salt accelerate wound healing and stop the development of inflammation. You just need to apply grains of them to the swollen area a couple of times a day. They act as antiseptics and “soothe” the wound.

One of the most interesting products is toothpaste. It can dry and disinfect the area of ​​infection. But it should be applied to the blisters only in the first stages of symptoms, after the formation of larger blisters, this is not recommended.

Fir oil has healing properties, and the sooner a person uses it, the higher the effectiveness rate. This procedure must be carried out every 2-3 hours. Extracts of tea tree, almond and sea buckthorn berries will also speed up recovery.

Sometimes treating colds on the lips with folk remedies is effective and pleasant. Honey is one of the best remedies for any rash. There are special conditions for use here: you should not be allergic to it, and you need to be confident in the quality of the product.

Lubricating the blisters with aloe juice and aspen leaves helps dry the wound and promotes a speedy recovery. Some doctors recommend using lemon - this temporarily relieves itching and burning.

Many of us have heard that garlic is an excellent treatment for colds on the lips at home. Cut it in half and lubricate the blisters before going to bed. After this procedure, you can apply a drop of honey to avoid unpleasant odors.

After cutting an aloe leaf, peel and apply it to the infected area, then secure with a bactericidal patch for 15-20 minutes. After 3 days, the infection will completely disappear.

A cold on the lips, which is medically called herpes, is a rather unpleasant disease. According to statistics, 85% of the world's population suffers from this disease.

It is impossible to get rid of the disease. The pathogens that cause the disease are constantly present in the human body and manifest themselves when favorable conditions occur. There are many different methods for treating colds on the lips at home using folk remedies. In this article we will look at the most effective of them.

Why does a cold appear on my lip?

The causative agent of colds on the lips is considered to be the herpes simplex virus. The disease is transmitted from person to person when the virus enters the mucous membranes of various organs. Contact can occur through hands, utensils, (forks, spoons, cups) food, kisses. The main site of manifestation of the herpes simplex virus is often the lips.

When a person is healthy, the immune system performs its function well, then the pathogens are in a state of “sleep”. As soon as favorable conditions arise: nervous overstrain, brought on colds, vitamin deficiency, anemia, the virus immediately manifests itself as rashes on the mucous membranes.

Often, exacerbation of the disease occurs twice a year - in autumn and spring. But if a cold appears three, four, five times a year, this is a reason to pay attention to the body’s defenses. It is necessary to strengthen the immune system and cleanse the body of accumulated “garbage”, waste and toxins.

Causes of colds on the lips

Once a person becomes infected with the herpes virus, he will remain with it for life. The disease cannot be cured forever, but it can be prevented by knowing the main causes of its occurrence.

• Stress and nervous strain very often lead to the activation of unpleasant herpes. This is due to the fact that the body expends a lot of effort to calm the nervous system, as a result of which the protective functions are weakened.
• Hormonal imbalance, which often affects women during menstruation, menopause, and pregnancy. Very often, along with the onset of menstruation, a cold on the lips appears, this is due to hormonal changes.
• Poor immunity is a very beneficial factor that helps herpes viruses multiply. As soon as the protective function weakens, pathogens begin to actively multiply. The body's defenders, white blood cells, try to quickly find the “key” to the DNA of herpes viruses, but since the immune system is weakened, it will take time to destroy the culprits of the disease.
• Bad habits—alcohol abuse, smoking—increase the possibility of the disease becoming more frequent.
• Injuries to the mucous membranes of the lips, abrasions, provoke the release of colds on them.
• Vitamin deficiency, depletion of the body after illness, plays into the hands of herpes viruses.

The main symptoms of a cold on the lips

Usually a person wakes up in the morning with bubbles on his lips. Sometimes the disease begins with itching. It is important not to miss this signal. At an early stage, you can quickly prevent the occurrence of a cold if you start treatment right away.

Itching, redness, swelling of the lips, the appearance of blisters filled with liquid, a slight increase in temperature. These are the most basic symptoms of rashes.

First aid for incipient colds on the lips

As soon as an unpleasant itching on the lips occurs, you need to act immediately: moisten a cotton swab in boric alcohol and wipe the itchy area as often as possible.

Eat a large portion of a product containing vitamin C: orange, lemon, currants, kiwi, bell pepper. Or take ascorbic acid in tablet form.

Treating colds on the lips at home

In the early stages, toothpaste will help cope with the disease. It is necessary to lubricate painful areas several times a day.

Antiviral ointments that destroy the causative agent of the disease can also be found in a home medicine cabinet. When a cold has already popped up on your lip, you can apply Acyclovir ointment. It is cheap and has a pronounced antiviral effect. Apply to affected areas up to five times a day.

An alcohol solution of Echinacea should be taken orally at the first symptoms of the herpes virus. Dilute ten drops of the drug with a glass of water. Take three times a day. Also, moisten a cotton swab in the solution and cauterize the affected areas.

Clove oil is a wonderful disinfectant. It is necessary to lubricate the bubbles three times a day.

As soon as the skin begins to itch, apply a cold compress to the area. Wrap a bag of ice cubes in a soft cotton cloth and keep it on the affected area for several minutes.

Folk remedies for colds on the lips

• Apply a bag of drunk black tea to the sore for 20 minutes.
• Pine sap and Vaseline. To prepare the product, you need to squeeze the juice from young pine buds and mix with Vaseline. Rub in the product three times a day.
• Onion juice will help quickly cure a cold on the lip. Cut a small onion and apply the cut to the herpes for 10 - 15 minutes several times a day. For each subsequent use, the cut must be fresh.
• Garlic has the same property. It is also applied to the blisters several times a day. But it is important to remember that it will be very difficult to quickly get rid of the smell of garlic; you will have to stay at home.
• At home, you can prepare an alcoholic birch tincture that will help get rid of colds on the lips. Pour 200 grams of birch buds and leaves into a glass of vodka. Leave for ten days. Store in the refrigerator and use as needed. Treatment is carried out by cauterizing the herpes several times a day.
• Honey and aloe juice. Mix a teaspoon of aloe juice and a teaspoon of honey. Apply to affected areas several times a day.
• Laundry soap. Gently wash the sore with laundry soap, then apply antiviral ointments for colds on the lips.
• Wormwood decoction. Pour a tablespoon of medicinal plant into a glass of boiling water and leave overnight. Take a sip three times a day.
• Vitamin cocktail. Aloe juice 100 milliliters, orange juice 100 milliliters, lemon juice 100 milliliters, water 100 milliliters, honey 1 teaspoon. Mix all ingredients and take three times a day.

• Honey cake. One teaspoon of oatmeal, half a teaspoon of honey, half a teaspoon of coffee grounds. Prepare a cake from the products and apply to the painful area. This treatment is carried out 2 – 3 times a day.
• Calendula juice. Combine the squeezed juice of the plant with. Rub into cold-affected areas three times a day.
• Walnuts and lemon peels. This simple folk remedy for a cold on the lip can be prepared at home. Grind 300 grams of walnuts and 200 grams of washed lemon peels in a meat grinder. Mix everything together, adding honey to taste. Take a tablespoon of the product several times a day. This delicacy quickly shakes up our immunity, raising the body’s defenses to normal, so treatment occurs much faster.

Prevention of herpes

Strengthening the immune system is at the forefront of preventive measures. Adjusting your diet, getting rid of bad habits that are harmful to your health, a healthy lifestyle, active recreation and sports will help strengthen the body's defenses.

Avoid hypothermia, as this puts the body into shock and requires additional energy expenditure to warm up. As a result, the body weakens and illnesses occur.

It is important to avoid stress, nervous tension, and overwork.

It is necessary to replenish vitamin C in a timely manner. This vitamin is the most important enemy of colds. Regularly eat foods containing it and ascorbic acid to make treatment faster and more effective.

You cannot use other people’s personal hygiene items, dishes, or decorative cosmetics.

Every time you wash your hands with soap, many different diseases are transmitted through dirty hands.

It is very important to avoid stress and overwork before the menstrual cycle and during pregnancy. The female body during this period needs care and attention. A whirlwind of hormones, especially before menstruation, combined with stress can cause a cold on the lips.

People with weakened immune systems often develop a cold on their lips - the herpes virus. It is not difficult to treat, the main thing is to do it quickly and correctly.

The manifestation of herpes is familiar to many people, but not everyone knows how to treat this disease at home and what causes it. It is present in the body of every person, but only in a passive state. When immunity decreases, the body ceases to cope with various viruses, which leads to various human diseases, and herpes appears as a concomitant disease, which causes a lot of inconvenience to its owner.

The most effective treatment for the disease is considered to be an ointment for a cold on the lip, which can be used at home; it will very quickly cope with the problem. Colds on the lips, how to treat quickly at home - this is the main topic of our article, in which we will try to consider the most important points.

Reasons

The herpes virus is quite resistant to extreme cold or heat and is not afraid of water. His danger is that he may be in a passive state and not express himself in any way. When immunity decreases and a person gets sick, it becomes activated, which leads to the appearance of rashes on the mucous membranes. It can occur on the lips, near the eyes, on the nose or genitals.

Most often, colds are diagnosed on the lips, in the form of small rashes. Its spread can be observed both on one lip and on two at once. The rash on the edge of the lips is called labial.

In addition to colds, several other factors influence the appearance of these rashes:

• overheating or hypothermia;
• stressful situations;
• damage to the lips or mucous membranes of the mouth;
• excessive drinking and smoking;
• intoxication of the body;
• HIV, diabetes mellitus;
• passion for caffeinated and energy drinks;
• lack of vitamins;
• constant diets;
• lip tattoo;
• pregnancy and menstrual cycle;
• being in close contact with a sick person.

Stages of development

Before we tell you how to treat a cold on the lips, you need to know what stages it goes through. Remember, the sooner treatment begins, the greater the chance that you will quickly get rid of all manifestations of the disease at home.

Stages of development:

• The first stage is called prodromal, during which time a person experiences discomfort in the lip area. It is impossible to completely cure a cold on the lip, but in the first stages you can prevent its growth, the main thing is to notice the symptoms in time. In the absence of proper treatment, such signs are observed from 2 to 24 hours, and then pass to another stage.
• At the second stage, inflammation of the mucous membranes itself begins. Small bubbles containing liquid that contain virus spores may pop out on the lips.
• At the third stage, these bubbles rupture, and shallow ulcers may appear in their place. If personal hygiene is not observed, a person can infect other organs with the virus.
• The fourth stage is characterized by the formation of crusts at the site of the ulcer; as it heals, it disappears.

If a cold on the lips is not the only sign of poor health, then it is recommended to seek help from a local doctor, who will determine the cause of the ailment and prescribe treatment.

Is herpes contagious?

Herpes is dangerous both for its carrier, for the person who is diagnosed with it, and for his close people. At home, infection occurs very quickly, and in several ways:

• by airborne droplets;
• in a household manner, if hygiene rules are not followed;
• in direct contact with the source of the disease.

After it reaches a person, the incubation period can last from 7 to 30 days, while the obligatory appearance of the disease may not be seen if the person has a strong immune system.

If you notice a cold on your lips, then for quick treatment you must follow the rules:

• do not touch your lips with your hands and do not spread the virus throughout your body;
• provide yourself with a personal towel and other hygiene products to prevent infection of other family members;
• warn your loved ones that they cannot use your cutlery;
• do not scratch the bubbles or tear off the crusts;
• exclude sexual intercourse and ordinary kissing for the period of illness;
• give up cosmetics, and when applying cream, use cotton swabs instead of hands;
• use special ointments designed to relieve cold symptoms on the lips.

Quick treatment for colds

Treatment at home is carried out using medications or traditional recipes. But it will not be possible to completely rid the body of it. The actions of any drugs are aimed at reducing the reproduction of viruses and accelerating recovery. Therefore, the main and pressing question of humanity remains how to get rid of a cold on the lip and how to treat it quickly at home?

The best remedy for colds on the lips, which has proven itself in getting rid of unpleasant symptoms, is Zovirax ointment. It reduces inflammation after 2-3 days of use. Along with such treatment at home, it is recommended to take antiviral drugs:

• Penciclovir;
• Gerpevir;
• Acyclovir;
• Famciclovir.

In addition to medications, it is necessary to follow a regimen and ensure that the diet is as balanced as possible. If the body has enough vitamins, then immunity will not decrease, which means that colds on the lips will pass quickly and are unlikely to occur again.

You can also support your immune system at home with medications. Suitable for these purposes:

• Immunal;
• Echinacea tincture;
• Neuromultivitis,
• Supradin,
• Gery-max.

If at the first manifestations none of the listed drugs were found, then you can smear a cold on the lips with aspirin or paracetamol, previously crushed. These drugs are much easier to find at home. Although, with regular rashes, it is necessary to have a supply of medicines or ointment for colds on the lips.

Ointments

Treatment at home should take place at the very first manifestations, then you can quickly get rid of it. The most convenient way to do this is with ointments, which you should always keep in your first aid kit. Zovirax is considered the most effective ointment; at the first sign of herpes, you need to quickly apply it to the emerging pimple, then in a couple of days you will forget about the unpleasant sensations. To consolidate the achieved result, you need to use the ointment for about a week.

If a cold sore on your lips does not go away quickly despite treatment, it is recommended to consult a doctor for help, as herpes may be a symptom of a more serious illness.

Acyclovir is a cheaper ointment that is an analogue of Zovirax, but works no worse. Before using it, treat the affected area with an antiseptic composition.

Quite often, 3% oxolinic ointment is used to treat colds on the lips. It is allowed to be used even by small children and pregnant women, the only thing that needs to be taken into account is that its entry into the oral cavity is unacceptable. It is also used to prevent herpetic manifestations if a person has a predisposition to them.

Folk remedies

At home, herpes can be treated using other means:

• toothpaste, for this you need to apply it to the affected area and leave it overnight;
• alcohol tincture of propolis, which is recommended to be applied several times a day to areas of the lips affected by the virus. To prevent them from drying out, it is necessary to periodically lubricate them with cream;
• fir tree oil, it is recommended to lubricate herpes every two hours;
• with a hot spoon, for this purpose the spoon is dipped in hot water for several minutes and applied to the rash on the lip;
• alcohol, to do this, moisten a cotton swab with it and burn the bubbles on the lips;
• garlic, for this, rub the affected area with a cut clove of garlic;
• aloe juice or sulfuric ointment; for this medicine, mix both components 2:1 and leave for about three hours. The resulting product is applied to the affected area twice a day;
• calendula juice, it is mixed with Vaseline 1:1 and applied to the lips every 2 hours. This drug is stored in the refrigerator;
• with laundry soap, which is used to rub the area of ​​bubbles that have not yet appeared, then the chance that they will not appear increases several times.

Duration of treatment

It is difficult to say how long it will take for complete recovery. It all depends on how quickly treatment was started, what methods were used at home, and what kind of immunity the person has.

If the patient begins to quickly take measures, the disease recedes already on the second or third day. If a person does not adhere to the proposed recommendations and combs the affected areas, then the duration of the disease may increase by several more days.

It must be remembered that there is no permanent cure for this disease; you can only relieve the symptoms and manifestations.