Herpes Simplex
"I&#039;ve used Abreva before but it didn&#039;t work as affectively, perhaps that was because I used it probably 2 days after my cold sore had already began to swell up/blister. This time around, I woke up to work and felt that tingling feeling on my top lip - knowing it was a cold sore. I treated it with my Burt&#039;s Bees chapstick throughout the day at work. It wasn&#039;t until late evening when I did a Target run to get Abreva. I applied it right away and probably 3x that night. It&#039;s been 3 days and my cold sore has reached the point where my blister could be picked off and healing. I applied it at least 5x a day, every 3hrs. I&#039;m very satisfied! My cold sore skipped the whole stage where it plumps up, like a BIG BUMP on my lip, went straight to the blist"