If you want some great cold sore home remedies, then you are truly in the right place. Please let me share with you several of my favorite cold sore home remedies. Put these cold sore treatment tactics to work for you immediately.

You will find that these cold sore home remedies nearly always work better than most cold sore treatment stuff you find at the drug store. Sad but true. And at far less cost to be sure.

The Internet has been a great tool for collecting the best cold sore home remedies from around the world. Some are very simple. Others are most helpful if used in a specific manner or along with other methods.

Here are a few very effective cold sore home remedies that work for people just like you time after time. And I will show you how to increase your results greatly by using them properly.

You may have heard – and tried – one or two of these cold sore treatment ideas. But give the others a try. Hopefully you will find that combining several remedies will get rid of your oral herpes cold sore much quicker.

- LYSINE – Lysine is a powerful cold sore treatment. By flooding your cells with lysine, less arginine can be stored. Without arginine the herpes simplex virus will not be active. Folks that use this therapy take 2000 to 5000 milligrams of lysine daily during an outbreak.

- CO-Q 10 – This is a must-have supplement for your strength, heart and immune system. The best absorbed is a form called Q-Gel. Add this to your daily vitamin regimen and you will probably experience fewer cold sores. You can nip the gel-cap open and put directly on your cold sores.

- B VITAMINS – Partners with Vitamin C as a great cold sore treatment and stress reducer. Replenish B vitamins each day. An effective vitamin supplement will contain 50 to 100 milligrams of the important B vitamins. Don’t settle for less or you are just wasting your money!

- CORN STARCH – The oral herpes virus is most active when your body turns acid from illness or stress. A corn starch paste applied to the wound will neutralize any acid in the area. This not only repels the oral herpes simplex virus but will also aid in faster mending.

- WALNUTS – Another good topical cold sore treatment. Crush into walnut butter and put directly on your cold sores. Folks claim it will heal outbreaks in about seven days. It really seems to work in spite of the fact that walnuts contain arginine – an amino acid you should normally avoid with oral herpes and cold sores.

- ASTRAGALUS – This herb is well respected as an immune system booster. It is available in capsules for internal use. There is also a tincture for external use. Use only as a treatment for a current outbreak. If you try to use it for a preventative, your body will require increasing larger doses as time goes on.

- HONEY – Believe it or not, honey is a very good cold sore treatment. No virus, fungus or bacteria can survive in honey. Put it directly on cold sores or any ulcerated infection for great results.

- GARLIC – Both an internal and external remedy for just about any disease caused by germs or fungus, garlic is excellent for cold sores. Fresh garlic is always best. Cut a clove and rub the fresh garlic oil on your sore. Eat garlic on your salads. Garlic has the amazing ability to enter your body through the skin.

The cold sore home remedies mentioned here are just a sample of some great methods I have collected over the years.

Keep in mind that some cold sore home remedies will work better for you than others. You are unique and have different needs than someone else.

Do not give up. You can successfully get rid of cold sores once you have experimented and discovered the perfect cold sore home remedies for your particular body.