Abreva Packs Powerful Punch To Cold Sores

Ever since our son was under a year old, he has gotten yearly outbreaks around his mouth and lips that just look awful. At the advice of our pediatrician we have tried every (safe) prescription under the sun, which helped relieve the symptoms, but not alleviate them. Seems like it starts as small red sore or bump and turns into a full outbreak of what looks like something a teenager might pick up after prom night. It’s that bad.

Over the past 4 years I’ve learned to deal with whatever it is that causes his outbreaks and just try to minimize the effects. We’ve tried over-the-counter ointments, natural remedies and all types of anti-bacterial washes. It wasn’t until someone suggested Abreva that it dawned on me that possibly the initial sore he develops could very well be a cold sore. As most of you know, little kids have a tendency to lick and irritate the area around their mouth, which is why I think the sores always got worse before they got better.

When I went to purchase the tube I almost had a hard time finding it in the package. It is about the size of a vitamin I take, so the price of around $15 was rather shocking! After wasting a lot of money on other medicines I was ready to give this a try. Abreva claims to help alleviate the duration of cold sores and the symptoms if applied early. This is very true. We’ve used it at the onset of a cold sore and mid-way through an outbreak, and the effectiveness is much stronger if applied early.

For example, our son woke up yesterday morning with a familiar looking red sore on his upper lip and I immediately applied a very small amount of the cream. By the evening time the redness was almost gone and the sore itself was smaller. Abreva is no miracle cream and will not eradicate any sores, but it will block the entry of the virus into surrounding cells.

The only complaint I have hear from our son is that sometimes it does burn a little when applied. This usually only occurs when his skin is already broken open and if I apply neosporin over the Abreva it does help. We keep this expensive tube in our medicine cabinet at all times, because it works.

Written by Emily, who is a married working mother of a very energetic 5 year old son. They reside in Southern Indiana (a little too close to the Kentucky border). Someday she’d like to visit Intercourse, PA and have her picture taken with the welcome sign. She writes at her personal blog, Fenicle and loves free samples and trying new things!