Cold Sore Relief: Prevention, Home Cures & Faster Healing

Stopping a cold sore from forming involves early intervention with vitamins, ice, or salt. Learn how to reduce fever blister swelling and manage symptoms safely while breastfeeding or dealing with flu-like symptoms.

5 Things You Need to Know About Stopping Cold Sores

Published Aug,14 2017 | By Livestrong Contributor

Cold sores are painful, itchy, inflamed clusters of blisters that typically appear on the edges of the lips or around the nose. They are caused by a version of the herpes virus. Once a person has the virus, it hibernates in the body, occasionally becoming active and producing a cold sore.