Lip Service.......

I bet y'all never heard any one say, what I'm about to say, before.
I wish like heck I'd taken a photo of the cold sore that started to pop out, right on my bottom lip, a few hours ago.
Why not take the picture now you might be curious enough (and un-repulsed enough by my subject matter) to ask.
Well I can't..... because the cold sore has not only stopped appearing but is gone completely. My lips are lovely and unblemished if I do say so myself.
As a person who's every school picture included my own personal nemesis..."the COLD-SORE from hell" I can say with certainty that I KNOW when a cold sore is coming on.
Up until a couple years ago I thought there was NOTHING that could be done from stopping it. Despite all kinds of home remedies... like putting an ice cube on the spot, a tea bag and heck even some desperate praying, none of it ever stopped a cold sore. I have tried numerous drug store cold sore medications and those never did me any good either. Besides they only treated the cold sore, they never prevented one.
Once I saw that pink spot, felt that nasty, tingly, itchy feeling.... I knew I was in for a week long visit from my enemy...the cold sore. You can't even punch a cold sore to get a little violent satisfaction either...cause you just wind up punching yourself....and please don't try punching some one else's cold sore for that satisfaction...you wind up with a court date, a restraining order and a black eye...not necessarily in that order.
BUT back to the cold sore at hand...or not at hand to be more specific. And that's exactly the point of my ramblings here. Where did it go?
I dunno but I DO know what made it leave. As soon as I saw that tell tale swollen pink spot on my bottom lip I literally RAN round the house yelling "where's the Tetrasil?????"
Tetrasil, my super hero buddy that is the ONLY thing I use to combat the evilness of a cold-sore. Because Tetrasil is the ONLY thing that has actually stopped a cold-sore in it's tracks and reversed it for me. As soon as I feel or see any sign of a cold sore coming on I slather the spot in Tetrasil and LEAVE it there. Better to go for an hour with a grey coloured salve on your lip then a week or more with a nasty painful sore. I just leave it there till I can feel that my lip is back to normal. Then gently wipe off the excess salve and sometimes rub in some new Tetrasil as a further preventative.
This stuff is so effective that I'd only had maybe 1 or 2 cold-sores that fully materialized in like the last 3 years. And the only reason that one slipped past my amazing Tetrasil defenses is because the damn thing popped out while I was asleep!!!!!!!!!! NO FAIR! DIRTY POOL!!!!! How can I slather the spot with Tetrasil if I'm asleep for 8 or 9 hours unaware of what's happening on my lip??????? I just remembered how the other one escaped my detection and prevention now too. It was at the dentist's, over a year ago and it started while I was in the chair. And who can tell with their lips stretched wide open and a zillion tools in your mouth and faces peering down at ya??? Well I learned my lesson and I take Tetrasil with me and have it in my pocket during a dentist trip. Sometimes rubbing some on my lips as a preventative before the visit and some on afterwards.
I am not exaggerating the effectiveness of this product in the stopping of a cold sore.
I just know that periodically, 4 or 5 times a year at least, a cold sore will try to make an uninvited appearance on or around my lips and that every time it's tried (with the exception of times I was asleep and at the Dentist's) I have slathered the spot with Tetrasil and the cold-sore was prevented, the pink swelling disappeared.
Tetrasil is great for if a cold sore has made it past your detection and managed to materialize fully for just taking care of the sore. But I have found prevention of this full materialization is key. As soon as you feel that tell tale itch, see that ominous pink swelling you must act immediately!!!!!! Hence the reason I do not have a before photo of the spot. I was running for the Tetrasil not the camera. I have the after photo as seen above. That's my lips just a few hours after the cold sore tried to appear and they look normal. I did not confuse the cold sore coming on with a bug bite or acne spot either. If it was that then there'd still be a sign of it.
I can not say for certain that Tetrasil will work for you the way it does for me. BUT if you suffer from cold sores it is definitely worth your consideration. And the next time you feel one coming on you can try my technique. Speed is essential. As soon as you feel the cold sore you need to slather on the Tetrasil. I can't repeat that enough. This is why I keep Tetrasil in the car, beside the bed, beside the couch and usually beside the bathroom sink (which is why I was hollering "where's the Tetrasil" earlier, the tube that was supposed to be there got moved)
I personally have noticed in the past that times of stress will bring a cold sore on. So if I feel like I am stressed or going to be I will do a one step further prevention and rub some Tetrasil around my lips before I even see a sign of a cold sore to further prevent even the beginnings of one.
If you suffer from cold sores you know how BIG this is. I kind of feel guilty I haven't communicated this discovery to friends and family before now.
The only thing to be aware of when using Tetrasil is that when exposed to the sun it will discolor and darken, so if you even rubbed it in till it disappeared that spot can darken. I'd rather have a dark spot on my lip then a painful cold-sore. Besides the dark spot is washable, no fear that it will be permanent.
Oh yes I should point out that Tetrasil isn't specifically a cold-sore treatment either. It's a general multi-purpose skin ointment so it can be used for all sorts of things. Another great thing about this ointment is that it lasts a long time despite my generous applications of it. It is composed of all-natural ingredients and very safe to use. You can learn more about the ingredients and company that makes it here www.aidanceproducts.com
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I feel a lot better now. Not just because I have once again thwarted the evil plans of a cold-sore wanna-be. But because I have shared my positive experiences of this wonderful product with all of you.