80%
would repurchase
3.0/5
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4.0
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6 years ago

I always just pop acyclovir whenever I feel a cold sore coming on...but for some reason the last cold sore I have was turning big and gnarly fast, despite taking acyclovir. So I went to the...

About reviewer (272 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinNormal, Fair, Neutral

HairRed, Straight, Medium

EyesHazel



5.0
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6 years ago

You know that feeling. Out of nowhere your lip starts feeling tight. It tingles. Oh no! Cold sore alert!!! It’s the weekend and you don’t want to waste hours waiting for a doctor at the...

About reviewer (1086 reviews)

Age44-55

SkinDry, Fair-Medium, Cool

HairBrunette, Wavy, Medium

EyesBlue


4.0
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8 years ago

This product is effective at treating cold sores. IT is unfortunate however, that it is so expensive for such a small amount of product.

About reviewer (21 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinSensitive, Medium

HairBrunette

EyesBrown


5.0
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8 years ago

OMG this stuff is really great ! I'm in the the final healing stages of a previous cold sore when I noticed another on the other side of my lip start to pop up, just some red and tenderness that's...

About reviewer (2 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinAcne-prone, Fair, Cool

HairBrunette, Wavy, Coarse

EyesBlue


5.0
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9 years ago

I use this along with prescription Valaciclovir when I have a break-out and its gone in three-days tops.

About reviewer (29 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinAcne-prone, Olive, Cool

HairBrunette, Wavy, Medium

EyesHazel


5.0
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10 years ago

I have been using this product for a couple of years and love it. I use this product throughout my cold sore's "lifespan" so from the very beginning to the very end. I've read a couple reviews on...

About reviewer (1 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinNormal, Fair

HairBlond

EyesGreen


4.0
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11 years ago

This is the only thing on the market for cold sores that I have tried. It works really really well as long as you apply it within the first signs of having a cold sore! It does explicitly state...

About reviewer (16 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinVery Oily, Fair-Medium, Cool

HairBrunette, Wavy, Coarse

EyesHazel


4.0
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11 years ago

This works if you catch the sore VERY early. Once the sore is there & a bump has surfaced, don't expect much. At that point nothing but time will help. When I feel a tingle I use this and nothing...

About reviewer (58 reviews)

Age30-35

SkinOily, Fair-Medium, Cool

HairBlond, Wavy, Medium

EyesBlue


1.0
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11 years ago

DO NOT BUY THIS PRODUCT!! It does NOTHING... NOTHING!! I used to use this product, but then gave up after too many stress induced fever blisters (aka cold sores) caused me much more stress and...

About reviewer (62 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinOily, Medium, Warm

HairBrunette, Straight, Other

EyesBrown


1.0
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11 years ago

--UPDATE--mar. 6 Blistex works on COLD SoREs! :) I've used blistex for years to treat extra dry cracked lips, but never on my cold sores...Until I saw my husband use it and it worked better...

About reviewer (13 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinSensitive, Fair-Medium, Cool

HairBrown, Straight, Medium

EyesBlue


5.0
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12 years ago

Friday 4/27 - My lip the past 72 hours had been tingling. I had no idea that that was a sign of an impending cold sore, since I've never had one before. I woke up this morning and there was a...

About reviewer (103 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinVery Oily, Dark, Cool

HairBlack, Kinky, Coarse

EyesBrown


4.0
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12 years ago

PROS: Shortens the life of the cold sore, but usually only if you catch them early. If you put this on beforehand (when the tingling, weird sensation is there), it will really help shorten how...

About reviewer (944 reviews)

Age36-43

SkinCombination, Fair, Neutral

HairBrown, Straight, Fine

EyesBlue


4.0
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12 years ago

PROS: Shortens the life of the cold sore, but usually only if you catch them early. If you put this on beforehand (when the tingling, weird sensation is there), it will really help shorten how...

About reviewer (944 reviews)

Age36-43

SkinCombination, Fair, Neutral

HairBrown, Straight, Fine

EyesBlue


5.0
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12 years ago

Ive tried other cold sore meds but this is the only one for me. You can consider it steep at $20 for a tiny tube BUT what people dont realize is a little goes a long way. You dont squeeze the tube,...

About reviewer (41 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinCombination, Fair-Medium, Neutral

HairOther, Wavy, Medium

EyesHazel


5.0
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13 years ago

I use a combo of Abreva and L-Lysine to combat cold sores. I keep them in my car, my kitchen, my pocketbook, and in my bathroom. I feel like it works so well! As soon as I feel a tingle, I'm on...

About reviewer (20 reviews)

Age36-43

SkinNormal

HairBrown

EyesBrown


4.0
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13 years ago

I have been getting coldsores for as long as I can remember. When I get one which is about every 3 months I am so self conscious, I don't even want to leave the house. When I was little and I would...

About reviewer (80 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinCombination, Fair-Medium, Neutral

HairBrown, Wavy, Fine

EyesBrown


4.0
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13 years ago

I have been getting coldsores for as long as I can remember. When I get one which is about every 3 months I am so self conscious, I don't even want to leave the house. When I was little and I would...

About reviewer (80 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinCombination, Fair-Medium, Neutral

HairBrown, Wavy, Fine

EyesBrown


5.0
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13 years ago

Abreva does abort cold sores if you use it at the first tingle/itch. The red mark some posters have mention is, I think, from the cold sore and not the product. I have never had a lasting red...

About reviewer (311 reviews)

Age56 & Over

SkinAcne-prone, Fair-Medium, Warm

HairBlond, Straight, Fine

EyesHazel


5.0
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13 years ago

I felt the "tingle" on a Friday and ran out to buy a new tube of Abreva. At Shoppers I considered trying out one of their other cold sore products, but I just didn't want to take that chance. I...

About reviewer (83 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinAcne-prone, Fair, Cool

HairBlack, Straight, Fine

EyesBrown


5.0
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13 years ago

I get cold sores if I'm really stressed out, sick and sometimes around that time of the month. Also if I happen to kiss certain people on the cheek I get an outbreak (which is really strange)....

About reviewer (110 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinAcne-prone, Fair-Medium, Warm

HairBlack, Curly, Coarse

EyesHazel