Avoid eating acid foods
This form is intended for those with genuine enquiries or questions. Author: Denny Bodoh Denny Bodoh is a 35-year newspaper veteran and dedicated natural health research author. Any reproducing of this fever blister article must have the author name and all the links intact. If you are to eliminate cold sores, you should take what works for others and fine tune it for your particular needs.
Following this rule alone for healing a cold sore, along with continual cleaning of the wound with alcohol or cold sores on lips hydrogen peroxide, could cut your cold sore healing duration by 50%. You want nothing acid around that sore. Avoid eating acid foods, such as tomatoes, citrus, carbonated soda or anything with vinegar if it will touch the cold sore area.