Cold sores are caused by the herpes simplex virus, and are highly contagious. Cold sores are a pain, literally. If your reading this article and have cold sores your probably thinking “Why me?!” But today is your lucky day. I will tell you about some great remedies that can help keep your cold sores in check.
The cold sore virus lays dormant in the body, and comes out when the virus is triggered. Several conditions trigger this. One cause is stress. Learn to relax, or else your cold sores will continue to be consistent. I know, having cold sores themselves cause stress, but if you learn to relax your outbreaks will lessen. Another cause is the sun itself. When going out into the sun, make sure you use a sunscreen of SPF 15 or higher on your lips. A good way to prevent cold sores is to keep up a strong immune system, you can do this just by staying healthy in general, exercise and proper vitamins can help keep your immune system up, and your cold sores away.
