User Reviews for Abreva topical

This product made my cold sore worse. I began applying it within an hour of feeling the start of a cold sore. It did help With pain, but it cause a huge blister. (Usually I don’t break out in blisters). I will stick with my usual method of peroxide and witch hazel.

Put on when just had tingling for a day &1/2 but I still got blisters

This product does nothing to reduce the duration of a cold sore. It does seem to help a little with reducing the tingle and pain (which is why I have 2 stars effectiveness. But I do have a nearly magic solution that works 95% at stopping dead in it's track and start healing process. It's called a full size cube of ice... The secret is that you have to apply it long enough to lose sensation on the zone and stay an extra minute for good measure. Repeat often... sometimes it only takes one application but sometimes it needs more. If you catch it early it will stop completely and quicky. Catching late it will still stop it but it may progress a bit before stopping. The cold really kills the virus it doesn't like it at all. Also the cold brings more blood flow for your own immune system to fight it.Read More Read Less

I was hesitant after reading some of the negative reviews here, but felt that telltale tingle on my lips the day before an important interview. In addition to the tingle, the side of my lip was beginning to get red, but no sores had developed yet. Wanting to get started with treatment as soon as possible, I rushed out to get this during my lunch break and applied it about 10x the first day and 10x the following day. A miracle: the sores never came and the redness decreased after the first day. If you're skeptical, give it a try! Cold sores normally last about 2 weeks for me and get very crusty. Even though this medication was expensive, it was worth it to me to avoid having one. Also: even after this many applications I still have more than 2/3 of the medication left in the tube.Read More Read Less

A miracle cure for cold sores! I used to suffer through a long 5-7 days with a cold sore that would get huge, painful and turn into a large, hard scab that would take a while to fall off. A few years ago I was on a vacation and a tingling tiny bump appeared. I didn’t have my usual expensive prescription Zovirax, so my I bought Abreva at the nearest pharmacy. I literally developed a small cold sore for two days and it scabbed up very lightly and disappeared by day 3. I was shocked! Since then, when I felt or noticed a tingling pimple like bump start, I dabbed the bare a on one time and the cold sore never emerged. Two years later, I waited a day as the bump emerged as I was out of abreva. I quickly bought some and again, my cold sore, though it emerged as I was late to prevent it, only lasted 2 days, like the first time I used it. And I was fully anticipating it to last a week since it was getting bigger and I thought I waited too long and missed the window to prevent a longer duration. Abreva is truly incredible! Read More Read Less

Abreva makes the cold sore worse and huge! I used it when I was a kid and through teenage years. USE CAMPHO PHENIQUE! It is amazing, dries it out and keeps it small until it’s gone in a couple days.

This is an absolute scam, I applied it as soon as I felt the tingle. And y’all saying it needs to be sooner than that? What am I supposed to know it’s coming like a psychic for this fake medical cream to work? It’s laughable, this stuff is an absolute waste of money. Just let the sore heal on it’s own and go buy lunch with that 25. Scammers.

I put it on before it festers at first sign & it doesn’t help & the scar is the same time

works great. Make sure you keep it on you at all times. It works best As soon as you feel the tingle.

When I first started using Abbreva, it worked very well, 5 stars. . It felt like I had a bandage over the sore. I brought some a couple days ago and it doesn't work at all. This is the 3rd time this has happened.

$20 down the drain. If you don't use it right as you feel a cold sore, this stuff will do nothing but make it worse. When I apply this, it seems to cause the cold sore to swell and get bigger.

Made my cold sore extremely worse and caused a bad infection which led to a doctors trip. Do not recommend!

Use vanilla extract (not artificial)

Abreva works best when it is applied as soon as though senses a cold sore coming on. It is best to rub it in completely until the creamy white is no longer visible. This ensures that it penetrates through the skin and starts working. So many times I see people walking around with a glob of it on their lips. That doesn’t work. You must rub it in. Don’t expect miracles-but if used as directed this product does what it claims. FYI I use a plastic applicator for rubbing it in to ensure it is not being absorbed into my finger or the cotton on a q-tip. Honestly it would be ideal if Abreva was sold with a plastic applicator. Read More Read Less

It boggles me how Abreva can get away with advertising their topical cream can cure a cold sore in 2.5 days if applied at the first sign of it. I've been using Abreva for years in the hope that it may be reducing the length of time I have a cold sore -- a costly endeavor considering the exorbitant price of Abreva. I've never had it stop a cold sore and it's never prevented one from lasting less than 7 days. Honestly, you'd think by how some genius would have come up with an effective treatment and run off with millions of dollars. Read More Read Less

It is crazy expensive and doesn't seem as effective as some natural remedies I have tried. Going to stick to the natural methods instead...

Abreva works best when it is applied as soon as the individual senses a cold sore coming on. It does not pretend to make existing outbreaks disappear. If used as instructed, it can lessen the size of the outbreak and the duration. Don’t expect miracles- this product does what it claims; it’s the best available.

Worked very well for me every time! When I put abreva on after a couple of hours that I notice the cold sore it will last up to 5 days but if I literally put it right away and I mean RIGHT AWAY not 5 min later... then the cold sore won’t even show up! Amazing product. I think who doesn’t like it just lies about putting on right away!

I had dental surgery planned for a Tuesday morning. On the previous Saturday morning I felt a cold sore coming on my lower lip. I immediately started putting Abreva on the cold sore and it was gone by Tuesday morning. I love this product and wouldn't use any other.

For colds sores latter and still doesnâ??t work