A little sun, too much stress or just a little episode of fatigue and hop, here is a cold sore appears . Most often, a burning and tingling around the lips appear one or two days before the button. It is very contagious and to avoid passing it to his family or friends, it avoids kissing until the lesion has disappeared, we do not drink in the glass or bottled water. others and, more generally, do not touch the area concerned (or wash hands well after).

A quick and natural way to fight cold sores: Aloe vera

It takes a maximum of 10 to 15 days before the cold sore disappears. If you are not patient, there is a simple cure to make at home in minutes. The secret is aloe vera . Powerful healing , the effect of this plant is spiked when coupled with essential oil of tea tree. The latter acts indeed on healing, but it is also a fabulous anti-viral and anti-bacterial . Tea tree can be used for fevers buttons, but also to f area disappear small pimples.

My homemade anti-pimple gel

The ingredients : a jar of aloe vera gel, tea tree essential oil.

The material l: A stick or a mini-whisk to mix.

Use : Mix 10 drops of tea tree essential oil with aloe vera gel and mix with a clean stick.

Thanks to Laurence Lebrun, pharmacist-herbalist. His blog: conseilsphytoaroma.com