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Alright so i get disgusting pimpley-type things all around my mouth area, never really get classic coldsores too often, but nevertheless i dont like the way it looks and decided recently to do something about it.

The answer is VERY SIMPLE: twice a day, morning and night, rub your face with alcohol, use some tissues or something and apply liberal amounts of the stuff, i have been doing this for a week now and my face looks considerably better. You will start to notice it working in about two days, all the little red bumps will start to crust over and disappear, and im predicting that a regular alcohol face wash will keep them from popping up again. Im really excited that it was so simple, good luck to all of you!

Oh and by the way a normal sized bottle of rubbing alcohol is cheap and will last a long time using this method, simply soak a tissue and start applying.

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thanks for the tip. love to hear new ones.

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i am experiencing a very bad outbreak right now on the back of my thigh and ankle (my doctor said i must've infected a razor while shaving and spread it around my leg. this really sucks, 'cause i think i'm gonna have to cancel a vacation to the beach. i couldn't wear a bathing suit like this unless i could come up with a good excuse for what else it could be (any thoughts?). anyway, i have been trying treating the areas with alcohol to clean them every once in a while (as well as sometimes denavir, abreva, and just recently lemon balm, st john's wort, and aloe). i can't say if it's dramatically helping or not, but the alcohol treatment at least makes sense to me as alcohol should kill any virus present, right? my friend who gets cold sores claims that it goes away soon after she treats it with alcohol.