Docosanol topical and Redness: What Users Say

• Mas...
• February 16, 2017

For Herpes Simplex (HSV) "I woke up in the morning with redness at the site and a very slight bump that I could tell would soon form into a blister. I immediately applied Abreva to the site as instructed and continued reapplying every 40 minutes or so. Within 3 hours, the cold sore erupted into a full-blown multi-blister sore. I quickly removed whatever was there and began to apply Zovirax. I have used it before but wanted to give Abreva a try. I WILL THROW AWAY WHATEVER I HAVE BOUGHT AND WILL NEVER USE ABREVA again. It literally made it 100 times worse."

• Use...
• December 31, 2017

For Herpes Simplex (HSV) "Very sad. Used Abreva for the first time (slight redness and tingling), there was no blister and hardly a bump. Within 12 hours, the Abreva brought out the cold sore, and it has a collection of 6 swollen white blisters on the main sore. It also spread the virus, and I feel another coming on the other side of my upper lip, as well as my lower lip. I am speechless. Do not buy this!!! PLEASE!!!"

• Not...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• April 19, 2018

For Herpes Simplex (HSV) "At the first tingle, I went and bought a tube of Abreva. The next day, my blister was horrible. Thought maybe it took a little bit of time, bought another tube 3 days later, and my blister has been the biggest I have ever had. I advise do NOT waste your money. This is horrible. I bought a can of Lysol spray, and 2 days later, my blister finally looks like it is starting to go away!! Coconut oil and tea tree oil has also helped decrease the redness."

• Anonymous
• September 13, 2018

For Herpes Simplex (HSV) "I loved Abreva! I had my first cold sore ever on Monday, and I have a business trip to go to on Thursday morning, so Tuesday evening I ran out to the store and bought some Abreva! By Wednesday night, my cold sore was gone, the scab had already fallen off, and all I was doing was waiting for the redness to go down. I did not rate this product a 10 because I am unsure if the extreme redness was from the product itself or just because it is such a quick fix that it was slightly unnatural for the cold sore. It is unnaturally red compared to the rest of my lips, so I would say to use ice to help the cold sore redness go down. I would recommend this to any friend, and if I get another cold sore, I am using this."