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Sat Dec 17, 2011 1:23 pm  |
| I have little understanding of cold sores, but from my understanding a cold sore is a herpes virus on the lips. Isn't herpes an STD? A friend of mine has a cold sore on her lips and asked to borrow/use my chap stick.... i didn't want to be rude so I allowed her to use it. I'm just wondering how people get cold sores. I know it is a common thing, but can it be contracted by sharing chap stick/ water bottle etc. Or is it more contracted by kissing? |
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Late 20's, clarisonic, Vit C serum, hormonal acne, congested pores, combination skin, living in Vancouver Canada |
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Sat Dec 17, 2011 5:30 pm |
My husband used to have cold sores regularly. He rarely gets them anymore, but if he does, he takes L-Lysine and it goes away quickly. Since L-Lysine is a free-form amino acid, it should be taken at least 2 hours after eating or 10 minutes before eating.
The rare times that I've had a cold sore, it left fast after taking L-Lysine, .
The reason that we even stock the L-Lysine is because my husband takes L-arginine before workouts. The arginine without the lysine brings on the cold sores. We initially had gotten Herpes simplex from our daughter when she was quite young and are therefore susceptible to cold sores. L-Lysine is always good to have around.
Nevertheless, I would never share chap stick or any lipstick or gloss. |
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Sat Dec 17, 2011 7:47 pm |
cold sores are caused by the herpes virus; there are two kinds of herpes simplex, one that prefers the oral region, the other the genitals. Either can thrive in either location and there is a lot of crossover. So you can easily get them by sharing personal stuff like lipgloss, especially if the sores are in an active stage. But herpes can also shed viruses even when not in the active stage. It is not common but it is possible. There are also other kinds of herpes viruses like shingles which is the same virus that causes chickenpox (herpes zoster). Herpes viruses have the characteristic of staying dormant in the body, I think in the spine, until you have an outbreak.
I think you can see it is wise to err on the side of caution. |
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