Aperitifs with friends, glasses on the terrace ... it's weird when we're finally on vacation, rather relaxed, that arises a red and painful cold sore.
What is due?
When you are infected with the herpes virus , you can push anytime. But the sun is one of the first triggers. An opinion from the World Health Organization (following a US study) believes that intense exposure to UV could affect the immune response, so favor for example infections or the appearance of a button of herpes.
How do we escape?
First by betting on a sunscreen index 50 minimum to protect the area concerned. If you are prone to cold sores, we put on a solar stick for the lips (Anthélios XL 50 of La Roche-Posay, Mineral Defense 50 of Mary Cohr). Very effective if you give it every 2 hours, because it runs as soon as you drink or bathe. In case of repeated attacks, it is also possible to take a preventive antiviral treatment based on aciclovir or valaciclovir, compatible with the sun, in course of 6 months.
How to get rid of it?
With antiviral creams, sold without a prescription, based on aciclovir (Activir, Zovirax). But we must act very quickly! We can indeed hope to stop the surge net provided they are applied within one hour after the first symptoms (tingling, burning ...), then several times a day. Better to always have a tube on you!
The roll-on reflex!
A button is pointing his nose? From the first signs, we draw a roll-on based on essential oils. Discreet, it deals with the problem and we avoid fiddling with the fingers. The star asset of these products? The essential oil of peppermint, soothing and purifying.
- Roll-on Herpadoz (herpes special)
- Anti-imperfection roll-on from Bioexigence (at CCB)
- Roll-on anti-imperfections of Sanoflore
