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Why Eczema Can Cause Your Cold Sores to Get MUCH Worse
Eczema and cold sores are conditions that are usually independent of each other. The bad news is that they can combine to cause eczema herpeticum. While eczema is a painful and at times debilitating skin condition, you can treat it. Due in part to moisturizing and hydrating skin creams, minor cases can be controlled. If […]
Continue readingCan You Catch Cold Sores from Bedding and Pillows?
While the idea of contracting HSV-1 can be quite scary to some, direct (and intimate) human contact is the most likely method of transmission. This means that developing the virus through coming into contact with bedding and pillows is unlikely. Although the odds of transmission are not zero, it is important to note that HSV-1 […]
Continue readingWill Taking a Sauna Make a Cold Sore Worse?
While most everyone enjoys a relaxing sauna session, there are some negative consequences. This is, unfortunately, the case if you have an active cold sore, or if you already have HSV-1 in your system. If you’ve had cold sores in the past, it’s ‘likely’ that you’ll get them again. The sauna could cause an outbreak, […]
Continue readingCan Shaving Near the Lip Cause Cold Sores?
Shaving can cause cold sores due to the potential for lip and mouth trauma. The odds of a cold sore on the lip will inevitably increase if you cut your mouth with your shaving blade. While having a shave can be a difficult task, especially for young people, the issue can be made worse if […]
Continue readingCan a Change in Birth Control Cause Cold Sores?
Changes in birth control pills can trigger a cold sore outbreak. Creating drastic hormonal swings, contraception causes the body to become overwhelmed. Because birth control has many of the same side effects as pregnancy, the female body enters a state of flux. As it relates to the herpes simplex virus, the mouth is a known […]
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