“I win with Abreva. Every time.”
Nothing else works like Abreva. Nothing. In fact, Abreva is the only FDA approved cold sore treatment that you can buy without a prescription.
Other lip products, like Blistex® Medicated or Neosporin LT™, can’t stand up to your cold sores like Abreva cold sore medication. Abreva is the only FDA approved cold sore treatment that’s available over-the-counter and proven to shorten healing time. Basically, it can speed cold sore healing much like a prescription would, but without the hassle of a prescription.
Plus, for quick and easy cold sore healing, Abreva comes in a handy tube or an easy-to-use pump to keep with you just in case that first tingle pops up.
Use the arrows to select your treatment to compare |
abreva |
Store Brands |
Blistex |
Lysine + |
Herpecin-L |
Carmex |
Orajel |
Campho-Phenique |
Chapstick |
Only FDA approved to shorten healing time |
yes |
no |
no |
no |
no |
no |
no |
no |
no |
FDA approved to shorten duration of symptoms (pain, tingling, burning, itching) |
yes |
no |
no |
no |
no |
no |
no |
no |
no |
#1 Pharmacist Recommended** |
yes |
no |
no |
no |
no |
no |
no |
no |
no |
Contains 10% Docosanol |
yes |
no |
no |
no |
no |
no |
no |
no |
no |
Dries clear |
yes |
yes |
yes |
yes |
yes |
yes |
yes |
yes |
yes |
Tasteless & odorless |
yes |
no |
yes |
no |
yes |
no |
yes |
no |
no |
*Store brands like Releev® typically contain Benzalkonium Chloride
**Pharmacy Today 2010
4.1 days median healing time
Carmex is a registered trademark of Carma Laboratories, Inc., Blistex is a registered trademark of Blistex Bracken LLC, Campho-Phenique is a registered trademark of Bayer Healthcare LLC, Herpecin-L is a registered trademark of Campbell Laboratories, Inc, Orajel is a registered trademark of Church & Dwight Co, Inc., Super Lysine Plus+ is a trademark of Quantum Inc, Chapstick is a registered trademark of Wyeth, Releev is a registered trademark of Meryl J. Squires.
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