All 5 of the kids in my family are plagued by these… generally when we are stressed. Seems my sister and I always got them around finals. Now, it seems I get them most when I have a cold or major allergies. I get run down and stressed with feeling yucky and trying to take care of everything with the house and kids

I usually get them on my nose. Weird, huh? It is likely because I get them during colds and allergies when I am blowing my nose a million times a day. They generally last about 2 weeks. I have tried Abreva and some of the other recommended solutions… they don’t do much.

NOW, I found a natural solution. And guess what???! From start to finish, my fever blister lasted about 6 days!!!!!! Less than half the normal time! I still have a little redness, but overall, it is gone!

I had gotten one last weekend when my allergies where flared and I couldn’t stop blowing my nose. I used the neti pot religiously! It helped to prevent a sinus infection, but I still had to blow my nose. As the allergies got under control, I started feeling the tingly feeling on the inner wall of my left nostril. I was ticked. I started researching.

Fever blisters are highly contagious! So, whatever you do, please try to clean your hands and throw away any que-tips or kleenex you use. Anyway, I found a suggestion to use tea tree oil. I had some. So, I thought it would be worth a try.

I put some tea tree oil on a que-tip and rubbed it over the tingly area. It stung for just a second… not bad, but noticable. The strong scent of tea tree oil lasted for a few minutes, but helped to clear my sinuses. By day 2, it was already starting to dry up.

Now, I am fever blister free! I’m so happy at how quickly it dried up and healed! I hope you try this and it works quick for you too! (By the way, put a bit of tea tree oil on your arm to check for allergic reactions first.) Oh, and it works for fever blisters on your lips too.