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Abreva Docosanol 10% Cream Tube, FDA Approved Treatment for Cold Sore/Fever Blister, 2 grams
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Brand | Abreva |
Special Feature | Fast-Acting |
Item Weight | 0.72 Ounces |
Item Dimensions LxWxH | 3.44 x 0.81 x 4.75 inches |
Product Benefits | Soothing |
About this item
- One tube of cream
- Relieves itching and burning
- Portable tube
- Temporary relief
- Easy to apply
- HSA and FSA eligible product
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Product Description
This is a treatment cream that acts fast to tackle cold sores at their source. This medication helps to shorten the duration of tingling, pain, burning and itching associated with cold sores once used as directed at the first sign of a tingle. It is easy to apply and take on the go whenever symptoms occur so you can go about your day uninterrupted.
Product details
- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
- Product Dimensions : 3.44 x 0.81 x 4.75 inches; 0.72 ounces
- Item model number : 080130
- Date First Available : January 1, 1999
- Manufacturer : Haleon US Services Inc.
- ASIN : B000056OWW
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Value for money | 3.8 | 4.1 | 3.7 | — | 3.7 | 4.0 |
Comfort | 3.0 | 5.0 | 4.3 | — | — | — |
Easy to use | — | — | 4.1 | — | 4.1 | 4.1 |
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active ingredients | Docosanol 10% - Cold sore/fever blister treatment | Allantoin, benzocaine, camphor, dimethicone, menthol, white petrolatum | — | Docosanol | — | Docosanol |
specific uses | Fever,Cold,Cold Sore | Cold Sore | Cold,Cold Sore | Cold Sore | Cold Sore | Cold Sore |
form | Cream | Cream | Patch | Cream | Cream | Cream |
weight | 0.72 ounces | 0.01 pounds | — | 0.05 pounds | 0.05 pounds | 0.01 pounds |
product benefit | Soothing | Softening | Sore | Cold and Flu Control | Sore Relief | Sore Relief, Fever Blisters |
flavor | Unflavored | — | — | Unflavored | Unflavored | — |
dosage form | Cream | — | — | Cream | Cream | Cream |
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For external use only. Do not use if you are allergic to any ingredient in this product. When using this product apply only to affected areas; do not use in or near the eyes; avoid applying directly inside your mouth; do not share this product with anyone. This may spread infection. Stop use and ask a doctor if your cold sore gets worse or the cold sore is not healed within 10 days. Keep out of reach of children. If swallowed, get medical help or contact a poison control center right away.
Indications
Treats cold sores/fever blisters on the face or lips. Shortens healing time and duration of symptoms. Tingling, pain, burning, and/or itching.
Ingredients
benzyl alcohol, light mineral ?oil, propylene glycol, purified water, sucrose distearate, sucrose stearate
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Customers like the performance, quality and value of the cold sore cream. They mention that it works wonders for cold so res, is gentler than acetone and quicker than l-lysine tablets. They also say that it helps alleviate the pain associated with cold sor es. They like the durability, effect on lips, and drying time. That said, opinions are mixed on the value and size.
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Customers are satisfied with the performance of the product. They mention that it works wonders for cold sores, especially when applied religiously at first onset. They say it is far more effective than Valtrex and much less expensive. Customers also say that it is gentler than acetone and quicker than l-lysine tablets. They also say it helps lessen the time a cold soar is visible and keeps them smaller. They swear that it's the absolute best medication for those pesky fever blisters.
"...As it states, Abreva cuts down the duration of cold sores quite dramatically...." Read more
"...I would recommend this stuff to anyone. It works like magic if you put it on right when you feel the cold sore start to come in." Read more
"work well" Read more
"...There has been ups and downs, but overall Abreva is one of the best treatments for cold sores...." Read more
Customers like the pain relief of the product. They say it helps alleviate the pain associated with fever blisters and shorten the course of the condition. They also say it has extremely reduced healing time and improves healing. Customers also mention that the product causes minimal discomfort and within three days the blister is gone.
"...It's true to its advertising, it has extremely reduced my healing time...." Read more
"...using this after my doctor suggested it and I do feel it helps with healing time. At the first tingling feeling, I start putting it on...." Read more
"...It remained a third of the usual size I mentioned earlier and it didn’t hurt, just a tiny pinch if I rubbed it too hard when applying the cream...." Read more
"...It looked so much better and it didn’t hurt. 3 days later and it is almost gone! Can’t even notice it unless I put my face close to a mirror...." Read more
Customers are satisfied with the quality of the product. They mention it's an effective medicine, and the best over-the-counter medication there is. They also say that a little goes a long way, and it lasts a while. Customers also say it'll help out quite a bit. Overall, they find it to be a great prevention product.
"...A little goes a long way and even though the container is small it lasts along time." Read more
"...my cold sores, and either stops them from coming on, or greatly reduces how bad they get...." Read more
"...course, Abreva seems to (be the only medicine) that really helps to shorten the course and to make it less severe...." Read more
"Abreva really helps a lot. I use if I get that "tingly" sensation and my cold sore either doesn't come up at all, or it is very minor...." Read more
Customers like the durability of the cold sore cream. They say it helps shorten the life-span of cold so res and reduces the severity of the outbreak. Customers also mention that it lasts through many cold so sores.
"...Should last through many cold sores. Fits easily in your pocket so it’s always with you...." Read more
"...A little goes a long way and even though the container is small it lasts along time." Read more
"...My cold sore usually last 14 days but this time it lasted even a couple of days longer...." Read more
"Helps shorten the life-span of cold sores, along with a hefty dose of L-Lysine as soon as I feel that tingle that tells me a cold sore is coming on...." Read more
Customers like the effect of the product on their lips. They mention it helps heal their lips fast, shorten the heal time for a cold sore, and is great for sunburned lips and fever blisters or cold soreas.
"...i kept putting it on and the wound was getting lighter, much better, my daughter noticed...." Read more
"...Overall: 5 stars shortened the healing process for me by a few days and kept the symptoms of a cold sore very mild...." Read more
"...The worst part is there is no cure. None. Zero. Once you have it, you have it for life. I was having breakouts on my lip a few times a year...." Read more
"...but it's worth every penny when it delivers its promise to shorten healing time!..." Read more
Customers like the drying time of the product. They say it dries out cold sores almost immediately, fairly quickly, and in two days without pain. Some customers also mention that the product boosted healing times and dried out horrible outbreaks.
"...few to try and it significantly boosted healing times and dried out the horrible outbreak I had at that time...." Read more
"...even a tiny bit, I get the sore, but it is smaller and dries up fairly quickly...." Read more
"...Finally, the cream dries your lips up quite alot...I would recommend using chapstick to moisturize your lips while using Abreva, because they will..." Read more
"...For best results, use as early as possible. It will dry out the coldsore, so that you don't get a nasty open sore...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the value of the medicine. Some say it's worth the price, while others say it’s pricey for the amount that you are getting.
"...If you are plagued with cold sores on a routine basis, then its worth the price...." Read more
"...This leads to you wasting half of the medicine, and at the price of this medicine, that's not acceptable. The tube is much easier to control...." Read more
"...I was thrilled with the Abreva price, because, even with health insurance, I used to have to pay more than $30 for the Denavir...." Read more
"...The product seems pricey for such a small tube, but it's worth every penny when it delivers its promise to shorten healing time!..." Read more
Customers are mixed about the size of the product. Some say it feels better and is quite noticeably smaller, while others say it's easy to lose. The tube is deceptively small, and the container is small, making it easy to keep with you. However, some customers feel the size is too small for the price.
"...Anyway, the tube is really small but a little goes a very long way so don't be put off by its container size...." Read more
"...I apply it all day and it never grew into a giant- and I didn’t need a bag for my head when in public...." Read more
"...My biggest problem is that I keep losing them because they are so small!!!" Read more
"...it helps lessen the time a cold sore is visible and seems to keep them smaller and less irritable...." Read more
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I usually get fever sores(cold sores) about 8-10 times a year. Usually every 2 months, I get a new outbreak around my lips. It could be a minor outbreak, with a simple little bump on the upper or lower lip, or a grotesque outbreak cluster of about 4-7 sores at once. Usually, these sores last 1-2 weeks, sometimes longer. The day I discovered Abreva, that all changed.
As it states, Abreva cuts down the duration of cold sores quite dramatically. If you manage to detect a cold sore as it just begins to form (usually indicated by a burning or tingling sensation on the lip area), application of Abreva will possibly event prevent the outbreak entirely. Upon a breakout of sores, I find that consistent application cuts the duration of sores from 1-2 weeks to a mere 1-3 days! Don't beleive the utterly ridiculous accusations that Abreva is a placebo...this stuff works, and it works well.
Aside from cutting down the duration of the sore, Abreva also releives any burning and itching you may get from them, so after a while you may not even realize that they're there. The cream is comfortable, and it doesn't sting, burn or itch after application. Though the white cream leaves a film after application, if you rub it in strongly the film disappears. Though the box recommends 4 applications a day, I usually double that to 8, and up to 10 times a day for those particularly brutal outbreaks.
There are some disadvantages to Abreva, and perhaps the greatest of all: the price!
Amazon.com, bless them, has this item listed at 13.99...try finding Abreva at that price anywhere else and you're in for a shocker...it usually goes for $18 on average, and we're talking a VERY small tube here. Don't let the size of the box fool you, the actual tube is less than half the size of my pinky finger! So in short, the cream is a marvel, but the price is simply outrageous. If you are plagued with cold sores on a routine basis, then its worth the price. If not, then I can't justify spending $18 on Abreva if you only get cold sores once in a blue moon. But like I said, thank you Amazon for the much cheaper price!
Another disadvantage is that the tube tends to leak. Upon opening the tube for the first time, the cream tends to stat pushing itself out. When you open the tube for next use, you may find that alot of the cream has been squished into the cap, and that more of it will push out immediately upon the cap being removed. This leads to a lot of waste of the product.
Another disadvantage is that the cream is virtually ineffective at treating cold sores that appear on the underside of the lip closer to the inside of your mouth, mainly because you'll end up inadvertantly licking the cream off or it will get washed away by your saliva.
Finally, the cream dries your lips up quite alot...I would recommend using chapstick to moisturize your lips while using Abreva, because they will become very dry and chapped with continued usage.
Overall, Abreva is one of the greatest things to happen to us cold sore slaves ever. Herpicin-L is utterly useless, Campophenique does little more than burn, dry out and taste awful, and chapstick only exacerbates the sore. Abreva is the way to go. If you can justify shelling out the cash for Abreva, then by all means, do it. Those of us that get multiple outbreaks a year will love it. Others who rarely get them needn't apply, unless the breakout is particularly brutal.
I had my doubts about this product based of the negative reviews about it comparing its effectiveness to its cost. It's true to its advertising, it has extremely reduced my healing time. I think people are expecting too much now that I have had my own experience with Abreva. Now, I honestly believe that Abreva is probably best in the market and the first to consider. Go get it and always keep it handy in your prescription cabinet!
Best advise I can give you is apply Abreva as soon as you feel even the slightest bump. It helps it prevent it and quicken the process. Make sure you use a Q-tip! Also, DO NOT LICK LIPS, it is such a terrible way to spread to the other parts of your lips and also the inside. I would recommend this stuff to anyone. It works like magic if you put it on right when you feel the cold sore start to come in.
Reviewed in the United States on November 21, 2017
I had my doubts about this product based of the negative reviews about it comparing its effectiveness to its cost. It's true to its advertising, it has extremely reduced my healing time. I think people are expecting too much now that I have had my own experience with Abreva. Now, I honestly believe that Abreva is probably best in the market and the first to consider. Go get it and always keep it handy in your prescription cabinet!
Best advise I can give you is apply Abreva as soon as you feel even the slightest bump. It helps it prevent it and quicken the process. Make sure you use a Q-tip! Also, DO NOT LICK LIPS, it is such a terrible way to spread to the other parts of your lips and also the inside. I would recommend this stuff to anyone. It works like magic if you put it on right when you feel the cold sore start to come in.
i figured if you don't put something on them at the beginning, nothing is going to help so i never tried getting any remedies until less than a week from the wedding and we were at Whole Foods, and i saw a remedy displayed that said Cold Sores on it, so i picked it up. When i was paying for my groceries, the guy who was bagging them said i should try Abreva. He said he had tried lots of other things and they didn't work, he said i would get it at a drug store. i laughed because i had already paid for the other stuff and he was saying it didn't work.
We went to Walgreens after that, we were going anyway, not just for the Abreva, but i got some, shocked by the price but whatever, the guy at Whole Foods really was convincing. I put it on according to the instructions, although it said you should put it on at the first sign, and this was after probably going on 4 weeks with no real improvement in how it looked, i was afraid by then it was permanent. I put it on and by the end of the next day the thing was fading, definitely. i kept putting it on and the wound was getting lighter, much better, my daughter noticed. Hard to believe that after all that time, it would cause improvement. I thought maybe it was a coincidence and that it would've gone away at that point anyway. But still, maybe it helped, it was a coincidence that looked good for Abreva. It did steadily go away after that, although if the light is right, i can still see a slight discoloration. Weird.
Then, a few weeks later, i inadvertently touched my upper lip and felt a slight soreness. i checked it again in the next few minutes and felt a tiny thing that was like a pimple. i looked in the mirror, i couldn't really see anything, maybe a little redness. I figured maybe it was a cold sore, being right on the edge of the lip, so i put the Abreva on. It was definitely a tiny pimple with a little redness, yellow in the middle, and a little sore. I was certainly catching it at the beginning so i was optimistic.
that was a Thursday night. I kept putting Abreva on all day on Friday. I was disappointed because it didnt' seem to change, it didn't get worse, so maybe that was a good sign, but it also didn't get better, and i had read some user reviews were some people said the sore was going away by the third day, but it wasn't changing at all, for sure. still i kept putting it on, frequently, more than it says on the tube. On Saturday i was sick without any warning, my throat was swollen, the uvula, and i felt a little weak. i took it easy and kept putting Abreva on the sore, but it didn't seem to get better. Also not any worse. On Sunday i woke up and i was fine and the cold sore was going away. This is Monday and it's virtually gone now. it was definitely almost gone yesterday, the third day.
So i would have to say it works. i will keep it on hand and will use it again.
I got the pump kind. LIke some other reviewers, when i tried it this recent time, found that too much of it squired out, and some of it ended up in the sink. But i found that after the first couple of times, i could control it and keep too much from coming out. It was still a little too much that i had to wipe on a kleenex, but that's because the sore was so tiny and it wasn't so much that it was a problem.
i ordered another tube so i can keep some at work.
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