Viroxyn Professional Cold Sore Treatment
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Product reviews of Viroxyn Professional Cold Sore Treatment
Review: Works pretty well but obviously at a very high price
Beauty product: 3 Stars
What's in this stuff that makes it so expensive? Most likely, I'm guessing, a substance that costs a tiny fraction of what it costs you to get it. However... unlike every other useless cold sore remedy I've tried (and I've tried most of them), this product is more than just a moisutirizer or a pain reliever. At the very first sign of a cold sore, I applied this product. I suspect nothing will completely stop a cold sore once it has started, but this stuff came close. I have to admit I was surprised. Is it worth over $12 per dose to significantly reduce the typical painful and unsightly 7-10 day cycle of a cold sore? Probably. The severity of mine was reduced by, I'd say, 80-90%, and it was completely gone in about 3 days.
About the expiration date fiasco also noted by another reviewer... yes it's disturbing that there is a label attached to the product extending the original expiration date. Even this new date is annoyingly close to the date of purchase however... this stuff apparently has a very short (and yet to be determined?) shelf life.
Review: best for me OTC or Rx!
Beauty product: 5 Stars
I have suffered from fever blisters since I was a young child, and have used everything you can imagine.
denovir, acyclovir, abreeva, everything OTC you can think of, and even old wives tales..camphor, yellow root. i had exhausted my resources, so i though.
i recently had an outbreak and my dentist (employer) gave me a sample of viroxyn, and literally within minutes, the tingling stopped and the progress of the cold sore stopped immediatly. it still scabbed over, but it never ulcerated (the most painful stage).
the active ingredient is benzalkonium chloride, which is an astringent. it basically penetrates the tissue, and interupts the life cycle of the virus by not allowing it to reproduce.
i highly recommend this product for anyone who is tired of having fever blisters, and doesn't have the money to eliminate them with lasers or time to waste with slow acting creams.
Review: this product works as well or better
Beauty product: 3 Stars
TANAC has similar ingredients and works great - benzalkonium chloride 0.12 % (vs. 0.13%)and benzocaine 10% (vs. 5%). I searched locally all over for the viroxyn. I could only find the store brand. The store brand did not have the benzocaine and contained alcohol which really burned. The product helped but was painful to use. The 2nd day after my search, I realized that I had a similar product in my medicine cabinet. I had used Tanac for canker sores and it's the best I've found. Now I will use it for fever blisters as well. The benzocaine is a plus because it numbs it for a good while. Tanac stays on well so the numbing lasts. It's a little hard to find but fortunately Amazon sells it cheaper than other places. Review: viroxyn really works even after the expiration date
Beauty product: 5 Stars
I bought this product over a year ago the 3 pack. I have used everything for cold sores nothing really ever worked like this. I used it the first time and I was at the blister stage, I had to use two vials, but it was so worth it. The swelling went down and it was heal within a week not two week to three weeks later. I hadn't had to use the product until this year and the product expired Oct 2006, and it was now Mar 2007, I was bummed especially with the cost. I decided to use it anyway, and it worked just as fine as the first time. I also had to use it again in July 2007, and it worked fine again. I makes sure to use the entire vial on my sore, I dab it on and wait for it to dry then dab it again until the vial is completely empty. This stuff really works and now I don't have to be embarassed for two weeks waiting for it to heal.