I would give this product negative reviews if I could

When this cold sore patch first came out I bought it because I just happened to get a cold sore and I had started a new job. I followed the directions but instead of containing or healing the cold sore, it made it a hundred times worse. I am convinced that what used to be a small single cold sore location now has become a large cluster of cold sores because I used this awful cold sore sticker. It trapped all the weepy virus loaded goo inside the sticker. My lip swelled up so badly, I looked like I had been punched or perhaps had an awful shellfish allergy. I hate this product so much, it’s been 9 years since I used it and I still am mad about it.

Never again

This concept of a product is absolutely amazing. Unfortunately the actual functionality and result are horrible! These just made my cold sore bigger and took longer to heal. I found the contagious liquid of my cold sore just got trapped or became so much that the patch would come off. Never again. My experience was one of nothing but more disappointment than the healing I needed.

Made sore worse.

This product did not work for me. I found that it only made it worse and held all the contagious fluid inside the sticker which resulted in a larger cold score. It's a nice idea but sadly did not work. At least in my occasion.

Nope not for me

These are quite pricy and I e had no luck with them. I’m able to feel the cold sore coming on and I’ve used it without effect. They are nicely camouflaged to the skin but not effective at all.

Awful!

I get a lot of cold sores, they’re agonising and gross. I tried these patches and it just made it worse. I started off with a small blister and ended up with a perfect circle of blisters exactly the same size as the patch.

Normally I clean my cold sores with salt water and then apply aciclovir cream a few times a day (don’t bother with Zovirax, it’s really overpriced. Use a generic aciclovir cream from a supermarket or £1 shop or pharmacy - they are all identical and much cheaper). The salt water really helps as salt will kill literally any microorganism, even viruses.

My routine usually works fine, I only used the patches as I wanted to cover up the cold sore. It didn’t work, obviously. The patch is really visible and obviously you can’t cover it with makeup because it’s plastic. It also doesn’t help if you get cold sores in really awkward places, such as your nose. Basically I had a really bad experience with patches and would advise you not to waste your money.

Would not recommend

It’s like a sticker that gets loose easily if or when you talk, eat or drink & it pulls your sore when removed, which for me, made it worse. It’s also expensive for what it is. Would not recommend. I won’t be buying it again.

I would not buy again

I purchased this the last time I had a cold sore and I followed the instructions to a tee and did not find this helped at all. My cold sore remained for at least a week.

Just won't stick

Bought these for my 11 year old boy as he keeps getting cold sores. They're hard to even unstick from the backing paper/plastic but once you apply them they fall off the moment he moves his mouth. I suppose if the cold sores were elsewhere, I might have a different experience but as it is, we've tried them on 5 different occasion and none have stayed on more than an hour. We're sticking with creams.

Nope

Nothing beats zoverax. Its not any products fault; just doesn't have the same pharmaceutical ingredients. Cold sore creams are a gimmick and if you have the herpes virus just deal with it and try not to spread the virus

I would purchase again

A great product for us clumsy people that tend to hurt herself regularly the fast healing and the convenience are just bonuses I I would purchase products again and will continue to