The Product
Boots Detox 5 Day Plan is available to buy from Boots stores or online at boots.com. It is available in original, apple, or strawberry flavours, and will set you back £6.75. It is a 5 day plan consisting of a phial of liquid and a tablet for each of the 5 days.
Why I Bought It
Even though I still live at home with my parents, whilst I?ve been working I?ve always bought all my own food, and generally had a healthy diet consisting of lots of fresh fruit, vegetables, salad, fish, and wholegrain pasta and rice. Unfortunately since I left work to become a poor student again, I?ve had to go back to paying a set amount towards grocery bills and eating whatever we have in. Even more unfortunately, my parents rarely buy any healthy food. So after practically living off sugary cereals, jam sandwiches, and pizza and chips ...
Advantages: It works and hides it well Disadvantages: Can be expensive
Unfortunately I am a cold sore sufferer? I do get the odd attack when I am run down, stressed or when I am coming down with a cold and until Compeed came on the market I was forced to leave my herpes exposed with a mountain of white Zovirax cream on top which inevitably I ended up swallowing anyway!
Compeed is a totally innovative product and if you do suffer of cold sores I would definitely suggest you to give it a go!
WHAT IS COMPEED?
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Compeed is a medicated round sticky and transparent patch that goes on your cold sore. It basically contains the same ingredients as Zovirax and by sticking on top not only does it avoid the infection to spread but also keeps the sore protected and the constant contact with the active ingredients ensures it constantly works to heal. It absorbs some of the liquids the cold sore ...
Advantages: Easy to use, very effective Disadvantages: Do pull your skin off if you're not careful
he's also in the 'shove everything in his mouth' stage.
So, for me the selling point of these patches was the fact that they provide an infection barrier. Any other benefits were secondary and I was somewhat sceptical of their abilities to disguise and clear up the cold sore.
My OH was despatched to obtain these little patches from Boots at £6.99 for a pack of 15 patches. They come in a small plastic case which has a mirror stuck to the inside of the lid with a piece of double-sided foam tape. This had already fallen off before I opened my pack and I couldn't get it to stay stuck again. It was also more of a safety mirror and a bit dark, so I don't know how much use it would be anyway.
The patches are individually wrapped in plastic sleeves, much like a plaster. Once you get this open there is a patch attached to an applicator ...
