Compeed Cold Sore Patch

I've suffered with cold sores for as long as I can remember. The creams have helped but they've never stopped the sore from developing and then going all horrible and scabby. I also know just how infectious they are and would hate to pass them on to anyone. Which is why, when the first one since the birth of my son, reared its ugly head I became rather worried. As any mother will tell you it's nigh on impossible to prevent your baby from coming into ...
...them up so much when they're little. My son is currently in the 'flailing about' stage and regularly smacks me one in the mouth. Of course the first time he did this after I spotted the cold sore, I went into full blown 'mummy panic' mode, grabbed his little wrist and held on tight until I could scrub his hand down with a wipe, because he's also in the 'shove everything in his mouth' stage. So, for me the selling point of these patches was the fact ...

dracoiratus 03.02.2007 (08.11.2008) · Read full review
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...the point on buying the compeed as i did not have a coldsore. Guess what decided to pop up on my face the night before my year 11 prom! Yes, thats right a COLDSORE!! It could honestly have not come at a more better timing (not). I remember sitting in my living room just wanting to cry, it was my prom and i wanted to look stunning, how was i going to look like that with a big hideous lump on my face! That's when the compeed came to rescue me. I got ...
...The packaging of the compeed is quite unusual, it has a mirror inside which is handy if your out and about and you need to change your compeed and have not got a mirror with you. There are 15 patches and all 15 are meant to be used to treat an outbreak. The compeeds themselves are in a clear rectangle shaped wrapper and the compeeds are circular with a sticky adhesive on one side (the bit that goes on the coldsore) and a non sticky bit on the other ...

x_dani_x 22.05.2009 · Read full review
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...Zovirax! So, to conclude, Compeed cold sore patches are pants, pants, pants and double pants!!!!!!! Compeed cold sore patches are available from: www.boots.com for £6.99 www.tesco.com for £5.93 www.sainsburys.co.uk for £5.93 PS - you can find out about and order a free sample of Compeed cold sore patches at www.compeed.co.uk (why you would want to, I do not know!). ...

FunkyFaulkner 28.10.2007 · Read full review
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...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? ********** Compeed is a medicated round sticky and transparent patch that goes on your cold sore. It basically contains the ...
...PACKAGING AND PRICE ********** Compeed is sold inside a plastic box, each patch is sealed separately just like a normal plaster which ensures these are totally clean. What I find very clever of this product is not only how it works but also the fact that inside the plastic box you do find a small mirror (poor quality but still effective) which allows you to use this while you are on the go. In each packet you get 15 patches and the cost of this ...

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...they had available which was Compeed Cold Sore patch. I was a bit dubious at first but I thought I might as well try it as I tried everything else anyway. The Claim: Invisible sticky medicated patch that you applied on the sore on your lip and that will treat every stage of the cold sore, water resistant, help prevent contamination, only one patch needed every 8 hours. The product: The patches are about the size of a 5p coin and they come into ...
...to keep in your handbag for us ladies or in your pocket for gents. When you open the box you find 15 little patches and a mirror stuck to one side of the box making it really easy to apply the patch anywhere. The patches are like little transparent round sticky plasters and work with the same plastic backing that you need to peel off. Dead easy to apply, you peel off the backing and apply on the infected area on your lips and hey presto no more ...

Tish29 22.11.2006 · Read full review
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...I thought I would give Compeed patches a go. They were easily available at the local supermarket and cost £6.99- which I think is comparable with other coldsore treatments. The treatment came in a little packet with a leaflet that told you about coldsores and the different stages of an outbreak (the information can also be found on their website here: http://www.compeed.co.uk/) Some people might think it's irrelevent but I found it quite interesting! ...
...getting coldsores. There were clear instructions and I found the patch easy to put on. There is a small mirror inside the case but I found this too blurry to see exactly where to put the patch in some lights. It's not a huge problem as you can easily find mirrors in public toilets etc. The patches were thin and less shiny than I had imagined. they were visible when I looked, but not obvious. You can put make up on over the top, which would probably ...

tumblebiscuit 26.12.2006 · Read full review
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...a review on the product Compeed cold sore Patch. Compeed® Cold Sore Patch is an invisible patch that uses certain ingredients to treat cold sores from START-TO-FINISH. it is a small clear patch the size of your finger nail. It is applied using a butterfly application where the seal applies it and not your fingers. It is the most discreet way to cover and hal your cold sores. My Opinion I purchased this product last week when i broke out in a ...
...and it looked really good so i bought it in superdrug for 6:15 - i cudnt believe i actually paid that much for it. Anyway i started using it, and when your wearing it it realy does make the cold sore invisible. Unless your up close and personal to the person wearing it, you would not know its being worn. It just feels like a plaster on your lip, a plastic feeling. I kept it on all night one night and when i woke up and was very oozy but it had ...

lesleyanne18 12.11.2007 · Read full review
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...have tried everything! I think Compeed is the best cold sore cure out there! Creams tend to dry up the sore too much and I still have a scabby unsightly lip for a week to 12 days. But these, stop the sore swelling, stop ANY redness, and NO scab ever appears. The only thing is you have to remember to put them on all the time. And you do get a sort of white look to the sore - so not completely invisible - but any cold sore sufferer will know this is ...
...- relatively pain free - unless you jab them. As there is no scab, doesn't get dry or crack or get painful. As other reviews say - you have to be careful on how you stick them on. If they go on the inside of your mouth - they lift off quite easily. And if you have thin lips like me - its relatively easy to do. HANDY TIP! I cut them in half using some sterilised (well - run under boiling water) small scissors, and keep one half in the packet for the ...

scruffylicious 13.10.2009 · Read full review
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...lip 3 days ago........I used Compeed for the first time, about an hour after I noticed the usual signs. This particular spot on my lip (dead-centre) is prone to cold sores, and my usual pattern is that after 3 days I'd be at the weeping/sore stage.............5 days to scabbing over, and 3 or 4 more to clear up. Extremely impressed with Compeed!! Now on day 3 and the sore has almost totally dried up, receded, and is scab-less. Interestingly, I forgot ...
...day without one......the sore was a bit lumpy but dry first thing, but by cease-work was almost gone......I had been wearing patches continuously since the first application. ie 2 days. I have had no itching or soreness, and no bleeding or cracking of the skin.................. first time in 50 years of cold-sore misery. However, please read on......... I had an awful job with getting the Compeed's on........is their video a con??? (To make us ...

tyrotrainer 21.08.2008 · Read full review
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...Compeed I have used Compeed in the past without any side effects. As I suffer from cold sores in my eyes I am fairly paranoid whenever I have an outbreak and Compeed patches seem to offer some protection. However, this time I have had the most awful reaction to them. I applied one before bed last night and I woke up early this morning in pain all down that side of my face. When I looked in the mirror I could not believe what I was seeing. Not only ...
...painful. I obviously removed the Compeed patch immediately and took antihistimine. I phoned Compeed whose attitude was that I must have had an allergic reaction (despite never reacting to it before), but they were very keen to get the remainder of the pack back to test. I am now left with a swollen and painful face, cold sores that are worse than ever and wondering how long it will take to go down! ...

Melissanthe 26.08.2008 · Read full review
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...first experience of using the Compeed patches. So far, so good.. Day 2: Is it my imagination or are more blisters developing under the patch? By the end of the day I can see they are, but not sure why... Day 3: The coldsore is spreading with small blisters erupting at the edge of the patch. I am concerned that this might be directly caused by the patch. I have never had such a bad outbreak before and can see blisters forming up to and at the edge ...
...under the patch is creating a breeding ground for the sore to keep spreading? How does it compare to other treatments I have tried? Zovirax - I found that the more I used it, the more quickly the coldsores re-appeared a few weeks later. I stopped using Zovirax many years ago. Rescue Remedy sprayed on as soon as it tingled and repeated as often as I could. This successfully shortened the life of the coldsore to about 4 or 5 days (instead of about ...

tibby7 10.02.2008 (09.02.2008) · Read full review
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I thought I would try this product after seeing the 'they are almost invisible' advert on telly, to see if these patches gave a better healing response time to my usual coldsore cream. To be fair, they looked quite impressive, and after my first botched attempt at placing it in the right place, yes, it stuck on well. Ok, it wasn't quite as 'invisible' to the naked eye as I was lead to believe, but the patch did seem to provide an instant relief ...
...I have a coldsore outbreak. For my first use, I only wore the patch for a few hours, before fiddling with it so much that it came off. I resorted to trying again, but this time wearing it overnight. This proved a much more viable option, as the patch didn't budge all night - in fact be careful when you're taking them off, they are VERY sticky! - and the coldsore had visibly 'calmed down' from the previous day. It had reduced in size, and was less ...

Bayley123 20.08.2008 · Read full review
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I suffer from the occasional outbreak of coldsores and normally treat topically with zirovax and take Lysine internally but I thought I'd give the patches a go :) because any help towards treating it is well worth it :) Apart from the mirror as people have already commented being 'blurry' so not that good for application, the patches cover up really well and I noticed a difference immediately. Initially it can be a bit fiddly putting the patch ...
...with most things, it was less of a 'sticky' affair. A tip when removing the patch, dab a moist cotton pad over it helps to shift and lessen the chances of pulling the skin off. For me, there was still a slight burning sensation even after putting patch on but on the second day. Because it's an adhesive, it's bound to feel a bit funny to begin with as like having a plaster on another part of you but you soon get used to it and don't think anything ...

blessedpinky 10.09.2007 · Read full review
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...to express my concerns to Compeed themselves but their website makes it pretty clear that they do not want to know if you have had a problem, telling you to go to your GP. Like many of you out there I have had cold sores for a number of years and I have tried all sorts of remedies. My pharmacist suggested I try the Compeed patches and asked me to let him know my views. I have read the formulation on the compeed site so I accept that there isn't ...
...offer a barrier and to hide the outbreak. However my cold sore did not like being hermetically sealed one little bit and it grew and grew and grew (think the patch acted as a greenhouse) I gave up after 2 days as my lip had swelled up so much I was astonished (as was my husband)-and went back to zovirax. I wouldn't describe this as an allergic reaction at all - in my humble unscientific opinion I suspect the sealing of the cold sore somehow held ...

MimiandTeddy 20.04.2007 · Read full review
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I often get cold sores in really cold weather and so I thought I would give these a try, since their advert showed lipstick being applied afterwards. Sods law dictated that I got two cold sores this time round so i thought I would only treat one to see just how well it worked. It was brilliant. Within a week the treated one had healed without cracking my lip when i bit into a chunk of a sandwich! The price to treat just one cold sore is per packet ...
...but it is well worth the money. The outer packing does not tell you how to apply , or how long to treat the cold sore is required. That is all inside on the instruction leaflet, i must admit i was abit disappointed that there wasn't more patches. The case also has a small mirror(reflective board) inside to help you use them on the run. They look massive at first glance but are really just a small patch with extra holding panels on eaither side of ...

kittyjewel 19.01.2007 · Read full review
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