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Does not work to reduce cold sores.
Let me first say that I actually really like this stuff as a lip ointment but I am amazed at how many people claim this stuff really works when it doesn't reduce outbreaks for me at all. I have taken L-Lysine orally for years because of my recurrent outbreaks and let me just say that 500 MG of taken orally twice a day really does work. It reduces my outbreaks from approximately every 6 months to every 2 years which is a 75% reduction. I know that most people don't get outbreaks as often as I do but L-Lysine has been proven to work in many many studies and so naturally it makes sense (to me anyway) that it would work as a ointment as well. I really did believe that this stuff would help but after 3 years of using it morning and night I have had 6 breakouts which is approximately 2 per year, the same as what I have if I do nothing. The interesting thing about this ointment in is that it does not say anywhere on it how much or what percentage of L-Lysine it is composed of, which makes me wonder if it would work if it were pure L-Lysine so I got the idea of just crushing up the L-Lysine pills and putting a little of that on my lips twice a day. I know I'm crazy but I really don't want to take pills ever day if I can avoid it so I started trying that and if anybody is interested in my results then just like my review and I will update in a few years when I have a good amount of data.
August 2016 · Health and Household · verified purchase