Polysporin Patches

I have been using polysporin cold sore patches for a while. I feel that these help me control the cold sore when it happens. It prevents me from touching it. It is noticeable but it works great. It keeps all the germ away so it'll heal faster.

Pretty effective overall

I got a coldsore for the first time recently. I was told by a friend to buy these and I do not regret my decision. They hid my coldsore while healing it at the same time. I think they are great, but not amazing. You need to use these in combination with something stronger like Abreva. You can also use natural products like tea tree oil/an ice compress in combination with these.

HATED it the first time. Tried it again and now I LOVE them

The first time I tried this product, I HATED it! The skin BELOW my lip, where the patch attached to, became very irritated and the act of removal made it even worse! Removing it also proved to be quite painful, like a band-aid stuck on the wound. Some weeks later, I was getting another cold sore, and I knew it was going to be a doozy. Stress! As I work with the public, I decided it would be better to cover it with the patch, and am so glad I did! I was able to wear lipstick over the patch and kept the skin area below my lip, with as little exposure to the patch as possible. For removal, I soaked the product thoroughly, until it practically slipped off my lip. Great product for when you are in public... It also keeps you from touching it, thus stopping any contamination issues.

It worked but it takes time to place it properly

I liked this product but I had difficulty getting it off the package onto my lip without having a side of it fold onto itself and stick to itself so that one side was obvious on my lip. Wish it had a better application system so that this wouldn't happen. Once in it works great

Very effective

I was eager to try this product I break out often with cold sores and have tried other products and some wouldn't work well but when I to purchase this I ended up loving this product it works great and drys up the cold sore pretty quickly and healed faster then some other products I have used I recommend it

On the fence...

After rave reviews from my best friend, I thought I would give it a try! I found they don't apply as nicely as they should, and they fell off after just a few hours of wearing it! I loved that it hid the "wound" so much better, but thought the quality could have been better!

Love this product

Both my daughter and myself use this product. It does work really well and help to speed up healing time but I do feel like they are over priced. Not much competition on the market though.

Feel the heat of a cold sore?

This is a must have if you are prone to cold sores. I have used these for many years and as soon as I feel the heat of a cold sore, I put one on. Overnight is best so you let your body rest and heal, 8/10 times I will wake up with the feeling gone. May have to repeat a a second time but most times I caught it before it raised.
Would reccomend for anyone who doesn't want to have that pesky cold sore break through.

i found as soon as i applied the polysporin cold sore patch, the soreness was gone and my cold sore healed faster.my one issue was the patch kept falling off and i would need to apply another one,,went through entire package with one cold sore and they are not cheap.

I like this product but if is very pricey for the number of strips you get. I am not % convinced it speeds up the healing process but it sure does make it less noticeable and less painful when accidentally touched