Cold sores or fever blisters are an eruption of small and usually painful blisters on the skin of the lips, mouth, gums or the skin around the mouth.

If untreated, they may last about a week to ten days.

Yes. They are contagious by direct contact.

• Several painful blisters on or around the mouth – most often at the border of the lip and the skin of the face
• The blisters or ulcers are often accompanied or preceded by tingling, itching or burning

With Orajel® Medicated Cold Sore Brush and other Orajel® Cold Sore products that are specially developed to provide fast, effective relief.

Orajel™ Single Dose is a new, patented cold sore treatment that relieves pain instantly and healing begins with just one application. Unlike other cold sore products that require multiple applications, Orajel™ Single Dose has a Touch-Free applicator that helps clean the site of the cold sore and the affected area, allowing our patented formula to treat the cold sore typically in just one dose.

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