Exactly, especially based on the anectdotal evidence that hand sanitizer and antibiotic ointment brought relief

I have chronic cold sore outbreaks (suffering 2 for several weeks now) and Abreva is the only thing that works, and when theyre painful and throbbing, literally works right away to reduce the discomfort as well

Take that with a grain of salt because anecdote and I have no data for healing time

The active ingredient works by reducing the virus’ ability to penetrate the cellular membrane

It sucks that thats the best medical defense weve got but its a virus, its not a live cell with complex interactions with its environment, its a relatively inert arrangement of molecules, that hides from our immune system in immunoprotected nerve cells, the fucker is hard to target