Nyal Cold Sore Cream 10g - Soothing Relief, Menthol and Camphor

Nyal Cold Sore Cream is a soothing, protective cream for the symptoms of cold sores and cracked lips. Each gram contains menthol 5mg and camphor 15mg. It eases the pain and itching and forms a barrier that helps stop the area drying and cracking while it heals. This is the 10g tube, AUST R 13656.

Features

• Soothing relief from cold sore pain and itching
• Forms a protective barrier that helps prevent drying and cracking
• Also used on cracked lips
• 10g tube, small enough to carry

Specifications

• Actives per gram: Menthol 5mg, Camphor 15mg
• Size: 10g net
• Registration: AUST R 13656
• Use: External, on and around the lips

What Nyal Cold Sore Cream does, and what it is not

This is a symptomatic product. Menthol and camphor soothe, and the cream itself acts as a barrier over skin that would otherwise dry and split. What it does not contain is an antiviral. Antiviral cold sore treatments use aciclovir or a similar agent and work against the virus itself, which is a different thing entirely, and they need to be started at the very first tingle to do much. If you are looking to shorten an outbreak rather than make it more comfortable, an antiviral is what you want and a pharmacist can advise. Keep the cream off broken or weeping skin and out of the eyes, do not share the tube during an outbreak, and see a doctor if sores are frequent, severe, spreading, or not settling.

Common uses

Home and travel medicine cabinets, workplace first aid rooms, and handbags during an outbreak. For itching from bites and stings rather than cold sores, see Eurax Cream. Keep it with the rest of your first aid supplies, or browse related medical supplies at MediBC.