I have suffered from cold sores for the past 50+ years and these patches are the best treatment I have ever used. If you catch them early - when the spot begins to tingle - and centre the spot under the patch, the pain and spread of the virus is controlled, and I can even wear lipstick and makeup over the patch without looking like something waiting for Halloween, and they clear up quite quickly. Disappointed these patches are now hard to locate.

I find these work way better than any creams. I use both these and compeed if I have a cold sore but this is by far superior and I'm sad it's hard to get. Compeed is fine but not as easy to apply and also not as "invisible" as the Zovirax ones.

I'd give these patches zero stars if I could. Non-medicated patches are a waste of time. Compeed medicated patches help to heal & protect. Please don't waste your money on these!

I’m having the same issues with this dud product. Can’t peel the back to seoarate the clear disc. Just wasted my money. Can’t believe you would release this useless product. Will never buy again.

Very expensive over $1 per patch
I wasted 6 trying to get one on my lip
Extremely difficult to apply.

These patches are expensive, $14-18.
They do not stay on. Gone through 2 in 1 hour.
They are difficult to apply.
Waste of money!!!!!!
Compead patches have better adhesive.
Will be seeking a refund.

Paid over $13 for these worthless tiny plastic covers. They do nothing besides stick on and then fall off immediately. They are a gimmick and dont work to heal the coldsore at all. The application is complicated, fiddly and never works properly. I wasted my money.

I’m really happy i grabbed a pack of these today. One patch lasts me between 6-8hrs. Its really easy to apply and i find it sticks really well. It smoothes out the area and keeps the sore compressed, it really does like invisible. I use them of a day and at bed time I put some of the Zovirax cream on.

These help if I wear them at night only. Otherwise these bits of $1.50 bits of plastic come off in about 5 minutes during the day.
Honestly don’t understand why they’re so expensive. It’s quite ridiculous.

Compeed was sold out so got these ones. First 4 ended in the bin as they are impossible to apply. They don’t stick, don’t relieve any pain or itchiness. I agree better set your $20 in fire than buy these. These should be removed from the shelves, complete scam!

They dont stick at all..pure waste of money. Worst thing i ever bought. Recommended as they cover and help conceal the for cold sore.. I do not recommend then and i do wonder how this product gets on the shelf..?

You would do better to take your $20 and joyfully cut it in to tiny circles and stick them over your cold sore; I'm sure they'd be less maddening to use and at least then you wouldn't also suffer the feeling of being totally shafted as well as a cold sore. If giving zero stars was an option I'd take it.

Stupid hard to use ineffective wasting my money i will never try again. I listened to the recommendation of the pharmacy assistant and it was bad. I rather use cream

Didn't find the patches tricky to stick on at all and my cold sore was virtually healed within three days. Lasted about 4 hours until I had to apply a new one and stayed on all night unlike a cream.

Total waste of money Impossible to apply You will waste at least, 1/2 a packet following the poor instruction If you do get it on It won't stay The only thing it sticks to is your other lip so get use to walking around with your mouth open and don't even attempt to have a drink I will never buy another zovirax product again

The patch was actually sticking on the spot when I applied it. If I didn't soak with the warm water the patch would not fall off itself (it was on for a day).

The ony thing with the patch was it didn't reduce the pain, or I guess I should have put it on earlier. Follow the instructions, and make sure your lip is okay level dry, then it will definitely stick on.

The cream they have is really helpful though to reduce the symptom of the cold sore. But if you put on the cream then the surface will not allow you to put on the patch. So either way.

I hope whoever reads my review will be better soon, cos cold sore is really annoying..

Easy to get on for me, just read the instructions while in a moving car and it was invisible! Now I'm not sure if it actually works or if just me taking lysine tables at $7 a bottle worked better. Cheaper and healthier option, I think I will just take my 2 tablet of Lysine and never get a cold sore again!!