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What body products such as soaps, body wash, lotions, oils and or natural ingredients works best for someone with hsv-1? ( use on the skin and help the skin and or sores?

Q: what body products such as soaps, body wash, lotions, oils and or natural ingredients works best for someone with hsv-1? ( use on the skin and help the skin and or sores?

: None of these have any benefit in treating herpes, regardless of HSV type.

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None of these have any benefit in treating herpes, regardless of HSV type.

Answered 8/24/2023

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A member asked:

What body products such as soaps, body wash, lotions, oils and or natural ingredients works best for someone with hsv-1? ( use on the skin and help the skin and or sores?

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Dr. Hunter Handsfield answered

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