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Best Home Remedies for Canker Sores

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So what is one of the best home remedies for canker sores?

Sea buckthorn oil!

Sea buckthorn oil is proven to be a natural remedy for mouth sores. This oil is from the sea buckthorn plant. This deciduous plant was originally grown in Asia and Russia.

The sea buckthorn plant was traditionally used in China for hundreds of years as an herbal medicine. They used it to help digestion, relieve chest colds and reduce pain. The flowers were used to soften skin and the berries were believed to have anti-cancer effects.

Why sea buckthorn oil is one of the best home remedies for canker sores

• The Chinese found sea buckthorn oil helped treat inflammatory conditions, such as peptic ulcers, eczema, burns, psoriasis and dermatitis.

• Sea buckthorn oil has strong antioxidant activity due to high amounts of carotenoids, tocopherols and tocotrienols. It also contains lycopene, vitamin E and a number of potent fatty acids.

• Sea buckthorn oil contains high amounts of a rare fatty acid called palmitoleic acid. This fatty acid is found in your skin fat and it's known to support cell, tissue and wound healing.

So what you've got is a natural oil packed with antioxidants and vitamins, it fights inflammation and helps support wound healing. Talk about the perfect home remedy.

And there's research to support why this is one of the best home remedies for canker sores....

A study in 1989 treated sixty (60) children with canker sores with sea buckthorn oil. The oil was applied 3 - 4 times a day and all 60 children showed significant improvement after 2 days of treatment. After 3 - 5 days of treatment, 55 of the children were cured and two severe cases were completely cured after 8 days of treatment.

How to apply sea buckthorn oil to mouth sores

Sea Buckthorn Oil One of the best home remedies for canker sores

Sea buckthorn oil has a bright red-orange color and it has a fruity scent/taste.

Before you open your bottle of oil, you should know that sea buckthorn oil really penetrates and can stain.

I found it easy to wash off my fingers and skin with soap and water, but be careful not to drip any oil on your clothes as it may be hard to wash out.

Here's how to apply sea buckthorn oil to canker sores in 4 easy steps:

• Try to dry the area of your mouth where the sore is.

• Dip a clean Q-tip into the bottle of sea buckthorn oil and apply to the sore.

• Try to keep your mouth open for a few seconds to let the oil absorb.

• Most importantly - Repeat 3 - 4 times throughout the day.

If you want to learn more about sea buckthorn oil, read this report with many studies on the health benefits of sea buckthorn oil.

Where to Buy Sea Buckthorn Oil

Siberian Tiger Naturals Sea Buckthorn Oil

Try looking in your local health food store for sea buckthorn oil. You can also find it on some online retailers.

Sea buckthorn oil is also available in a number of different products, such as lotions, soaps, soft gels and bottled oils. It's slowly catching on with health conscious consumers and some people are learning it's an effective treatment for skin conditions such as psoriasis, dermatitis and rosacea.

For specific treatment of canker sores, I would recommend using bottled sea buckthorn oil. The bottle pictured here is one I ordered from Siberian Tiger Naturals, based in Vermont. I bought a 1 ounce bottle for under $25.

If you can only get sea buckthorn soft gels, you can try piercing the soft gel with a needle and drip the oil onto a Q-tip before applying.

The oil can be made from the fruit or seeds of the plant. I've read that seed oil is supposed to have a higher concentration of fatty acids (compared to the fruit oil) and this may be what you'll want for treating canker sores and other types of inflammatory conditions. I've used the fruit oil and found it worked just fine for treating my canker sores.

I think sea buckthorn oil is one of the best home remedies for canker sores and I hope this information will help in your own treatments. Please remember that not everyone will get the same results, but I hope this will be an effective cure for you.

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