There’s no shortage of products out there to help out the canker sore sufferer (even if there is a dearth of canker sore blogs). But some work better than others, and some are right for different kinds of breakouts. Here are my top 5:

2. 5 Best Pain Relievers for
Canker Sores - Orabase

3. There’s no shortage of products
out there to help out the canker
sore sufferer (even if there is a
dearth of canker sore blogs). But
some work better than others,
and some are right for different
kinds of breakouts. Here are my
top 5:

4. ORABASE

5. Orabase, a 20% benzocaine paste
from Colgate, is my go-to pain
reliever. It doesn’t sting at all
when you apply it and the paste
helps it stick to the surface of the
mouth for up to hours at a time,
depending on where the ulcer.

6. is. It doesn’t have a taste or affect
your taste, so it’s a good, quick
application if you need to eat
something. It works best on
areas around the gumline or on
your

7. cheeks as there is less
movement and it can stay in one
place for longer. Painless,
effective, and without a nasty
taste, I carry Orabase in my
pocket at all times when I have a
breakout.

8. ANBESOL

9. Mostly known as a pain reliever
for toothaches, Anbesol works
wonders on ulcers as
well. Anbesol is also 20%
benzocaine, but in an oily liquid
form. It kills the pain
immediately on contact with a
little bit of stinging,

10. but with nothing to adhere it to
the skin like the paste in Orabase,
it doesn’t last for very long. The
good thing about Anbesol is that
it’s invisible, so if you get the
unfortunate crack in your lip

11. or the even more unfortunate
ulcer on or just inside your lip,
Anbesol is a great choice. It
kills the pain without pasting
up your lips like Orabase and
other products would. A little
discretion is a good thing.
.

12. ZILACTIN-B

13. You could say that Zilactin is
somewhere between Anbesol and
Orabase. It’s a clear liquid that
adheres to the skin by forming a
film over the ulcer, which protects
it from further damage. It does,
however, feel like someone’s
piercing your skin with

14. n ice pick made from barbed wire
when you apply it. And with 10%
Benzocaine, you’re not going to
see quite as much residual pain
decrease. But the film over

15. the ulcer is especially useful on
the tongue, where Orabase and
Anbesol wear off very
easily. Zilactin will hold tight,
so it’s good to apply to the
tongue before you eat.
.

16. KANKA

17. Okay, everything I just said
about Zilactin can also be said
about Kanka, with a couple of
differences. Kanka is another
20% benzocaine solution, so it’s
going to offer more pain relief
than Zilactin, though it will
sting quite a bit at first.

18. I’d have to research it further
but my guess is these two sting
more because of ingredients in
the solution that cause it to
form the film and grip the skin
around the ulcer.

19. Kanka does protect well though
and is good for your tongue, but
it also has a nice little
applicator – a plastic stick that
extends from the cap into the
bottle to make it easy to apply.

20. For once you don’t have to
nasty up your finger and stick it
in your mouth. This is a very
good thing. Be aware, though,
both Zilactin and Kanka turn
white when they dry,

21. so especially if it’s on your
tongue, know that it’s shining
out from the inside of your
mouth like a beacon. Also, I’ve
had the cap leak before and
stain the pants I was
wearing. Just so you know.

22. IBUPROFEN

23. Sometimes, you’ve just gotta
chuck some pills. When you
have an especially bad outbreak
of ulcers, all the spot treatment
in the world isn’t going to get
you all the way to not-wanting-
to-die.

24. Take 400mg of an ibuprofen pill
(Advil, Motrin, Aleve) every
four hours. Not only will the
pain go down to halfway
tolerable levels, the ibuprofen
will help reduce inflammation,
which is everything when it
comes to canker sores.

25. Lower inflammation equals
lower pain and if you can keep
the inflammation low, the sore
will go away quicker. So while
you’re dabbing medication in
your mouth, don’t forget the pill
option as well.

26. What’s your go-to canker sore
remedy? Let me know in the
comments!
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