I honestly don’t know how one would even apply it there unless you were hanging upside down. I’d highly suggest to the Canker-Rid people that they include an applicator of some type like Kanka or consider a solution that makes it more gel-like so you can apply it with a Q-Tip. As it stands right now, applying it from a Q-Tip does nothing because it soaks into the cotton and doesn’t coat the ulcer.

2. My Review of Canker-
RID

3. I wrote previously about
the bee product propolis, and
it’s reported benefits for canker
sores. Researching it further, I
ran across Durham’s Canker-
Rid, from Durham’s Bee Farm in
Mississippi.

4. Before I go into this review, I
should share that I wanted this
stuff to work. I mean, a natural
product that works wonders on
canker sores? No chemicals in
sight? And besides, watch this
video:

5. How can you not love that guy!?
So I gave it a shot. Actually, I
gave it several shots. Six, to be
exact.
And here are the results.

6. Using my tracking method, I
tracked six ulcers over the
course of a little over a month
to see if the length of the ulcers
and the pain they caused was
lessened by this product.

7. THE DATA:
092211UT – 9/22-9/27 5
days Highest pain level = 1
092211TTb – 9/22-9/28 6
days Highest pain level = 2
092211TTa – 9/22-9/28 6
days Highest pain level = 5

8. 101411TT – 10/14-10/22 8
days Highest pain level = 4
101411UL – 10/14-10/27 13
days Highest pain level = 5
102711TR – 10/27-10/31 4
days Highest pain level = 5

9. AVERAGE LENGTH OF ULCER =
7 days
AVERAGE TOP PAIN LEVEL =
3.5

10. A few things stand out here, one
is the waves that my ulcers come
in – it’s no joke. One dries up and
another one is likely behind
it. Another is that I tend to get
more than one at once.

11. If one breaks out in one spot of
my mouth, it’s likely another
one is nearby. And you might
also notice I get a lot on the tip
of my tongue (hence the TT in
the codes), which has a lot to do
with my sunflower seed
addiction.

12. So, an average length of the
ulcers is 7 days, which is at the
low end of my normal
timeframe for canker sores,
which is 7-10 days. The pain
level stayed pretty low, too.

13. However, I should note that I fell
sick for a few days around the 24th
of October – which I only do once
or twice a year and caused me to
miss some work. This, of course,
jacked with my immune system and
caused the one that lasted 13 days
to go much longer than a normal
ulcer.

14. So maybe a more fair thing to
do would be to take it out,
which would drop the average
length to an impressive 5.8
days, well below the average
length of my canker sores.

15. There was also a noticeable
decrease in swelling and
inflammation first thing in the
morning when I used this at
night.

16. One more little caveat I have to
give is that I have been taking
Lysine during this time, which
may have skewed the results a
bit. I may try this again on a few
ulcers in the future when I’m not
on any supplements to see if it
makes a difference.

17. The bottom line: I think
Canker-rid may actually help
in the reduction of the length
of canker sores, and I can
recommend it to anybody
who wants to try a natural
remedy to their ulcers.

18. However, there are some
caveats with using this that
keeps me from shouting it from
the rooftops.

19. USAGE:

20. Canker-Rid is not the easiest
product in the world to
use. First of all, it is a liquid, not
a gel or a paste that you can
easily dab on the end of your
finger and smear on the
spot. The Canker-Rid bottle
works much like a bottle of food
coloring, with a drip nozzle at
the end.

21. So you literally have to put it right
on the canker sore and carefully
drip onto it. Try doing that
without a mirror. Luckily, most of
my ulcers were on my tongue, but
what if it was on the top of my
mouth? I honestly don’t know
how one would even apply it there
unless you were hanging upside
down.

22. I’d highly suggest to the Canker-Rid
people that they include an
applicator of some type
like Kanka or consider a solution
that makes it more gel-like so you
can apply it with a Q-Tip. As it
stands right now, applying it from a
Q-Tip does nothing because it
soaks into the cotton and doesn’t
coat the ulcer.

23. Basically, the only option when
applying it is to find a
bathroom, bring the bottle and
a Q-Tip, get in front of the
mirror, dry the ulcer with the Q-
Tip, drip the Canker-Rid on
there,

24. then wipe away the runoff (like I
said, it’s a liquid, so it goes
everywhere) with the Q-Tip. Then
breathe on it heavily like an axe
murderer until it dries and coats
the ulcer. And I did this a few
times every time I
applied. Compare that with just
smearing some Orabase from your
finger at your desk at work.

25. And while it coats well and
temporarily numbs the area, be
warned, it stings like a
mother. Maybe the worst sting of
any canker sore medicine I’ve
used. This is probably from the
alcohol in the solution more than
the bee stuff, but get ready for some
heart palpitations if you’ve got a
monster ulcer.

26. They bottled this part of the bee.

27. Another thing to keep in mind
is that it stains, which means
two things: Make sure you
don’t get it on your clothes, and
if it’s near your teeth… You’re
gonna have some
brown/yellow teeth when you
use it.

28. This also puts a kink in
anyone’s plan to hit a spot at
the top of their mouths by
applying it to their
finger. Unless you want a
brown-stained fingertip.

29. And one last, and admittedly
picky, thing – the bottle’s not
exactly convenient to carry
around. Doesn’t fit as neatly in
your pocket as a tube product and
the staining power of this thing
would make me a little squeamish
about carrying it there anyway.

30. If these guys made a gel version
of this stuff and sold it in a tube,
it would go a long way toward
me using it on a general basis,
but for now, I may just use it
when I go to bed or when at
home. It’s just too inconvenient
to take with me and use out in
the world, which is a shame.

31. In summary:
Results = good, though may be
swayed by Lysine.
Pain Relief = temporary, though
it does coat and seal the ulcer
well. And it doesn’t taste bad.

32. Usage = too inconvenient for
me to use outside of home. Lots
of room for improvement here.
I can definitely recommend
Canker-Rid for anybody looking
for an all-natural solution to
canker sores, though it does
have a way to go before I can
give it a 100% approval.

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Rid? Share your experience in
the comments!
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