INGREDIENTS MATTER

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Zap-H™  DOES Contain

Zap-H™ consists of ingredients that help the body combat the cold sore herpes virus. Ingredients are non-toxic and all ingredients are safe enough to be used in food products.  All ingredients are considered GRAS, Generally Recognized As Safe, by the FDA. 

 Zap-H™ INGREDIENTS LIST

* FDA APPROVED INGREDIENT(S) for cold sore/ fever blisters

 Menthol: it is FDA approved to treat cold sores at 0.1 - 0.5%. Menthol acts as an analgesic compound (relieves pain and itch). It provides a gentle, soothing feeling with a pleasant fragrance. 

* INGREDIENTS GENERATING BENEFICIAL PROPERTIES NOTED IN LAB TESTS

 Water: a water-based cream is specifically used for Zap-H™ as it has numerous advantages over oil-based skin care creams, including minimizing skin irritation, which is not uncommon with oil-based formulations. The proprietary blend of ingredients (patent pending) also solubilizes the fatty oils in a way that enhances antiviral efficacy, enhances skin absorption (which enhances efficacy), and leaves a soothing feeling with no lasting residue on the skin. 

 Derivatives of plant oils: found in coconut oil, which comprise compounds that are also found in and produced by the body itself – THE BODY’S OWN™ – (Fatty acids/oils produced in mother's milk). Such fatty acid oils are key antimicrobial and antiviral agents. There are reports that applying coconut oil can help to treat cold sores. It may help to soften a scab, for example, but there are no reports of it reducing the duration of the outbreak. This is because coconut oil alone lacks the absorption-enhancing and viral killing synergism that is found in Zap-H™. In addition to their antiviral effects, certain fatty acid oils in coconut oil have been shown to reduce inflammation in laboratory studies. 

 Citric Acid: a compound found in, for example, oranges, lemons, limes and numerous vegetables. Has antimicrobial properties, preservative properties, and enhances antiviral killing effects of fatty acids/oils present in Zap-H™. 

 Trisodium Citrate (TSC): citric component as for citric acid, used as a buffer to maintain a stable pH (proper acid - alkaline balance).

 Amino Acid(s): Glycine - hydrating and skin-replenishing ingredient, used to improve moisture retention, promote collagen production, and support skin repair and regeneration. 

* CONDITIONING AGENTS – These compounds function to 1) Emulsify/ Solubilize, i.e., dissolve and stabilize the fatty oils in a water-based formulation; 2) Maintain long term heat stability; 3) Generate a smooth creamy texture; 4) Enhance skin permeability (enhanced skin permeation adds to Zap-H™ efficacy).

 Lecithin: A plant-derived co-emulsifier to enhance water solubility of fatty oil ingredients. Replaces synthetic emulsifiers. It also acts as a skin permeation enhancer and has antioxidant effects that can enhance shelf life. 

 Cyclodextrins: sugar-based compounds that form chemical complexes with fatty compounds and improve oil-water solubility. They have a long history of use in the food and pharmaceutical industries with an excellent safety profile. They also enhance skin penetration for quick absorption of Zap-H™ cream, wherein any visible residue disappears quickly. 

 Gum: (not the chewing type) Sclerotium Gum is utilized as a skin protectant.  It has been in use in skin formulations for nearly 50 years.  It is a natural fermentation product of certain bacteria. The Cosmetics Ingredient Review Board has deemed it safe. Sclerotium Gum is another name for scleroglucan, which is a type of beta glucan. Beta Glucans are considered GRAS per the FDA.  

 Additional solvent: Pentylene Glycol (not propylene glycol) helps solubilize the fatty oils in the water-based Zap-H™.  It  enhances skin absorption of Zap-H™ ingredients.  Pentylene glycol is 100% bio-based and made from renewable raw materials like sugar cane. It replaces propylene glycol, a petroleum-based compound, that is more commonly utilized in the skin care industry.  Pentylene Glycol has much lower potential to cause skin irritation or allergic reactions compared to propylene glycol.   

* PRESERVATIVES (FDA required to keep the formulation from spoiling)

 Potassium Sorbate: a preservative, commonly used in skin care products, has been used for many years since its discovery in the 1850s. Its antimicrobial properties were first discovered in the 1930s.  It has documented safety and is considered GRAS per the FDA. 

 Sodium Benzoate: a preservative, not uncommonly used in combination with Potassium Sorbate to enhance preservative properties. It has been used as a preservative in skincare products since the early 1900s. It has a very good safety profile and is considered GRAS per the FDA. 

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The combination of all the above generates a water-based formulation with antiviral activity, along with enhancing the ability of the immune system to target the virus particles, improves skin absorption of ingredients (which improves efficacy), maintains a stable pH, is well preserved for long shelf-life stability, and has a nice soothing appeal once it is applied with rapid skin penetration such that no lasting film is visible.  The ingredients are like a tight, championship sports team, working together, with no abusive members. 

Our philosophy can be summed up in a quote by St. Francis de Sales.

“Nothing is so strong as gentleness, nothing so gentle as real strength.”  

We have developed a topical cream that rapidly erases unattractive cold sore/fever blisters utilizing a powerful formulation that is gentle on the skin. Make yourself feel beautiful again with strong, yet gentle Zap-H™.