Pure Lip Cold Sore Aids Promoted As "The Cold Sore Solution"
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Pure Lip Remedy and Prevention cold sore aids will be available in over 11,000 drugstore chains including Rite Aid, Walgreens, Albertsons, Eckerd and Longs Drug by the end of August.
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