VICKS VAPOR RUB

Not sure if this was posted before, but thought it interesting, I will be buying some vicks rub today to try it out I think... anything si worth a try since me and the baby are sick...

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VICKS VAPOR RUB



During a lecture on Essential Oils, they told us how the foot soles can absorb oils. Their example: Put garlic on your feet and within 20 minutes you can 'taste' it.



Some of us have used Vicks Vapo rub for years for everything from chapped lips to sore toes and many body parts in between. But I've never heard of this. And don't laugh, it works 100% of the time, although the scientists who discovered it aren't surewhy. To stop night time coughing in a child (or adult as we found out personally), put Vicks Vapo rub generously on the bottom of the feet at bedtime, then cover with socks. Even persistent, heavy, deep coughing will stop in about 5 minutes and staystopped for many, many hours of relief. Works 100% of the time and is more effective in children than even very strong prescription cough medicines. In addition it is extremely soothing and comforting and they will sleep soundly.



Just happened to tune in A.M. Radio and picked up this guy talking about why cough medicines in kids often do more harm than good, due to the chemical makeup of these strong drugs so, I listened. It was a surprise finding and found to be more effectivethan prescribed medicines for children at bedtime, in addition to have a soothing and calming effect on sick children who then went on to sleep soundly.



My wife tried it on herself when she had a very deep constant and persistent cough a few weeks ago and it worked 100%! She said that it felt like a warm blanket had enveloped her, coughing stopped in a few minutes and believe me, this was a deep, (incredibly annoying!) every few seconds uncontrollable cough, and she slept cough-free for hour s every night that she used it.

Did you also know that if you put Vicks on anyone's chest and they go out in the cold it can killthem. It's true.It causes the pores to open up and leaves your lungs and heart susceptible(sp) to the cold.Kinda scary huh. This is another reason they are suggesting the bottom of the foot.

*edited to say
This was wrong. I had heard about it but hadn't researched it. Putting it on your chest is fine. Just don't go into extreem temps, like a hot shower or outside when it's cold. It could make you sicker.
It's when you put it in your nasal passages that it becomes dangerous. You can inhale it and it gets into your lungs and causes pneumonia. It's extremely dangerous and can kill you. Also from what I've read it's not safe to put it ona child under the age of 2. Suggestions are to use it in a vaporizer instead.

did not know that ...thanx for the info.
i'm afraid to put the rub on rileys tummy,,, so i found puffs keenex with vicks in them and put a few under his crib sheets,,,, he sleeps better

Quoting ~Cyndi~:“ Did you also know that if you put Vicks on anyone's chest and they go out in the cold it can killthem. ... [snip!] ... lungs and heart susceptible(sp) to the cold.Kinda scary huh. This is another reason they are suggesting the bottom of the foot.”

OMG

can you only start using vicks at a certain age? my 7 week old is congested and idk if vicks would be too strong for him...

See I don't know, everyone suggested Vicks to me,..
but I think putting the Vicks on a kleenex and letting it dry,.. wekens it s lil and I jsut hide them under his crib sheets... seems to work, ...not on his body to be absorbed... my grandmother used to safety pin a kleenex with vicks on it in our wintercoats.. to help keep our noses from running... it worked.. and she has lots of kids/grandkids/great grand kids etc...

That is a great tip to keep in mind! I'm 30 wks preg and my baby is due in Feb when its still cold, so I'm sure she will unfortunately be having some coughing sometime, hopefully not too young tho! lol... do you have any idea what age they have to be before you can even start putting the vicks on their skin?

Quoting ~Cyndi~:“ Did you also know that if you put Vicks on anyone's chest and they go out in the cold it can killthem. ... [snip!] ... lungs and heart susceptible(sp) to the cold.Kinda scary huh. This is another reason they are suggesting the bottom of the foot.”

Where did you hear that??? That is so not true. How exactly would the pores on your skin leave your lungs and heart susceptible? The only danger that it could pose would be the fact that it is menthol and could maybe lower your body temp faster.

Quoting ♥Kara & Cicely:“ Where did you hear that??? That is so not true. How exactly would the pores on your skin leave your ... [snip!] ... The only danger that it could pose would be the fact that it is menthol and could maybe lower your body temp faster.”

So I took what one of my instructors told me and believed it. Then after I read your post I did some research. Vicks has been using the same formula since it first came out. It has an ingrediant called camphor. If you put vicks in your nasal passages it's dangerous. Instructions used to be (a long time ago)to heat it upon a teaspoon and swallow it. It killed people because camphor is a poison.
"Exogenous lipoid pneumonia is an uncommon condition resulting from aspiration or inhalation of fat-containing material. Oil-based laxatives such as liquid paraffin and aerosolised oils are most commonly implicated. These substances ellicit a foreign body reaction and proloferative fibrosis in the lung.

We descibe 2 patients with exogenous lipoid pneumonia in whom clinical history confirmed heavy long-term use of Vicks Vaporub as the causative agent."
This was taken from a web stie.http://www.occupationalasthma.com/occupational_asthma_viewreference.aspx?id=4328
So it is known to cause a certain type of pneumonia if you use it over a period of time. I'll do more research and let you know what I find.

Quoting ~Cyndi~:“ So I took what one of my instructors told me and believed it. Then after I read your post I did some ... [snip!] ... to cause a certain type of pneumonia if you use it over a period of time. I'll do more research and let you know what I find.”

Ya it defiantly shouldn't be ingested (anymore lol) And there are certain instances that it is dangerous, like children under 2. But just putting it on your chest and going in the cold isn't going to kill you.

Quoting ♥Kara & Cicely:“ Ya it defiantly shouldn't be ingested (anymore lol) And there are certain instances that it is dangerous, ... [snip!] ... that it is dangerous, like children under 2. But just putting it on your chest and going in the cold isn't going to kill you.”

It won't kill you but putting it on and going into extreme cold leaves you open to get pneumonia, which can kill you.

Quoting ~Cyndi~:“ It won't kill you but putting it on and going into extreme cold leaves you open to get pneumonia, which can kill you.”

You can't get pneumonia from going into the cold either. It is a caused by virus, bacteria, or fungi.

Quoting ~Cyndi~:“ It won't kill you but putting it on and going into extreme cold leaves you open to get pneumonia, which can kill you.”

You don't get pneumonia from being in the cold. You can't get ANY illness from being in the cold.

Illnesses come from germs.

The cold can worsen an illness....but not be the cause of an illness.