Anyone who's used Vicks VapoRub is certainly aware of its unique tingling effects. The cough-suppressing analgesic has been around for over a hundred years, and in that time, people have claimed ...

In 1894, the Greensboro pharmacist Lunsford Richardson II developed a mentholated topical ointment, Vicks Magic Croup Salve, to cure a common infant affliction: congestion and a barking cough.

Applying Vicks VapoRub to the throat and chest can help with symptoms such as a blocked nose. Applying Vicks on the feet, however, is unlikely to have any effect on cold symptoms. It is possible ...

Many parents slather Vicks VapoRub on their sniffling, coughing kids when they’re sick -- because, by gosh, that’s what their parents did to them. For children under the age of 2, the folksy ...

A frugal grandmother has found good company on Twitter, where many users say they feel just as comfortable as she does using a decades-old jar of Vicks VapoRub on their bodies, despite an ...

When Liliana Mendoza was a kid growing up in Mexico, Vicks VapoRub was a go-to treatment in her household for common colds and pain. “My grandma used to use it on our chest, our back ...

The viral Facebook post claims Vicks VapoRub can get rid of discolored teeth, bad breath and sore gums. While Vicks VapoRub is safe to use on skin, it should not be consumed in any way.