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[Bonkers1]

I can remember my mother rubbing Vicks Vaporub on my neck and chest when I was sick.  Then she would put a towel around my neck and pin it closed.  It smelled terrible.

[on the bay]

@Bonkers1,

My mother did that too! I'll have to remember that next time I get a cold or something.

Now I use it for pain It's the menthol which works wonders.

I don't mind the smell though It is strong and other people will probably notice when you walk into the room.

[JoyFilled Warrior]

Hi @on the bay 

Y'know, I never thought of that.   "Vicks VapoRub" for pain!  I use the Jet Spray "Salonpas," which might end up being more costly.  Maybe for areas I'm able to reach, I can try the Vicks VapoRub?

My Mom used to use Vicks VapoRub for colds too.  Burned the heck outta my skin, esp sensitive areas, like neck, chest.  But worked, esp breathing it in.

I seem to remember, later in life, I would dab a couple of spots of the Vicks Vapo-Rub under my nostrils, keep breathing it in. Worked for chest congestion.

[sugarbee]

We must of had the same mother, except mine did the same as well as rubbing it on the bottom of my feet and puttingi socks on me.  I hated it all but it did work wonders.  I still rub it on my neck when I first feel the sign of a cold and most of the time the next morning my symptoms are gone.

[happilyretiredgirl]

Yes I remember it was the cure for all cold...lol...I still do it and it will help with congestion and opens my head up.

[Tori3569]

I love Vicks and have it in many different versions!  I use it for pain sometimes too and it also calms me down when anxious.  

[on the bay]

@JoyFilled Warrior,

I do use Salon Pas patches sometimes and biofreeze but Vicks stays long. And it's also good if your nail starts to become ingrown or sore.

And yes I forgot about putting it under your nose! that's good too.

[bikerbabe]

Our house was Mentholatum.

[taquito]

I think my mom used it once, hated the smell, and never used it again.  But I’ve found out that a dab over my eyebrow helps when I have a sinus headache.  Some of these other uses sound worth trying.

When I had Covid I lost my sense of smell for a short time and tested myself by sticking my nose practically into the jar of Vicks Vaporub.  I couldn’t smell it at all, and that was alarming!  I was so glad it didn’t last long, and now that smell is comforting to me. 

[CJC]

That stuff was strong. When I was a new bride back in prehistoric times I opened a jar of Vaporub and placed on my bedside table in hopes the fumes would help my congestion. I set the lid down next to jar. Next morning I found that the fumes in the lid had removed the finish from my cherry table, all the way down to the bare wood. It was just a sticky goopy mess. Still have the table with its vaporub scar.