Here’s what to know about how VapoRub can provide relief, who should use caution and who should avoid it altogether.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Anyone who's used Vicks VapoRub is certainly aware of its unique tingling effects. The cough-suppressing analgesic has been around ...

Vicks VapoRub has been around since 1919, when a Spanish flu epidemic solidified its place in American medicine cabinets, but only in relatively recent history have consumers begun using it on their ...

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Vicks VapoRub is supposed to help break up congestion and relieve coughing. Studies show it can help children sleep. For Latino families, the salve is a cure-all, used for acne, bruises, toenail ...

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. Vicks VapoRub ...

A viral Facebook post claims a 2-year-old boy died after his mother applied Vicks VapoRub to his skin, but the manufacturer and authorities in U.S. and Mexico say they have no record of such a death.

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. Named ...

A mom’s tweet is sparking feelings of nostalgia after she claimed to have used Vicks VapoRub that expired 34 years ago on her son who recently got sick. On Sunday, Heather Chacon, an assistant ...

I was sleeping and my feet were dangling over the edge of the bed. As a prank, my daughter, seven years old at the time, rubbed Vicks VapoRub on them. I awoke to a burning tingle around my toes, but ...

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