This is not a joke and I am not being paid to report this. Consider this a public service announcement. If you have small kids, you must read this.
This is an email that a dear friend sent me. I also tried it and it does work.
Subject: Vicks Vaporub- this is amazing! Try it.
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 Vaporub 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 sure why. To stop night time coughing in a child (or adult as we found out personally), put Vicks Vaporub 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 stay stopped 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 effective than 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 hours every night that she used it.
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24 comments:
ooooh Mel
thanks for this info :)
I will try this tonight
maybe it might help my frozen shoulder :) :)
Kim,
Please let me know if it works for you also.
I dont know if its a cuban thing or what but my mom used this stuff on us all the time. Not the feet, but she would warm it til it was liquid, rub it on our chest and then place a warmed up washcloth over that with our pajamas to hold it in place. Another dab around the nostrils and off to bed. Slept like a baby, coughing gone and decongested in the morning....but that smell...lingers...long time...
Annette
Also good for penises.
Don't ask me how I know.
Thanks for sharing this with us Mel.
And, yes you are right about Vick's being used so much.
It seems when I lok back that I can barely remember not going to bed without Vick's Vapor Rub on my chest.
My mother thought it was the cure for everything.
But, I've never tried it on my feet. Now I will!!
Wonderful share of information:):)
It is effective in all the ways mentioned, including the feet. I have used it on both of my sons. They squirm at how icky it feels going on, but the coughing does indeed stop.
Hi Mel,
I didn't know that it also works on the feet! Good info. Normally, i wud only do what "onknees" & "shinade" had described. :)
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Onknees,
My mom did the same thing. I hated the smell and it made my eyes water. The feet are a much better place to put it.
Mooooog,
I don't think I have to ask.....
Shinade,
Let me know if it works for you.
Monique,
I like validation of information. Thanks for sharing.
Madamoiselle,
I will be right over.
I didn't know this. I'll have to give this one a try next time someone in the household has a cold. Thanks for the tip. :)
Sandee,
Let me know how it works.
Cool. Weird, but cool. Almost as cool at duct tape curing warts. I swear I did not make that up.
Baba,
Alright....duct tape and warts.....give me the scoop, the skinny, the information, awwwww hell, just tell me how it works. And "NO" I do not have warts.
Mel,
We have always used it for that purpose: stop coughing and to cure colds, flus!
I didn't know that this was news there! Here in Portugal we rub Vicks either on our (kids and adults) chest or feet; and it works! I know this much for 30 years now...
OHHHH PRECIOUS info!!! I'll remember this next time, Mel. THANKS A LOT! ;-D
Max,
What can I say, Portugal is so far ahead of the US when it comes to the "common sense" approach to many things. Hey, but we have the "Grand Canyon."
Amel,
Let me know what happens when you do use it.
Indeed you do lol :D!
Sure, I'll remember to tell you later. ;-D
Does this only works for cough? I wonder whether it works for nose block as I do have a perpetual nose block.
Music Box,
If this works on a stuffed nose, please let me know.
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