Vicks on soles of feet

I agree that the Vicks scent of menthol is less than the old stuff, but it still works well.
Ana oooh! Your poor ex! Ouch.....that's gotta hurt.

I have a cold now. Shall I blame the Vicks? I don't know anyone with one and feel it must be Murphy's Law. I was awake at 2:30 am too. Oh well.

I'm glad I'm not the only one to have noticed a change. It must be that additional 's'. I liberally smeared it all over my nose and throat last night but had to re-apply it in the early hours when the effect wore off. It's not as mentholy and I think the smell is slightly different.

Jalima. The best anti-mozzie is Marmite! Not Australian Marmite which is different, or Veggemite, but our Marmite - I don't know if perhaps you can take it in if it's in a sealed jar? I love it and ate it daily at least a week before we went Downunder as I'd read it worked. And it did! I hardly had a bite whilst DH who hates the stuff suffered. I had Our Mate on toast for breakfast while there, which I think is the same as Marmite.

Yes 'really'. Whether it works or not is debatable but everything's worth a try!

Vicks on your feet is fantastic for plantar fasciitis. I had it for a couple of years on and off and then read about Vicks.
amt101 I just bought some gel which is supposed to be good for painful joints etc; it contains ibuprofen but also menthol which, of course, is in Vick.

The smell certainly doesn't last very long; I just bought a new jar because I thought the one which was opened had lost its potency, but it is no better.

I wouldn't use it on 'piles'!
I heard that Vaseline is good for stopping blisters on the feet getting worse.

I know people in Australia who use Vick(s) to ward off mosquitoes- a miracle cure indeed
Really Marmight?
I'd better take a jar with me, the mozzies love me.

No, not brave enough.
It seems like this Vicks is not as strong as in the olden days.

Vick on piles? Really? Anyone tried it?

Reminds me of the time my ex applied Ralgex instead of Germolene to his piles...

.... a step too far?!

Don't think I would try it for that rizlett.

I've heard its great for piles - but not tried myself!

(also vaseline - fab skin softener.)

My daughter swears by this for her and the family. An onion in the room too. I'm going to try it too next time I'm ill. Will also try the toenail tip as well.

I know people in Australia who use Vick(s) to ward off mosquitoes- a miracle cure indeed

yes,Gaggi and I demand a share of their profits!
Did the soles of the feet thing last night again and had wonderful night cough free, slept from 10pm to 7 am.

The sales of Vick must have gone through the roof .

I put the Vicks on my feet last night too NfkD. Got to sleep more quickly than usual about 11:30pm. The smell cleared my head and was relaxing. I've been awake since 4:20 am though, about my usual time.

Well, I slept like a top most of the night with no coughing! I had several bad dreams though which is why I was up at 5.45! But I won't blame that on Vick.

In the Uk it was always called, and sold as, Vick. My impression is that Vicks was always the US name. It seems fairly recent that it became Vicks here too, 10-15 years ago?

Granfran I remember doing that when a child, the Vick in the hot water and breathing in the vapours, it did the trick I remember. My Mum also rubbed some Vivk on my chest and it helped my cough,I sometimes do that nowadays, if I have a stubborn cough, and rub a tiny amount under my nose to help me breath better at night, when I have a cold, which is thankfully very seldom.

Have nasty cough (and no voice). Off to bed shortly. Will report back n the morning.

Direne3 Great, that's the same Vick jar I thought I'd linked to... and identical to the one I remember when I was a child thousands of years ago! I was beginning to think I'd imagined it, thank you very much!

I've done this, and it works! I had a night cough that I could not get rid of, and a friend suggested doing the Vicks thing, at first I was very sceptical, but it really does work. As suggested socks too, I used cotton ones. Also I now take Echinacea tablets, two tablets twice day, to keep colds at bay, and these work for me too.

Perhaps should elaborate that I don't limit my application strictly to soles. All over feet is my practice. Don't know if that's necessary. Seemed like a good idea at the time........!

Sounded strange to me but I gave it a try and put a pair of bed socks on and it certainly gave me a better nights sleep