Surprisingly, putting Vicks VapoRub around the rims of your potted indoor plants can help keep pests away. This is due to ...

We spoke to a cleaning expert to find out what would happen if you put Vicks VapoRub on the inside of your toilet bowl. Does ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — Winter weather and cold temperatures have arrived and it’s a time riddled with congestion and runny noses that coincides with breaking out the Vicks VapoRub for many. VapoRub ...

For most people, memories of childhood coughs and colds are synonymous with a menthol-smelling ointment in a dark blue jar with a turquoise cap. For more than a century, Vicks VapoRub has been a ...

A Sidcup mum has spoken of her horror after her 11-month-old daughter fell critically ill moments after accidentally ingesting a tiny amount of Vicks VapoRub. On Saturday, May 3, Carly Lloyd’s baby, ...

An inventor helped us breathe — and created an annoyance that still lives on. Lunsford Richardson, the creator of Vicks VapoRub, also is credited with sending out the first junk mail. He was born in ...

An avid Vicks VapoRub user just found out she’s been applying the ointment improperly. And the consequences of her misuse have the potential to be severe. TikToker Lilli (@kirbysrightfoot) says she’s ...

Q. You have written about using Vicks VapoRub on the soles of the feet to stop a nighttime cough. When I have trouble falling asleep, I do the same thing. I smear a layer of Vicks on the soles of my ...

Q: You have written about using Vicks VapoRub on the soles of the feet to stop a nighttime cough. When I have trouble falling asleep, I do the same thing. I smear a layer of Vicks on the soles of my ...

Smelling familiar odors could help improve mood in people suffering from major depression, a new study suggests. Neuroscientists from the University of Pittsburgh found that patients who sniffed 12 ...