Vicks VapoRub (Vicks VapoRub)

Member Name: stephbond89

Product:	Vicks VapoRub
Date:	19/09/09 (75 review reads)
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Advantages: Works very well to relieve the symptoms of cold! :)

Disadvantages: None.

I thought I would write this review as I am using Vicks VapoRub at this specific moment in time, and with it been this time of year when alot of people get sniffles and nasty colds with the multitude of weather which is coming our way.

Vicks as a brand:
Vicks has been around since the late 19th century, and has stuck on our shelves since then, best known for the VapoRub product, they also have a HUGE product range, with their main products with Nyquil and Dayquil (for day and night use). All of their products are for use in relieving the symptoms of cold and flu, and they're a very trusted and well used brand.

The Product itself:
Vicks Vaporub comes in a small green box (you will find this in the medicine aisle in the Supermarket and behind the counter in shops like Spar and Co-Op). Inside the green box is a small blue tub, with a turqoise lid. Upon opening the tub, you get hit by a sudden smell of the legendary Vicks menthol smell. Inside is a thick gloopy pale white gel, this has the consistency of Vaseline and the colour of Vaseline too.

To the touch it feels soft and gel like, but not sticky, and if you rub it between your fingers, it starts to "melt" in a way, and kind of dissolves into your skin.

The smell is very strong, and immediately gets starting on your blocked nose!

The Ingredients are:
Levomenthol, camphor, eucalyptus oil, turperntine oil, thymol, nutmeg oil, cedarwood oil, white soft paraffin.

Vicks can be used on anybody from 6 months onwards, so children and adults can both use the same product making it an essential winter item!

Safe Use:
First off, there are somethings you must not do with Vicks VapoRub;
Do not swallow or place in nostrils (this is because if you sniff up hard it will be swallowed!). And keep out of reach of children (as with all medicines), and do not use on children under 6 months old.

There are two ways which Vicks VapoRub can be used;

Rub on Method:
This is essentially the first use of Vicks VapoRub, and should be used at the first sign of a cold developing to try and stop it from developing.

Adults: Rub liberally onto chest, throat and back. I also put a little on my sinuses (my forehead) and just underneath my nose to it's easy to breath in. This is normally done at night before bed, and nightclothes should be left loose to allow the vapors to be easily inhaled.

Children:
For children a light layer should be put over the chest and back as with adults. Again clothes should be left loose.

Inhilation method:
I love doing this, and it always makes me feel a hundred times better. This should be done with adults only (over 12), This should be done if the first method does not work. Melt two teaspoons of Vicks VapoRub in a bowl of very hot (but not boiling) water. I always put a towell over my head for the next part: Inhale the mixture for around 10-15 minutes, this should help to unblock the nose and relieve head colds. As I said it does make you feel much better!

Vicks can be used with other medicines as it does not contain any medicine which is been taken within the body.

Price:
For a 50g tub, I paid £3.14, but it is only me who uses it in my house, so it lasts me a long time, I bought this from a Spar, so in Supermarkets, it will be a little less. I don't mind paying this much for my Vicks as it does last, and it does work well.

My Opinion:
Vicks always makes me feel better whenever I have a cold, as it does help to relieve the symptoms of the cold; Nasal catarrh, sore throat, congestion and coughs which are due to a cold. It definitely makes breathing much easier, and makes you generally happier. Another thing I do with vicks is get a tissue and rub a little Vicks onto it, then place it upside down on my pillow where I sleep, so that even if the Vicks is rubbed off me in the night, I can still inhale from the tissue. You could also rub it onto your pillow if you didn't mind having to wash it the next day.

As I said, it is always something well worth having in your cupboard especially coming up to winter!!!!

Summary: Amazing product, no wonder it has been around for over a century!