Vicks on soles of feet

Talullah I wonder if it is anything to do with the reflexology points on the feet?

Yes rubbing/massaging vick into the soles of your feet really helps a cough at bedtime - after a few minutes you feel your feet become lovely and warm and after that the coughing will stop - usually.
Might be helpful for people with cold feet in bed.
Believe me it's worth buying a pot.

I'm certainly going to try this for fungal nail treatment---much cheaper than the liquid stuff which all seem to cost around £20 a pop!

Friend years ago used Vick on her feet for chilblains - don't suppose anyone has those any more.

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. Never had it again.

I doubt if anything could be absorbed through the soles of my feet! They are hard and dry from doing karate in bare feet on supposedly clean floors. They may look clean but bare feet will always find the most minute bit of grit and are black as the ace of spades after 90 minutes training! I might try vick/vicks as a softener though. Good tip! ?

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

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........!

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.

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!

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

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.

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?

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.

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.

The sales of Vick must have gone through the roof .

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.

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

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

(also vaseline - fab skin softener.)

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

.... a step too far?!

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

Vick on piles? Really? Anyone tried it?

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