The use of Vicks VapoRub among Hispanic families for respiratory illnesses and pain runs deep. Here’s what makes the salve work, with advice from Consumer Reports.

Vicks recommend not using their rub products on children under 2 years of age. Some of the ingredients in Vicks could be harmful. For example, menthol can cause skin irritation.

Lunsford Richardson, the creator of Vicks VapoRub, also is credited with sending out the first junk mail. He was born in North Carolina on Dec. 30, 1854. So, how did he come up with the two ...

However, there is some evidence that putting Vicks VapoRub on your feet with socks can improve cracked heels, ... The fact that the product has a petroleum jelly base is key.

Procter & Gamble faces a proposed class-action suit over its labels and packaging of Vicks Vapo products for children after a California woman discovered they're the same as adult-targeted product.

Kids can be especially vulnerable to camphor poisoning. The drug facts label on Vicks VapoRub says that children under the age of 2 should not use the product at all, even on their skin.

Since his brother-in-law, Dr. Joshua Vick, helped launch his pharmaceutical career, one story indicates that Mr. Richardson honored the doctor by naming the salve Vicks. By 1911, the medicinal product ...

Phenylephrine is a key ingredient found in many over-the-counter cold and allergy medications across the country, including Sudafed PE, Vicks Nyquil Sinex Nighttime Sinus Relief and Benadryl ...

Kids can be especially vulnerable to camphor poisoning. The drug facts label on Vicks VapoRub says that children under the age of 2 should not use the product at all, even on their skin.

Kids can be especially vulnerable to camphor poisoning. The drug facts label on Vicks VapoRub says that children under the age of 2 should not use the product at all, even on their skin.