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Vicks VapoRub is a mentholated topical ointment. It works as an effective nasal decongestant and cough suppression. The cream is an over-the-counter medicine and very popular with basically everyone. It has been around since the 1890s and is still very popular.
Apart from fixing cold and cough, we have various uses for Vicks VapoRub, and some of them might surprise you.
Let’s look at 20 unusual uses of Vicks VapoRub.
Vicks VapoRub is a product that has been around for like 100 years now and it has an immense variety of uses that will completely surprise you. From chest pains to squeaky doors to hair loss, we have a lot in store for you. All they require is a bottle of Vicks VapoRub and your everyday problems might get solved in minutes also.
Note: Before trying any of the following remedies, please test your Vicks compatibility by applying over the back of your hand. If you do not find any reactions, you will be safe to use the ointment.
Outline
1. Race Horse Trick
Horse racing is contested with mixed genders of horses. The jockeys apply Vicks VapoRub to the male horse’s nose. This is done to prevent the horse from getting distracted by the female horses. Certainly an unusual one. Moving on.
2. Mosquito Repellent
These pesky creatures can be annoying, the best way to get through them is by applying Vicks over yourself and keep a bottle open. The ointment smell masks the mosquitos’ ability to find you.
Since we are on animals, let us do a common one. Dogs.
3. Dog Potty Trainer
Dog lovers are fond of their furry companions and to make sure they have a seamless life transition into the human world, they are potty trained.
Whenever you find that your canine is favoring a specific place to pee, all you have to do is pop a bottle of Vicks VapoRub. Dogs cannot tolerate the menthol scent, hence they will move away. Just keep doing this until your dog learns to use the washroom.
Enough with the puppies, let me tell you something about cats.
4. Furniture Protection from your Friendly Feline
Cats love scratching anything they can get their nails on, and it is unfortunate if that something is a new sofa or those beautiful curtains. Do exactly what you did with your dogs but with spoons. Use these spoonfuls of Vicks VapoRub to keep your cats away from every piece of furniture you do not want them to come near.
Related: Cat Urine Stink – How to Get Rid of Cat Pee Smell?
5. Hair Growth
The ointment moisturizes your scalp, reduces dandruff, and if you experience any tingling feeling after few days of continuous use, this means Vicks is working on your hair follicles by nourishing them and helping them produce new hair.
Coming down to your face now…….
6. Reduce Earache
Whenever you experience any kind of ear pain, just dab a cotton piece into Vicks and place it inside your ear lobe. This will dull your pain and ease you.
7. Artificial Tears
If you are an actor or just want to show off your cry-on command skill to your friends, just apply a thin layer of Vicks VapoRub underneath your eyes and just let it flow in seconds.
8. Lip Nutrition
Vicks VapoRub provides nourishment to the lips by moisturizing them. It also heals chapped lips with the added effect of making them puffier if applied multiple times in a day, even though this is not scientifically declared yet, it is safe to say people have achieved promising results.
9. Acne Remover
Everyone suffers from acne at one point in their life. Applying Vicks VapoRub overnight on the spots can reduce their size significantly. This method reduces the after acne marks.
10. Bruising
Playing sports brings along an immense chance of injury and scratches, bruising are among the most usual ones. Apply your Vicks to the bruise three times a day and, you will see the effect the next day.
11. Wounds
Sometimes bruising is not the only outcome of a fall or a scratch, cuts form due to tearing of the skin and always bleed out generally with the formation of pus around the area. Apply Vicks VapoRub to the wound heal it after by percolating faster and with the added protection of a membrane formed by Vicks.
Caution: Only apply it to minor cuts or scratches.
12. Localized Fat Burner
Belly fat is a concern for a large population. We all strive to watch our weight and fat build-up continuously. Vicks VapoRub simulated the fat burning process if applied in large quantities daily.
13. Reducing Stretch Marks
Lossing immense amounts of fats cause skin tissues to get cramped up in a smaller space and, this causes stretch marks. Although it is not a big deal and everyone has it, if you want to reduce the amount all you should do is put Vicks VapoRub onto the stretch marks every day and, they will start to fade away.
14. Psoriasis
Psoriasis causes the skin to turn reddish after a few minutes in the sun. Itching starts as soon as your skin color changes. Vicks VapoRub reduces the itching and gets the color back to normal in half an hour.
15. Protection from Sunburns
Applying Vicks VapoRub before you go out in the sun provides you protection just like any regular sunscreen. The mucous membrane formed by Vicks reduces the effect of the UV rays, but at the same time, let’s make you beautifully tanned.
Next, are a few simple tips for our feet.
16. Night Cough
Put Vicks VapoRub on your feet, wear your socks over them overnight. Your night cough will not disturb your sleep, and you will wake up fresh and into a room full of mentholated aroma.
17. Toenail Fungus
Cut your nails to the shortest possible for this to work.
Lodge Vicks VapoRub into your nails if you suspect fungus formation. In only a matter of two weeks, your nail will develop a black layer over the nail and will eventually fall off, revealing a clean nail underneath.
18. Cracks Healer
At the back of the foot, you might develop cracks on the heel which are painful. Apply Vicks VapoRub every night and wear socks over it. This method provides heat and heals your cracks faster by nourishing them.
19. Skin Moisturiser
As soon as the temperature gets cold, your skin will start to dry and you will notice white and hard skin in places, this might bleed if it dries more. Vicks VapoRub can moisturize your skin effectively if you do not mind the menthol scent on you the entire day.
Last but certainly not a common one.
20. Squeaky Doors
Since we are talking about the cold affecting the skin, wooden doors so get rough around the edges and contract. This contraction makes them heavy and in turn, makes the scary squeaky sounds.
If you are easily scared or just want to live peacefully with your door, I suggest you put Vicks VapoRub on the hinges and the sides to smooth its movement. This will make it a little wet but certainly silent.
To conclude, I must say there are many such uses for a great product like Vicks VapoRub, so always keep a bottle around for any type of situation.
