During a lecture on Essential Oils, they told us how the foot soles can absorb oils. Their example: Put garlic on your feet and within 20 minutes you can 'taste' it.

Some of us have used Vicks VapoRub for years for everything from chapped lips to sore toes and many body parts in between. But I've never heard of this. And don't laugh, it works 100% of the time, although the scientists who discovered it aren't sure why. To stop night time coughing in a child (or adult as we found out personally), put Vicks VapoRub generously on the bottom of the feet at bedtime, then cover with socks. Even persistent, heavy, deep coughing will stop in about 5 minutes and stay stopped for many, many hours of relief. Works 100% of the time and is more effective in children than even very strong prescription cough medicines. In addition it is extremely soothing and comforting and they will sleep soundly.

Just happened to tune in A.M. Radio and picked up this guy talking about why cough medicines in kids often do more harm than good, due to the chemical makeup of these strong drugs so, I listened. It was a surprise finding and found to be more effective than prescribed medicines for children at bedtime, in addition to have a soothing and calming effect on sick children, who then went to sleep soundly.

My wife tried it on herself when she had a very deep constant and persistent cough a few weeks ago and it worked 100%! She said that it felt like a warm blanket had enveloped her. The coughing stopped in a few minutes and believe me, this was a deep, incredibly annoying - every few seconds uncontrollable cough, and she slept cough-free for hours each night that she used it.

If you have grandchildren, pass this on. If you get sick, try it yourself and you will be absolutely amazed! It works!

Sure and you sold insurance too.


But in all seriousness, I have heard that before and have wanted to try it, would be nice if it works that well.

Scoff if you will, Partsman. But I betcha it DOES work. That stuff is amazing.

Edit to add...Now THAT is weird. At first, your second sentence and the smiley did NOT appear on my screen. After I posted the above, it did. Very odd. And my apology if my own first sentence reads as brusque.

The last time I used Vick's salve was back in the mid 60's. Three of us had fished all night and finally went to the bank at Lake Martin and built a fire. The ground was damp and I lay down because I was bushed. The next day I felt like I had the flu but I've never had the flu so I can't be certain.

That night I felt awful. Got my wife (first one) to rub my chest and back with Vick's salve before going to bed. During the night I had to get up and change my T-shirt because the first one was sopping wet with sweat. Next morning I felt as well as I ever had in my life. Not another symptom.

This VICKS VapoRub is great. As a kid I use to get it rubbed on my chest and back and under my nose when I would get a cold, seem to soothe the caugh andopen nazel passeges for a good night sleep. I have also used it on my two girls when they would catch cold and seemed to give them and me a good night's sleep. Ill have to remember the foot treatment next time I come down with the crud.
Thanks

My Eskimo father-in-law says some things that are (seem) pretty crazy sometimes. Vicks on the feet is one of them. I try to stay open even in my skepticism. The Vicks thing is one of those "crazy" things that ain't.

My wife came across the smear on the feet and cover with socks routine somewhere. It really does do amazing things (for the congestion, not as a contribution to a romantic atsmosphere .)
It also should be noted that while the consistency is similar, it is not an acceptable substitute for Vaseline in certain applications.

You guys get Wintergreen Ointment over there?

Used to know a guy who swore that rubbing WD-40 on his knees kept his Arthritis down.i dunno.

I hear that it kills toe nail fungus too. miles

It's great for rubbing under a pack mule's nose just before loading a dead bear.

How long was that Bear dead!

My wife had heard that and asked the foot doctor. He said "Nope it softens the nail and makes it look better but doesn't kill the fungus."

FWIW

Dale

If ya wanna feel like ya wrapped up inna warm blanket,...put some Absorbine Junior on ya crotch.

,..ask me how I know,...

too much info even though I'm laffin

And for the love of god, don't use tube of ointment in the dark, Nupercainal and Capzacin tubes are about the same size, and open the same way.................Dear God, it burned for hours. Talk about swollen hemmoroids!

Yeah,..so I get this rash, ya see?,.. and I'm diggin' 'round in the medicine cabinet for something that looks promisin',.... see the Absorbine Junior.

I think,.. "It works on the old man's athletes feet!,..what the hell?!

whoooooo-EEEEEEEEEeeeeeeeee

It'll turn ya into a human fan, man,...no chit!

Yep..........I can feel yer pain brother, I can feel it.

I will second MC's opinion. It does work used it on my boys when they were young!

Now just what would those be??

dumb ass

Was on a river trip with two docs that were on contract with a major Florida metro county (Dade?)to do coroner work. They never went out to do a retrieval (so they said) without a new bottle of vicks. They put it all over the nose etc under their masks.

Probably cover the scent of about anything.

Sycamore

[quote=Bristoe]If ya wanna feel like ya wrapped up inna warm blanket,...put some Absorbine Junior on ya crotch. [/quote

haven't seen that stuff in decades, they still make it?


we had some and read it was good to cure and PREVENT jock itch.


hadn't had it, didn't want it.


prevent huh???????






SHEEEEEiiiiiiiiit


it's a wonder my kids weren't born with a fever!

I resemble that remark too!


you know what they say, what don't kill you only makes you stronger




well at the end of this ride, if the devil owns me, it may be uncomfortable on big Jim, but the twins.....naaaaah "you call this hot? heck this ain't hot"

I don't think so.

Too many people must have applied it to their nads and marked it off the grocery list.

A company can only light up so many peters before their market share turns ta chit.

People be talkin' 'bout,.."Fug that stuff!,...Just hand me the Jergans lotion! If that don't fix it,..I'll just scratch."

Vick's is still being produced. And most of the national pharmacies have their own version of it also.

Had a good friend of the family back in the '50s wind up in the hospital trying to cure hemmoroids with the vapors off Euclyiptus leaves. Fella told him to boil some leaves in a 1 pound coffee can and squat down over the fumes. Well all went according to plan and when Bud squated down to get them fumes working 2 very important things went splash in the water. He wound up in the emergency room with most folks having a silly grin on their faces. Now that will get you going!

??

Who the hell tries to fix their bunghole by hangin' it over a coffee can full of any damn thing?

Alla sudden,.. I'm feelin' better about the Absorbine Junior incident,...

Years ago my Dad gave me a box of reloading stuff and in there was a jar of Vick's. I had to laugh - Dad was proud of his improvisational skills so I figure the Vick's makes an acceptable bullet lube.

yeah I want the guy with the coffee can as my new hunting pard!


that way anyone starts giving me grief over trusting Mr. Absorbine Sr. about his son I can always say "yeah well lookee here what Fondue Frank went and did one time"

Speaking of crotch salves....or NOT salves. The rule needs to mentioned that if it doesn't belong in the eyes it probably shouldn't get near the crotch either.......wash before going to the bathroom when handling hot peppers, paint strippers (MEK type), etc etc. (I know these things, but I learned fast.)

And yes, Absorbine Junior is very much alive and well - in rural Alaska anyway. Works great on bug bites, etc.

Musta been some hellish hemmys to drive a guy to buy into that. What was he conned into next, accupunture with roofing nails?

lolol,..."Fondue Frank"

Absorbine Jr. flies off the shelves around here when the gnats come out. Does seem to work as a repellent.

He was an Ice cream sales man. Drove a little Foremost truck all over. Most folks knew him. They would always grin at him.

Gnats tend to hover around dog pekkers during the summer down south, here.

I can't say for sure,.. having never tried it,.. but I would strongly suspect that the dogs prefer the dog pekker gnats to a dose of Absorbine Junior to eliminate them.

In fact,... if anyone is planning to apply Absorbine Junior to their dog's nether regions,..I'd like to know in advance so I can sell tickets.

Times are hard,.. but there will always be a paying audience to watch someone get mauled because he applied Absorbine Junior to a Black & Tan's pink thing.

,...guarenteed,....

Never seen anyone attempt to apply it to dog peckers, or human ones for that matter. It does create an interesting picture though.

It works particularly well when I have to help clean up a patient who is incontinent of bowell! A dab under each nostril hole and a couple of deep inhalations through the nose and I'm ready to get to work. Changing colostomy bags has never been easier. Sappurating wound smell? A thing of the past.

I'm ready for the gangrene ward!

Dan

Bristoe, just made my morning!

Dan, sounds like this is a song for you!

Praise the Colo-rectal-Surgeon

On a serious side, sorry to ruin things.

The WD 40 will work on arthritis, it will also absolutely wreck your liver if used to often. How much or often is to often?

My late uncle frequently suffered from hemorrhoids but refused surgery. His old country doctor recommended using Vicks for relief. Years later I recalled this when in need and have to report that it works better than anything else.

Doing so will certainly create a new dance move or two, but the stuff really works wonders.

Kinda like using a dry corn cob and turpentine on a cat's rear end. Were you running really fast too?

'Skin so Soft' sold by your Avon lady is a great insect repellent but I'm sure you all know that. Right?

I suffered from plantar fasciitis for well over five years. Some days, I was totally down from the pain.

It was amazing how many ineffective treatments the doctors and prodiatrists had. The MDs injected huge amounts of cortisone with horse needles, there were orthotics and one prodiatrist had me scheduled for surgery to SEVER both plantar tendons.

One day, a neighbor who lives a block away, advised me to rub my feet with Vick's Vaporub every night and put on socks. Willing to try anything, I did just that every evening and again before going to bed.

The plantar fasciitis pain lessened and in about a week it was totally gone.

I have occasional light flare-ups, but a night or two of Vick's and socks and it's totally gone.

Totally true story.

Steve

PS. A hint: Don't apply Vick's to your feet and then wipe your azz.

Don't eat jalapenos from the jar with your fingers...and then get amorous with your wife!

Dan

Yep - and vanilla has now completed the triumverate in mothers' purses at baseball games in the summer.

Yep, not that bad a thing to be called an old "gnatty dicked dog" around these parts... been called worse

g

Thanks so much for this advice. I tried it last night on a cold that wouldn't go away. I am totally amazed how much better it is. Thanks again!!!!

Ya got to make sure you put socks on though cause if you get up during the night to pee you will slip when your greased foot hits the tile floor in the bathroom.....don't ask how I know this

Back when there was money in evergreens, my grandparents owned the most modern cedar oil distillery in the US. (and it twernt all that fancy but they didn't use mud to cool the condenser so they were miles ahead)

Vicks was a large customer. See, cedar oil is/was an ingredient in the vapor rub - so thanks all of you for buying it - with that money they bought land and now I get to hunt it...

Steve,
Bout to have surgery myself for plantar facititis and heel spurs! Im gonna have to try this remedy first. As bad as I despise the smell of Vics, if it will help my feet, I will try it.

Friend Kat,

I was a total disbeliever and just knew that it would not work. Dang if it didn't work.

I didn't mention all of the physical therapy (twelve sessions), exercises and rolling my feet over Coke cans every morning.

My friend, Vick's spread thickly on my feet and spending evenings in loose-fitting socks worked a miracle. In a week or so, I was totally pain free. Unbelieveable, but totally true.

I forgot to mention that my bride of 45 years had the same problem a year or two later. She hobbled around for several months and one day I talked her into trying the silly Vick's Vaporub thing. A week or two later, she was fine and the plantar fasciitis never returned

Kat, I truly hope and pray that this will work for you. You know how bad the pain is and this is a truly noninvasive remedy. Please try Vick's every day for a while. Please let me know if it works for you.

Your friend Steve

I just got back from the orthopaedic clinic and visit with my doc buddy. My heel's been hurting for a couple weeks and I had no idea my plantar had turned fascist but that's what he said. He ordered further weight loss, exercises and threatened physical therapy if things didn't improve. Recalling dogzapper's post, I mentioned the success of Vick's in at least a couple cases. It's worth a try even if the orthopod stepped outside his specialty and diagnosed me as nuts.

The one thing I don't want is physical therapy. The little therapist at that clinic worked me over for knee pain several years ago and I'm still doing the exercises to avoid having to face her again. She was royally PO'd one day when she didn't believe I'd done all the prescribed exercises and gave me a workout that left me wondering how I'd get back to my car.

Anyway, I'll follow doc's orders with exercises, stretching, over the counter pain meds and throw in a little dogzapper treatment and hope something works.

If one of those things works be sure and give credit to the Vicks, it'll drive the doc nuts.

Hey, what the heck can it hurt????? The worst that can happen is you'll be out five bucks and the skin on your feet will be softer.

Actually, my physical therapy was not all bad. Ineffectual and a waste of time .... granted. BUT, there was something kinky about a cute little thing rubbing oil into my footsies and massaging them for fifteen minutes each.

I might add that I made every effort to keep the Vick's in place on my feet and also on Karen's feet, when I spread it on hers. It would be very easy for tight socks to have a wiping effect, so I used very loose, thick hunting socks. And a couple of times, I even reapplied Vick's before bed and slept in what I called "Hot Socks."

There are probably much worse things than plantar fasciitis, but I live with the memories of pain so bad that I could not walk. Many times, I'd wake in the middle of the night and have to pee, and I'd actually crawl to the bathroom because walking was too painful.

And then the next morning, not being able to walk until stretching out the plantar tendon by rolling for several minutes over a Coke can. No joy.

Plantar "turning fascist" SUCKS!!!!!!

Anyway, I pray that each and every one of the Campfire crew who suffers from this disorder gets total and lasting relief from the Vick's treatment. For me, it was a complete Godsend and an end to a dark segment of my life.

Steve

WARD:

I'm now down 48 pounds to a fighting weight of 178 pounds.

Steve

I have plantar fasciitis as well. My feet are so flat that I can stand in a shower for hours and the bottoms of my feet never get wet! Any way, I have three pairs of custom molded arcs supports that fit in my shoes/boots and after about 2 months of wearing them(consistently) the pain went away!It has been about six years since I have been wearing them.
Doug

Friend Steve, I'm down 29 pounds so far but hit a plateau a couple weeks ago that's hard to get past. It'll be a while before I see anything close to fighting weight. Ward

Friend Ward,

I've hit several plateaus on the way down. I thought I'd never drop off the blasted 183 level. Just keep doing what you're doing and totally resist disappointment ... then, you'll drop like a stone.

Good going, brother.

Steve

I was in the Navy with a fella from Daddy's creek Tennessee and he said his sister would put so much Vicks on her at night that if she turned over in the bed at night she would slid out!

uhh The joke writes itself, how does he know what his sister does in bed at night down there in Daddy's Creek, Tennessee. I mean - you didn't type that with a straight face did you?

I don't know the how or why of it. He was a real piece of work. Used to box golden gloves and all that. He had all the cartlidge removed from his nose. I think he must of gotten the info about sliding from his broinlaw. straight face? Not ever when I think about that guy.