Vicks VapoRub Topical Ointment Children's Cough Medicine - Vicks (2024)

FAQs

What's the difference between Vicks and children's Vicks? ›

Vicks offers a safer alternative called Vicks BabyRub for babies and children under 2 years but older than 3 months. This product contains fragrances and aloe in a petroleum jelly base but does not contain camphor oil. Vicks BabyRub is available in some grocery stores, pharmacies, and online.

VapoRub has 3 active cough suppressants that are clinically proven to relieve coughs. Apply VapoRub topically to the chest or neck for cough relief that starts working instantly. VapoRub Children's can be used on all children ages 2 and older to provide safe and soothing cough relief so they can sleep.

Interactions between your drugs

No interactions were found between Robitussin Children's Cough & Cold CF and Vicks VapoRub.

If your baby is under the age of 2, you should never apply Vicks to their chest, nose, feet, or elsewhere. You could try special nonmedicated rub for babies 3 months and older. The blend is dubbed as a “soothing ointment” that contains fragrances of eucalyptus, rosemary, and lavender.

There's no evidence that putting Vicks VapoRub on your feet will relieve a cold, congestion, or cough. But it might help moisturize your heels and relieve toenail fungus.

Another cough suppressant is Vicks VapoRub Children's topical rub; it relieves cough without the fight trying to get your child to take a spoon of medicine! Rubbed gently on the chest, throat and back, medicated vapors start to work instantly to suppress cough. Plus, you can use it on kids 2 years and older.

If your child is one year old or older, give them warm apple juice, milk or decaffeinated tea with honey in it. The warm liquid can soothe their throat and loosen the mucus. Help clear their chests with a cool mist humidifier or steamy shower.

If a person wants to give a child cough medicine, they can choose one with dextromethorphan (DM), which is present in most nonprescription cough syrups. Studies show that DM and honey are equally effective in reducing the cough frequency in children. Always follow the instructions on the package.

Vicks VapoRub is generally safe, but parents should be vigilant when using it for several reasons: It's not meant for children under 2 years old. Camphor is dangerous when ingested. It can causes seizures4 and other side effects, so always keep it away from your child's face, including directly under the nostrils.

They said using the Procter & Gamble Co product in this way can cause a young child's tiny airways to swell and fill with mucus, triggering severe breathing problems. "The only problem we've seen is in a small child when it has been put under the nose," Dr.

What's the difference between VapoRub and baby rub? ›

VapoRub lists camphor, menthol, and eucalyptus oil as active ingredients and also lists inactive ingredients of turpentine oil, nutmeg oil, and cedar leaf oil. BabyRub lists fragrances of eucalyptus, rosemary, and lavender but no active ingredients.