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Science Study warns using Vicks VapoRub on children under 2 years
Science Study warns using Vicks VapoRub on children under 2 years | Study warns using Vicks VapoRub on children under 2 years |
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| by William Atkins | |
| Thursday, 15 January 2009 | |
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Science DiscussionsNote: Let it be known that Procter and Gamble (headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.A.) already warns on their product labels not to use Vicks VapoRub in and around the nostrils, along with not to be used within the mouth, on wounds or damaged skin, and under tight bandages. The article “Vicks VapoRub Induces Mucin Secretion, Decreases Ciliary Beat Frequency, and Increases Tracheal Mucus Transport in the Ferret Trachea” was authored by Juan Carlos Abanses, Shinobu Arima, and Bruce K. Rubin, all from the Department of Pediatrics, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States. The mentholated topical cream called Vicks VapoRub was first created in 1891 in Selma/Greensboro, North Carolina, and sold as Vick’s Family Remedies. It was first sold to the public under the name of Vicks VapoRub in 1912. Its main ingredients are camphor (cough suppressant and topical analgesic), menthol (cough suppressant and topical analgesic), and eucalyptol (eucalyptus oil, cough suppressant). The company Procter and Gamble advertises Vicks VapoRub as "The only thing more powerful than a mother's touch." Additional information on Vicks VapoRub and its warning by these Wake Forest researchers is found on page two. |
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