thread: Explain to me scientifically how rubbing 'Vicks' on feet is actually meant to work??

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  1. #18
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    Aug 2006
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    I guess anything is "lethal" used incorrectly. It's definitely a strong word. Alcohol is lethal used in excess but "safe" at a glass of wine. SLE is "safe" used in shampoo but used throughout the day multiple times probably isn't. So it's all a little bit subjective....If I was to leave the cloth with undfiluded eucalyptus on it & Immy sniffed it deeply she could stop breathing and it could be "lethal".
    Absolutely. But my point is that a mother rubbing a small amount of Vicks or Eucy Bear or similar on her child's feet, ie using it for it's intended purpose, is very unlikely to be 'lethal'.
    Last edited by Willow; May 27th, 2010 at 11:23 AM.