I've heard it over and over and over again, people SWEAR by it. Jazz has a bit of a cough/cold and I keep hearing "rub 'Vick's into her feet and put socks on, it'll stop her coughing!".

Now, she's not coughing enough for me to be able to say that it works. It could just as easily be that the toy she is playing with is stopping her coughing, if you know what I mean

I'd like to know how this is meant to work? I mean, how does it work better than putting it on their chest? (before you tell me about the dangers of the actual Vicks Vaborub, I use a eucalyptus/lavender mix most of the time, and sometimes the Baby Balsam).

Explain it to me!