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Is smearing a child's own vomit on their chest and under their nose really as effective as Vick's Vapo-Rub for clearing up the sinuses?
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∙ 14y ago
No. The hydrochloric acid from the stomach contents of the vomit can burn the child's skin.
A good alternative is to prepare a steam vapor bowl with menthol and have the child inhale it. Vick's ingredients are listed on the label and one of them is menthol and camphor. In your great grandparent's day, camphor was used to make smelling salts, a powerful sinus stimulant. Vick's vaporub is one of the earliest patent medicines still on the market. Not all over the counter medications are artificially made, so check the patent dates of the product.
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