You can rub your baby s feet though.
Vicks baby rub on newborn feet.
Take a pair of old baby socks and cover the feet to keep the rub intact.
The takeaway when it comes to keeping your baby healthy it s never worth the risk to apply medications that aren t 100 percent safe.
Vicks vaporub is manufactured by procter and gamble so i spoke first with spokesperson velvet gogol bennett about the safety of using vicks vaporub on an infant s feet which isn t recommended on the product s label.
Vicks vaporub is a medicated ointment containing camphor eucalyptus oil and menthol.
Here are the steps.
Apply the gel with long gentle strokes along the length of your foot.
Vicks babyrub is a non medicated formula that contains fragrances of eucalyptus rosemary and lavender.
It could be the vicks clearing their nose it could be that i m massaging their feet and hitting some sort of pressure points that s activating their immune systems i ve read this is the reason it works it could all be some crazy coincidence.
Though vicks states on its.
Be sure to apply the gel in a thin evenly layered amount.
Put your baby in his or.
But rubin said some parents may still choose to use it for a sick child usually by rubbing the salve on the feet.
The active ingredients can help suppress a cough and clear a person s airways.
I did try it on lo s feet it worked a bit but we also did the garlic oil on feet too and that worked as well.
Smooth a small amount of vicks baby rub onto your baby s feet before he or she goes to sleep.
I do the vicks on the chest and back.
Yes only use the baby rub the regular contains camphor menthol where as the baby version only contains aloe extract eucalyptus oil lavender oil and rosemary oil.
Procter gamble s product label warns it is not indicated for children under two.
Remember to apply the gel to the area between your toes and on the bottom of your feet.
If your baby is under the age of 2 you should never apply.
Look up baby feet reflexology there is zones to rub for certain ailments.
Can be used as needed on babies 3 months and older.
We use baby vicks on the kids and like you said apply it to the bottoms of their feet before bed under socks.
Even if you place your baby in a.
Combined with your loving touch it is perfect to calm soothe and relax your baby.
