Vicks Vapor Rub For Baby Stuffy Nose

Vicks on feet for stuffy nose.

Vicks vapor rub for baby stuffy nose.

There is a non medicated type of this product called vicks baby rub that may be used on babies 3 months up to 2 years of age. Stuffy nose could a viral infection referred to as a. Regular vicks vapor rub should only be used for children over the age of 2 through adults. If your baby is under the age of 2 you should never apply vicks to their chest nose feet or elsewhere.

You can also use your index fingers to apply pressure on the bridge of your nose right between your eyebrows. You suggested that camphor an ingredient in vicks might be the problem. The blend is dubbed. Many parents will swear by using this on their little ones who are younger than 2 years old on whom vicks cannot be applied in nose.

Vicks vaporub can be applied on feet and rubbed to relieve the stuffy nose easily. You recently told readers not to put vicks vaporub in the nose. Menthol camphor eucalyptus oil. Baby vicks rub is it safe.

You could try special nonmedicated rub for babies 3 months and older. This type is not meant for babies. You could try. It is not the camphor but the petrolatum.

In order to make it like the adult version it only contains a tiny bit of eucalyptus oil. Vicks vaporub a topical ointment made of ingredients including camphor eucalyptus oil and menthol that you rub on your throat and chest doesn t relieve nasal congestion. Vicks baby rub is designed to be gentle on baby s skin and has no medication in it. For example place your index fingers on both sides of your nose where the nose and cheek meet with one finger on each side and apply moderate pressure for 2 to 3 minutes.

Vicks vaporub is a topical ointment that contains the active ingredients. As a pulmonary physician i can explain the real reason there is a warning against putting vicks vaporub in the nostrils. If vapor rub on you chest doesn t clear you stuffy nose can you use vicks inhaler or nosedrops answered by dr. Hold for 2 to 3 minutes.