Beauty Farming Life

Well, I just had to post about a 'home remedy' that has worked wonders for us. 2nd Man and I caught a cold a few weeks ago.  We always try to start taking Vitamin C and Zinc at the first sign and we did.  But then we stopped when it felt like it was gone but alas, it wasn't completely gone.  It came back in the form of a lingering cough.  You know, that cough that is worse when you lay down and keeps you up all night?  You have coughing fits so bad that they give you a headache or hurt your ribcage?  Well it's been keeping us up so we broke down and got some cough medicine.  That didn't really help.  Sure it probably relieved some of the congestion but the cough was still there (so much for "truth in advertising") Vicks VapoRub Flash forward to the other day when my dear friend Dawn suggested a home remedy:  Vicks Vaporub...on your feet before bed...and socks.  HUH?  For a cough?  Sounds crazy but hey, we had the ...

The other day, I posted about HERE about our amazing results with coughing and the Vicks Vaporub cure.  Many of you suggested other uses so I decided to see what was out there.    So, I've been scouring the Internet and have found all sorts of interesting uses.  I can't reference one specific website that I found all of these on because I gathered them from a variety of places.  I did the hard work for you and pulled them together from posts and even comments on other websites. So, in no particular order, here are some of the many uses I found for Vicks (most as yet untested by me): Headache? Rub a dab on your temples or forehead. Splinter, paper cut or small cut, scrape? Clean the wound and rub some on to prevent infection and speed up the healing process.  Small cuts/scratches only. Want to keep a dog or cat away from a certain area? Place an opened jar in the area you don't want the pet to be in and they should stay awa...