Dear Dr. Gott: My mother is old school in that I grew up slathered in Vicks and put to bed at the first sign of sniffles or a cough. The rub would allow me to breathe easier when she spread it on my ...

Apart from alleviating a congested chest during a cold, menthol rub can also be used to treat other pains and aches as well as stop your beloved cat from ruining your furniture. Here are some ...

Ahh, that sweet, relaxing moment after you lather up your body. Now imagine getting sore muscles in on the self-care love too. Enter: muscle rubs and recovery balms. Featuring a mix of familiar ...

Dear Dr. Gott: My mother is old school in that I grew up slathered in Vicks and put to bed at the first sign of sniffles or a cough. The rub would allow me to breathe easier when she spread it on my ...

Some smells are strong enough to break through even the stuffiest noses. You can have the cold of the century, but you’ll still be able to sense a splash of Pine-Sol or a ball of wasabi. And no matter ...

Cold and flu season is upon us—at least the first round of it. Instead of chugging Nyquil and using menthol rubs, there are herbal options to help you fight illness. Some of these herbal remedies may ...

Several pediatricians recently urged parents to refrain from the traditional folk remedy of applying menthol-based products to the skin of toddlers to assuage abdominal bloating, warning that exposure ...

Menthol gives cough drops, lip balm and other drugstore remedies that cool minty taste and slight numbing quality. Now the Food and Drug Administration has taken a long-awaited step toward saying that ...

Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. Something with menthol, eucalyptus oil and camphor is generally used to help ease sniffles and clear ...