Vicks VapoRub Speaks Out After Mom Uses Product That Expired In 1987 On Her Sick Son

My son has been sick (not Covid) and shout out to my mom, who loaned us the SAME pot of Vicks she used to use on me growing up. \n\nExpiration date 1-87pic.twitter.com/LqWx3LYI2c

— Heather Chacon (@Heather Chacon) 1631464122

Rest assured I did use this and it did indeed help. Vintage Vicks for the win.

— Heather Chacon (@Heather Chacon) 1631479250

My mom swears by Vicks but I assume she's gone through a few containers since then

— Jennifer Polk, PhD (she, her) (@Jennifer Polk, PhD (she, her)) 1631465391

My GM would thickly smear that on my chest when I was sick, I would have to hold my pj top open for her making the whole procedure seem more self inflicted. The worse? buttoning my thin cotton top back up just to have it grossly be stuck to my chest with the Vaseline

— Alexandra Rosas (@Alexandra Rosas) 1631494930

Children nowadays will not know the horror of trying to sleep with your pjs stuck to your chest with Vicks Vapor rub or the burning pain of having every cut and scratch treated with Mercurochromepic.twitter.com/iCMfonitoD

— Mask Nando (@Mask Nando) 1631506800

Samesies. My mom sent along a jar from \u201882 and calls to check I used the right technique (tbsp into boiled H2O, inhaled over 20m via putting a towel over my head over the pot). BTW I\u2019m the global chief medical officer @BabylonHealth and fmr CMO at UnitedHealthcare. She don\u2019t care

— Darshak Sanghavi (@Darshak Sanghavi) 1631491291

Heather, we're sorry your son is sick, and hope he's feeling better soon. The safety of your family is very important to us, and while we appreciate your mom's confidence in VapoRub, we recommend that you don't use an expired product. Please send us a DM with any questions.

— VapoRub (@VapoRub) 1631538767

We\u2019ve still been using this jar from the 70s.pic.twitter.com/RlYTD3gQWe

— Amber Oldenburg (@Amber Oldenburg) 1631485398

I see your Vicks Vaporub and will raise you an expired bottle of Caladryl calamine lotion that works like a charm. This went from my childhood home, to college with me, and now to adulthood married with kids.pic.twitter.com/6daMgZ4Y8D

— Emily L. (@Emily L.) 1631521878

How I slept when that Vicks vapor rub finally hit late at night.pic.twitter.com/rBWXUm80Ej

— Jermaine (@Jermaine) 1631531958

After your mom or grandma got finished rubbing you down with that Vicks on your chest and a lil bit under your nose now you sitting on the couch watching the stories and The Price is Right the good old dayspic.twitter.com/E9O30R12F1

— DKT (@DKT) 1631531116

Our product is very safe when used as directed, however, since VapoRub is an oil-based medication, it shouldn't be used under or inside the nose, inside the mouth or swallowed. Any oil-based product can get into the lungs if used improperly. If you have any questions, please DM!

— VapoRub (@VapoRub) 1631544804

I'm so sorry for your loss. My mom passed in 2015. She used to put Vicks on my back and damned if it didn't work.

— Sondra Harris (@Sondra Harris) 1631565135

Yep, just not the same in a plastic jar! Also I am sorry for the loss of your Mom...

— Martha Wall (@Martha Wall) 1631524956

I'm sorry about the loss of your mom. I understand wanting to keep things like that after they're gone. May this bring you fond memories.https://twitter.com/st33lmagn0lia/status/1437333735180054528\u00a0\u2026

— \ud83d\udc3e \ud83d\ude37 Mrs. Cellophane \ud83d\udd73\ufe0f\ud83d\udc7b (@\ud83d\udc3e \ud83d\ude37 Mrs. Cellophane \ud83d\udd73\ufe0f\ud83d\udc7b) 1631522397