Efficacy of a Topical Aromatic Rub (Vicks VapoRub®)-Speed of Action of Subjective Nasal Cooling and Relief from Nasal Congestion
Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=53518#.VMdF8yzQrzE Author(s) Ron Eccles 1 , Martez Jawad 1 , David L. Ramsey 2 , J. David Hull 3 Affiliation(s) 1 Common Cold and Nasal Research Centre, Cardiff School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK . 2 The Procter & Gamble Company, Mason Business Centre, Mason, OH, USA . 3 Procter & Gamble Technical Centres Ltd., Whitehall Lane, Egham, Surrey, UK . ABSTRACT Vicks VapoRub ® (VVR) is a pharmaceutical preparation containing a combination of levomenthol, eucalyptus oil, turpentine oil and camphor as active ingredients, and thymol, cedarwood oil, and white soft paraffin as excipients. VVR is a petrolatum-based ointment to be either applied topically to the chest, throat, and back or added to hot water and the aromatic vapours inhaled. When used topically, the actives are evaporated by body temperature and inspired. The mai...