Using expired (year 1996) Vicks Vaporub?!
Question: Ever since I was young, I've loved Vicks Vaporub. Now, I've had this bottle for as long as I could remember - and used it last night (chest/back/feet) from having a cold. The thing is, I just noticed the expiry is October 1996! Opening the bottle, it both looks and smells fine. Are there any health concerns I should I be concerned seeing is how it's over 10 years old? Having had a few heart issues (palpitations) recently, I'm a little worried as well.
Answers: Ever since I was young, I've loved Vicks Vaporub. Now, I've had this bottle for as long as I could remember - and used it last night (chest/back/feet) from having a cold. The thing is, I just noticed the expiry is October 1996! Opening the bottle, it both looks and smells fine. Are there any health concerns I should I be concerned seeing is how it's over 10 years old? Having had a few heart issues (palpitations) recently, I'm a little worried as well.
Since it is not something you take internally if it looks and smells strong even though it is quite old I wouldn't worry about it. It will probably be fine.
You should have tried it on Mikey first! Report It
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