I’ve been telling you the past couple of months how much I LOVE Vicks VapoRub – it’s one of my favorite cold care products out there! It really does soothe me, and has since I was a child. I know my kiddos will grow up feeling relaxed and comforted whenever they smell that unmistakable Vicks smell, also. You can read my other tales of VapoRub reliefr here and here – but today I’m going to offer up some great cold prevention tips I got from the Vicks VapoRub Facebook page. Here are some practical ways to keep from getting colds or the dreaded flu:
- Keeping hands moisturized helps keep our germs – I must say I had no idea about this one. But apparently when your hands are dry and cracked, it’s much easier for germs to get in those cracks and infect you! I am really guilty of not moisturizing my hands enough. Since I change about a zillion diapers a day, mine are always dry and cracked! I’m going to start doing better on this one right away!
- Warm water alone doesn’t cut it. You gotta use soap. Yikers, apparently there are folks out there who think simply rinsing hands with warm or hot water will kill germs, but studies show warm water alone does virtually nothing to kill germs! You gotta use soap to kill those bad boys!
- Hand sanitizing gel needs to dry all the way. When you use hand sanitizing gel, you’ve gotta rub your hands until they are thoroughly dry. Germs adhere much better to wetness, even if the wetness is “sanitized”.
- Humidity helps fight cold viruses! I must admit I didn’t know this one, either! A humidifier can be your BFF during cold season! Keeping indoor humidity levels between 40-60% really helps slow the spread and growth of viruses! (and yes, Vicks DOES make humidifiers!)
Ok, so there are a few tips to keep from getting a cold! But if you or your kiddos do get one, I highly recommend Vicks VapoRub to soothe the irritating coughs that colds often bring. And if you’ve never tried it – now’s your chance! Once again this month I am giving away a Vicks “Cold care combo” – Vicks VapoRub, NyQuil, and DayQuil. Here’s how to enter:
1) Leave a comment on this post telling me what you do to prevent colds!
2) For an additional entry,”like” Vicks VapoRub’s Facebook page and leave me a separate comment here letting me know you did so.
One winner will be chosen at random on April 2nd, 2011. Winner will be notified by email. Good luck!
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I am being compensated for my role in the Vicks Blogger Brigade. All opinions on Vicks VapoRub and other Vicks products are mine alone.
We wash our hands often and drink plenty of orange juice.
I have started to avoid shaking hands with strangers. We went to a car lot recently, and there was at least 6 different people within a hour of being nice, but think about it? Where have their hands been? I also have started to wipe off the shopping cart handles!
I am following Vicks on FB
We are addicted to the humidifier in the winter 🙂
Big believer in washing hands and wiping down shopping carts
I follow Vicks on facebook
I wash my hands as much as possible.
Vicks site “Liked” on FB! We keep a lot of homemade soup on hand throughout the winter. And, we increase our intake of Vitamin C and D. Also, I tend not to go into a lot of crowded areas, and, when I do, I steer clear of folks coughing and sneezing as much as possible. Sadly, Doctors offices, clinics and hospitals are “germ incubators!” Those that need medical attention often walk into these areas healthy, and, come down with a cold or flu a week later! I carry antibacterial wipes in my purse. When I go to a store and use the carts, the handle of the cart gets wiped down, as do my hands.
Our best defense against colds is taking our vitamins every day! It seems like anytime we get off track, we end up getting sick (like now!).
I like Vick’s Vapo Rub on Facebook!
Hand sanitizer kept in the purse and diaper bag at all times!
I like Vick’s VapoRub on facebook
Wow, I didn’t know about most of that. Thanks for posting it. My DS was driving me crazy the other night coughing with a small cold and I couldn’t sleep from it. I got up, put some vicks on him and immediately no more coughing. It was wonderful! Well, off to moisturize….
Wash your hands. Don’t touch your face.
From October to March, I don’t leave the house.
Just kidding. Really? I just do my best to take care of myself–sleeping enough, eating decently, taking a vitamin–so that if I’m around people who are sick, I’ve got better immunity. But I’m a nurse taking care of sick patients, and there’s a limit to how much you can do. So then I realize I’m bound to get sick at least once, and stock up on Puffs with lotion, Vicks VapoRub, OJ, and Nyquil.
I wash my hands constantly and I am super OCD about other people (my hubby and kids) touching my face. It makes me cringe.
Wash our hands constantly (we always do). Use hand sanitizer, try to get plenty of rest, drink lots of water, take our vitamins and try our hardest to stay away from anyone who is sick!
We take daily vitamins and avoid cold items like ice cream and shakes after 6 in the evening. Thanks for the giveaway.
Honestly, all I do is wash my hands. It has worked so far though…
I’m not a big germophobe, so I don’t really anything extra to stave off colds. And we don’t get many around our house, so it must work. 😉
I liked Vaporub on fb.