Only Human

Just Put Some Vicks On It

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29:42 | Mar 8th, 2017

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A granddaughter sets out to find the roots of her grandmother’s obsession with Vicks Vaporub. The little blue jar ends up changing their relationship.



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fiercefab recommended:Dec 16th, 2019

Oh man, this brings me back. My grandma loved her Vicks swore that little blue bottle cured everything. I’d be curious how it became such a huge thing in so many immigrant communities. Was there some brilliant ad campaign back in the day? Some of my Filipino friends also have memories of being sla...Show More

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dannyDec 22nd, 2019

Yes! (sorry missed this earlier), but thats so funny, my first memory of Vicks is also with my grandma in India :)

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