ANSWER: We have collected a surprising number of unique uses for Vicks VapoRub. Yours is the first to suggest that it could help against insomnia. Another reader offered these unusual suggestions ...

We all know there's absolutely nothing worse than having a stuffy nose - and for many of us, rather than going through 20 boxes of tissues or using a nasal inhaler, Vicks VapoRub is the go-to for ...

One is for soothing a head cold, the other for clearing congestion. 'Imagine a medieval Vicks VapoRub,' she says. The recipes, for a herbal head poultice and a stale ale, mustard seed and nutmeg ...