Vicks on your feet?

Being sick seems like a fantastic way to start my blog, so lets start with a questionable pin I've seen spreading like wildfire in the past couple of weeks. It says that if you put Vicks on the bottom of your feet and cover with socks, it will help relieve night time coughing. It sounds like a trick, right? I figure my feet will smell like menthol but how on earth can this help my sinuses? Oh well, I'll try anything. I actually want to test this theory out for more sinus/cold related symptoms than just a cough. So here's the original post and lets get started:

 I actually couldn't wait until bedtime to try out this remedy. After a long day in my Kindergarten classroom, I decided to come home and take a snooze on the couch. I have a ton of sinus pressure, a minor cough, and an irritatingly constant runny nose. Following the very simple instructions listed above, I took a bit of Vicks and massaged it into the soles of both feet. This alone felt wonderful- everyone should have foot massages while ill. Anyway I covered up with my well-worn but still cozy Brookstone Nap socks and laid back. I couldn't believe it... the relief to my sinuses was nearly instant. My runny nose was gone and that slight tickle in my chest was soothed. I slept like a log for -get this- 3 hours! Whoops. So much for cooking dinner tonight. But I will be doing this again before bed and again every night while I'm sick. So share the knowledge (and the pin), this one works!