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Can you use VapoSteam in a humidifier?
Answer: You can use the Vicks VapoSteam with your Vicks Vaporizer or other hot/warm steam humidifiers to increase the action of steam to help moisten dry, irritated breathing passages and temporarily relieve coughs due to minor throat and bronchial irritation associated with a cold.
Can I put Vicks liquid in my humidifier?
Only water should be put in the tank of the humidifier. With most humidifiers, adding essential oils to the tank can breakdown the tank plastic and ruin the internal parts of the humidifiers. As an alternative, use Vicks VapoPads and Vicks VapoSteam with select humidifiers to get soothing Vicks vapors.
Is VapoSteam safe?
This medicine may cause harm if swallowed. If Vicks VapoSteam (camphor inhalation liquid) is swallowed, call a doctor or poison control center right away. This medicine may catch on fire. Do not use near an open flame or while smoking.
Can you use too much Vicks VapoSteam?
Do not use 2 doses at the same time or extra doses. Many times Vicks VapoSteam (camphor inhalation liquid) is used on an as needed basis. Do not use more often than told by the doctor.
Is VapoSteam safe for babies?
The study reports that VapoRub’s combination of camphor, menthol, and eucalyptus oils may relieve symptoms and improve sleep in children with upper respiratory infections. Unfortunately, this only applies to kids over age 2. Vicks is not safe for infants.
Can you put baby Vicks in a humidifier?
Because it’s effective in alleviating cold symptoms, it’s a household item. On no condition should anyone apply this ointment to a humidifier. The company which produces this product, also produces humidifiers and the same have warned the general public never to use the Vicks VapoRub together with the humidifiers.
Is a vaporizer a humidifier?
The primary difference is the way they introduce moisture to the air. In general, humidifiers work by creating mist from cold water, whereas vaporizers heat water to create steam.