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• Vicks VapoRub was invented by Lunsford Richardson, Davidson College class of 1875. He first called it Richardson's Magic Croup and Pneumonia Cure Salve, then Vick's Magic Salve, and finally Vicks VapoRub, after his doctor brother-in-law. The Davidson conne
• The main ingredients of Vicks VapoRub include camphor 4.8%, eucalyptus oil, menthol 2.6%, thymol, and several other ingredients. Thymol, or 5-methyl-2-(1-methylethyl) phenol, is a phenol derivative that can have antiseptic and preservative properties.