Vicks Cough Drops

In 1931, Vicks went on to expand its product line with two new products: Vicks Va-tro-nol Nose Drops and Vicks Cough Drops. And it’s no surprise that the company did as well as they did. Their cough drops were the first major product to join VapoRub in the Vicks Company. The drops were an immediate hit, having sold more than 25 million packages in the first year only.

Random fact: when we catch a cold, germs spread to the nose, throat and other air passages. The body tries to fight off the germs and it produces a slimy mucus to get rid of them. The act of sneezing and coughing blows out the germs with the mucus build-up. Sneezing does the job of stopping the tickling in our nose, but for a short while.