I use Vicks for athlete's foot. I noticed also that a 'plantars' wart' - one of those ingrown things - had started to grow on the bottom of my foot and when I started using Vicks/white socks on my feet, that thing went away, too. I also 'grease up my feet' when I have a cold and put whatever kind of stocking I want on. It works - my feet don't cough either. . . .