Just Put Some Vicks on It

The Experiment host Julia Longoria has always had a special relationship with Vicks Vaporub—the scent transports her right back to childhood, to days in bed with the flu at her grandmother’s house in South Florida. Julia and her cousins all knew not to tell grandma when they were sick, or they’d risk being slathered with “Vickicito.” Julia never had a reason to wonder why grandma loved Vicks so much, but this week’s episode reveals that grandma’s love for the product is deeper than Julia imagined. And while investigating grandma’s (and the world’s) Vicks obsession, Julia is pulled into her family’s past, back to Cuba, before the revolution. This story originally aired on Only Human , a show about health that we all can relate to. Because every body has a story. Be part of The Experiment . Use the hashtag , or write to us at theexperiment@theatlantic.com .

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Just Put Some Vicks on It is an episode from The Experiment by The Atlantic and WNYC Studios.

This episode is 00:27:21 long.

This episode was published on Feb 24, 2022.

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