‘Vivaporu’: For many Latinos, memories of Vicks VapoRub are as strong as the scent of eucalyptus
(Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times) Glolria Hernandez of Baldwin Park smells a jar of Vicks VapoRub at the Santee Alley in downtown Los Angeles. (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times) Jose Martinez and Sahara Garcia take a sniff from a jar of Vicks VapoRub at the Santee Alley in downtown Los Angeles. (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times) Quiggle Ignacio takes a whiff of Vicks VapoRub at the Santee Alley in downtown Los Angeles. Malvina Camejo, 82, of Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., loves Vicks VapoRub so much she affectionately calls it her Vickisito. (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)Rachel Herz, a cognitive neuroscientist at Brown University, thinks its strong scent might play a role.
Source: Los Angeles Times March 26, 2019 10:52 UTC
