Breathe easy and feel better with Mentholatum Vapor-Max Vaporizing Ointment—a trusted remedy for cough, cold, and muscle aches for over a century. Formulated with 100% natural active ingredients including camphor, eucalyptus oil, and menthol, this powerful ointment delivers medicated vapors that help relieve chest and nasal congestion, soothe coughs, and ease minor aches and pains.
Perfect for bedtime, Vapor-Max provides up to 8 hours of soothing relief, helping you and your child sleep more comfortably. Simply apply to the chest, throat, or neck to experience fast-acting comfort from cold symptoms and sore muscles. Safe for adults and children ages 2 and up, it’s a versatile, topical alternative to oral cough medicine.
Mentholatum has been trusted since 1889, offering high-quality, time-tested formulas that support your family’s wellness. Try our full line of vaporizing rubs including Mentholatum VaporDuo, Mentholatum Original Topical Ointment Rub, and Mentholatum No-Mess Vaporizing Rub—great for kids and easy to apply. FSA eligible. Use as directed.
- 100% NATURAL ACTIVE INGREDIENTS: Mentholatum Vapor-Max Vaporizing Ointment is a cough suppressant that delivers natural camphor, eucalyptus oil, and menthol in a one-of-a-kind topical formula that provides maximum strength cough relief when applied to the throat and chest.
- MAXIMUM STRENGTH* COUGH RELIEF: Formulated to provide maximum strength cough relief, Mentholatum Vapor-Max Vaporizing Ointment when applied to the throat and chest works fast to temporarily relieve cough due to minor throat and bronchial irritation associated with a cold. *Among OTC topical cough relief products
- UP TO 8 HOURS OF MEDICATED COOLING VAPORS: Perfect for bedtime, medicated cooling vapors works during your sleep soothing nasal passages and temporarily relieve cough to help you or your child sleep; Soothing comfort for up to 8 hours
- SAFE AND EFFECTIVE: alternative to oral cough medicines with soothing vapors of natural camphor, eucalyptus oil, and menthol - Safe for adults and children ages 2 and older
- RELIEVES MUSCLE ACHES AND PAINS: Mentholatum Vapor-Max Vaporizing Ointment penetrating formula temporarily relieves minor aches and pains of muscles and joints, due to simple backache, arthritis, strains and sprains
Inactive Ingredients: Fragrance, Rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf oil, white petrolatum
Directions
Adults and children 2 years and over:
Rub a thick layer on the throat and chest for cough, or rub on sore, aching muscles, or joints.
Cover with warm, dry cloth if desired.
Clothing should be left loose about the throat and chest to help vapors reach the nose and mouth
Use up to 3 times daily, or as directed by a doctor.
Children under 2 years of age: Ask a doctor.
Warnings
For external use only
Ask a doctor before use if you have
- Cough that occurs with too much phlegm (mucus)
- Chronic cough that lasts or as occurs with smoking, asthma, or emphysema
When using this product, do not heat, microwave, add to hot water or any container where heating water. May cause splattering and result in burns.
Do not take by mouth or place in nostrils
Do not bandage tightly
Do not get into eyes
Do not apply to wounds or damages skin
Stop use and ask a doctor if
Cough lasts more than 7 days, comes back or occurs with fever rash or headache that lasts
This could be a sign of serious condition
- Muscle aches and pains persist for more than 7 days or clear up and occur again within a few days
Keep out of reach of children. If swallowed, get medical help or contact a Poison Control Center right away.