Ive never heard of using vicks. I have heard and did this, i trim my hair like every 2 months or so. Seeing a hairdresser will be good too he/she can look at your hair and give you some advice on it. If you colour and highlight your hair often that can lead to damage and slow down the growing process. My hair use to reach down to my butt, i use to braid it every night before bed and i felt like that kept it growing too. A few months ago i went to get it cut in long layers and the hair dresser cut it shorter than i wanted, i cried..lol. Im looking to grow it back longer. With the help of prenatal vitamins its growing really well! There are vitamins out there of hair if you wanna try it too.