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Natural and Effective Tips to get rid of Corns (Calluses) in your feet!

Posted on: 18/Dec/2014 4:33:17 PM

Winter monsoon is here and it also causes the several skin and foot problems. Actually, most of us believe that it is mostly one`s hair and skin that endures the most and lack of care of our feet, which really suffers due to persistent dryness which may give upswing to several fungal and bacterial infections and eviler even corns or calluses in your feet.

Corns are dense fortress of dead cells which develop either over or under the skin. Corns or calluses are ripened as an upshot of body’s defence mechanism to shield itself from forfeit and dreary friction be it from shoes, slippers, socks or any other outside factor. Corns and Calluses are irksome and sometimes sore patches of hard, dead skin that shape in retort to pressure, stress or friction. They usually ensue on thin or glabrous skin area, particularly on the dorsal shell of toes or fingers.

Calluses mean to a thin, levelled area of dead skin, while a corn refers to a thick, upraised area that is rounded or cone-shaped. Corns can also have an ugly red and puffy look. Corns and calluses are often originated on the sole of the foot; ball of the foot; outer of the pinkie toe, where it hurts against the shoe; amid the toes, where they scraps up against each other.

The home remedies are ideally the top bet for corns and calluses if you turn out to be suffering severe soreness, which may necessitate surgical intrusion.

Here are easy tips to pamper in to shield your feet from corns naturally:

Don`t ignore to rinse your feet with clean water along with any antibacterial soaps such as Dettol or Savlon before going to bed at night.

Pertaining castor oil can show wonders as it behaves as a softener.

You can also put on cotton dipped in vinegar over the corns and then consent it overnight. The next morning, you will locate that the dead cells have softened and then they can be detached using a pumice stone.

Exfoliate, rub and nourish your feet before going to bed to slay bacterial growth and ward off fungal infections.

Thwart wearing tight foot wears and also stab not to keep your nails long as they entice dirt and bacteria thereby running to fungal infection in the feet.    

Home Remedies for Corns and Calluses:

Pumice Stone: Soak the foot well to relax the tough skin. Then, with the light pressure, scrub a wet pumice stone back and forth crosswise the corn. Take a break for every couple of minutes to rinse away the dead skin, and recite until the corn is worn down.

Baking Soda and Hot Water: Soaking the infected feet in a solution of baking soda and also hot water is very in detaching the fussy tough, dead skin. Add 3 tablespoons of baking soda into a bucket of warm water and then immerse your feet. Otherwise, you can massage the infected area with a baking soda paste prepared up of three parts soda to one part water.

Corn Starch: Sprinkle corn starch in the affected feet region to get rid of moisture. The toes ought to be kept dry as moisture can possibly cause infection.

Vinegar: Before bed, steep a cotton ball with vinegar and fasten it to the affected area, leaving it on overnight. The next day, employ a pumice stone to clean the corn away.

Pineapple: The skin of a pineapple holds enzymes that can aid soften c corns and calluses, quickening their removal. Ascribe a square of pineapple skin to the corn and leave overnight. Recur for 3-4 nights, and the corn must fall off on its own.

Moisturize: Put on the moisturizer to the infected areas so as to shield the skin soft.

Split up the Toes. To ease corns that progress amid the toes, split them employing organic cotton or lamb`s wool.