Treatment for Corns

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Treatment for Corns

 

With the help of essential oils of:

Calendula (10 drops to 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil blended)

Tagetes 30 drops to 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil blended)

 

this can soften the skin of the corn.

Rub the blend on the corns 3 times a day.

 

Then, Warm-water soaks soften corns so that gentle rubbing with a

pumice stone afterward can remove dead tissue. Several such

treatments may be necessary before the corn has been removed (three

to four days). The area should be protected with small, doughnut-

shaped pads, available at any pharmacy.

 

Soft corns are treated by placing lamb's wool pads between the toes

to reduce perspiration. Over-the-counter pads or plasters containing

salicylic acid are effective in removing hard

corns.

 

The pad should be cut to the size of the corn and applied to

the skin. After leaving it in place for a day or two, the pad is

removed and the foot soaked for 20 minutes in warm water. The area

is then gently buffed with pumice, and the procedure repeated until

the corn has been removed.

 

Such medications carry a risk for irritation, chemical burns, or

infection, particularly for older people or people with diabetes.

These medications are also highly flammable.

 

Salicylics do not eliminate the friction that caused the corn in the

first place, so the problem will probably come back unless correct

shoes are worn. If the corns are well-developed, a physician or

podiatrist may trim them, using a scalpel to thin the corn. This

should only be done by professional, however, and not attempted as a

do-it-yourself project.

 

 

Andrew Pacholyk LMT, MT-BC, CA

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