Corns are formed due to various causes. On their feet, their appearance is most often caused by uncomfortable, incorrectly selected footwear, which causes discomfort to the leg. Corns on fingers or hands appear due to physical work. The cornified part of the callus presses on the nerve endings that are present in the skin of a person. This pressure causes painful sensations. Especially unpleasant are calluses, which have deeply ingrained "roots".
In the pharmacy you can find various drugs to combat this scourge. We propose to consider folk methods of treating calluses.
Soap and soda baths are very effective in the fight against calluses. Only 8-10 procedures will save you from them. Prepare the tubs in the following way. 1 liter of warm water is poured into the basin (about 36-40 ° C). 1 teaspoon of baking soda is dissolved in water. Soap your feet into the water and keep them there for about 15 minutes. Then, rub your skin with pumice stone or a special brush. Rinse your feet with warm water, dry them with a towel and oil them with any nutritious cream.
Soap and soda baths can be done in a different way. In 3 liters of water, add 1 tablespoon of baking soda and chamomile infusion (10: 1 proportions). Ragged skin first pound with pumice stone, and then take the bath. It's enough to do them for half an hour, and the corns will save you from your presence.
Another way is to use compresses. Take 3 cloves of medium-sized garlic and pour them 3-4 glasses of wine vinegar. The resulting mixture is infused for 2 weeks. Then moisten a piece of cotton cloth with cold garlic vinegar. Excess fluid squeeze. An impregnated scrap of tissue is applied to a sore spot (by the way, so get rid of not only of calluses, but also of warts). Compress the bandage and leave it overnight. In the morning, you make a new compress.
Copes with the removal of calluses and juvenile warts common and wild garlic. You can squeeze juice out of it or rub it into a gruel. To remove warts, you just need to lubricate them three times a day. A callus must first be roasted in water with added soda. And only then the gauze, moistened with the juice of garlic, is applied to the callus. The procedure is more convenient before bedtime. Duration of application - 2 weeks.
You can rub a couple of baked garlic heads. Add about the same amount of butter and mix. Corn first strip and put on it garlic ointment. Top with a clean sheet of plantain (or burdock) and bandage, but not tight. Change the dressing 2-3 times a day. Corn will go away in a few days.
If you are lazy, the next popular method of treatment will suit you. Take natural propolis and apply it to the corn. Secure the adhesive plaster. A few days later the corn is gone. If you want to speed up the healing process, then gently scrape off the top layer of the corn, which softens propolis.
The keratinized parts of the skin on the legs and salty cold baths are dissolving. In 1 liter of cold water, add 1 tablespoon of table salt. In the bath, always lower both legs, even if the second does not hurt. This bath relieves pain, soothes burning, softens the skin. Keep feet in water for 10 to 25 minutes. After the bath, you do not need to wipe your feet, but it's better to walk on the ground or on hot stones 10-15 minutes. If you do not live in a private house, you can fill a special box with pebbles. And the procedure to perform in the morning. These baths are usually taken until full recovery. They not only struggle with keratinized areas, but also relieve fatigue, contribute to the strengthening of internal organs (especially the bronchi and heart).
Another evil enemy of all corns is onion husks. Folded in a jar of shells poured with table vinegar. The bank is closed with paper for compresses and 2 weeks at room temperature. Then the husk gets. After the vinegar drains, it is slightly dried. At night, a compress is applied to the affected area. On the callus is superimposed onion husk layer of 2-3mm. The skin around the callus is pre-lubricated with petroleum jelly or fat cream. In the morning they remove the bandage and without any problems scrape off the corn.
Corns can be wiped with tomato slices or tomato paste. It is not difficult, and the result will not force yourself to wait.
People's methods of fighting calluses have in their arsenal and the softest remedy against them are poultices from calendula. Their flower baskets contain carotene (provitamin A), which is responsible for the softness. The flowers of calendula are poured with a small amount of hot water and kneaded into a gruel. While the mixture is warm, it is spread over a piece of cloth and applied to the corn. Then a flap wrapped with a woolen shawl. Noticeable softening of the callus is observed to 10-12 sessions.
Corns remove juice or ointment from a mixture of celandine and lard in a ratio of 1: 1.
After steaming, the lemon peel is tied to the leg with pulp. After 2-3 days the corn is easily removed.
In warm water, only a few potassium permanganate and salt are bred. For 15-20 minutes you lower your legs into it, and then do not wipe them. The bath relieves the pain caused by calluses.
A good folk method of treating calluses is the following recipe. In the bread crumb you pour a little vinegar essence and knead very thoroughly. Apply before going to bed directly to the callus and securely fix the patch. Do not be frightened by the sharp pain that arose in a few hours. This means that the essence has penetrated into the tissues. It provokes swelling of the build-up and redness of the skin around the corn. The dead skin area will soon depart along with the corn. In the morning, remove the crumb and rinse the skin well. A week later, there will be no corns left.
Clean the bulb cut in half, put in a glass, pour vinegar. Put for a day in the heat. You pull the onions. Apply to the callus on the leaf twice a day, tying with a rag.