Calluses are a buildup of rough,
thick patches of skin on your feet (and sometimes hands).

Corns are similar to calluses, yet the buildup of hard skin is more
concentrated in one area and can be deep at their core. They can be soft or
hard, depending on what area of the skin they're on. For example, if a corn
is between your toes, chances are it's a soft corn because the moisture
keeps it soft.

If you spend a lot of time on your feet each day or your feet experience
regular pressure and rubbing, corns and calluses can develop - especially as
you grow older.

Some like to take care of their calluses and corns by clipping them off with
toenail clippers or small razors. Please don't, it's too easy to give
yourself an infection since the tools aren't sterilized or you can nip
yourself too deeply.

Here's a step-by-step list to get your feet back into shape.

Home Remedy Treatment

Materials Needed:

1/2 cup Baking Soda
1/2 cup Kosher salt
Pumice Stone

Directions:

* Soak feet in a tub of hot water with the baking soda and Kosher salt
stirred in. Soak for about 20 minutes.
* After 20 minutes, lift one foot out of the tub and begin to scrub
the callus or corn with the pumice stone. Do this gently, your skin will be
tender from the soak.
* Rinse the pumice stone in the tub as needed, you'll have loose skin
building up. Also rinse the loose skin pieces off the foot you are working
on as needed. Continue working on the foot with the pumice stone until the
callus or corn has been removed, or at least as much as is comfortably
possible. Sometimes this will take more than one treatment.
* Repeat the procedure on the other foot (which has been soaking in
the tub the whole time). The skin will be softer yet on this foot, so go
gently.
* Once you've successfully removed the calluses or corns or removed as
much as you could in one sitting, rinse off your feet and pat dry. Apply
your favorite moisturizer and cover your feet with wool or cotton socks.

The first treatment will always be the biggest job, but if you regularly
soak your feet and treat rough spots with a pumice stone as soon as they
start to appear, your feet will benefit and you won't have much of a problem
controlling calluses or corns. You can also try these foot spa recipes and
turn it into a foot pamper time:

Homemade
http://tipnut.com/5-homemade-foot-soak-recipes/

Foot Soak Recipes and Foot Therapy Scrub
http://tipnut.com/homemade-foot-therapy-scrub/

If calluses and corns are particularly thick, you may need to give the above
treatment over a period of several days.

If you find your feet develop calluses easily, try treating them regularly
with coconut oil or shea butter and fitting your shoes with cushion insoles.
Corns can be helped by wearing shoes that fit well, use cushioned insoles
and avoid wearing high heels. You can buy special pads to cover your corns
that help them heal faster. There are home remedy recipes to apply on corns,
but you have to tread carefully since you don't want to damage the
surrounding healthy skin.

If you have calluses or corns that seem to be permanent, are painful and
don't disappear with treatment, have your doctor check them. He (or she) may
be able to prescribe something for you, sometimes surgery is required for
extreme cases.

Careful: If you have diabetes, it's always recommended to consult your
doctor first before treating your feet.