Most of us develop corns in the winter when we're wearing socks and shoes and boots depending upon where we live. Corns can be formed by tight fitting socks and shoes that are too tight, deformed toes or your foot sliding around in your shoes. It's difficult to form a corn walking in bare feet on the beech.
A corn is a hard, thickened area of skin that generally appears on the top of your toe, the tip o in between your toes. It is usually caused by friction and pressure.
It's called a corn because it is like a kernel of corn, round and yellowish in color. Corns on the outer surface of your toes are usually hard while corns between the toes are often soft. It is an inverted cone shape with a point that can press on the nerve below and cause pain.
Weekly warm water with Epsom salt helps soften corns. Following the soak, apply a moisturizing cream and cover them with plastic wrap for 15 minutes. After removing the wrap, try gently buffing off any dead tissue with pumice stone.
The first step to prevent more corns is to purchase shoes that fit. To relieve the discomfort from the corns you have now use corn pads or toe sleeves that can wrap around your toe for cushioning. Check the foot-care section of your local drugstore for other relief products which may include creams and corn remover pads. If the corns continue to cause pain, make an appointment with a podiatrist.
And as long as you're paying attention to your feet, make sure you put on clean socks daily to keep away the fungus.
If you use a way to get rid of corns that works and is safe, let us know. We are open to your ideas.
To your success at balancing your life and your health.
Ruthan Brodsky
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