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Home Remedies for Corns - Treat This Condition Naturally

Alternative MedicineJune 9, 2011Written by Peter Filinovich561 views

The condition for development of corn is medically recognized as callus. The occurrence of callus is a dermatological problem, and it can be effectively treated with the help of home remedies for corns. Moreover, in this problem a particular part of skin becomes thick, and seems like it is swollen. This problem occurs when a particular part of the skin faces repeated friction, continuous pressure, for example when person wears footwear which is smaller in size may develop callus in the feet. Also, the foot is found to be more prone to callus than other parts of the body. But, the fingers are also prone to callus especially middle finger. The home remedies for corns are effective on this problem wherever callus may appear.

The prime cause for the occurrence of callus is repeated friction on the particular part of the skin. Moreover, due to the repeated friction on the skin develops callus to prevent the skin from causing blisters; this is natural reaction of the skin to prevent it from further damage. The home remedies for corns helps to decrease the size of the callus so that it doesn't look ugly. In addition, to understand about the formation of callus, it is important to know about the process of the skin to develop resistance against the friction. When the skin suffers from friction for long period of time, it accumulates a chemical keratinocytes in the outer layer of the skin.

Also, an extensive network of the cross-linked protein and hydrophobic keratin is formed due to continuous friction; due to this the calluses are resistant towards mechanical and chemical insults also. Moreover, the studies show that the dead skin cells of calluses are more resistant than the normal skin of the body. But, it is also important to have a healthy skin, and callus cannot be considered as a healthy part of the skin due to which a person seeks for some effective treatments, and home remedies for corns are found to be very effective in rejuvenating the dead skin cells of the calluses. Some of the most effective home remedies for corns are mentioned ahead.

1. Soak a piece of cloth in the vinegar, and wrap it around the affected part. Leave this bandage for 24 hours to encourage healing.

2. Sometimes a person suffers from inflammation and swelling between the bone and the corn. For such cases there are some easy home remedies for corns, one of these remedies is to soak the affected area in the mixture of Epsom slat and warm water to reduce the size of the corns, and relieve the pain.

3. Soak the callus in the soothing dilute chamomile tea.

4. Soak the corns of feet in the soothing mixture of 3 tablespoons of baking soda mixed in one tub of warm water.

5. Saturate a cotton ball in vinegar, and apply it on the corn. Leave the vinegar on ove
ight.

6. Powder a piece of chalk, and mix it in water to form paste. Apply this paste at night, and leave the paste on ove
ight.

7. To soften the dead skin, apply pineapple juice on it.

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