Foot Skin Callus
Your body does a remarkable job at protecting itself.
When excess friction is detected, extra skin forms as a protective barrier.
But sometimes it does this a bit too well!
When built up, callus forms large deposits which can be as painful as corns.
It can also be difficult to tell callus apart from corns and warts (verrucas).
When excess friction is detected, extra skin forms as a protective barrier.
But sometimes it does this a bit too well!
When built up, callus forms large deposits which can be as painful as corns.
It can also be difficult to tell callus apart from corns and warts (verrucas).
Foot Callus Symptoms
The yellow, dry appearance is distinctive and parts of your foot experience more friction.
The areas prone to callus build-up include:
If thick and dry enough, hard skin on your feet can become painful. This is especially true with heels.
The areas prone to callus build-up include:
- The tips of your toes
- Under the balls of the feet
- Outside of your big toe
- Your heels
If thick and dry enough, hard skin on your feet can become painful. This is especially true with heels.
Foot Callus Causes
Foot Strike: This is the way your foot interacts with the floor when you walk.
Medical Conditions: Conditions like hyperthyroidism or psoriasis can contribute to dry, sensitive skin on the feet.
Dryness: Cold in the winter and dry in the summer; sometimes there's no particular reason except for lack of moisture.
Medical Conditions: Conditions like hyperthyroidism or psoriasis can contribute to dry, sensitive skin on the feet.
Dryness: Cold in the winter and dry in the summer; sometimes there's no particular reason except for lack of moisture.
Home Foot Skin Treatment
Callus can be self-treated with a good quality moisturizer.
Gehwol Blue or Mint are the best for this.
Both smell beautiful, absorb fast and mean you don't have to file away like a prisoner trying to rasp on steel bars.
Rub them into the dried out area twice a day for a week, then once every two days after that.
For heavier hard skin build-up's, you may need a decent foot file, like this wooden one.
Wood foot files are better than metal as you can use them in the bath or shower.
(At the end, of course, else you'll be floating in dead skin cells)
See my treatment video here.
Gehwol Blue or Mint are the best for this.
Both smell beautiful, absorb fast and mean you don't have to file away like a prisoner trying to rasp on steel bars.
Rub them into the dried out area twice a day for a week, then once every two days after that.
For heavier hard skin build-up's, you may need a decent foot file, like this wooden one.
Wood foot files are better than metal as you can use them in the bath or shower.
(At the end, of course, else you'll be floating in dead skin cells)
See my treatment video here.
