The corns, calluses and cracks on your feet can occur in people that spend most of the day on their feet or due to uncomfortable shoes. These conditions aren’t health hazardous, but can be really painful and unpleasant. Fortunately, there are effective ways you can treat corns, cracks and calluses at home easily.
Put your feet in a socks with glycerine
Put your feet in a socks with some glycerine to get rid of calluses and dry skin. Just mix 50ml of glycerine with 10 drops of ammonia. Apply this mixture on your feet at night, and put on your socks. Repeat this method 10 times to see the results.
Use paraffin to make your feet soft
Use paraffin to moisturize your feet and get rid of dead cells. In a big bowl, combine same amount of wax (paraffin) and mustard oil, and then put it in the microwave until it’s melted. Dip your foot in the wax, wrap the feet with polyethylene film and a towel. After 20 minutes, take the wax off and use a nail file to polish the calluses. You can apply your regular smoothing cream afterwards.
Soak your feet in lemon juice
This effective method will make your skin soft and help remove cracks from your heels in just 5 days. You just need to grate one lemon. Apply the grated lemon on your calluses and keep it on for 15 minutes.Repeat this method for several days to see the results.
Epsom salt and chamomile tea foot bath
This amazing foot bath is very effective for treating corns and cracks on your feet. Just drop a handful of Epsom salt into a foot bath of hot chamomile tea. Soak your feet for at least 10 minutes, then remove the corns and calluses with a pumice stone.
Use mustard oil and licorice paste
This strange, yet effective method can help you fight infection. Grind two or three licorice sticks into a fine powder, add half a teaspoon of mustard oil to make a paste. Apply the paste directly onto the corns and wrap with a bandage overnight. Repeat this method for 3-4 times to see the results.