| | | Everything to relax and revitalize yourself including Pumice Stones! | | Everything to relax and revitalize yourself including Pumice Stones! | myLot Discussions on Pumice Stones| Dry Feet | | Okay so I have these really rough dry spots on my feet. Mostly on my heel and on the bottom of my big toe. I use this foot lotion and even use a tool to get the dry skin off but they are still dry. It doesn't even begin to take the skin off. I mean it works but it doesn't make a difference. I don't want to have nasty feet. What can I do?? | |
| | Caring for Blisters, Calluses, and Corns | | Caring for Blisters, Calluses, and Corns
If any skin problem gets red, inflamed, or looks infected, your mom or dad will want to check with your doctor. But more often blisters, calluses, and corns can be cared for at home.Blisters usually just need time to heal on their own. Keep a blister clean and dry and cover it with a bandage until it goes away. While it heals, try to avoid putting pressure on the area or rubbing it.
You can help a callus go away faster by soaking it in warm, soapy water for 10 minutes, then rubbing it with a pumice (say: puh-mus) stone. The stone has a rough surface and can be used to rub off the dead skin. Be sure to ask your parent for help using one. Shoe pads that go inside your shoes also can help relieve the pressure, so foot calluses can heal. Pumice stones and foot pads are sold in pharmacies.
Corns take a little bit longer to go away. To help them heal, you can buy special doughnut-shaped pads that let the corn fit right into the hole in the middle to relieve pain and pressure. There are also pads that contain salicylic (say: sah-luh-sih-lik) acid, which takes off the dead skin to help get rid of the corn. If the corn sticks around for a... | |
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| myLot Discussions on Pumice Stones| Dry Feet | | Okay so I have these really rough dry spots on my feet. Mostly on my heel and on the bottom of my big toe. I use this foot lotion and even use a tool to get the dry skin off but they are still dry. It doesn't even begin to take the skin off. I mean it works but it doesn't make a difference. I don't want to have nasty feet. What can I do?? | |
| | Caring for Blisters, Calluses, and Corns | | Caring for Blisters, Calluses, and Corns
If any skin problem gets red, inflamed, or looks infected, your mom or dad will want to check with your doctor. But more often blisters, calluses, and corns can be cared for at home.Blisters usually just need time to heal on their own. Keep a blister clean and dry and cover it with a bandage until it goes away. While it heals, try to avoid putting pressure on the area or rubbing it.
You can help a callus go away faster by soaking it in warm, soapy water for 10 minutes, then rubbing it with a pumice (say: puh-mus) stone. The stone has a rough surface and can be used to rub off the dead skin. Be sure to ask your parent for help using one. Shoe pads that go inside your shoes also can help relieve the pressure, so foot calluses can heal. Pumice stones and foot pads are sold in pharmacies.
Corns take a little bit longer to go away. To help them heal, you can buy special doughnut-shaped pads that let the corn fit right into the hole in the middle to relieve pain and pressure. There are also pads that contain salicylic (say: sah-luh-sih-lik) acid, which takes off the dead skin to help get rid of the corn. If the corn sticks around for a... | |
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