Home Remedies for Feet Corn | Natural Treatment to Prevent Foot Corn

Posted on June 30, 2009 by Carl in Natural Home Remedies

Foot Corn Treatment

People are often guilty of mistreating their feet by wearing footwear that is fashionable but very uncomfortable or by wearing shoes that don’t fit right. The result of this abuse is often calluses and corns. Feet corns can appear in two forms, soft and hard. These can be treated from home, however, with a few homemade recipes and home remedies that other feet corn sufferers found to be effective.

Home Remedies and Natural Cures for Feet Corn

Although there are over-the-counter medications that can be used for treating this problem, you can do some things at home to start your feet well on their way to recovery from corns and calluses.

Here are some of these home remedies you can use:

  • Cut your toenails. Long toenails often develop into problems with corns for a lot of people so cutting them and keeping them short can help with treating and preventing these growths. Cut your toenails straight from one end to the other.
  • To ease the pain of corns, try soaking your feet in warm water and Epsom salts. After you soak your painful feet for an hour or so, take your feet out of this solution and dry with a soft, clean towel.
    Rub moisturizer or aloe lotion on your feet and wrap your feet in a plastic bag each. Let the bag stay on your feet for an hour or two, remove then rub the corns off with the use of a pumice stone. Do this gently.
  • Do not cut off these corns as they will simply cause infection or may result in bleeding.
  • Try to get your shoes padded or wear soft soled foot wear to help prevent these growths from appearing. You can do this while wearing corn pads that you can buy from your local pharmacy or shoe store.
  • Smear some petroleum jelly on your feet before wearing your running shoes before going running or walking long distances.  This will help you avoid the friction that causes these growths from appearing.
  • Try to get right-fitting shoes as much as possible. A better-fitting pair of shoes can be your solution to this problem.
  • As much as possible, try not to wear shoes that are difficult on the feet. Pointy shoes, tight shoes, and other oddly shaped footwear should be avoided as much as possible too. These can also cause the occurrence of calluses and corns.
  • Soften corns with a mixture of crushed aspirin tablets and half a teaspoon each of lemon juice and water. Apply this solution to your corns and wear cotton socks over them for a quarter of an hour. Rub off the softened corns with the use of a pumice stone. Moisturize with lotion afterward.

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