A person spends most of his life on his feet. Not only a beautiful gait and good posture, but also general well-being, performance and health depend on their condition.
Therefore, the legs need special care and care. The appeared roughness on the feet require immediate action, otherwise you may encounter such troubles as corns, corns and cracks.
Where did the messes come from?
If you do not clean the skin of the legs from the dead layers of the epidermis and wear uncomfortable shoes, then in the places of greatest contact of the foot with a flat surface, troubles will appear in the form of corns.
The place of their dislocation will necessarily be the heels, the front and side of the foot, fingers. The appearance of natoptyshe impossible not to notice.
The skin on the legs in certain places becomes yellowish and so coarse that the sensitivity disappears. The main human errors that allow to appear on the natoptys are:
- Lack of regular care. Daily washing with soap, warm and contrasting baths 1-2 times a week, applying pumice stone, visiting a pedicure technician 1-2 times a month is an effective prevention of the appearance of corns, cracks and calluses on the feet.
- Wearing uncomfortable, defective shoes. It's no secret that shoes should be comfortable, matched to the shape and size of the feet. To give preference to shoes made from natural materials.
Ignoring the simple rules of foot care can have irreversible consequences. Various lesions of the sole of the foot can cause deformations not only of the skin, but of the entire foot.
The gait will no longer be light and graceful, and your favorite high-heeled shoes will still show off in the closet.
Pharmacy Artillery
If the defects in the form of corns still appeared on your legs, then there is a line of pharmaceutical preparations that will effectively help to cope with the problem. For intensive softening and dissolution of the cornified layer of the epidermis, keratolytic agents are used. These include:
- Acids: salicylic, lactic and benzoic;
- Resorcin;
- Sulfur;
- Urea;
- Alkali.
For the treatment of natoptyshy on their feet, they use preparations of the keratolic group in the form of pastes, ointments, creams, special patches and pencils. Also, you can find the drug in liquid form in the form of a solution.
The percentage of keratolic substance concentration in the finished product determines the degree of impact on the keratinized area. So, the most used substance is salicylic acid.
The ointment, which contains 2.5% acid, acts on the skin as a means of exfoliating dead skin particles. Drugs with a concentration of salicylic acid of 10% or more, according to the principle of action of alkali, corrode the cornified epidermis.
All sorts of combinations of different keratolytic drugs of different percentages, help to quickly cope with the problem of natopys on the feet at home.
It remains to determine the drug itself. Rapid treatment is possible with such pharmaceutical preparations:
- Modern medical patches.
Enough convenient and effective.
Adhering to all recommendations when applying, the plaster holds well for several days.
All this time, the keratolytic substance contained in the patch is actively affecting the keratinized area.
After removal, it is necessary to remove the remnants of a nap under the foot with pumice or a brush.
If necessary, the procedure can be repeated.
- Paste, ointment, cream.
All good pharmacies are rich in this good. It is necessary to select a tool depending on the neglect of the problem.
Preparations containing keratolytic substances in large percentages can affect healthy skin.
Therefore, it is necessary to apply pastes and ointments directly to the place of dislocation of the sling.
The skin around the problem area can be treated with a thick cream for protection.
- Liquid solutions for external use.
Effectively used in the fight with the corns on the foot and compresses, impregnated with solutions based on keratolic compositions. Take into account the need to apply the tool only on hardened skin, otherwise burns may occur.
- Special pencils.
Created for convenience and ease of use. Such a pencil can always be kept at hand and use if necessary at any time.
They contain active substances that are able to soften coarse skin.
In addition, some pencils of a gentle composition are used to prevent the appearance of corns on the feet.
The manufacturer promises that such a pencil does not leave marks on the shoes.
- Japanese and Chinese socks.
The Japanese and Chinese know-how in the form of socks soaked in all sorts of natural extracts, actively promotes its effective action. Socks have a very pungent odor, since the concentration of active substances seems to be off scale.
In contact with the skin of the legs, the lactic acid, which is part of, strengthened by the action of natural plants and oils, well softens the skin of the legs.
Folk methods have always been, are and will be
Quick disposal of corns on the feet with the help of folk remedies suggests to avoid spending on finished products, using all sorts of available tools. The main folk methods for solving the problem of corns on the legs are:
- baths of various compositions;
- compresses and lotions;
- self-made masks and scrubs;
- some products.
Their main task is to soften the coarsened epidermis, so that later you can easily remove the sling with a brush or pumice.
Top 5 popular methods of getting rid of corns:
- Warm baths of soda, soap and ammonia. Long-popular method for the effective softening of hardened skin of the feet. For two liters of warm water, you will need one spoon of baking soda, laundry soap and liquid ammonia. The duration of the procedure is about 40 minutes. This is enough to then completely remove the hardened epidermis from the feet.
- Salt baths. Baths of table or sea salt also do a good job with horniness. Salt also helps to strengthen the nail plate, so that this bath solves two problems at once.
- Foot mask made from oatmeal. You will need to boil the porridge and cool. Take 6 tbsp. spoon oatmeal, add 2 tbsp. spoons of any vegetable oil. Mix well. Mask uniformly applied to the pre-steamed foot. For effective action, it is worth wrapping your feet with cling film and putting on your socks. Withstand 20-30 minutes and finalize the procedure with pumice stone.
- Compresses from vegetable oil. Any oil of plant origin intensively softens the roughness. To achieve the desired result, you can soak the usual cotton socks with oil, wrap with plastic on top and put on another pair of socks. After the procedure, wash your feet with soap and water.
- Compresses of onions and potatoes. Oddly enough, but the gruel of chopped onions and raw potatoes, is capable of a few procedures to cope with corns. To do this, we put gruel on the feet, fix it with a bandage, wrap it in film and put on socks. Such a compress can be applied on all night. In the morning it will only wash off the composition and a little work pumice.
As you know, in the fight all means are good. Among the many options to defeat the collar on the feet, everyone will find the most effective and convenient for themselves.
If you can not cope with the problem yourself, then you can resort to the help of a specialist.
Serious defects are successfully and painlessly removed in beauty salons with a laser and liquid nitrogen.
It is always easier to warn than to fight.
The tendency to the appearance of defects on the feet is inherent in every person in one way or another. Skin type, lifestyle, understanding the need for daily care - all this determines the condition of your feet. Simple preventive measures can help prevent problems:
- Feet must be washed daily. Wiping dry with a towel, grease at night with a fat cream. You can wear loose cotton socks for the night.
- Sweaty feet should be refreshed with deodorant in the evening and morning and powdered with talcum powder.
- Socks, tights and shoes must be carefully selected on the leg, so that they are comfortable. New shoes are better to buy in the evening, when the legs are tired after the "working day".
- Take time to choose your slippers. They should be light and open so that the skin can "breathe." At home, feet should feel free.
- Do not neglect the daily gymnastics for the legs. It helps strengthen muscles and improve blood circulation.
- It will be very useful to purchase a massage mat and take a few minutes to walk on it. And in the summer, do not miss the opportunity to walk barefoot on fresh grass or sandy paths.
- A visit to the pedicure master is a mandatory procedure for preventing the appearance of trouble on the skin of the feet. In the summer, professional foot cleaning is especially important.
- If the skin on the sole begins to get rude, then it is necessary to apply a warm foot bath and use pumice stone. To enhance the softening effect can be added to the water:
- Salt;
- Soda;
- Liquid soap;
- Ammonia (1 tbsp. Spoon to 3 liters. Water).
To prevent the appearance of corns on the feet is very easy. To do this, just feel sorry for the time to care and constantly wear uncomfortable shoes. But to get rid of the problem and to achieve a pleasant smoothness of the heels is sometimes difficult. Daily care of the legs - a pledge of a confident and easy gait!
And in the next video a few more tips on how to get rid of corns.
