How to Safely and Easily Rejuvenate Your Feet and Remove Summer Callus Tissue
Posted on: 26 August 2016
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If you have been going barefoot a lot this summer and have developed calluses on the bottoms of your feet, then you will be happy to learn that there is a simple procedure that you can use to remove the callus tissue and restore your feet to their previously soft state.
Follow these steps to rejuvenate your feet and remove any summer callus tissue that has accumulated on their bottoms.
Step 1: Soak Your Feet in Warm Water
By soaking your feet in warm water, the callus tissue will absorb moisture and become softer and easier to remove. You can soak your feet in a bathtub or in a large bowl. You have soaked your feet enough when you can run your fingernail over the callus area and have skin cells come off.
Step 2: Rub the Callus Areas with a Natural Pumice Stone
One of the best things you can use to remove callus tissue on your feet is a natural pumice stone. Pumice stones are soft stones that are formed by cooled volcanic ash. This type of stone is abrasive enough to remove your callus tissue but not abrasive enough to damage healthy skin cells.
To provide a lubricant for the pumice stone to smoothly glide across your feet, cover the stone with some bar soap suds or with a bit of your shampoo. Lather up the stone well, and then rub it all over the callus areas of your feet while applying a bit of pressure. You should not feel any pain when you a removing the callus because the skin cells are dead and because there are no nerves in the dead skin. If you feel any pain, you should stop immediately.
Step 3: Provide a Layer of Moisture to the Newly Exposed Skin
Once you are finished removing all of the callus tissue with the pumice stone and have washed and dried off your feet, then you need to provide some moisture for the layer of newly exposed skin. Rub a good-quality hand lotion all over your feet, and then put on a pair of cotton socks to allow the lotion to do its job and so you will not slip on your floors and fall down.
Finally, if you are someone living with diabetes or have a weakened immune system, then you should contact a dermatologist's office in your area for an appointment. At your appointment, the dermatologist can speak to you about how to carefully care for your own foot-callus issues at home or will refer you to a podiatrist who will be able to assist you.