Corns are hard areas on your skin that occur when calluses build up near a bony part of your foot, such as near your toes. Corns usually show up on your feet because of too-tight shoes rubbing on your skin and causing friction. If you have corns on the bottom of your feet, you may be able to treat them at home if they are not too severe. Stubborn corns may require surgery.
Step 1
Soak your feet in warm water with soap added for 10 minutes. Use a pumice stone to rub away dead skin from the corns on the bottom of your feet after they have become soft from soaking.
Step 2
Apply petroleum jelly or a hand lotion that contains lanolin to your corns after soaking to soften them.
Step 3
Use doughnut-shaped corn pads to protect and treat the corns on the bottom of your feet. Purchase the corn pads at any drugstore. Apply the adhesive pads like bandages over your corns to relieve pain and pressure on your corns.
Step 4
Treat your corns using an over-the-counter salicylic acid treatment. Purchase a corn treatment kit at any drugstore.
Step 5
Modify your shoes if they are causing your corns. A shoe repair shop may be able to stretch them. Too-tight shoes often rub calluses and corns on your skin.
Step 6
Wear socks during your corn treatment to pad and protect corns on the bottom of your feet.
Step 7
See a podiatrist if your corns do not go away after a week or two of home treatment. Ask your doctor if surgery is necessary to treat your corns. Your doctor may wish to remove part of the bones in your feet to prevent corns from forming.
Things You'll Need
- Pumice stone
- Petroleum jelly or lanolin hand cream
- Adhesive doughnut-shaped corn pads
- Medicated over-the-counter corn treatment
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