I've noticed several people asking about dry skin or calluses and my podiatrist recommended for me corn huskers lotion available at most retailers usually runs about $2 a bottle and a little bit will do ya. I have used vaseline and while it does work is very messy to use. I also use a corn/callus shaver to trim up the calluses on my feet. This is very safe and inexpensive to use. It is also available at most retailers for around $2-$3 or at Sallies beauty shops.
Johnson"s Foot Soap. Get it at Walmart. Great stuff. Use Emu Oil right after to help seal in moisture and heal your skin. Emu Oil is awesome on burns too.
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10/10/2005
A shaver cuts the callus, which can be dangerous for those with diabetes or blood-vessel disease.
I found a new product. It is not wildly inexpensive, but it will last you for life, and it does a superior job. It basically is a whole new way to get rid of calluses and rough, dead skin without any harm to normal skin.
Check out www.Cherishop.com .
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I have calluses a half inch thick on the bottom of both my feet, the whole bottom of my foot is covered with it. How can I get them to go away without cutting them off with a knife, like I've been doing?
I have had them my whole life and have never seen anyone else have them like this. Both my girls have it too, but my parents don't! Were did this come from and how do I get rid of it?
I used to be on dialysis and suffered from cracked, dry and thick calluses on my feet. I do my own pedicures on a regular basis. When in the shower I use a double sided sugar file. After the shower I use the ped egg then a regular nail file to smooth a bit then I use Eucerin/Aquaphor healing ointment (works wonders) then put socks on. If I don't have the Eucerin/Aquaphor ointment I use Vaseline, if I don't have that then I use lotion with a bit of olive oil mixed in. Sometimes when I put these things on my feet I put saran wrap around my foot and then a sock on. I don't recommend using anything that shaves thick layers off, too dangerous.