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Turpentine
Posted by Rob (Kentucky) on 10/31/2024
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Use a drop of turpentine daily applied to the corn will relieve them. Old Folk Remedy.
Lemon
Posted by Rob (Kentucky) on 10/02/2024
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Lemon for Corns. -Bind a piece of lemon over the corn every night for four or five nights.
From the book; Health Knowledge; a Thorough and Concise Knowledge of the Prevention, Causes page 1390, by John Leader Corish 1919
If a cripple will take a lemon, cut off a piece, then nick it so as to let in the toe with the corn, the pulp next the corn – tie this on at night so that it cannot move – he will find next morning that with a blunt knife the corn will come away to a great extent. Two or three applications of this was make a "poor cripple" happy for life.- London Field.
Book - Dr. Chase's New Receipt Book and Medical Advisor or Information for Everbody by A.W. Chase M.D., 1920
Banana Peel
Posted by Angie (Dallas) on 09/02/2024
Depends on how deep and hard the corn is. If the corn is deep and hard, the thick banana peel applies ample pressure to make the pain sharp. But hang in there, as each day goes by it gets smaller, less painful
It can also help to soak feet in 2 Quarts warm water with 1/4 cup epsom salt and 1/4 cup baking soda.
You can also solve from the inside. Taking 10 drops Black Walnut tincture twice every day for two weeks, plus phase 1 diet-------no sugar, starch (corn, potatos, flour, etc) for at least two weeks.
Scraper
Posted by BlindedbyScience (Asheville, NC) on 06/23/2024
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I've tried a few things to get rid of my corn between my toes to no avail. They are most painful when they grow to large, for awhile, when I applied pine sap it would eliminate the pain or diminish, but then I just ordered some #10 scalpels from Amazon and scraped them off ... no pain. So you can just scrape off the hardened skin which doesn't have any nerves, I wouldn't mess with normal skin. It will grow back but it's easy to do. Works on calluses too.
Watkins Red Liniment
Posted by Rob (Kentucky) on 01/15/2023
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I was using Watkins Red Liniment on my toes every night for a toenail fungus. So, I was rubbing it on the bottom of my footwear my corns were located. If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes. My corns were healed in 3 weeks. I don't know if it was the cayenne or the camphor that did it. It worked.
Banana Peel
Posted by Cas (Los Angeles CA ) on 09/13/2022
I have tried the banana peel on the corn and find that it is torturously and unbearably painful and feel like this part of the remedy should be mentioned. Or is it just my unique experience. Very sharp and intense pain coming from the corn with banana on it I have to take it off within minutes. I am aware that points at the peel working but is there a way to better tolerate the pain. Has anyone experienced this?
Apple Cider Vinegar, Aspirin, Banatrol
Posted by Betty (CA) on 12/06/2021
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My husband has had a bad corn on bottom of his foot just under the pinky toe. He used a mixture of ACV, banatrol and aspirin on gauze wrapped over night for a few nights. He pulled out a tooth looking thing and now has a hole in his foot where it was with a pinpoint hole in the center of it. There are remnants of black specs that came out when the affected area was squeezed. What are those black specs?
Apple Cider Vinegar
Posted by Rob (Kentucky) on 11/22/2021
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I've used this recipe with success for my corns. The malic acid in apple cider vinegar breaks down the hard skin of calluses and corns. According to Dr. Scholl's foot care website, in order to keep your feet healthy, you need to soak your feet in warm water with 1/3 apple cider vinegar for 20 minutes. Next, Soak a cotton ball or gauze in apple cider vinegar and place it on the affected area. Secure the cotton ball with medical tape and leave it on overnight. Repeat every day until the corn disappears. The treatment may take 1 week or more depending on the severity of your condition. Another recipe I've used for sensative skin is: 4oz Apple Cider Vinegar 4oz tap water 1 teaspoon sea salt. Use this formula as your base solution and dip your gauze intoit and apply to the corn.
Apple Cider Vinegar
Posted by ST (Eugene, OR) on 06/03/2021
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ACV soothes the corn, but I plan to try some of the other suggested remedies, especially the banana peel. However, I wish people would proof-read their comments so we could understand what they're trying to say. It also looks like people are calling anything from a blister to a bunion a "corn". Sorry to be critical but it's kind of important to get clear information.
Banana Peel
Posted by Jennifer (New York) on 08/10/2020
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I want to add into the chorus for banana peel for corns, a remedy which I found here after going to a podiatrist who wanted to eventually recommend surgery to reshape my toes, which he said would prevent the corns in the first place - insane!
The banana peel worked in about two days on a soft corn in between my pinky and fourth toe. I also had success with peel on a rough patch of skin on my thigh that popped up overnight...raised pores and almost like sandpaper. for my part, even old saved banana peels, still work, including peels from bananas I had to freeze before they went bad because I didn't use them enough.
Pumice Stone, Change Footwear
Posted by Mama To Many (Tn) on 11/17/2018
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My daughter had a corn on the side of her big toe. At first we treated it like a plantar wart or wart as we had never dealt with a corn and thought it was a wart. But it was only getting larger and worse. Her toe was even swelling some and had redness. Wearing shoes was painful.
She used charcoal poultices overnight for the pain and inflammation for a couple of nights.
We finally decided it was a corn and not a wart. The first thing to do was change her footwear. She wears cheap flats or cowboy boots most of the time. Both were putting pressure on the toe, causing the corn in the first place. We found a pair of comfortable shoes with a large toe box. This brought some immediate relief as the corn was no longer being aggravated.
She started to use a pumice stone on the corn after each shower. We could see improvement daily. She used it gently.
Then it started to look like a scab. She stopped doing anything to it and the large scab came off on its own and now the toe looks normal again.
As a side note, I have learned a few things about feet with my broken baby toe.
Feet and toes need room to spread out! So much footwear restricts the movement of the foot!
I realized that I could wrap my toe and toes with some cohesive tape and as soon as I stood up, the tape was too tight so my toes couldn't do as they were supposed to. When they are squished, corns and even bone deformities can result over time.
I also found that even my little pinky toe is used to fine tune balance.
Tight shoes are not good for you!
Probably barefoot is best, but not practical for most people except at home. I will be making more of an effort to find shoes that do not bind my feet or my children's and allow our feet to do their job better.
~Mama to Many~
Banana and Lemon Peel, ACV Soaks
Posted by Relieved (Louisiana) on 05/13/2018
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Corn Treatment: OTC did nothing. I alternated between the banana and lemon peels, changing daily. After a few days, I added a 30-minute foot soak with hot water and 3 tablespoons of acv. During the soak, I intermittently scrubbed the corn with a pumice stone. Within a week, the corn was gone. Thank you to everyone who recommended this remedy!
Banana Peel
Posted by Helen (New York, Ny) on 06/30/2017
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I was skeptical at first using a banana peel for a soft corn that is almost two years old. I've been saving my banana peels after I make smoothies, haven't even been consistent and the pain (which stopped me from working out sometimes) left quickly. The corn has gotten smaller and softened, and I know with continued use (even without consistent use I haven't had a relapse or worsening of the corn). I know with continued use it will peel off easily, like harder corns have. Will never use those corn removal pads again - this is free and natural!
Apple Cider Vinegar
Posted by Sarah (France) on 01/19/2017
I applied the apple cider vinegar yesterday, but today my foot is even more painful. Did you have the same experience?
Castor Oil
Posted by Roxy (Cape Town ) on 11/02/2016
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I tried the castor oil on a piece of cotton ball used it for two days now I promise it works was so amazed as I have bought many different expensive treatments over the years and I paid R20 for castor oil and it's a miracle in a bottle. I read a ladies review on earth clinic the best advice ever so now I can take out all my sandals and flip flops for summer.
Banana Peel
Posted by Robert (Vancouver, Bc, Canada) on 08/01/2016
1. What an excellent site. Thanks to you and all.
2. Idea > I have a callus "lawn mower" thingy. After trying soaks and Vaseline my soft corn was a bit soft. I very carefully ran my callus tool for a few seconds only and it helped reduce the pain a little. NOW I'm going to try the banana piece taped on which sounds so easy. Thanks to all for the great ideas. Soft corns ARE amazingly painful.
Lined Boots
Posted by Todayishine (America, New York) on 01/27/2016
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Boots lined with faux fur got rid of my corns.
I broke my little toe about October last year. In November, I decided I would buy boots so I would not have worry about the cold air on my feet when my shoes flopped. Once I starting wearing the boots I had NO more foot pain.
The little toe that had been broken, and had been wrapped the most in the castor oil to help the broken toe heal, the corn that had been on that toe was completely gone first. About two week later the remainder of the corn on the other little toe came off. I gave my feet no extra oils or wrapping after I got the boots, because the boots were kind to my feet.
I should also say that, I did get these boots that were lined with fake fur a size bigger than my normal size. They were a no name bran. I have used castor oil and other things to remove my corns before, only to have the corn to shorty grow back. I believe the boots keeps the corns from reocurring, because they do not press on the toe. A day or two when I wanted to look cute I was able to wear fitting shoes with no kind of pain.
Castor Oil
Posted by Girlinms3 (Mchenry, Ms) on 10/09/2015
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I had a corn on my foot for over 3 months. I literally tried everything!! Banana peels, vinegar, aspirin paste, stick on medicated pads, compound w and many more. The ONLY thing that got rid of this monster was castor oil.
Here's how I did it and I hope this helps other people because I really understand the pain you go through now and I feel so fortunate that I found mention of this on a website somewhere and gave it a try.
I took a cotton ball tore in less then half apart, made a circle out of it with the center open so the corn could come through the hole.
Pour a small about of castor oil on the cotton, but first place the cotton circle on tape that will stick to the bottom of your foot. I used medical tape that's like cloth from the drugstore. Tape it to the bottom of your foot and wear all day and one on all night. Normally in the morning I would take it off, file the corn with an emery board (black one from Sally's) and put the castor oil patch right back on.
With in 3 days, it was almost gone. I was so happy! Here's a picture of the castor oil I bought and how my cotton donut shaped patch looks. Good luck!!
Vaseline
Posted by Iowama (Usa) on 02/28/2015
I got myself into a similar situation last summer because of my habit of wearing ballet flats without socks. As Joy states, a change in your habits will put an end to your corns. My approach was to rub the area forcefully with a damp bath rag after each bath or shower. In your case, I would put the rag over a fingertip and try to get it up under the nail as much as possible. Then dry your foot and apply coconut oil that you rub in well. Wear socks around the house until things start to look better. If you can fit a fresh bandage over those areas before your work-outs, your corns will heal more quickly. For a while, it will seem as if you aren't accomplishing anything. You are. Don't stop.
Vaseline
Posted by Joy (Thailand) on 02/27/2015
Hi Stephanie, I recommend you use castor oil mixed with a little coconut oil on your feet. I can't promise it will stop you getting corns but will definitely soften the skin and if you do this nightly especially around the areas where the corns form and next day scuff off the dead dry skin, hopefully this will help you. Castor oil is just wonderful for skin probs but needs thinning a bit with coconut oil as its so thick. Good luck.
Banana Peel
Posted by Anon (Usa) on 02/27/2015
You might also consider soaking your foot in Epsom Salts first and then applying Iodex. Wishing you well!
Vaseline
Posted by Stephanie (London) on 02/27/2015
Hi, I keep getting corns on both big toes underneath the side of the nail!! So hard to get to, I keep going to the foot clinic to get them cut out, and as soon as I go to the gym, they re-appear. I can't take no more, I've been going to the gym for years now, and it's started happening this last year, it costs me 32 each time I go, and now they want to remove part of the nail off both big toes?? yuk, do you think vaseline will work for me, I've tried different trainers, socks none of my footwear is tight, and is comfortable. I don't know where else to go now. My favourite gym class kills my feet, and I don't want to stop.
Apple Cider Vinegar
Posted by Sandals (Virginia, US) on 02/27/2015
sandals actually cause MORE calluses
Banana Peel
Posted by Karen (California) on 02/25/2015
I have a corn on my left little toe, on top. Very painful that I can not wear enclosed shoes. I have been to the doctor. you won't believe this, my options are cut the toe open and file away calcium deposits or cut the toe off!! He never mentions the corn. This is from a doctor! The corn medications over the counter don't work. Heat irritates it so I put ice on it a few times a day. This helps some. I am an ice skater and need this to go away. I will try the banana and lemon.
