Getting rid of calluses doesn't have to be hard work. With good routines and effective skincare, you can get rid of the hard skin on your feet. Read on to find out how.
You may already know that skin is the body's largest organ. And because it is so important to us, it deserves special love and care.
Most of us find it completely natural to take care of the skin on our face, which we cleanse, exfoliate and moisturize. In the meantime, it's easier to forget the skin on our feet, which we can keep hidden in socks for most of the year.
But just like the skin on our face and the rest of our body, the skin on our feet can also benefit from exfoliation and moisture to prevent it from drying out.
Why do you get calluses on your feet?
Most of us actually experience calluses on our feet at some point in our lives. It's completely natural, because the calluses act as the body's natural defense against the pressure that the feet have to endure every day.
When we walk around every day, the skin on our feet is exposed to friction, and this is what sometimes causes the skin to react by forming a thickened layer of dead skin cells that can act as a protection against the more delicate tissues underneath. And this defense mechanism can create both calluses and corns, which most of us would like to replace with baby-soft feet.
The hard skin can also accumulate in smaller areas on the feet, for example on the side of our little toe or big toe, or the soles of the feet. These are typically the areas that have the most contact with the ground or with the shoes we wear.
Is it hard skin or corns?
If you have very painful calluses, it may not just be dry skin at all.
Then there is a risk that you are suffering from corns. They are very similar to calluses, but gather in smaller areas on the feet, such as between the toes.
Here, the hard skin will have a "core" in the middle, surrounded by inflamed and irritated skin. And they can hurt - a lot!
So it's worth paying attention if you experience pain around your hard skin. If you think you have a corn, it's a good idea to visit a podiatrist who can remove it properly. In this case, no cream alone will work.
How to get soft feet - always
So how do you remove calluses? We'll explain! When it comes to calluses, softening is the key word. The hard skin must be softened before it can be removed, and only then can you get down to the soft, delicate skin that the hard, dead skin cells hide.
Remove dry skin with a softening foot bath
One of the best methods to soften calluses is to take a nice and relaxing foot bath. Put comfortably warm water in a bowl and add some foot bath salt - then you are well on your way to loosening the hard skin. And then there's nothing else to do but relax while your feet soak for about fifteen minutes. Afterwards, you can dry your feet with a towel and file them with a foot file or pumice stone.
Finish with a rich cream
Even though it's completely normal to get calluses, it's also perfectly fine to want to remove them. We also know this at Raunsborg, where we have developed an effective product that is designed precisely to help you get rid of the stubborn calluses that your feet can have.
Our Raunsborg Feet & Heels 100 ml is an extra nourishing and moisturizing cream for your feet and heels. With a fat percentage of 42.42%, the cream is so rich that it provides feet and heels with long-lasting moisture.
In this way, the cream counteracts cracks and calluses and leaves the feet wonderfully soft and fresh. A combination of extracts from lime, vegetable squalane and hydrolyzed wheat protein protects and cares for the feet. And the cream's fresh scent of birch and sage provides a spa-like feeling in your own home.
A pure miracle cure for calluses!