Don't be callus! Take on hard skin to make your feet beautiful
Life takes its toll on our feet, and we don’t always give them as much care and attention as they deserve. Feet do have their own defense mechanisms, but they’re not always the most effective.
Take calluses, for example, which is thickened hard skin your body develops as a type of armour to protect against repeated rubbing and friction. If the skin didn’t thicken, it would break down and bleed, yet calluses themselves can cause pain and discomfort.
While calluses are very common, the good news is that it’s easy to find a hard skin remover to treat them at home yourself.
Under pressure
Calluses tend to develop on parts of the skin that are regularly exposed to a lot of pressure and friction. The skin builds up so that the area becomes tougher than other places.
If the skin becomes too thick, the calluses can begin to hurt when weight is placed on them, which can make walking become painful. They can develop anywhere, however the heel, ball of foot, outer sides of the smallest and biggest toes and the top of toes are often more susceptible.
Calluses also tend to be yellow in colour, whereas dry skin on the feet is usually white, or red if irritated and itchy.
You may be more likely to develop calluses if you walk around barefoot, wear shoes that don’t fit properly, or wear open-backed shoes.
Get into a routine
To stop calluses worsening, it’s important to treat them with a hard skin remover and adopt a regular foot care routine to keep them in check for the future. The first step is getting rid of the dead skin cells in the callus so there is less pressure.
The Amopé Pedi Perfect™ Electronic Foot File with Diamond Crystals™ is the perfect hard skin remover for tackling calluses, as it gently, quickly, and easily removes the dead, dry skin, while requiring less force than a manual foot file. The safety stop mechanism provides additional safety and roller heads with different grain sizes remove even thick, tough calluses easily.
Once you’ve removed the callus, continue removing hard skin to keep them at bay, and check for new calluses regularly so you can treat them before they become painful.
Moisturizing your skin with the right product such as Amopé Pedi Perfect™ Daily Moisturizer Foot Cream after using a hard skin remover can also help soften it and keep calluses at bay. Don’t just wait until problems develop to start paying attention to your feet!