Essential Oils for Calluses

Have you tried essential oils for calluses? Calluses are one of the aesthetic problems that our skin suffers when we do not pay enough attention during the personal care routine. These are hardness formed by friction with the footwear and the floor, which usually accumulate dead cells that prevent the skin from regenerating optimally. They appear regularly on the soles and heels, and sometimes on the fingers.

Salicylic acids, antibiotics, and surgical procedures are not for everyone. In addition to not being recommended for people with diabetes, pregnancy, and other health problems, some of these medications and medical procedures can have adverse and harmful side effects. And this is where essential oils come to the rescue.

Essential oils are much more beneficial for calluses with virtually no harmful side effects. With the help of Mother Nature, essential oils have genuine benefits when used in the right way. And when it comes to calluses and other skin conditions, you must respect the power of some of these oils. Let's look at the essential oil we offer to help soften the calluses of the skin.

Essential Oils for Calluses

Essential oils soothe the skin and reduce the thickening of the calluses, minimize sensitivity and discoloration, soften the hardness of dead skin, improve blood circulation and promote cleanliness around the area affected. The oils are:

1. Tea Tree Oil

Tea tree oil is an essential oil that is used to treat bacteria, fungi, and viruses. For this reason, it is a natural treatment for many skin ailments, including acne, blisters, burns, warts, and calluses. 

Calluses are more common in hands and feet and can be unsightly. Before attempting a dangerous method of removing corns, such as cutting with a blade, try removing with tea tree oil.

Ingredients

• Tea tree oil
• Warm water

How to use

• Fill a shallow bowl with 2 cups of warm water.
• Add 5 drops of tea tree oil.
• Soak the callus for 15 to 30 minutes.
• Rub the softened callus with a pumice stone. This may take some time if you have a particularly large callus to remove. If you are unable to remove the callus all in one try, soak the callus again in the tea tree oil solution.
• Dry the affected area with a clean towel and apply petroleum jelly. This will help soften any remaining calluses.

2. Lavender Oil with Baking Soda

The astringent properties of sodium bicarbonate bind with the antibacterial and relaxing power of lavender essential oil to give us complete treatment against calluses that affect the health of the feet.

These ingredients eliminate dead cells and help hydrate the affected area so that it regenerates more easily.

Ingredients

• 5 cups of water
• 2 tablespoons of baking soda
• 1 tablespoon lavender essential oil

Preparation

• Put the cups of water to heat and, when they reach a tolerable temperature for the skin, pour them into a bowl.
• Add the lavender oil and baking soda.

How to use

• Dip your feet in the remedy for 20 minutes and, after this time, rub them with a pumice stone.
• Repeat your application 2 or 3 times a week, until the calluses are removed.

3. Eucalyptus oil with Epsom Salts

Treatment with eucalyptus oil and salts of Epsom not only allow us to soften the hardness of the feet, but also prevents fungus and provides a relaxing effect.

Ingredients

• 5 cups of water
• ½ cup of Epsom salts
• 1 teaspoon eucalyptus oil

Preparation

• Heat the water and, without letting it boil, pour it into a bowl.
• Add the eucalyptus oil and Epsom salts and stir them until they are well dissolved.

How to use

• Dip the feet for 20 minutes and rub them with a pumice stone.
• Use it 3 times a week to get good results.

4. Coconut Oil with Garlic

The antibiotic and anti-inflammatory power of garlic is combined with the moisturizing compounds of coconut oil to give us an effective treatment against corns and athlete's foot.

This natural remedy fights foot fungus and, in passing, moisturizes dry areas to soften hardnesses.

Ingredients

• 5 cloves of garlic
• 2 tablespoons coconut oil

Preparation

• Crush the garlic cloves and mix them with coconut oil to obtain a paste.

How to use

• Rub the treatment on the feet and let it act 40 minutes.
• Rinse with warm water and repeat its use 2 or 3 times a week.

5. Olive Oil with Tomato

The antioxidants of the tomato combined with the fatty acids of olive oil allow us to repair the skin of the feet, especially in case of hardness and cracks.

Its direct application moisturizes dry areas and reduces the accumulation of dead skin and impurities.

Ingredients

• 2 ripe tomatoes
• 2 tablespoons olive oil

Preparation

• Crush the ripe tomatoes and mix them with the olive oil.

How to use

• Apply the treatment on the feet and let it act for 40 minutes.
• Rinse with warm water and repeat its use every night before bedtime.

6. Vitamin E Oil with Vaseline

Both petrolatum and vitamin E oil act as powerful moisturizers and regenerators, facilitating the removal of calluses and imperfections in the feet. This natural cream repairs cells and helps eliminate dead skin that leads to hardness.

Ingredients

• 1 vitamin E oil capsule
• 5 tablespoons petroleum jelly

Preparation

• Add the petroleum jelly in a glass jar and mix it with the content of a vitamin E capsule.

How to use

• Take the amount you consider necessary and massage the feet until it is completely absorbed.
• Repeat its use every night before bedtime.

Conclusion

Those essential oils are really helpful for calluses. Have you neglected your feet? Do you notice hardness or dry skin parts? Keep in mind some of these essential oils to soften them and improve their appearance.