Corns on Toes

Try using an uncoated asprin, wet it place it on the corn and wrap a band-aid around it. Try this at night. The asprin will heal the corn and relieve the pain. I had a corn on my toe for months until a friend told me about this and it worked. Continue until the corn heals and then cn bee removed.

L. S.

M.,
I have used the bandaid style removers that have salacylic acid in them. They worked for me. I just left is on for about 3 days. Then I clipped off all of the white skin. My foot doctor said to prevent them in the future to go over my feet in the shower with a nail or foot file one to two times a week.
W. M.

Are you sure they are corns on her toes? She does seem so young, poor thing! I always get callouses on my baby toes when my shoes are too tight. I had this foot repair cream that I got from Mervyn's that had tea tree oil in it that worked really well for soothing and repairing my dry feet. It came with a little pair of socks; smooth on the cream then ear the socks to bed. I wonder if something like that would help. I know Mervyn's is no more, but I think I saw the same brand at Bed Bath and Beyond. It has a white label with green accents and little black feet (like shadow footprints) all over it. Good luck!

Dear M.,
These types of calluses are most likely caused by wearing ill-fitting shoes. I'm a shoe fiend, myself, but 7 is awfully young to sacrifice foot health for cute shoes.

I would have her soak her feet in a pan of very warm water and epsom salts. That will help dissolve the callus and you can use a dry wash rag to rub the layers of skin off. (When I broke my leg, I did this to get rid of the yuckiness that had built up under my cast and it really worked. Plus, the soaking feels really nice).

They even have non-medicated pads that you can put on her little toes to protect them from rubbing on the inside of her shoes. Rubbing Vick's Vapo-rub or vaseline on her toes and having her wear socks to bed at night after soaking will also help. Learning to take care of her feet now will hopefully become a habit that will stick with her so she doesn't have problems as she gets older.

Best of wishes!

I would use tea tree oil and rub it in. Melaleuca makes one of the purest forms of the oil available, but you have to be a member to order it. If you are interested, contact me and I can help you. www.SwitchingStores.info or www.HealthyFamilyBiz.com

i had corns in my 20s. i went to the doctor, he said my shoes were too small. went with the next shoe size up, the corns went away w/out any treatment and i haven't had any problems since--i'm now 44

Hi M., You've gotten some good advice about how to deal with the corns, but the more important thing is to keep them from happening in the future. That means getting shoes for your daughter that fit her properly and keeping track of her growth so that shoes do not become too tight. Asking if her shoes feel to small or too tight is ok, but YOU need to check as well. If her shoes fit properly, she should be able to wiggle her toes a bit. Have her stand while wearing them, hold your hands over the toes and ask her to wiggle them. You will feel if she is really able to do that. Also while she is standing with the shoes on press down on the tops of the toes toward the end to see where the ends of her toes actually are. If you can't feel them, have her push her toes up to poke your finger. If her toes are right against the end of the shoes and/or if there is no wiggle room, it's probably time for a new pair of shoes. Also try to be sure that she is wearing socks or some kind of foot covering when she wears her shoes. Socks help protect the feet and also keep the shoes from wearing out more quickly.

B. V.