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How to Treat Calluses With Aspirin

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By Richard Toole
eHow Contributing Writer
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Calluses are as annoying as they are unsightly. Some calluses on your feet can build up for years from shoe wear, and never wear down unless you purposely treat them. There are many types of treatments, many are chemical solvents that can be dangerous, as well as expensive. However, there is a cheap and easy method you can use to treat your calluses, and all it will take is a visit to your medicine cabinet and the fridge.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy
Instructions

Things You'll Need:

  • aspirin, lemon juice, towel, pumice stone or emery board, plastic bag

    Treating the foot calluses with aspirin

  1. Step 1

    Grind six aspirin tablets into a powder. You can use a mortar and pestle for this, or put them in a sturdy freezer bag an smash them repeatedly with the bottom of a spoon.

  2. Step 2

    Add 1/2 teaspoon of lemon juice, and 1/2 teaspoon of water.

  3. Step 3

    Stir the mixture together until you have a thick paste.

  4. Step 4

    Apply the paste to the calluses, and then wrap your foot in a warm towel, and then place it inside a plastic bag. The combination of the warmth and the paste will begin to break down the calluses.

  5. Step 5

    Leave your foot inside the bag for 15 minutes.

  6. Step 6

    Remove the bag and towel, the calluses will now be extremely soft. You can now file them down successfully with an emery board or pumice stone.

Tips & Warnings
  • Sit or lie down on the couch while the bags are on your feet--don't walk around.
  • Add another crushed aspirin if the paste is too thin, it needs to be thick enough to stick to your feet.
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