How to Treat Corns with Salicylic Acid

Many over-the-counter medications to treat corns contain salicylic acid. Salicylic acid is good for treating corns because it softens the dead skin on a corn and makes it easy to be removed by rubbing or trimming it off. Nonprescription corn treatments containing salicylic acid are relatively inexpensive and generally speaking cause little to no pain. If you have a corn and want to remove it, using a product containing salicylic acid is one way to do so.

Things You'll Need

• Tiny doughnut cushions Corn medication with salicylic acid

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Instructions

• 1

  Put a doughnut cushion over the corn so that the corn is showing through the hole. This will protect the rest of your skin from the salicylic acid as it can damage healthy skin.

• 2

  Apply the salicylic acid through the hole in the doughnut cushion so that it only gets on your corn. Apply the salicylic acid according to the instructions on the medication. Apply the salicylic acid as often as the instructions suggest before trying to remove your corn.

• 3

  Trim and peel away the dead tissue with nail clippers once you see that the salicylic acid has turned skin white. You can also try rubbing the dead tissue off.

• 4

  Repeat Steps 1-3 until you are able to completely remove your corn.