How to Treat Calluses on Bottom of Feet

Repeated friction and pressure on the soles of your feet -- such as the balls or the heels -- can result in the development of calluses, a thick patch of hard, dead skin. Ill-fitting shoes also contribute to the problem. If you decide to treat a callus yourself, it's important to know what you're doing. Otherwise, you could end up causing an injury to yourself.

Things You'll Need

• Warm water
• 1/2 tsp. of mild liquid soap
• Dishpan
• Pumice stone or foot file
• Moisturizing lotion

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Instructions

• 1

  Fill a large dishpan halfway full of warm water. Add 1/2 tsp. of mild liquid soap to the water and agitate the water with your hands to mix.

• 2

  Soak your feet in the warm, soapy water for 15 to 20 minutes. The soaking will help soften the calluses so you can file them.

• 3

  Remove your feet from the water and file the callused areas gently with a pumice stone or foot file. The dead skin will fall off in little pieces.

• 4

  Slather moisturizing lotion on the soles of your feet to moisturize the areas you just treated. Repeat once or twice per week until the calluses are gone.