meagandowney's Full Review: SCHERING PLOUGH Dr Scholl's Liquid Corn & Callus R...
Years of waiting tables in cheap shoes and genes combined to create the perfect storm that manifested in the singular most painful, stubborn corn of all time on the outside of my big toe. It's right on the bone, where it can be rubbed all day long no matter how well my shoes fit or how thick my socks are. It will celebrate its eleventh birthday sometime this year, but I will not take it to Chuck E. Cheese. Instead, I will visit a podiatrist who might be able to help send it to the great cornfield in the sky since Dr. Scholl's attempt to do so was a comedy of errors that involved me trying to pry out little circular pads that stuck to the inside of my tights.
There's nothing romantic about having a corn, so I suppose I couldn't expect being ushered into a free, cornless life in which I could dance all night in 4 inch stilettos simply from the application of a little salicylic acid. I did, however, expect more than the white flaking of the top layer of dead skin. Perhaps this product is effective for those who have a capricious little baby callus with the consistency of warm butter, but if you're dealing with a real callus or corn, I would not recommend Dr. Scholl's Liquid Corn and Callus Remover.
Dr. Scholl's Liquid Corn and Callus Remover . . .
I bought this product over the counter at my local Walgreen's pharmacy for around $8. I got a small .33 ounce glass bottle of thick, clear liquid with a yellow twist off cap that houses the plastic stick that is supposed to serve as an applicator. The package includes six small, foam, circular pads with adhesive on one side. The pads have a small little hole in them that rests over your corn or callus to relieve some of the pressure and rubbing as you walk. You may as well buy an extra package of the pads, because six won't get you too far.
You simply stick the adhesive pad on a clean, dry foot and use the plastic applicator to dab a bit of the formula on the offending anomaly. You must take care not to accidentally apply the acid to your eyes or to the skin around your callus. The medicine smells horrible, as it's infused with alcohol and ether. I recommend applying in a somewhat ventilated area if you don't want to incur the wrath of those nearby.
After application, it's business as usual for you but Dr. Scholl's erodes the corn a little bit during the day. You can repeat the treatment for up to 14 days or as needed and help the removal along with the aid of a hot soak and a pumice stone.
Vs. The Corn
My corn donned a little white, dusty hat after treatment but was otherwise unphased. I would have to use this acid daily for 50,000 years in order for it to actually get rid of the corn.
The corn also thrives on my disdain for routine. I had to force myself to remember to apply this in the morning, and often found the pads floating around on some part of my body far, far away from the corn. The good news is that shoes were slightly less painful to wear when the pads stayed where I applied them, but when I say "slightly," I mean it. The pads are kind of fun because they're sneaky. I'm still finding them in the sock drawer!
The last time I tried this, I had spent a summer afternoon at war with the damn corn and got all the way down to the little white pain center that lies just beneath the skin. When you hit that pain center, there's no more excavation that can be done without regular doses of morphine. I used the acid right on that little pain center, but the dead skin quickly ran to its rescue, accumulating into a little corny heap.
Thanks For the Memories
So, there you have it - my user experience with Dr. Scholl's Corn and Callus Remover. Good times. I'll be visiting my podiatrist in the near future and giving this product nothing more than one star. I realize that my corn could be caused by a bone problem or something that only surgical intervention can fix, and this product could never be expected to take care of a condition like that, but still - a corn and callus remover should do a better job of at least removing the top layers of skin. I should have saved myself the $8 and used it for the co-pay at the doctor's office.
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