What is Callus?
The Callus is derived from the Latin word “Callum”. Callus is a rough build up and hard skin on primarily hands and feet. It is caused by high pressure or rubbing. Athletes face this problem in sports like rock climbing, weightlifting, gymnastics, etc... It can be treated by preventative hand care, such as using a Callus remover tool, Callus performance healing salve, and cleansing.
How is Callus formed on the skin?
The callus is formed from repeated friction, rubbing, and pressure of the skin on hands and feet. Simply when the skin is rubbed with hard surfaces like walls or hills while climbing, barbells, gymnastic rings, pressure with rods while weightlifting forms callus on the skin.
5 Tips to Treat Callused Hands:
- Use Callus Remover Tool: If you are suffering from ripping or tearing your calluses on hands and feet. You should use the Callus Remover Tool which helps you trim the hard skin formed on your hands to prevent them from ripping and tearing. Athletes, Gymnasts, Weightlifters carry this hand care product with them to feel comfortable while working out or doing sports activities to prevent themselves from discomfort. You can read the Callus remover guide to learn how to treat foot or hand callus.
- Use Moisturizer Regularly: Skin hydration is necessary to keep it smooth, healthy and strong. Hard skin build up can have more chances to rip and tear on hands and feet. As it is easily cracked by pressure or constantly rubbing your skin. Moisturize your hands with Callus performance healing salve as it contains shea butter, coconut oil, almond oil, and organic beeswax as natural ingredients that moisturize your skin and clogs pores by penetrating deeply into your skin.
- Use Chalk:Sweating increase friction which increases the chance of ripping the calluses on your hands. If you try to lift weights with sweat hands it will be hard to grip and can be slippery. To prevent yourself from slipping you can use chalk which reduces wetness on your hands and make it easy to lift weights with a stronger grip.
- Sanitization and Cleansing: It is important to sanitize your hands to prevent infection. Washing your hands frequently and moisturizing them will help with infections and keeping the dirt away.
- Callus healing Salve: We recommend using the Callus Performance Healing Salve made with all organic ingredients. It will help prevent your hands from cracking. It is used to heal callus cuts, rips, tears, and blisters. It includes organic almond, coconut oil which helps in moisturizing your hard skin. It has Vitamin E, Geranium, and tea tree which heals cut and wounds of hands and foot.
CONCLUSION: Thanks for reading! We hope this information and tips will help you with daily hand care and prevention of rips and tears on hands. Callus formation is common in sports and ripping can happen. But it can be prevented and healed by following the steps and tips mentioned above.