What properties does the corn plaster have?

Medical plaster is used in home conditions and treatment and prophylactic institutions for external use. It is used for diseases of the skin: calluses, calluses and corns.

In its composition, the corn patch contains pine rosin, anhydrous lanolin, natural rubber, precipitated sulfur, salicylic acid, pine resin, vaseline oil, agidol, dimethylsulfoxide. Clinical studies have shown that the leukemass, applied to the corn, affects not only her, but also the nearby healthy skin. Corn patch has antifungal, antiseptic and keratolytic properties due to its composition. It can be of several kinds. For example, corn plaster "Mozolin" contains in its composition precipitated sulfur, salicylic acid, pine rosin and softeners - paraffin, anhydrous lanolin, vaseline oil, and "Salipod" - salicylic acid, rosin and sulfur.

The active substance can be not only salicylic acid, but also other substances - benzoic acid or oxygen acids.

Corn patch is one of the oldest therapeutic forms that are used to protect the skin area from external negative effects, to hide skin defects, to treat diseases of ODA, to treat calluses. It is also used to fix bandages on the skin surface.

In order to attach the corn plaster to the affected area of the skin, it has a special adhesive tape on which the corn mass is applied. It is covered with a protective film of atraumatic canvas with a hole in the center.

All corn plasters should be used, adhering to certain rules. Before applying, it is necessary to clean, degrease and dry the required skin area. To separate the adhesive layer from the film, it is necessary to warm it between the palms. After the corn patch is fixed, it is necessary to make sure that the medical area closes only the sick zone. Wearing a patch is usually required within 1-2 days, while it can not be peeled off at this time.

Corn patch is not recommended to apply on the skin with scratches, abrasions or wound. Therefore, if you wiped your feet in the blood, you can use other patches on the feet - protective.

Corn patches vary in shape. They are square, rectangular, oval, round and others. Some firms offer special plasters for feet, for little finger, for calluses between fingers, for an anonymous finger, for small and large callouses. Now there are even options with pads and pads - for the base of the fingers or the arch of the foot.

But this product has its drawbacks. Leukemass, imposed on the problem site, affects the healthy areas of skin that are next to it. There may appear allergic reactions, redness of the skin and irritation. In addition, the corn patch easily deteriorates during storage, its production requires raw materials of high quality.