Products Acetic acid is available as an aqueous solution in various concentrations in pharmacies and drugstores. Structure and properties Acetic acid (C2H4O2, Mr = 60.1 g/mol) or CH3-COOH is the simplest carboxylic acid after formic acid. It consists of a methyl and carboxyl group. It exists as a pure substance as a clear, volatile, colorless … Acetic Acid
Corns are caused by pressure points, for example, between (too tight) shoes and toes. The skin thickens at the pressure points and forms cornifications. If a hard core develops in the middle of this cornification, it is called a corn. This can be very painful. Corn patches are then often used for treatment. However, they … Home Remedies for Corns
Hard or soft corn or crow’s eye is a preventable foot condition. Shoes that are too tight, constant friction or chronic pressure cause it. One could call the corn a widespread disease. However, it is not a disease in the true sense of the word. The tendency to orthopedically unsuitable footwear is the actual reason … Corn: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment
The hollow foot (lat. Pes excavatus) is a congenital or acquired foot deformation. Recognizable is the hollow foot, by a raised arch, which makes it the exact opposite of the flat foot. What is a hollow foot? Due to an elevation of the longitudinal arch of the foot, the pressure generated during walking and standing … High Arch: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment
What is this: two arcs that form a triangle and consist of 26 parts? Clearly: the foot! This marvel of biomechanics works in tandem to help us walk safely upright, maintain balance, and carry our full weight through life day after day. On average, humans circle the earth four times in the course of their … Why Our Feet Need Foot Care
Products Acids are found in numerous drugs as active ingredients or as excipients. As pure substances, they are available in pharmacies and drugstores. In the household, they are found, for example, in lemon juice, fruit juice, vinegar and cleaning agents. Definition Acids (HA), with the exception of Lewis acids, are chemical compounds that contain a … Acids
Symptoms Plantar warts are hard, rough, granular and benign skin growths that appear on the sole of the foot. They are surrounded by a cornified ring. Plantar warts occur mainly on the ball of the foot and on the heel. They grow towards the inside and have a thickened horny layer on the surface. Pain … Plantar Warts
Urea, also called urea, is an end product of protein metabolism in the body and is excreted in the urine. Its formation occurs in the so-called urea cycle via ammonia synthesis from amino acids. Urea concentration in urine, along with creatinine concentration, is an indicator of various disorders of protein metabolism and kidney disease. What … Urea: Effect, Uses & Risks
Orthopedic shoes can have multiple benefits for the wearer. They can be used for hereditary deformities, age-related, accident-related and diabetes-related foot problems, as well as for knock knees or bow legs that require a special insole. Today, manufacturers often advertise shoes with removable footbeds as orthopedic shoes. Others consider only those shoes that have been … Orthopedic Shoes: Applications & Health Benefits
Symptoms Common warts are benign skin growths that occur mainly on the hands and feet. They have a fissured and rough surface, a hemispherical structure and occur singly or in groups. The black dots in the wart are thrombosed blood vessels. Warts on the sole of the foot are called plantar warts or plantar warts. … Common Warts
Corns (clavus or clavus) are cone-shaped thickenings of the cornea that grow inward. In the center of this round corneal growth there is usually a yellowish horny wedge that shines through glassy and looks like the pupil of a small eye. Most often they appear on the foot, in rare cases on the hand or … What are Corns?
Products Salicylic acid is available in combination with other active ingredients in a number of externally applied medicines. It is also contained in numerous extemporaneous preparations that must be prepared for customers in a pharmacy. Corresponding manufacturing instructions can be found, for example, in the DMS (e.g., salicylaseline). Structure and properties Salicylic acid or -hydroxybenzoic … Salicylic Acid