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  • What do you with calluses?

    Posted by mizzli on July 23, 2013 at 3:55 am

    Hi guys,

    Do you guys cut your calluses? Mine are getting hard and scratchy and it's got to the point where I can feel them pressing into my hands when I pole.

    Not sure if it's a good idea to cut them but I have tried to file it down every now and then!

    Do you leave yours or cut them?

    Koidragon replied 11 years, 4 months ago 6 Members · 7 Replies
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  • chemgoddess1

    Member
    July 23, 2013 at 6:30 am

    Amy had a blog about them a few years back.  She found the best thing was a cutter style thingy.  http://aerialamy.com/blog/2011/05/24/recent-buys/

     

    Mine have not gotten to the point of needing anything quite yet but I will say that if I go swimming or sit in the hot tub they do peel.  I also know people who have ripped theirs which is completely unpleasant.

    This thread is very helpful also:

    https://www.studioveena.com/forums/view/3813

     

     

     

     

  • Koidragon

    Member
    July 23, 2013 at 12:49 pm

    I get very proud of my calluses, however if they get too big and there isn't callus underneath, then them ripping off becomes a problem. I routinely shave mine down with a razor blade – sounds weird, but it really works. Having a small amount of callus is great, but you do have to keep them under control so they don't tear off.

  • calipolepixie

    Member
    July 23, 2013 at 4:19 pm

    I peel mine off or sometime use my ped egg on them. Then use corn huskers lotion to moisturize the spot where the callus was. Helps a little but I still have rough spots on my hands despite what I do. Ah, poler problems….

  • mizzli

    Member
    July 25, 2013 at 4:20 am

    Hi all,

    @Chemgoddess1 – will take a look at the link, thanks 🙂

    I've started to cut at mine as it's beginning to hurt me when I do spins. 🙁

    I was hoping that it would go away with moisturising cream but they don't seem to do much (I moisturise after I wash my hands and at bedtime).  

    I bought some gloves from my local chemist that you wear after moisturising at nights and it's supposed to keep the hands moisturised but I haven't noticed much of a difference except holding my toothbrush and stopping it from slipping out of my hands has become a challenge in the mornings. lol!

  • Desiree Lust

    Member
    July 25, 2013 at 4:26 am

    lololol hahaha! this thread made me laugh-I mean, on a serious note, this is a serious issue that I think just about all of us deal with but…i've yet to see it talked about so..so…bluntly lol ::shrug::

  • villainvixen

    Member
    July 25, 2013 at 5:20 am

    I bite mine like biting my nails. Its a bit weird. The hardened skin bothers me. 

  • Koidragon

    Member
    July 25, 2013 at 12:03 pm

    Desiree lust – yep, first world pole problems huh 🙂

     

     

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