pumice stone

Porous foot scrubber

Pumice stone is a piece of lightweight volcanic rock, porous and abrasive, used to scrub away rough skin—especially calluses on feet and heels.

The material forms when lava cools rapidly with trapped gas bubbles, creating a texture rough enough to exfoliate but gentle enough for skin.

She keeps a pumice stone in the shower.

abrasive

scrub

Clean by rubbing hard

polish · grit · rasp · file · roughen · sandpaper · emery · grind · coarse · smoothing

skincare

pedicure

Cosmetic toenail care

spa · manicure · exfoliation · smooth skin · body scrub · loofah · buffing · soften · microdermabrasion · scrubber

volcanic

lava

Erupted liquid stone

scoria · tuff · magma · volcano · obsidian · rhyolite · silica · pyroclastic · vesicular · geothermal

porous

spongy

Soft and absorbent

buoyant · floatable · permeable · air pockets · lightweight · absorbent · gas bubbles · honeycomb · textured · breathable

Categories
Opposites
density and weight

pumice stonebasalt

Fine-grained volcanic stone

lead · obsidian · volcanic glass · granite · iron ore

texture and abrasiveness

pumice stonesilk

Fine woven insect fiber

satin · polished marble · velvet · emollient · moisturizer

Family

stone, pumice, pumices, pumiced, pumice stones

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G