{"id":407282,"date":"2021-05-13T12:49:14","date_gmt":"2021-05-13T16:49:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dnaistheway.com\/?p=407282"},"modified":"2021-05-13T12:50:26","modified_gmt":"2021-05-13T16:50:26","slug":"is-sulfur-for-acne-an-old-treatment-or-can-it-help-you-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dnaistheway.com\/is-sulfur-for-acne-an-old-treatment-or-can-it-help-you-today\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Sulfur For Acne An Old Treatment, Or Can It Help You Today?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Sometimes I shake my head at how times have changed. Growing up, I used sulfur for acne, and yes, it smelled like rotten eggs. I really cannot remember complaining about the smell. I mean, it worked wonderfully, but things change when you have kids. Is it an old treatment today or can it still help?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As my kids reached puberty, their faces began to break out. So to the drug store, I went to get sulfur soap that had cured my acne. My daughter refused to use the sulfur soap, so back to the store I went. I searched the shelves for a product that would treat her acne without the smell. To my surprise, I found many products that had used sulfur for acne treatment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After some trial and error, I did find an over-the-counter treatment for my daughter that did not have a sulfur smell. But why is sulfur so important when it comes to acne treatment? <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sulfur is not proven to help acne, but if we look at the results sulfur has produced through the years, it says that sulfur will work to treat acne. Way back in 1988, the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology stated that sulfur, when applied topically, can have beneficial effects. It does clearly state that sulfur is not for the moderate to severe cases of acne. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sulfur is also thought to help scars produced by acne because of the exfoliating properties produced by the drying agents in sulfur. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sulfur is antifungal and antibacterial. This is why it is given orally sometimes when you are sick. When it comes to the skin, there is a bacterium that contributes to the formation of acne. Since sulfur treats bacterial infections, it makes sense that the results would be the same when applied to the skin. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Another characteristic of sulfur is the fact that it is very drying. When applied to the skin, it helps acne by drying up the excess oil produced, and it exfoliates the dead skin. These actions help remove substances that could clog the pores and reduce the chances of an acne breakout. <\/p>\n\n\n\n