I love sulfur. I had bad acne when i was in high school. My uncle who was a dermatologist prescribed sulfur and it does wonders! My acne healed in a couple of months and never came back. My uncle passed last year, God bless his soul ❤

I was in Iceland for four days and the shower water REEKED of sulfur. My skin never looked better and now I have confirmation as to why.

"There will always be fungus among us" - loved this one.

This is the ONLY dr or channel on social media i have found that is helpful and actually know their stuff and is not backed by EITHER drug store brands or high end That one doctor who triss to say any skincare other than cerave is a waste and dosent do anything drives me INSANE

A local glacier melt river has a high sulfur content & my kids noticed that their skin is super clear & glowy from a day rafting on this river. I scooped a jarful of the water & got them to use a mister to spray on their faces. Now I'll start using it for rosacea Great stuff!

Sulfur-soap is available in my country as traditional medicine 🇹🇷 It’s a gem for body acne. My father is MD., and he has recommended me years ago when I was a teenager.

I use De la Cruz as a mask, usually once, maybe twice a week (when I work out at home - you dont want other people to see or smell you lol). The first couple of times were rough, I admit, but after that I got over the scent:) you cannot beat it, the pores on my nose are finally not clogged, and my skin is clear :)

This is such perfect timing. I was thinking about trying sulfur again. Great info and education, as always!

I just bought my sulfur soap a few days ago after watching your shorts :D It would be great to hear from you about skin care for contradictory problems: rosacea and oily skin, dehydration and oily skin, dry skin and acne etc. It is often difficult to find products/ingredients that are suitable for such people. Thank you for educating us

Thank You for all the help and support ❣️

I can't wait to find out about the exciting announcements coming our way. I love reading your News Letter. Enjoy your weekend Dr. Idriss. 💜🤓

this couldn’t come at a better time! I’m currently working at a hot springs spa in Iceland and will get the best out of it! Thank you 😌

i love you so much you’ve saved my skin

I am SO glad I watched this video before buying the De La Cruz sulfur ointment!!! I am very very VERY allergic to Sulfas, I was prescribed Trimethoprim Sulfa a year ago and I ended up being hospitalized because it wreaked havoc on me. As always, thank you for being so informative Dr. Idriss

I love the smell of sulfur! I think I also associate it with cleanliness and purifying. Thank you doc!

I love your videos! they have become my bible for knowing how to care for my skin. My skin has improved 200% since I've been watching them. Please do a video of sebaceous filaments, this is the only problem I haven`t been able to control.

I LOVE Sulfur!! I've used Liquimat for several years, And it's absolutely wonderful because it's also a concealer... It is the perfect tint. I am a fair skinned natural redhead, this tint is perfect for my skin tone. I don't have milky white skin with big freckles, I'm more of a fair to light skin tone. With very sensitive skin, I have to be careful. Liquidmat never dries my skin out or leaves it red. I use it for an occasional zit. My dermatologist also loves sulfur. Great video!!!😊❤

Totally off-topic, but you are rocking all those bright colors, Dr. Sheerene! What a cute sweater.

I can’t wait to try this for my annoying sebaceous filaments! I would love to see your take on resveratrol!

Yes! Thank you for mentioning bactrim. I had an allergic reaction to bactrim. I use to use sulfur for my eczema and acne. My dr prescribed bactrim for acne and my reaction was awful. I no longer use sulfur and bactrim. Thanks for mentioning allergic reactions.

Dr. Idriss, Lisa Eldridge just gave you and your brand a huge shout out in the UK!

AT LAST, the missing piece of my personal skincare puzzle! Thank you, Dr. Idriss! 💖 p.s. I turned 40 earlier this week and I'm happy to report that it's been pretty okay so far. Happy (Early) Birthday to one of the best and brightest around! A truly dazzling gem of a human! Hoping your 40th is full of ALL of the good things: love, hugs, sparkles, high-fives, rainbows, sweet treats, and more! 💖💖💖

I had no idea that sulfur was so helpful in skin care. I will try on my nose. Thank you and happy Saturday!

as a medical student and soon be studying dermatology residency. I never tried sulfur it has its benefits as an owner of sensitive skin without acne i wouldn't use it on myself, i love your topics very much very educational and very beneficial for my future practice as a dermatologist

Dr. Shereene, could you make a video about the changes we can make in the skincare routine for women who are starting menopause? Because my skin became so sensitive that I can't even use sunscreen, and I've tried tons of physicals and chemicals and nothing is working. I had to stop retinol, vitamin c or any active ingredients. Dermatologists rarely talk about menopause. And I have the appointment in another month and I don't know what I can do now. 😭

My skincare hero ❤

💜💜💜You are a TRUE GEM on KZfaq💜💜💜

I want your products soooo much ! I cannot wait when you ship to Europe! I have subscribed to the news letter. Nerdie Newbie proud x Also love Fungus among us quote cracks me up 😅

I love de la Cruz! I use it morning and night all over my face and leave it on for 5ish minutes. It doesn’t smell pleasant, but once washed off, you don’t smell like rotten eggs. No lingering smells. Game changer for my acne!

De La Cruz also makes a 5% sulfur acne treatment for sensitive skin. My skin doesn't like 10% sulfur, and the 5% has made a huge difference on my sensitive and acne-prone skin.

I got Tula's sulfur cleanser. Wow, what a difference it's made! Thank you So much for all of your hard work and sharing of your wisdom. 😊👏

I LOVE sulfur!!!!! I have extremely sensitive ROSACEA prone skin and get inflamed redness and pimples around my mouth, under my nose and chin. I love using the NATURIUM sulfur spot treatment 8% at night as the last step in my skincare routine and go to sleep like that I love it- I really feel that it helps me clear it up fast. Plus it has the reishi and niacinimide. I don’t find it to smell at all either ♥️ Hope this helps someone out there!

The content is informative and the presentation style for today is MUCH better. Well done.

In all honesty i would love a vid where you retouch on skin types. Ive been working with combo skin and either mild rosacea or sensitive skin

Please do a full video on Argireline dr Idriss. We have still many questions on its benefits and way to use.

i've tried to find a sulfur cleanser, but nothing was available in my european country (that's not like a 100$ with shipping). So I went to the Pharmacy and bought a sulfur bar soap for face and body. It only retails there and is super mild with a short ingredient list. So whatever you're looking for, remember you can look there as well! I am very happy with my soap and my pores are less visible already (did it after the reel on the kate sommerville cleanser) Thank you shereen for this great Tip!

Dear Dr. S: ever since you called out Hyaluronic Acid, I’ve been a fan of you for life! :) I experienced severe fungal acne after taking prednisone for arthritis. Ultimately, I decided on an oil/ester/fatty acid free regime, plus sulfur to treat. It was so difficult to find sulfur products that were free of those aforementioned ingredients. So: I bought plain old sublimed sulfur powder. I add a dash to my moisturizer and wow: yes, it works, and my skin is glowing. The great thing is that it won’t become resistant to fungus.

Please do a video on Korean Skincare and it’s effectiveness. There is so much hype around Korean skincare. Is Korean skincare really worth adding to our skincare routine? I remember my physician prescribing a cream with sulfur in the cream, when I was a teen, it worked overnight. Thank you for your frank and informative videos.

I love sulfur too! I just started using bar soaps for the body for now to solve back-ne and so far so good! The smell really is misleading but the effects are definitely worth it!

Dr. Sheerene, I love listening to your videos, so informative and sooo much to learn. My skin has improved so much after following your advices. ❤❤ And I stopped buying products right and left and really look into the ingredients before buying. Thank you for the amazing work you are doing - Noza (using my husband’s youtube😂)

Im on my 2nd day of using the De La Cruz acne treatment because I ran across your video speaking about sulfur so THANK YOU! I have oily skin,rosacea and acne prone so Im really hoping this will help all 3 issues

I call the Starface mask my Cookie Monster mask 🙃 They did a collab with Sesame Street, so think they missed a trick there. Should’ve made it cookie dough scented! The weird thing about it is the smell isn’t too bad whilst it’s on, but after washing it off, the eggy smell lingers for a couple of days

Love from india❤❤❤ U have been the solution for so many problems and acne is one of them..thnk u so much dr.idriss ❤

9:20 hey I just want to let everyone know that Starface discontinued all of their skincare products (besides their pimple patches), including the sulfur mask mentioned in the video. I think it happened early January.

Watching her videos and making notes with product recommentdations really helps me feel confident that I can tackle any skin problem. Please talk about Keratosis Pilaris.

Murad is the only product we can easily get in Australia. Love using on my nose but will have my 14 year old son put on a red and nasty spot on his nose. Thanks for the tip Dr Idriss.

I love the ointment by de la cruz! I bought the sample two years ago and i still have so much left, I have seb derm, rosacea, perioral dermatitis, and possibly MCAS and it really soothes my inflamed skin, and is one product I can use while also using Aklief, not at the same time, and perhaps not on the same days, but it doesn't overly sensitize me.

I know Sulfur-based products will DEFINITELY help with skin diseases like Rosacea and Seb dermatitis (which I suffer with both of them)! They used to make Sodium Sulfacetamide 5% liquid in the 1990s and early 2000s! Now I wash with 2% Salicylic acid once or twice weekly and it really helps!

THanks so much for this! I'd completely forgotten about sulfur, first used it in the 1970s when I was 14 and had very bad cystic and hormonal acne. That is no longer the case, thankfully, but I'm still really oily at 65, and everyone has sebaceous filaments. Looking around, The Honest Company makes a colloidal sulfur cleanser that I like a lot and is about $18, half the price of Kate Somerville. 3% colloidal sulfur. I really don't mind the smell and it's not that strong. Will try De La Cruz also for more of a treatment product. Again, thanks for the reminder!

Hi, I have been following you for quite some time now. Love all the info. I see now your hair are longer and much beautiful skin with no lines at all. Can you please share the cosmetic procedure that you are doing on yourself. Really appreciate all your efforts and videos. Thank you ❤

I wanted to try sulfur for my acne spots, but I'm so glad that u mentioned the allergy thing 😅. It's really scary cuz I almost just bought it at the store one day. I didn't put together that sulfa drugs are made of sulfur 😅

Yes, the bar soap you mentioned is really nice but it does dry your skin. I just follow with a good moisturizer.

I just got some 10% sulfur soap. I workout a lot and have been struggling with acne all over, it’s been helping out so much!! Only after 2 weeks, I’ve noticed a HUGE change! My upper arm/upper back acne is almost gone, and my sebaceous filaments are almost nonexistent 🙌

Could you do a teen/tween skincare episode? My daughter would really benefit from hearing the truths from you!

Thank you !! I am 68 and really need the blue mask just for my nose !!

BOTNIA SKINCARE makes simple sachets of colloidal sulfur and oat flour. The scent isn’t too offensive and I either mix it with my own cleanser or a hydrosol.✨

@Dr. Shereen Idriss I remember so, so, so many years that I used compound many prescriptions in Australia containing sulphur and resorcinol for acne etc but I rarely see prescriptions now. My go to is by Mecca MECCA MAX X-ZIT STRATEGY Clarifying Mask which has lactic acid, 5 percent sulphur , your favourite ingredient , glycerin and bamboo charcoal and it does wonders for acne.

I just ordered the Murad one because I want to do something about my sebaceous filaments and hormonal breakouts, so I’m happy to see it on your list and that I made the right choice for my sensitive skin. I’ve actually avoided salicylic acid due to it drying me out, but I read that the Murad mask wasn’t drying so I went for that (it was also 20% off). I’ll only be using it over my nose and as spot treatment and I am so glad it doesn’t have a strong scent to it since that is something that could easily trigger a migraine for me.

I was thinking about getting a sulfur soap after hearing you mention it before, but I'm REALLY GLAD I watched this first because I'm actually one of those people that are allergic to sulfa drugs so I'd probably be allergic to this like you mentioned. I'll have to stick to salicylic acid clensers for my acne 😭 Edit: does that mean I can't go in natural hotsprings either? I live near some and I was hoping to go one day...

Thank you so much for the tips! The only puzzle piece I’m missing here - can sulfur be paired with any other skincare actives?

Sulfacet-R was my jam as a teenager

The EradiKate line has really helped my acne. I can't prove it but the HA from the Ordinary really broke me out. I kept thinking it was helping, but it was drying and inflaming my very sensitive acne prone skin. I am very sensitive to wine and always assumed it was the sulphur/sulfer in it. At least it's safe topically applied.

I picked up Neutrogena sulfur with nicinamide spot treatment. I would like a video on peptides and specifically copper. Thanks! 💜

My mom used to buy sulfur bar soap. That was before I turned 10. This video reminds me of it. I will buy later. Hopefully I can find it.

Woohoo! Birthday Month!! Happy Early Bday 15 days early haha! My daughters is the 25th. Great info again! Thx

Happy Saturday! As always, good information 😊. I've been asking this question and hope you can touch on it in a video or short. Hoping for more videos on wrinkles and menopausal/post menopausal skin. Do estriol face creams work, help with wrinkles, collagen and elastin? Musely has a estriol cream, but I am tentative about trying it. I don't want to throw away $$. I recently started a hydroquinone body cream through Musely. for chest, hand and shoulder freckles that are now more age spots. The Rx I have is a couple of months on and then a break, and so on. I appreciate your insight 💙.

Sulfur soap stopped my breakouts! Worked like magic 😂

I'm currently fond of a drugstore bha,aha and niacinamide cleanser, which I use twice a day (morning and evening), followed by the isdin acniben serum, just in my pm skincare routine. It's the only combo working for my skin (huge pores, very oily even though I'm 38). I'd like to give sulfur a try

Love your videos doctor shereene idriss

I keep sulfur and argon oil soaps in my shower and alternate. Sulfur is great during summer preventing skin rashes. Once in a great while I even wash my scalp with it.

I love sulfur. Sulfur soap saved my skin from acne in my younger days

You may not see this but could you please do a video on psoriasis?? Any recommendations, any products or treatments that you know, things you have learned about it. Thank you

I use the Murad mask mentioned and the Salicilyc Acid doesn't bother my sensitive skin. I do think it has a bit of a sulfur scent, but strangely that surfaces after you washed it off, not while it's on your face. It's not extremely strong though thankfully

Hello Doctor! Thanks for dropping all these helpful videos, they've really saved my skin! I have one question: you often speak of people "overexfoliating" their skin. My question is, are all exfoliating acids equals in that sense? For example, many day creams for oily skin have salicylic acid in them, so wouldn't we be exfoliating every day by using such products? Or would the percentage of SA in such creams be so small that it'd be basically useless and we could be using other chemical exfoliants in addition to that?

Would love a deeper dive into menopausal /hormone replacement issues that has completely changed my skin. Hormone tests revealed I was deficient in testosterone, progesterone, estrogen, dhea and low thyroid. I have never had acne but now my face is erupting with painful cystic acne (mostly on chin and jawline). Also using tretinoin 3x a week for melasma, texture and age spots , along with RX hydrocortisone for itching. I have been using your product line and ❤️ it!!! I use isdin sunscreen religiously. Please do a video to show how to address these issues and how to layer all the products. I have also included an essence and have been using the aveeno calm & restore. Doing all the things. And also using your mask 2x a week. I had a reaction/rash in my teens with a sulfa antibiotic and was told it was an allergic reaction so I have avoided it but decided to try it again to help with painful acne (strange but noticed my jewelry turned black 😳) My hormone doc said it was likely the sulfa spot treatment . I’m a complete shitshow and need HELP 🙏

I discovered sulfur soap while living in Jordan (still here for a few more months). Game changer. I was desperate to heal my body acne and it's working very well!

Hi Dr. Shereene, thanks for such valuable information. Could you please do a video on skincare, layering and products for hormonal acne prone skin? I have acne around my chin and don't know what to use and how to layer them. Im 36 but still have those terrible cyctic acne especially when I eat sugary food and dring alcohol.

MSM powder is an easy way to use sulfur and dilute it to a chosen concentration. There is no smell and it is very inexpensive. Worked better than my prescription topical antibiotic and was less irritating.

🖤 could you make a video about vitamin B12 excess causing acne?

Waiting for that PillowTalkDerm sulfur face wash drop 👀 or at least I’m hoping that’s what the exciting news is lol or maybe a glycerine based facial spray?

For a cheaper option try AcneFree Sulfur Acne Foaming Cleanser with Lemon Oil, and Oat Extract (3.5%). The scent is faint and with the lemon is tolerable. I have tried De La Cruz, but the smell lingered in the bathroom which bothered family. Sulfur has been so gentle for me. Skin almost feels waxy. But it took some time to build up to being able to use more regularl. While I tried the Inkey List's succinc acid spot treatment contains sulfur. It's price point isn't great, but is convenient if you want to wear around the nose. Beware, it's green! SLMD had a sulfur product but I think it's gone which is dissappointing because I wanted to try it.

I use the Dr. Dennis Gross sulfur mask. It's expensive, so I use it on my nose and jawline where I break out, and I apply an inexpensive hydrating clay mask to the rest of my face. I'll typically use it twice in the week before I start my period, when I get a hormonal breakout. It smells a little bit like sulfur and a lot like rosemary.

I used Dr Dennis Gross Sulfee Mask and it works so good, but the price raised and the size got smaller.

This video comes at a perfect time because my rosacea acne is flaring and I don’t want scarring from the postules 😭

One MUST also consider what you eat and how you feel (psyche) and what other things you put on your face.

I really love all your advice and just by your recommendation I've discovered Avene, it's the best that I've ever purchased and I've been struggling for over 20 years with sensitive dry acne prone skin. The amount of treatments, antibiotics and cosmetics I've gone through I could probably own a yacht 😅 I was wondering if you could review some of less popular brands but deserve a bit of shout at. Some of my personal favourites: Purito, Ole Henriksen, Lumene, Elemis etc. I would love to know your opinion! as in the UK these are easily accessible and each has something interesting within the range. Thank you for what you're doing!!! Xxx

I love my sulfur face gel along with my retinol!!!

Dela Cruz Sulfur cream WORKS!

Check out the Mario Badescu Drying Lotion! Works wonders as a spot treatment!

I have a bactrim/sulfa allergy (had SJT in the past from taking sulfa antibiotics), however, I use the Kate Somerville Eradikate face wash on most days and I have no issues.

I’ve had derms recommend a zinc soap bar instead of sulfur? I see some brands offering both and curious on the pros and cons. Thanks for the great content!

Thank you so much for this video! It was super helpful! I would love to get a better understanding on how to use it. I usually use the one from Kate Somerville in the morning after my shower, but I have the impression that it would be best to do it at night. Is my understanding correct?

LOVE LOVE LOVE your channel but how is it that you can leave out Queen Helen Mint Julep Masque!! It’s a total classic for my generation X. Tried and tested AND Cheaper than everything you just put up on the screen. This said, because you are so qualified if you do look at it and find that it’s actually bad, it would be so great if you can inform us of this. I would totally appreciate your feedback on this product, I still buy now as a 49 year old, but just like my teen years, I have to follow it up with a good moisturizer. It’s also great for spot treatments, which is what I use it for

Hi! I just stumbled upon your channel. Do you have a video outlining YOUR skincare regimen, treatments (if you’re willing to share your secrets), the products you use, etc? Your skin is STUNNING! 😍

I found the starface sulfur mask and I'm excited to try.

Thank you so much! Can you speak about products cointaining DMAE?

Do you have any suggestions for folks who get good response from sulfur (for redness, acne, etc) but have dry skin? Are there best practices for getting the benefits without making dry skin worse?

I have sensitive skin and the Starface mask burned my skin around my nostrils:/ The smell also lingers after rinsing so be careful out there!!

Really enjoy your videos. I’ve had great success using Peter Thomas Roth but hard to find in the uk. Wanted to ask your thoughts on: DERMALOGICA DEEP BREAKOUT LIQUID PATCH which contains 5% colloidal sulphur. And also SUNDAY RILEY SATURN SULFUR SPOT TREATMENT MASK.

Hello Dr. Shereene, I wanted to express my gratitude for your informative and clear content that helps to alleviate confusion in modern society. I was wondering if it is possible for you to create a video on eczema. Although I don't have it myself, I have very dry skin. However, my four-month-old baby suffers from eczema, and it is particularly severe. Unfortunately, the available information on the condition is conflicting, and my pediatrician has only suggested that I moisturize my baby's skin, which has not been effective so far. And I tried multiple lotions, oils and even oatmeal baths. I even did elimination diet since I breast-feed. Please help. Thank you🙏