De La Cruz 10% Sulfur Ointment, Cystic Acne Treatment Face, Body 2.6oz tube

I never review things, I am not a bot, not paid to do this. I am a 36 year old male, dealing with acne since I was 14. I noticed there weren't many male reviews, so hopefully this helps someone. I have tried so many things over the years, and lately my acne has been acting up more than usual. The only thing I haven't tried is Accutane. I bought this on accident lol... Within one day I noticed I woke up without any new acne on my face, that is extremely rare. I have been using it twice a day, everyday, for the past 5 days. So far no new acne has appeared and the acne that I did have seemed to be disappearing at 100x the normal rate. I am not an optimistic person, I still expect this to fail by default, but I can not argue with results. Why I think it may work : it has side effects. I have never seen a miracle, so the fact that it had noticeable side effects IS A GOOD THING. It has a medium strength sulfur smell(like rotten eggs) and it does dry out the skin. But if you are a real person, you know every acne medication that works or does not will give you dry skin. The dry skin is no more than any other strong acne medication. If you want to solve your acne, you will deal with dry skin and have to find solutions. I will not deduct a star because the sulfur smell. Obviously it was going to smell like what it is. But I am working on finding solutions to lessen the smell. One main thing is that it will cling to towels, clothes, pillowsheets. I am going to try and use paper towels to dry my face and specific sleeping clothes that will smell a little. I have grown past being embarrassed by acne, at this point it is about the time dealing with it and the pain of each new gnarly breakout. The smell isn't that bad to me after a few days and I think I will find solutions for that. I will update this as time goes on, I still think it will stop working soon. But maybe because the trade off of the smell it will actually work. I may not even have to use it 2x a day, everyday. But even that is barely any time at all compared to other things I have tried. How has no doctor ever mentioned this to me? Never explained that the acne may be fungal related? I do not know. All I know right now is that this is working and working immediately. Will hope for the best and update. Worth a try if you have gone through the ringer with acne. Good luck all.

As someone who struggles with sweat-triggered acne, this has been my holy grail. I get fungal acne (or at least fungal acne-like flare-ups) almost every time I do an intense workout. I've tried hypochlorous acid and washing my face immediately after working out, but I would still end up breaking out. I started using this about a month ago on alternate days, and it has helped calm my skin down so much. I can't stress enough how much I love it. It does have a smell, and it bothered me at first, but it's nothing compared to dealing with painful breakouts. I use it exactly as directed: leave it on for 10 minutes, then wash it off. Sometimes I also use it as a spot treatment, but again, only for about 10 minutes. For reference, I have oily, acne-prone, but dehydrated skin.

I bought this for rosacea so I didn't have to spend the $$$ for the prescription ointment my Derm was recommending. This works just as well. It doesn't do wonders for my rosacea but is amazing with pimples. It is a strong scent and will last a bit so use sparingly if you can't handle the odor.

I have PCOS and have always struggled with acne, nothing ever helps. I was having a really bad, long lasting break out. I used this mask, as directed, for 2 days, alongside a sulfur face wash, and noticed a 75-80% reduction in acne in 2 DAYS. I did experience some dryness, so I used squalane oil mixed in with my normal moisturizer and it cleared up over night. Seriously a miracle! The smell is awful though, so make sure you only use at night.

I’ve had PD for years and years. Have been prescribed just about everything under the sun by 3 different derms who just seemed to want to get me in and out the door as quickly as possible. I had it mostly managed with a 15% Korean azelaic acid serum and same brand of B5 (cos the baha… no longer available in US but can still order from Stylevana or JOLSE, TG). Anyway I had a recent pretty bad flare (not sure what caused it), but my usual duo weren’t pulling their weight. I also noticed increased itching at the back/nape of my neck and my hair around my ears. I went down the Reddit rabbit hole for a few hours and realized that I might have been suffering from some kind of yeast overgrowth and found a few posts by people that had effectively treated PD with sulfur (they had been diagnosed with PD but further derm testing showed yeast overgrowth). I thought, well, that’s one fn thing I have NOT tried yet. Holy crap I am SO GLAD I bought this. First things first- I assumed since people said it was drying that I was going to put it on and feel immediate burning/tingling where my redness/dryness is (chin fold, side of chin under corners of mouth, nose creases and further out on lower cheeks above my nasolabial). About 99% of products I try BURN on those areas. This DID NOT. Not even a little. In fact, it felt super soothing and I saw the redness go down in real fn time. Second, for whatever reason- despite having combo skin I then expected this would be super drying. After the first use, I noticed no additional dryness or any tightness whatsoever so I ignored the instructions to start with once a day and have been using this 3 times a day for the past 3 days. My skin isn’t dry at all. In fact those pesky dry patches are GONE. My skin is waaaay less red. Like everywhere less red. Seems to have eradicated my rosacea symptoms too. I had all these little tiny flesh toned bumps along my forehead (hairline), my temple area and near my ears too. They’ve always been there but never really noticed them or paid them mind since the PD was always so angry and my focus. Well, they’re freaking gone. Just gone. My skin has literally never looked clearer or felt LESS dry. What kind of sorcery is this?! Seriously. I’ve been dealing this this crap for over ten years and all I needed was this gooey $9 bottle?! My PD is SIGNIFICANTLY reduced. I cannot wait to see if this knocks it out completely. I seemed to have to be able to treat the left side of my face (a couple years ago) but my right side hung on. FINGERS crossed. I’m taking a before pick right now and hope to update this review in a few days with both pics. *** 1 week update! Ok, so.. the three times a day WAS too much after all. I had so symptoms but then overnight my barrier was destroyed (only where I have perioral dermatitis- rest of the skin was totally fine). I gave my skin 3 days to recover and now only using it ONCE a day per the instructions and leaving it on 5 min instead of 10. I still love the product and it’s helped clear my skin tremendously and manage redness- but don’t be fooled. It’s a strong active and PD is a barrier dysfunction disorder so have to be careful there. My skin is still 20x better from using once a day for shorter bursts so I’m still very happy I found this.

The sulfur works wonders for me but unfortunately this product is basically Vaseline mixed with sulfur. For no reason they've just mixed it into the most sticky unwashable "lotion" you can imagine, I think it literally is Vaseline. Bad choice.

This stuff is great!!!! I’d like to say I have pretty clear skin, but I constantly get deep blackheads on my chin. This stuff has gotten rid of them after about a week of use as they suggest on the tube, not a black head in sight. I put it on and leave it for 10 min once or twice a day. It’s also great to use if you get those dark sebaceous filaments on your nose. It did give me a little dryness after continuous use but that is expected. You will smell sulfur all day even if you wash it off good. That’s the only downside.

This actually works! My teenage daughter has been struggling with acne, particularly little bumps on her forehead. I read that it could be a yeast issue. After using a very strong topical prescribed by a dermatologist, that hasn’t done anything but irritate her skin, I decided to try to find a less harsh way to treat her acne. We have been using this daily for 10 mins everyday for about a month and it is almost completely gone! I’m amazed! The smell does bother my daughter and she won’t let me put it anywhere else on her face but her forehead. It may be causing some dryness on her eyelids from rinsing it off and it dripping down, but I can’t say enough about how this has transformed her skin.

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You have to use very little to prevent skin irritation

Wirkt super gegen meine mundrose!

Muy bien para poner sobre lesiones de acne.

Had a bump near my bikini area, I think because of ingrown hair, didn’t go away for a month. Applied this once, it instantly shrunk and only needed to apply it one time. Amazing! The only downside is it’s very drying, I would be scared to use it on my face.