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Sulfur 10% Powder to Cream Concentrate.

The Ordinary Sulfur 10% Powder to Cream Concentrate
Powder & Setting

About this product

A powder-to-cream concentrate containing 10% sulfur, designed to treat breakouts, reduce redness, and address congestion and sensitivity.

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Powder & SettingCream

Key actives

Formula notes

Fragrance-freeNo drying alcohol

Full ingredients

Guru Score

86%

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What the gurus are saying

This sulfur concentrate cuts blemish healing time roughly in half overnight and visibly reduces blackheads, all without the rotten egg smell traditional sulfur products carry because it uses colloidal sulfur instead. Gurus praise it for calming rosacea-prone redness and stopping new blemishes from forming, and note the powder texture works into a cream once rubbed on, so it layers smoothly under makeup and other skincare. Best suited to breakout-prone, sensitive, or rosacea-prone skin; apply after cleansing as a first step or spot-treat before bed for fastest results.
Synthesized from 2 expert reviews · most recent take June 2026
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"When this launched last year she had no interest in trying it because it's sulfur, which usually smells like rotten eggs, but The Ordinary formulated it to eliminate that smell, and it doesn't smell like anything. It's exceptional for breakouts, helping heal the blemish and reduce redness and inflammation, and is also great to apply when a blemish is just forming to stop it becoming a whitehead. It's a powder that turns into a cream once you rub it between your fingers, and it never interferes with or pills against other skincare products used before or after it. It can also be used on general redness or rosiness, not just blemishes, and does a good job reducing that. She didn't think she'd need it, but now that she's used it she can't eliminate it from her routine, keeping it on hand for whenever she needs it, since it always heals up her blemishes quickly."
All 2 takes from Sincerely Miss Ash
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"This is the Sulfur 10% Powder to Cream Concentrate. It is really really good. Very unique and again there is no sulfur rotten egg smell with this. You want to use this prior to your moisturizer or prior to let's say retinol or before sunscreen because again it's powder that turns into a cream and you want that laid down first before a thicker occlusive product on top like a moisturizer or something. Great if you just have some rosiness to your skin as well."
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"When this launched last year she had no interest in trying it because it's sulfur, which usually smells like rotten eggs, but The Ordinary formulated it to eliminate that smell, and it doesn't smell like anything. It's exceptional for breakouts, helping heal the blemish and reduce redness and inflammation, and is also great to apply when a blemish is just forming to stop it becoming a whitehead. It's a powder that turns into a cream once you rub it between your fingers, and it never interferes with or pills against other skincare products used before or after it. It can also be used on general redness or rosiness, not just blemishes, and does a good job reducing that. She didn't think she'd need it, but now that she's used it she can't eliminate it from her routine, keeping it on hand for whenever she needs it, since it always heals up her blemishes quickly."
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"This isn't a universal product. I would say you need this if you have breakout-prone skin, rosacea or very sensitive redness prone skin. This actually goes on as a powder but works into a beautiful cream. And you can either use it on areas where you have redness and sensitivity. It works so so well to just calm and soothe. Sulfur is the best ingredient for doing that. Or you can use it on areas where you have a breakout. So if you get that offending pimple, pop some of it on and it'll just reduce the heal time by roughly half. Sulfur is fantastic as an anti-inflammatory, anti-redness agent, but normally it stinks. Sulfur, it smells like rotten eggs. Nobody needs that in their life. This one doesn't because they use colloidal sulfur. Not only is that better in terms of its anti-inflammatory, but it doesn't smell. So, if you want sulfur without the rotten eggs, this is it and I absolutely absolutely love it."
Top Pick: spot treatment
All 3 takes from Mad About Skin
THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING - The Ordinary Sulfur 10% Powder-to-Cream Concentrate
"If you put this on before you go to bed, put it on that offending pimple before you go to bed, when you wake up, it'll roughly be half the size that it was before you went to sleep. That is an amazing turnaround and far better than you're going to get from any pimple patches or any other drying lotions which just irritate and dry out the skin. This genuinely is one of the best products I've used for treating individual blemishes and acne breakouts. And they say that this has roughly the equivalent of 150 pimple patch applications in it. So definitely value for money because it costs £10 here in the UK. So often cheaper than most pimple patches, works better, and you get a lot more for your money in terms of application. You can also use this on areas where you have blackheads or congestion because sulfur is great at just drawing out all that skin congestion. I've been using this on my nose where I get a lot of blackheads and I've seen probably a 50% reduction in those blackheads over a two week period. That's phenomenal. Again, better than any pore strips, better than any other salicylic acids that I've ever applied. Because this is a powder to cream option, it just makes it super easy. Dust a little on, work it until you get that cream consistency, and then you're done. You can put makeup on the top of it if you want. You can use other skincare products alongside it. Use this as the first step after cleansing and that will really help suck out those blackheads and eliminate them."
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"The Ordinary Sulfur 10% Powder to Cream Concentrate is the most effective spot treatment I have ever tried. If you have very reactive rosacea prone skin, put a little on where you get super red and it'll calm that down. Sulfur is a holy grail ingredient in skincare and it's nice to actually have a product with it. Normally sulfur stinks with a very rotten egg scent to it, but because they use colloidal sulfur rather than elemental sulfur in this, it doesn't have that rotten egg scent. So if you're somebody that likes the idea of sulfur but doesn't want the scent that goes with it, try this out."
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"This isn't a universal product. I would say you need this if you have breakout-prone skin, rosacea or very sensitive redness prone skin. This actually goes on as a powder but works into a beautiful cream. And you can either use it on areas where you have redness and sensitivity. It works so so well to just calm and soothe. Sulfur is the best ingredient for doing that. Or you can use it on areas where you have a breakout. So if you get that offending pimple, pop some of it on and it'll just reduce the heal time by roughly half. Sulfur is fantastic as an anti-inflammatory, anti-redness agent, but normally it stinks. Sulfur, it smells like rotten eggs. Nobody needs that in their life. This one doesn't because they use colloidal sulfur. Not only is that better in terms of its anti-inflammatory, but it doesn't smell. So, if you want sulfur without the rotten eggs, this is it and I absolutely absolutely love it."
Common questions

Frequently asked.

What is The Ordinary Sulfur 10% Powder to Cream Concentrate?

A powder-to-cream concentrate containing 10% sulfur, designed to treat breakouts, reduce redness, and address congestion and sensitivity.

Is The Ordinary Sulfur 10% Powder to Cream Concentrate worth it?

Yes. All 2 gurus who reviewed it give it their stamp of approval, for a Guru Score of 86%.

What is The Ordinary Sulfur 10% Powder to Cream Concentrate's Guru Score?

The Ordinary Sulfur 10% Powder to Cream Concentrate holds a Guru Score of 86%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 2 independent expert reviewers we have collected. At least one expert has named it a Top Pick in its category.

Who is The Ordinary Sulfur 10% Powder to Cream Concentrate best for?

The Ordinary Sulfur 10% Powder to Cream Concentrate is generally suited to oily skin, sensitive skin and acne-prone skin.

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