The Ordinary Sulfur 10% Powder to Cream Concentrate

What the experts use it for.

The concerns the experts tie this product to, in their own words. Paid and founder takes don't count.

Breakouts and acne4 experts

“If you have very blemish prone skin, this will be your best friend.”

Mad About Skin, watch at 8:53

Redness3 experts

“And you can either use it on areas where you have redness and sensitivity.”

Mad About Skin, watch at 7:52

Excess oil and shine2 experts

“It just leaves behind a beautiful matte finish to keep you oil free, regulate some of that sebum production.”

Mad About Skin, watch at 10:25

Clogged or visible pores1 expert

“This could be a beautiful addition to your skincare routine to eliminate blackheads, to minimize any acne breakouts that you have, to calm and soothe, to take down any rosacea, and to just keep everything matte all day long.”

Mad About Skin, watch at 10:25

Dark spots and post-acne marks1 expert

“You can use it on a treatment on those areas to just gently exfoliate them away and help in the long term to eradicate that alongside any other hyperpigmentation you have.”

Mad About Skin, watch at 10:01

Rosacea1 expert

“I would say you need this if you have breakout-prone skin, rosacea or very sensitive redness prone skin.”

Mad About Skin, watch at 7:52

Irritated or reactive skin1 expert

“It works so so well to just calm and soothe.”

Mad About Skin, watch at 7:52

What the gurus are saying.

Every take we've logged from this product's reviews across YouTube. Click any row to watch the moment they said it.

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Mad About Skin

734k subs

✓Yay

"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."

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"The Ordinary sulfur paste actually is a real game changer. It doesn't strip and dry. It does actually reduce inflammation."

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"Is this The Ordinary Sulfur 10%. I use this for where I have spots. I've got a couple of active breakouts. I'll dab a little of this on in the mirror so I can be a bit more targeted. [...] If you've got breakouts, get this. It's so so good. But just be precise. Dab a little on where you have those breakouts."

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"You can use it on a treatment on those areas to just gently exfoliate them away and help in the long term to eradicate that alongside any other hyperpigmentation you have. I am genuinely sold on this product. I think this is going to be one of the skincare revelations of 2025. [...] I found one that is scent free, doesn't have the offensive rotten egg scent, and still delivers far in excess of what traditional sulfurs will. I absolutely love this."

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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."

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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."

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"Sulfur is amazing, but previously people were reluctant to use it because it stank. The Ordinary have fixed that problem. It is amazing. It's super inexpensive. I love the fact that it goes on as a powder and turns into a cream. That's really innovative. Nice to see this. 10 out of 10. [...] This is an example of The Ordinary doing it right, doing going back to basics, doing what they did well previously. Innovation, addressing issues, and delivering affordable quality skincare."

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"Love this. If you have very blemish prone skin, this will be your best friend. [...] If you have that pimple, you know, when you can feel the pimple emerging, you see, you feel it forming under the skin, pop a little of this on and it will disappear like that. It doesn't really ever come to anything, which is amazing. I like to use it before I go to bed so that way I can wake up in the morning and know that that pimple won't be the bane of my life for the rest of the day."

Abbey Yung

887k subs

✓Yay

"It has a mattifying effect that helps camouflage [...] breakouts, making them look less intense, less noticeable, less red. It [...] definitely works for me by itself, but works even better combined with the Lion Pear acne treatment. [...] The one downside is it still smells like sulfur, that rotten egg scent; if you're hoping for an odorless sulfur treatment you'll be disappointed, though I do feel it's less intense and a bit more tolerable than De La Cruz."

All 2 takes from Abbey Yung

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"It has a mattifying effect that helps camouflage [...] breakouts, making them look less intense, less noticeable, less red. It [...] definitely works for me by itself, but works even better combined with the Lion Pear acne treatment. [...] The one downside is it still smells like sulfur, that rotten egg scent; if you're hoping for an odorless sulfur treatment you'll be disappointed, though I do feel it's less intense and a bit more tolerable than De La Cruz."

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"It's not scentless, you can definitely smell the sulfur, but it's more faint and tolerable than the De La Cruz sulfur treatment. What she surprisingly loves most is [...] that it's a powder rather than a lotion, so it [...] melts down and disappears onto skin instead of sitting there looking gross. It also seems to camouflage breakouts by mattifying the area and making redness less intense, and it [...] can be worn under makeup, which [...] a lot of other acne treatments don't allow."

AliceintheRabbitHole

59k subs

✓Mixed

"Sulfur is a gentler approach for acne, but it's smelly, and I felt like a hydrocolloid patch or the Kate Somerville Eradicate was more effective for pimples than this at night, so I set it aside. But revisiting it, I realized this is actually amazing to use during the day as an alternative to hydrocolloid patches, since none of those are perfectly invisible. [...] It does work under sunscreen [...] too. That's 100% where this fits in for me."

No BS Beauty

89k subs

✓Mixed

"It contains a really high percentage of sulfur, 10%. So I'd probably recommend only using this once a day and probably at night, and being very cautious with it. [...] Sulfur can help heal acne by lessening oil production, killing bacteria and sloughing off dead skin buildup. [...] 10% does sound high, but I'm sure they've done research on it and it probably works well. And it's not very expensive."

Sincerely Miss Ash

196k subs

✓Yay

"It comes out like a powder and as soon as you put your finger in that powder, it instantly turns into a cream, and then you spot treat the areas you want to treat. [...] When you feel a blemish forming and it's really sore but not quite a whitehead yet, start using this on that blemish and this will truly diminish it before it becomes a problem. [...] It actually does a very good job, [...] and I can always rely on this, and it helps to clear up my skin really quickly."

What the evidence says.

Independent of what the gurus think, this is what the published research supports about the main active ingredients here.

Niacinamide

Niacinamide has evidence behind it for redness, uneven tone and supporting the skin barrier, and it is usually well tolerated even by skin that reacts to most things.

Source: DermNet

Frequently asked.

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

A leach-free-style sulfur treatment from The Ordinary: a 10% sulfur concentrate that goes on as a powder and turns into a cream, designed to target blemishes and redness.

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

Mostly yes. 3 of the 5 gurus who reviewed it give it their stamp of approval, for a Guru Score of 75%.

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 75%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 5 expert reviewers we have collected.

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

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

What is The Ordinary Sulfur 10% Powder to Cream Concentrate good for, according to the experts?

In their reviews, experts say The Ordinary Sulfur 10% Powder to Cream Concentrate is good for breakouts and acne (4 experts), redness (3 experts), excess oil and shine (2 experts), clogged or visible pores (1 expert), dark spots and post-acne marks (1 expert) and rosacea (1 expert).

Is The Ordinary Sulfur 10% Powder to Cream Concentrate good for breakouts and acne?

4 experts who reviewed The Ordinary Sulfur 10% Powder to Cream Concentrate say it is. Mad About Skin put it this way: “If you have very blemish prone skin, this will be your best friend.”