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Sulfur is a solid, yellow element. 

Naturally sulfur occurs in several mineral forms in soils. Each year volcanic eruptions release huge amount of sulfuric gas to the atmosphere. Also, when groundwater emerges to the surface from soils where sulfuric minerals are available, it may contain large amounts of sulfuric compounds.

Externally used sulfur has high benefits for the wellbeing of our skin. Therefore, it has been used for thousands of years for skincare and in the medical industry.

It is efficient in the treatment of skin areas that produce excess oil where the pores of your skin are blocked. Sulfur absorbs the oil and dries out the surface of the skin. This way acne breakouts and rashes are reduced.

As sulfur is antibacterial and antifungal, inflammations that occur with blocked pores are inhibited. This allows the skin to heal and repair itself.

Also, sulfur helps a lot if you have body areas affected by scaling skin. Topically used, it stimulates the upper skin layers in a way, so that large dry and dead skin cells break apart into smaller pieces naturally and finally flake off.

A simple peeling or rubbing your skin then helps to remove all the dead skin from your body and makes it smooth.

Sulfur is essential for our metabolism. If you have a lack of sulfur, this may cause sympoms of brittle fingernails, wrinkled and raugh skin as well as premature aging of the skin. This is because the protein production in your body does not work properly. To keep your sulfur level high you need to maintain a diet rich in nuts, seeds, dairy as well as allium and cruciferous vegetables.

Very popular at the moment there is a food supplement called Methylsulfonylmethan (MSM). It is a carbon compound containing sulfur. Indeed, it is a very good sulfur source, but only regarding the reasons mentioned above.

There are many companies and articles online that advertise MSM for medical reasons. It is said to stimulate the healing of oxidative, inflammatory, and metabolic diseases. Now there is no valid proof, no clinical study to support these theories.