User:Mr. Ibrahem/Precipitated sulfur

Precipitated sulfur is used as a medication to treat scabies and lice; including head, body, and pubic lice. Other uses include acne, rosacea, tinea, warts, and seborrheic dermatitis. It is applied to the skin.

Side effects include the fact that it smells unpleasant possibility contact dermatitis. Use appears safe during pregnancy and breastfeeding, except around the breast. It may be better tolerated than benzoyl peroxide. It acts as a keratolytic agent and also kills bacteria, parasites, and fungi. Chemically, it is the naturally occurring octasulfur (S8).

Sulfur has a history of medical use going back to at least the time of Hippocrates. While not officially approved for a specific medical use in the United States, it is avaliable over the counter as of 2020. It is approved for use in Saudi Arabia. It is on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines as an alternative to benzyl benzoate. It may also be compounded by a pharmacy. It is generally not expensive. In medicine it is the most commonly used form of sulfur.