SULPHUR IS A KERATOLYTIC, A MILD ANTISEPTIC, A MILD ANTIFUNGAL, AND A PARASITICIDE. IT HAS BEEN WIDELY EMPLOYED, IN THE FORM OF LOTIONS, CREAMS, OR OINTMENTS, USUALLY IN COMBINATION WITH OTHER AGENTS, IN CONCENTRATIONS OF UP TO 10% IN THE TREATMENT OF ACNE, DANDRUFF, SEBORRHOEIC CONDITIONS, SCABIES, AND SUPERFICIAL FUNGAL INFECTIONS, THOUGH THERE ARE MORE CONVENIENT AND EFFECTIVE PREPARATIONS.