My guess would be sulfur: there is the notion of sulfur clouds found in the Nether, the foul smell of sulfur emanations, the loud bang sulfur-containing gun powder, and sulfur can be used to grow thicker eyebrows. And it comes just before chlorine in the (Mendeleev) periodic table.
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