Murad Acne Complex Reviews

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2.1/5
Agreeability

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2.2/5
Affordability

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2.2/5

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Consistency

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2.5/5 (522 votes)
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3.5/5 (527 votes)
Fragrance

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2.8/5 (529 votes)
Murad Acne Complex Reviews

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Anonymous, new york,ny
Jun 14th, 2009
How well it works
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Agreeability
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Affordability
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Pros:NONE!
Cons:Everything!! Wasted Moneyy!! Left me with the same face I had 5 weeks ago. My face is even more red.
Bottom Line:Don't buy it
Recommended:No
Usage:Reviewer has used this item for a few weeks.
Price Paid:54.00
Acne severity:severe
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Anonymous
Jun 12th, 2009
How well it works
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Pros:None.
Cons:Expensive, doesn't work at all.
Bottom Line:In 4 months of use, this product destroyed my skin. Instead of clearer skin, breakouts spread to my cheeks and forehead, my zits were larger, redder, and more painful, and I was spending $70 a month for this torture.

It may work for some people, but are you willing to risk worse acne for the small chance it will work for you?
Recommended:No
Usage:Reviewer has used this item for a few months.
Price Paid:70.00
Acne severity:moderate
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Anonymous, New York, NY
Jun 9th, 2009
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Pros:pretty packaging
Cons:doesn't clear up acne AT ALL
causes extreme dryness coupled with pimples (ew!)
Bottom Line:Murad is extremely expensive and simply doesn't work! I stuck with it (using the cleanser, gel and lotion) for 3-6 months and saw absolutely NO results! It may have actually worsened my skin. Now I am taking vitamin b5 (15 500mg pills per day) and using baking soda masks (three times a week) and I am totally clear!
Recommended:No
Usage:Reviewer has used this item for a few months.
Acne severity:moderate
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Lo, Texas
Jun 9th, 2009
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Pros:Evens skin tone.
Cons:More acne than started with.
Bottom Line:It sucks! It gave me much more acne then in the beginning.
Recommended:No
Usage:Lo has used this item for a few weeks.
Price Paid:30.00
Acne severity:light
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Nicole, Boston, MA
Jun 7th, 2009
How well it works
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Agreeability
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Affordability
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Pros:I have only been using this product so keep that in mind while reading this but so far I have had fantastic results. it is not completely clear yet but a lot of my acne has gotten smaller if it has not disappeared. It really reduces redness as well.
Cons:The smell is disgusting. During the day that is all I can smell no matter how much perfume I of on. Also my skin got really dry. I have sensitive skin so I expected that but I have only been using it at night so caution to users with dry skin.
Bottom Line:It really has been working well so far with my acne and skin color. It evened out my skin tone and made my face smoother. I do have a lot of drying so you might want to try a more generic moisturizer. The moisturizer is also the source of the foul smell. Also do not buy this product from the website. I found it on amazon for only 20 dollars and it is the same exact thing minus the facial mask but it is worth it considering that you won't get stuck in an every month purchase and if you don't like the product you do not have to struggle to cancel before the 30 days before they charge you and send you a new one.
Recommended:Yes
Usage:Nicole has used this item for about a week.
Price Paid:20.00
Acne severity:severe
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Chris, Canada
Jun 5th, 2009
How well it works
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Agreeability
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Pros:Nothing.
Cons:Made my skin much worst.
Bottom Line:I have used this product as advertised for 4 weeks but unfortunately it has made my skin much worst. Based on my results I would not recommend this product to anyone.
Recommended:No
Usage:Chris has used this item for about a month.
Price Paid:30.00
Acne severity:moderate
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Joseph, San Francisco, CA
Jun 5th, 2009
How well it works
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Pros:it smells good
Cons:Redness, irritated skin, never cleared up my face. GIVES YOU CYST Acne (the worst kind) I now have more acne than I initially started with.
Bottom Line:Do not get this product... again a failure like proactive... Do not waist your money on it. Overall, just a marketing scheme to make money for someone....DOES NOT WORK
Recommended:No
Usage:Joseph has used this item for a few months.
Price Paid:65.00
Acne severity:moderately severe
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Sara, Los Angeles, CA
Jun 3rd, 2009
How well it works
:)
Agreeability
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Affordability
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Pros:The cleanser was alright, even though it didn't completely make my skin clear..it didn't cause me to breakout more.
Cons:The murad spot treatment was way too harsh for my skin.. it damaged my skin. I think because it contains sulfur ingredients. The acne exfoliating treatment gel dried my skin out. The moisturizer was mediocre.
Bottom Line:Please do not waste your money on these products. They end up irritating your skin more than treating it. There are cheaper products in drugstores that work better than this system.
Recommended:No
Usage:Sara has used this item for a few months.
Price Paid:65.00
Acne severity:light
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Anonymous, UK
Jun 3rd, 2009
How well it works
:)
Agreeability
:):):)
Affordability
:):)
Pros:none so far
Cons:both the face wash and gel makes my face very red and very dry, the skin perfecting lotion is not strong enough to moisturize my skin
Bottom Line:im on day 3 and my face is very red (looks like i have sunburn) after day 1 and day 2 i couldnt handle the amount of oil this kit was making my skin produce (probably cus of its drying effects) so today i added a few drops of jojoba oil to the lotion wich by the way i stopped using 3 days ago when i started my new murad kit. in my opinion so far the kit isnt helping just irritating my skin, but thats just me probly becouse i have sensitive skin.
Recommended:Yes
Usage:Reviewer has used this item for a day or two.
Price Paid:30.00
Acne severity:moderate
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carly, TN
Jun 1st, 2009
How well it works
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Pros:cleared some acne temporarily
Cons:left my face with bad cystic acne after i stopped using it.
Bottom Line:i've had acne for probably at least 7 years or so. it started to clear up a lot once i was about 18 or so (i was only using clearasil products at that time). a few months back i decided to give murad a try, and it was a huge mistake for me. it seemed to work decently at first..my forehead was totally clear. but i started getting really bad breakouts on my cheeks. a lot of bad cystic type acne that i've never really had before. i also used this on my chest and back. my back is now broken out more than it ever has been. this product works for some people, but i've read a lot of reviews that ended in bad cystic acne because of this.
Recommended:No
Usage:carly has used this item for a few months.
Price Paid:50.00
Acne severity:moderate
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