Murad : Acne Complex

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Acne Complex ® Kit Clarifying Cleanser Active Ingredient: Salicylic Acid (1.5%). Other Ingredients: Water (Aqua), Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Sodium C14-16 Olefin Sulfonate, Methyl Gluceth-20, PPG-26-Buteth-26, PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Butylene Glycol, Cimicifuga Racemosa Root Extract, Camellia Oleifera Leaf Extract, Silver Citrate, Menthol, PEG-150 Distearate, Zea Mays (Corn) Starch, Hydrolyzed Corn Starch, Hydrolyzed Corn Starch Octenylsuccinate, Glyceryl Stearate, Cocamidopropyl Dimethylamine, Polysorbate 80, Citric Acid, Tetrasodium EDTA, Chlorphenesin, Methylisothiazolinone, Limonene, Citrus Reticulata (Tangerine) Leaf Oil, Cymbopogon Nardus (Citronella) Oil, Citrus Medica Limonum (Lemon) Peel Oil, Citrus Aurantifolia (Lime) Oil, Lavandula Hybrida Oil, Citrus Nobilis (Mandarin Orange) Peel Oil, Prunus Armeniaca (Apricot) Kernel Oil, Fragrance (Parfum). Exfoliating Acne Treatment Gel Active Ingredient: Salicylic Acid (1.0%). Other Ingredients: Water (Aqua), Alcohol Denat, Glycolic Acid, Butylene Glycol, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract, Methyl Gluceth-10, PPG-5-Ceteth-20, Salicylic Acid, Retinol, Polysorbate 20, Arnica Montana Flower Extract, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis (Orange) Fruit Extract, Triclosan, Lecithin, Tocopherol, Magnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Vitis Vinifera (Grape) Fruit Extract, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Hamamelis Virginiana (Witch Hazel) Distillate, Zinc Sulfate, Linoleic Acid, PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Tetrasodium EDTA, Sodium Hydroxide. Skin Perfecting Lotion Ingredients: Water (Aqua), Dicaprylyl Maleate, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Butylene Glycol, Glycerin, Sorbitan Stearate, Retinol, Polysorbate 20, Phytonadione, Arnica Montana Flower Extract, Epilobium Angustifolium Extract, Palmitoyl Hydroxypropyltrimonium Amylopectin/Glycerin Crosspolymer, Vitis Vinifera (Grape) Seed Extract, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Avena Sativa (Oat) Kernel Protein, Hydrolyzed Soy Flour, Spiraea Ulmaria Extract, Honey Extract, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis (Orange) Fruit Extract, Squalane, Stearic Acid, Cetearyl Alcohol, Ceteareth-20, Talc, C9-15 Fluoroalcohol Phosphate, Glycolipids, Hyaluronic Acid, Panthenol, Lecithin, Tocopherol, Magnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate, Algae Extract, Dimethicone, Sodium PCA, Propylene Glycol, Allantoin Sclerotium Gum, Carbomer, Triethanolamine, Diazolidinyl Urea, Methylparaben, Propylparaben, Tetrasodium EDTA. Acne Spot Treatment Active Ingredient: Sulfur (3.0%). Other Ingredients: Water (Aqua), Glycolic Acid, Hydrolyzed Oat Flour, Sclerotium Gum, Zinc Oxide, Dicaprylyl Maleate, Cetearyl Alcohol, Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-100 Stearate, Ceteareth-20, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis (Orange) Oil, Salicylic Acid Lecithin, Tocopherol, Magnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Palmitoyl Hydroxypropyltrimonium, Amylopectin/Glycerin Crosspolymer, Vitis Vinifera (Grape) Seed Extract, Allantoin, Sodium Hydroxide, Disodium EDTA, Diazolidinyl Urea, Methylparaben, Propylparaben.

Items marked with red have tested a 3 or above (out of 5) in comedogenic (pore-clogging) testing.

The list of ingredients above is provided for informational purposes only. Always check the actual product label in your possession for the most accurate ingredient information due to product changes or upgrades that may not yet be reflected on our web site.

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January 2, 2009

Pros:

none

Cons:

PRICE and does NOT work, I wish I had seen this board befor I bought all this stuff!!

bottom line is this stuff does NOT work!!!
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December 3, 2008

Pros:

Smells clean, feels clean, seems clean, bottles look clean, etc.

Cons:

Leaves condition of your face Worse off than if you never started using it!!!!!

The commercial is Verrry Persuasive, definately. And who of us suffering from acne can't help but have a little hope?! We're good people, we want to believe that there may be a cure.. WEll, Murad is Not it! When I started using this product, for the first three days it made my face smooth&happy, and then the breakouts began. I called the rep on their derm "hotline". She talked up all this purging business. It's been two months, my face is in the worst condition it has Ever been. I can only hope that it has not done lasting damage as others have expressed. Fingers crossed. Who would have thought paying a pretty penny and waiting for some bogus face crap in the mail would leave me with my fingers crossed hoping to reverse the products' effects. This product may help like 1% even 5% of people, sure. My feeling is that the 99% of us who really Need something that works will be completely screwed by MURAD. Note: When i cancelled my card, the customer service rep was fed up----Telling...
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November 13, 2008

Pros:

FEELS REALLY CLEAN, GOOD FOR BLACKHEADS AND TIGHTENS PORES.

Cons:

MAKES U BREAKOUT MORE.. REAL BIG ZITS THAT NEVER WERE THERE

IVE BEEN USEING IT FOR A WEEK NOW AND ALL IT HAS DONE TO ME IS MAKE ME BREAK OUT MORE AND LEAVE ME SCARRED!! ITS HORRIBLE.. AND THE DRYNESS IS REALL NASTY.. I RATHER STICK TO PROACIVE.. IT FELLS KIND OF OILY BUT IT WORKS BETTER.. YOU CAN CALL IT PURGING BUT IT IS NASTY N NEVER HAD MY FACE LOOK LIKE THIS..NOW ITS MESSED UP CUZ OF U GUYS.. EWW!
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October 29, 2008

Pros:

The face wash had a good fragrance

Cons:

Left permanent redness on my face.

This stuff is horrible spend your money on something else. Worst product I've ever used. Have redness on my face still a year later from this stuff.
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October 29, 2008

Pros:

-Makes skin very smooth, and has started healing scars
-Seems to be working as advertised so far
-Strikes a perfect balance between drying/moisturizing complexes for my skin

Cons:

-The "Purge" is occuring on my skin, though it doesn't seem nearly as severe as some have put it
-Toner works well, but causes terrible redness and inflamation on acne/scars for up to an hour after. Subsides after a while tho, and is a good AHA

Right now I am cautiously optimistic with the Murad solution. I don't have terrible acne, more just whiteheads scattered around. I've only been on the solution for a couple days, but as of right now it seems to be working. Over the first two or three days, I had numerous small whiteheads show up, nothing massive, but annoying. Over the past couple, their surfacing has seemed to slow. Let me be clear that these were very tiny, managable blemishes, no huge cysts. Hopefully my skin takes to the product more, and the clearing part of the ad will follow the purging part. On a side note, this product makes my skin feel very exfoliated and just great overall, not too oily, not too dry. Its much less harsh than Dan's or Neutrogena's regimens, and I hope the great skin quality is a promise of things to come. I only have a 30 day sample, so if no progress has been made by then, I will go back to just gentle cleanser and moisturizer. My skin afterall isn't terrible to begin with.
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October 22, 2008

Pros:

money back guarantee

Cons:

made my skin super dry (even using tons of the lotion), worsened my breakouts significantly, caused breakouts in odd, previously (& post Murad) unaffected places like my ear & deep hairline

stupid stupid stupid!! I stuck with it because of "purging".. but after three weeks i'd had more than enough. Even if i put makeup on it looked HORRIBLE because my skin was soo broken out AND dry!! Proactiv had worked well and was cheaper!! I got back on it for a week and it calmed down considerably! (my skin was light/moderate when i started, moderate when i ended)
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October 17, 2008

Pros:

-smells like lemonade :)
-good cleanser

Cons:

-thins face
-toner creates MORE breakouts
-MY SKIN IS WORSE THAN EVER NOW!!! I HATE MURAD, AND DO NO SUGGEST USING IT :( :( :( I'TS NOT THE CAUSE OF MY ACNE!

DO NOT USE THIS PRODUCT MY ACNE STARTED BECAUSE OF IT. EWWW
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October 3, 2008

Pros:

Smells good. Otherwise NOTHING!

Cons:

Where should I begin? The uncomfortable burning and itching or the horrible breakouts that occur after you use it?

I've tried a lot of products for my cystic acne, lasers, antibiotics, proactiv, OTK products, etc. and this is by far the greatest disappointment of all. I used it for two weeks believing that perhaps the giant painful lesions that invaded my face worse than ever were just the so called "purging process". I called the company to confirm this and was told that I was probably allergic to it. Maybe it works great for some, but if you're allergic to it you won't find out until after you've wrecked your skin to the point that you don't want to leave the house. BUYER BEWARE!!!!
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September 30, 2008
It does not work for me. my face is dry and i have huge zits all over me now..my face was soooo starting to clear up after using pro active for three months...well hmph what was i thinking...i am going to see my boyfriend for a week in october cuz hes deployed and i have to look like this....ughhhhh...murad is a rip off...thanks dr. murad for ruining my skin and life!
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August 28, 2008

Pros:

The lotion is not to oily for my skin, it works well all day. The clenser feels great on my skin. The mask and spot treatment worked great also.

Cons:

The gell made my skin feel sticky, and somtimes it made it sting. Also, the gell dosnt smell very good.

Although i was a bit concerned in the beginning, because of the purging in the biggining, but i stuck to it and it was great. My skin cleared up... i had the occasional whitehead (about once a week) but all of my under the skin horrors where gone. I loved it!! i stopped using it about a month ago and my skin is right back to where it started :( im going to get some more tommorrow:)
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