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Murad Acne Treatment ReviewHave you seen the late night infomercials promoting Murad acne treatment? They are so good that they almost force you to order. After all, they have 90% success rate and backed up by money-back guarantee. Yet, it seems that even this acne-knight has a dark side to it's shining armor. Read this review to get the whole story.What other users say about Murad acne treatmentAfter spending few afternoons reading user reviews and forum posts about Murad acne treatment the picture I got was quite shocking. It seems that very few people are able to tolerate it. And for large majority Murad makes their acne worse. Based on 209 votes Murad acne treatment gets:
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Almost everybody complained about skin itching and reddening. What is alarming is that few people reported that Murad makes their acne painful. To the point where just laying your face on a pillow hurts. On the other hand unhappy people are much more likely to voice their opinions than happy people are. So internet rating and reviews sites tend to have a negative bias. In all fairness Murad has sold more than 2 million 'Acne Complex Kits', and people still keep buying it. Yet, the fact remains that the reviews are strongly negative. The truth about 'purging process'In the promotional material Murad says that once you start using Murad acne treatment your acne may initially get worse. Allegedly Murad draws out impurities from the skin causing you to breakout. They call this the purging process and should be over in two weeks - though some people report that it has lasted for 2 months. Let's examine the claim and see if it stands a rational enquiry. First of all it assumes that skin act like some sort of a vault that holds impurities. And considering that the purging process may last for a month or more apparently the vault is quite big. Even wondered how much impurities few millimeters of skin can hold? More accurate analogy would be a car's exhaust pipe. Waste gases are eliminated through exhaust pipe and if it's blocked the motor stalls. Skin is one of the elimination channels body uses to expel waste material. And like the waste gases aren't created in the exhaust pipe the waste material and impurities are not created in the skin. They are a result of various biochemical reactions (for example digestion) in the body. There is a continuous flow of toxins and impurities through your skin. So to claim that after the 'purging process' your skin remains clean makes about as much sense as saying that by washing the exhaust pipe once it would remain clean. Here's what really happens during the 'purging process' of Murad acne treatment. Murad acne treatment contains salicylic acid and other chemicals that dry the skin by removing oil. This irritates the skin as it dries and starts to itch and flake. After a while the skin becomes chronically dry and the body reacts by releasing hormones that cause the skin to produce more oil. This is called reactive seborrea. Now you have a situation where the skin is producing more oil, and the pores are full of dead, dry skin cells. And you guessed it - you breakout horribly. For some people this process may go on for months. With others body gives up quicker and the skin becomes dry, irritated and sensitive. So there is no 'purging process', the body is merely trying to protect the skin. No problems with refundsOn the positive side Murad seems to be an efficient and straightforward company to deal with. Products arrive quickly and customer service is friendly and helpful. Furthermore, unlike many other acne product companies, Murad seems to honor refund requests. At the time of writing there are no complaints about Murad acne treatment at Rip-Off Report (as of February 2007). Better Business Bureau gives Murad 'A' rating. Murad has satisfactorily resolved all the complaints presented to BBB. Click here to read their company report at BBB . Bottom lineAfter reading all the negative user reviews of Murad acne treatment I can't recommend it - and sleep my nights soundly. Especially when there's more effective and cheaper solution available.
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