Proactiv Solutions 29.95 And Murad Acne Complex Kit 29.99: Which to Choose?

A Comparison of Two Major Adult Acne Skin Care Product Formulas

By Lori Voth (Revezbelle), published Aug 17, 2006
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With thousands of products on the market right now that are designed to specifically treat acne, one can understandably be clueless about where to turn. There is the regular, over the counter, grocery store type of stuff like Noxzema and Oxy. There's the prescription stuff like Retin-A and Accutane. And then there is the mail order stuff that we see on TV. How do we know what is right for our particular skin? It has come to my conclusion that the answer to this question can only be determined by trial and error, but to help educate readers on the specific brand names, what they stand for, and how they work, I have done some research, to first look at the last group of products, the one's sold on late night television. And after viewing the commercials and their website, talking to others, and having a personal experience with them, here is what I have discovered when comparing two of the most popular adult acne skin care prevention regimes available today, through mail order only, Proactiv Solution, 29.95, and Murad Acne Complex Kit , 29.99.

Proactiv Solution, 29.95, and the Murad Acne Complex Kit, 29.99, are both a series of related adult acne skin care products that were developed particularly to prevent and treat acne and blemishes. Although the two groups of products use completely different ingredients, the way they work as well as the inventing doctors' goals behind the product, I found, were very similar in nature.

Proactiv Solution , 29.95 was invented by two women, Dr. Katy Rodin and Kathy Fields, who met in dermatology school at Stanford University and after many years of discussing a plan to help today's society cope with inevitable acne problems, eventually met back up to open a clinic and sell the Proactiv formula. The Murad Acne Complex Kit, 29.99, just one in his long line of self titled brand products, is the child of Dr. Murad, a Dermatologist, Pharmacist and Associate Professor of Dermatology, UCLA. After seeing several thousand patients at his dermatological practice in El Segundo, California, Murad had direct insight into how the skin works and how to prevent the acne breakouts from occurring.

Takeaways
  • Proactiv Solutions 29.95 is a popular adult acne skin care product made from Benzoyl Peroxide.
  • Salicylic Acid is the main ingredient in Murad Acne Complex Kit 29.99, for adult acne skin care.
  • Two of the best products in adult acne skin care can only be ordered via mail order.
Did You Know?
With both the Proactiv Solutions 29.95 and the Murad Acne Complex Kit 29.99, an individuals skin will commonly breakout upon first use to "purge" the skin of toxins before clearing it up.
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I tried proactiv for approximately six months...It worked really great in the beginning. I was amazed. However, I may have developed an immunity for it or something because my acne started to return and much worse than before, I might add. Over all, I think it ended up making scarring worse and so forth. I've heard that's what Benzoyl Peroxide does. I wish I'd known that before I tried the product. I'm afraid to use Murad though, because I've tried salicylic acid products before with awful drying results....what to do?

Posted on 04/10/2008 at 5:04:07 AM

 
i've just offered proactiv and waiting, but scared about your comments. will see..

Posted on 03/30/2008 at 1:03:19 PM

 
i have tryed proactive and it did not work for me if i missed 1 day the next day i wake up my face be filled with bumps and things

Posted on 02/24/2008 at 3:02:37 PM

 
I have to vote Murad, but I am probably a little biased. But don't just take my word give it a shot.

Posted on 02/04/2008 at 11:02:08 AM

 
I've tried Proactiv. It worked and then I stopped using it. Then my pimples came back 3x worse than it was before! Maybe because I live in such a humid place that the chemicals are not mixing well!

Posted on 02/03/2008 at 3:02:17 AM

 
Proactiv does not really work i have tried it for almost 7 months and only have very little results. Now i am using Clean an Clear and it works let me tell you if u use it right.

Posted on 01/31/2008 at 6:01:03 PM

 
proactive does not work at all...im going to try acne complex for my skin type

Posted on 12/19/2007 at 7:12:42 PM

 
pro-active worked for me for a while but stopped working all of a sudden. hopefully, the acne complex does work. and for longer.

Posted on 12/13/2007 at 11:12:31 AM

 
I know Proactive really works because I had acne problems since very young. When Proactive wasn't really popular in 1989 I decided to try it after watching one of their commercials on TV....and it really worked !! I even stopped using it because I didn't have any acne problems anymore. Besides that, it doesn't dry up my skin. I would recommend it to anybody. But if Proactive doesn't work for you for any reason, then I would suggest trying Acne Complex, which is another very good product !!

Posted on 11/02/2007 at 10:11:00 PM

 
Are you sure this proactiv works? I never had this before?

Posted on 10/15/2007 at 9:10:00 PM

 
Are you sure this proactiv works? I never had this before?

Posted on 10/15/2007 at 9:10:00 PM

 
Are you sure this proactiv works? I never had this before?

Posted on 10/15/2007 at 9:10:00 PM

 
anyone know how to get employment thru this company

Posted on 09/25/2007 at 8:09:00 PM

 
Well written and good advice. Thanks!

Posted on 07/27/2007 at 3:07:00 AM

 
Ive tried proactiv and it didnt work either I used it wrong I dont know but I am going to try out acne complex hopefully it works

Posted on 07/19/2007 at 3:07:00 PM

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