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Summary
Highlights
- HSA/FSA eligible
Conscious Beauty at Ulta Beauty™
- Cruelty Free
Murad's Biome-Balancing Clear & Prevent Acne Treatment Serum starts to clear acne in just 3 days, helps prevent breakouts & empowers your biome to thrive for healthier-looking skin.
Benefits
- Clinically proven to help clear active breakouts starting in just 3 days
- Biome-Sensing Tech encourages a healthier, more balanced microbiome that's naturally more resistant to future breakouts
- Clears all types of acne, including whiteheads, blackheads, and hormonal breakouts
- Non-comedogenic, non-drying, non-irritating, layers well under makeup, no pilling or flaking, gentle enough for daily use
Key Ingredients
- Mandelic Acid: an alpha-hydroxy acid (AHA) used to smooth and even the complexion
- Biome-Sensing Tech: encourages a healthier, more balanced microbiome that's naturally more resistant to future breakouts
- Medicated Salicylic Acid: clears and prevents acne, and penetrates deep to decongest clogged pores
- Glutamic Acid: "feeds" the skin's microbiome so it produces GABA, a protective amino acid for healthier-looking, smoother skin
Research Results
- Clearer skin starts in just 3 days*
- Clinically proven to reduce active breakouts, and improve skin health and clarity*
- 92% agree: no unwanted side effects* including peeling, flaking, redness, and irritation
- *Consumer testing on 26 subjects in a 4-week study
- *Expert grading of photos on 26 subjects in a 4-week study
To Use: AM and PM
Cleanse, tone, then apply 1-2 pumps to face and neck, allowing serum to fully absorb before applying moisturizer or SPF during the day. Deep acne bump or breakout? Alternate by applying Biome-Balancing Clear & Prevent Acne Treatment Serum during the day, and spot-treating with Deep Relief Acne Treatment at night.
For external use only. When using this product, skin irritation and dryness is more likely to occur if you use another topical acne medication at the same time. If irritation occurs, only use one topical acne medication at a time.
Active: Salicylic Acid 1.0%. Inactive: Water (Aqua), Propanediol, Mandelic Acid, Glycerin, Erythritol, Pentylene Glycol, Sodium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate, Dimethicone, Sodium Hydroxide, Saccharide Isomerate, Glutamic Acid, Allantoin, Punica Granatum Pericarp Extract, Nelumbo Nucifera Flower Extract, Nymphaea Caerulea Flower Extract, Urea, Yeast Amino Acids, Trehalose, Inositol, Taurine, Betaine, Melia Azadirachta Leaf Extract, Melia Azadirachta Flower Extract, Corallina Officinalis Extract, Coccinia Indica Fruit Extract, Aloe Barbadensis Flower Extract, Solanum Melongena (Eggplant) Fruit Extract, Ocimum Basilicum (Basil) Flower/Leaf Extract, Curcuma Longa (Turmeric) Root Extract, Ocimum Sanctum Leaf Extract, Maltodextrin, Glyceryl Polyacrylate, Polysilicone-11, Butylene Glycol, Decyl Glucoside, Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate, Citric Acid, Sodium Citrate, 1,2-Hexanediol, Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate, Caprylyl Glycol, Chlorphenesin.
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Most Helpful Positive Review
Clear Skin Starts with a Strong Barrier
Let's talk about skin resurrection. If you've ever gone too hard with exfoliants, detox masks, or trendy "skin resets" only to wake up with a stressed-out barrier and angry breakouts — Murad's Biome-Balancing Clear & Prevent Acne Treatment Serum is your comeback serum. First off, the packaging is s...
Most Helpful Critical Review
Just ok
[I received this product in exchange for my honest review] I had the opportunity to try out Murad's Biome-Balancing Clear & Prevent Acne Treatment Serum. I honestly wasn't too impressed with this product. I experience acne from time to time, mostly hormonal acne. I typically don't have much luck w...
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Very good skin care!
I received this product in exchange for my honest review I love the package and the size of it. I also like there is a very light scent. The texture is great and do not make my skin greasy or very dry. I have a very large pores and I feel it makes my skin look much better after applying for around 3 weeks using this amazing product.

Love it
[I received this product in exchange for my honest review] Without a doubt, this has been my favorite product for controlling my minor breakouts. It's gel-like in consistency, but it's quite emollient, so you only need a little. Don't have any scent.

Stops my breakouts
I received this product in exchange for my honest review. Sleek pump, powerful acne-fighting ingredients, lightweight texture, fast results, and a fresh, subtle scent. That stops my breakouts. Doesn't leave my skin sticky.

Great
[I received this product in exchange for my honest review] This is great and very effective. It also has a good packing and does not smell bad. I trust the ingredients and I would be open to getting this again.

No irritation
[I received this product in exchange for my honest review] This serum is exactly what I needed for my acne. I couldn't believe how clear my skin was as after using it. It was as so easy to use. The applicator pump delivered just the right amount of product. The fragrance wasn't too overpowering at all. It was as a very smooth serum. I struggle with hormonal acne. I have been on the search for something that works, but also doesn't irritate or dry out my skin. This is as just that. After using for a little while, I noticed my skin looking so much clearer. It was also more hydrated and even glowy. It didn't irritate my skin at all.
