Review: Murad Youth Renewal Starter Kit

After a pretty traumatic first 6 months of 2019 my skin was a mess. I had been caring for my mum who was dying so I had been careless with my gluten intake (I am gluten intolerant), my skin was stressed and dehydrated from the worry and the central heating/air conditioning, my pores were clogged as I didn’t have the time to maintain my exfoliation regime, and as I have mentioned previously I take high levels of fentanyl for a spinal injury and chronic pain so I am susceptible to huge boils and breakouts (fentanyl face).    None of my usual face products were helping so I looked through a few online websites and purchased the  Murad youth renewal starter kit (£30). The kit contains a whole nighttime regime. There is an AHA/BHA exfoliating cleanser (30ml), Retinol Youth  Renewal Serum (10ml), Retinol Youth Renewal Eye Serum (5ml) and Retinol Youth Renewal Night Cream (7.5ml). The set of products is designed to exfoliate, boost radiance, rejuvenate the skin and reduce fine lines. 

The AHA/BHA cleanser incorporates  salicylic, lactic and glycolic acids which  improve the skin’s clarity, brightness and skin cell turn over by dissolving dead skin build up. Jojoba beads gently exfoliate, polish and smooth skin whilst also boosting hydration. After using this cleanser nightly for about a week I noticed my skin was, in places, beginning to look cleaner. It took about 5 weeks to notice and feel a real sustainable change in my skin tone and clarity. My forehead was the first area to become clear and bump free whilst my chin took several months.

The Retinol Youth Renewal Serum is an anti ageing facial Serum which contains Retinol Tri-Active Technology which is supposed to minimise the appearance of lines and deep wrinkles whilst also helping to firm up and even the skin tone. I found that the smaller forehead lines disappeared almost immediately whilst the deeper wrinkles have become less obvious. My skin tone, as is made clear in the photos, is much more even and the redness has gone.




The Retinol Youth Renewal Eye Serum contains the same technology as the face serum. It is a potent eye treatment which targets crow’s feet, the look of wrinkles, firms skin and brightens dark circles. I took the photos which show the improvement made on these targeted areas with my glasses on as I always wear them and for changes to really be great they need to show through them. My skin texture felt less creepy almost immediately. I don’t have particularly noticeable dark circles but by the 4th month the area appeared brighter. The under eye lines have decreased but not to the same extent as my forehead lines.

The Retinol Youth Renewal Night Treatment is a luxurious night cream containing the Retinol tri-active technology, to minimise and smooth fine lines and wrinkles and smooth the skins’s texture. A peptide rich red algae helps to improve youthfulness, elasticity and look of the skin. I found that slowly the clarity, look and feel of my skin improved. It didn’t happen overnight but slowly my pores became unblocked and the skin tone didn’t look or feel as stressed.

I have already bought the full sizes of all these products as they have definitely improved the look and feel of my skin. I used the products in the order they were reviewed but you must wear a high SPF product during the day if you go outside to protect your skin.

I purchased these items myself and the views expressed in this blog are my own