Leading professional skin care marketer Murad, Inc. has announced it will be celebrating its 20th anniversary this year with the launch of special edition products and events throughout the calendar year.

Over the past two decades, Howard Murad, M.D., associate Clinical Professor of Medicine at UCLA and founder of Murad, Inc., has led the company to its current status as the bestselling clinical skin care brand in Sephora, Ulta and leading salon and spa locations worldwide. With a record breaking sales year in 2008, Murad anticipates continuing and exceeding its success in 2009, according to the company.

The Murad brand, best known for its high performance topical and internal skin care lines, now boasts 88 consumer products and 45 professional products sold in 45 countries. Always with an eye toward effective innovation in skincare, Dr. Murad has achieved 18 patents for breakthrough products, all addressing total body wellness.

To celebrate the company and its achievements, Murad plans to commemorate their 20th anniversary throughout 2009 with exclusively priced and packaged product releases (to be announced throughout the calendar year), special events and activities, a “Murad Founder’s Day” celebration in October and an effort among all Murad employees to contribute a cumulative of 20,000 charitable hours companywide.