Resurrection Cell Recovery Serum

The Resurrection Cell Recovery Serum is a lightweight 0.5% retinol night treatment from African Botanics, formulated to brighten, support collagen synthesis, and soften fine lines. It pairs gentle vitamin A with Resurrection Plant bio-extract, moisture-binding peptides, resveratrol, and liposomes to deliver visible renewal without the irritation often linked to retinol.

It contains 0.5% retinol (vitamin A) — an entry-to-intermediate strength suited to both beginners and experienced users. The retinol is buffered with calming Cape Chamomile, Centella, panthenol, and arnica to keep nightly renewal comfortable.

Yes. It's formulated for all skin types, including sensitive and environmentally stressed complexions. A low 0.5% strength, soothing botanicals (Cape Chamomile, Centella, arnica, panthenol), and hydrating Resurrection Plant extract help reduce the dryness and tightness sensitive skin often feels with vitamin A. Patch-test first and introduce gradually.

Yes — at 0.5%, it's an ideal first retinol. It improves texture, brightness, and firmness while staying gentle enough for beginners. Start two to three nights per week, then build to nightly as your skin adjusts.

Use PM only. Apply 2–3 pumps to cleansed, damp skin and massage over the face, neck, and décolleté, then tap a small amount around the eye area. Follow with a facial oil and/or hydrating cream if desired. Damp skin helps it absorb deeply.

Beginners should start two to three evenings per week and build up gradually; experienced users can apply nightly. Consistent use delivers the smoothing, firming, and brightening benefits over time.

All skin types — oily, dehydrated, environmentally stressed, sun-damaged, imbalanced, sensitive, and mature. Its hydrating, bio-adaptive formula makes it especially suited to skin that struggles with traditional retinol.

Resurrection Plant (Myrothamnus flabellifolius) is a South African botanical that can lose up to 95% of its water content and fully revive on contact with water. Its bio-extract penetrates deeply to accelerate hydration, help prevent trans-epidermal water loss, and support skin density and elasticity — offsetting dryness from the retinol with a firming, toning effect.

Many see softer, more hydrated, brighter skin within the first few weeks. The deeper retinol benefits — smoother fine lines, improved firmness, refined pores, more even tone — typically appear with consistent use over 8 to 12 weeks, in line with the skin's renewal cycle.

This serum already contains a gentle vitamin C (sodium ascorbyl phosphate) to support the skin's environmental defense barrier. As a retinol treatment, it's best used on its own at night; reserve stronger standalone actives like high-percentage acids or potent vitamin C for your AM routine to keep skin balanced.

Yes. Retinol increases the skin's sensitivity to sunlight, so daily broad-spectrum SPF is essential. Sun protection also helps preserve the brightening and firming results you build overnight.

If you're pregnant, planning to be, or breastfeeding, we recommend checking with your healthcare provider before adding any retinol product to your routine.

The texture is a lightweight, fast-absorbing gel-serum. The scent is fresh, floral, and herbaceous — drawn from natural Neroli, which supports skin-cell regeneration, and Cape Chamomile, which soothes and calms.

Swiss Garden Cress is a biotech sprout extract that brightens skin and reduces the appearance of pigmentation. It's encapsulated in liposomes — tiny lipid spheres that carry actives deeper into the skin and release them gradually — for more efficient delivery alongside the retinol.