Resque Crème – 30ml | 60ml

Annique’s original skin emergency cream — the highest Rooibos Extract concentration in the range, completely free of cortisone and steroids, and gentle enough for every member of the family.

Every household needs one product it can reach for the moment skin acts up — something fast-working, family-safe and trustworthy. Resque Crème 30ml & 60ml has filled that role in South African homes for years, earning its spot in medicine cabinets, handbags, cars and first-aid kits across the country.

What sets this cream apart is its Rooibos Extract content — the highest of any product in the Annique range. Rooibos is naturally calming on irritated skin, and this concentrated formula is built entirely around that strength. There’s no cortisone, no steroids and no perfume in the mix, which is exactly why Resque Crème is considered safe enough for newborns, young children and even the most reactive skin types.

The everyday uses are wonderfully broad for one small tube. Resque Crème is reached for to calm insect bites, sunburn, heat rash, chafing and grass burns, to ease the itching and discomfort of eczema symptoms, to settle minor cuts, pimples and ingrown nail irritation, and to soothe skin left tender after waxing or shaving. Alongside the Rooibos Extract, Sodium Hyaluronate helps draw in moisture and support the skin’s own healing process, while Magnesium Sulphate Heptahydrate contributes its own soothing, anti-inflammatory action — together forming a well-rounded relief cream rather than a one-trick treatment.

Resque Crème’s reputation isn’t just word of mouth — it placed second in the Fair Lady Best of Beauty Awards, Best South African Product category, 2011/2012, standing out among 364 entries.

Application is simple and forgiving: apply liberally to the affected area as often as needed, or use daily on an ongoing concern until the skin has settled. It’s specific enough to work directly onto and around an ingrown nail, gentle enough to soothe skin left tender after waxing or shaving, and it can be combined with Zerotox capsules for extra support when dealing with minor wounds or skin infections that aren’t open wounds — though it isn’t intended for use on open wounds themselves.

Part of what makes Resque Crème such a fixture in South African households is how little thought it takes to reach for it. There’s no need to match a specific product to a specific ailment first — one small tube covers insect bites, sunburn, chafing, eczema flare-ups, minor cuts and the general skin niggles that come with an active household, so it earns a permanent spot rather than being bought once for a single occasion and forgotten. That’s also why it’s sold in two sizes: the 30ml for a handbag, car cubby or travel bag, and the 60ml for the home medicine cabinet where it gets reached for more often.

Available in a 30ml size for handbags and travel kits, or 60ml for the home medicine cabinet, Resque Crème earns its place as a genuine everyday essential — not just for emergencies, but for the small, ongoing skin niggles every family deals with.