PDRN Recovery Serum
Barrier Care & Calming
The comfort serum K-Beauty formulators reach for when skin has had enough. PDRN — listed as Sodium DNA — with green tea callus, ceramide NP, and panthenol, in a serum built for skin that reacts to everything else.
Skin that needs
a break needs
PDRN.
Not another brightening serum. Not another hydration layer. PDRN is the ingredient K-Beauty formulators turn to when the answer is fewer actives, not more.
K-Beauty's Best-Kept Comfort Secret
Skin Wrecked
by Another Serum?
This Is Your Answer.
PDRN — polydeoxyribonucleotide, listed on the ingredient panel as Sodium DNA. A DNA-fragment ingredient that has become a signature of Korean skincare formulation. Most serums pile on more actives. This one does the opposite — a low-stimulation formula built around comfort, paired with ceramide NP and panthenol to support the barrier while skin settles.
The Formulation
Why PDRN?
The Comfort Ingredient K-Beauty Built Its Reputation On
PDRN is a DNA-fragment ingredient, listed on the INCI panel as Sodium DNA. In skincare it is valued for what it doesn't do: it doesn't exfoliate, doesn't sensitise, and doesn't compete with the skin's own rhythm. It simply sits well on skin that has stopped tolerating anything else.
Korean formulators have built a reputation on this kind of low-stimulation, comfort-first approach — and PDRN has become one of its signatures. DAMTIX formulates it topically alongside ceramide NP, panthenol, and green tea callus.
The result: a serum you can keep using on the days when nothing else feels bearable.
5–7
The reset window. Days of consistent use after a reaction, before returning to your usual actives.
0
Added fragrance, alcohol, or parabens. Nothing in the formula that stressed skin has to work around.
Is This Your Serum?
4 Signs Your Skin
Needs a Reset
PDRN isn't for general maintenance. It's for skin that's had a hard time — from harsh products, from too many actives at once, or from long-term sensitivity.
01
After a Strong Active
Used a high-potency serum and your skin pushed back? Switch to PDRN for five to seven days after any acid, retinol, or vitamin C reaction, then reintroduce slowly.
02
Days When Less Is More
Some days skin doesn't want another treatment — it wants a break. PDRN is the step that gives it one without leaving your routine empty.
03
Chronically Reactive Skin
If most serums leave your skin stinging, it's likely running a barrier deficit. PDRN doesn't overwhelm — it's built to be tolerated, day after day.
04
Redness & Tightness
Lingering redness, tightness and flaking point to a barrier under strain. Ceramide NP and panthenol work on exactly that, rather than covering it up.
Recovery isn't
doing nothing.
It's doing this.
DAMTIX PDRN — Seoul-Formulated Recovery Serum
Supporting Active — Explained
What is Green Tea Callus?
Plant cell culture technology — not a tea extract. Green Tea Callus is cultivated from dedifferentiated cells of the Camellia sinensis plant. Unlike a standard green tea extract, callus cells retain the plant's full vitality — including a far higher concentration of antioxidant compounds.
In the PDRN Recovery Serum it plays a supporting role: helping defend against the visible effects of daily environmental exposure, and keeping skin calm and comfortable so the rest of the formula isn't working against a moving target. Think of it as the support system that lets PDRN do its job.
Application
2 Pumps. Press. Done.
Twice a Day.
Step 01
Apply
Dispense two pumps onto fingertips. Apply to clean, toned skin — morning and evening.
Step 02
Let It Settle
Press gently into skin — don't rub. Give it about 60 seconds before the next step.
Step 03
Layer or Blend
Layer directly under DAMTIX Repair Cream, or blend the two on the cream's lid for a single, cushioned application.
Step 04
Seal with Repair Cream
Repair Cream holds it all in with ceramide and collagen. The two were designed as a pair.
On reset days, apply PDRN Serum as your first and only serum. Skin that's reacting does better with one step than with five.
Formula Breakdown
What's Inside —
And Why It's There
| Ingredient | Role | Why It's In Here |
|---|---|---|
| Sodium DNA (PDRN) | Key Active | Listed as Sodium DNA on the INCI panel — the purified form of polydeoxyribonucleotide. A signature of Korean comfort-first formulation, valued for how well it sits on skin that has stopped tolerating stronger actives. Formulated here for daily topical use. |
| Green Tea Callus Extract (Camellia Sinensis Callus Culture Extract) |
Support Active | Plant cell culture technology with high antioxidant activity. Helps defend against the visible effects of environmental exposure and keeps skin feeling settled while the rest of the formula works. |
| Panthenol (Pro-Vitamin B5) | Comfort | Deeply hydrating and soothing. Helps reduce water loss, calms the feeling of tightness, and eases the look of surface irritation. A staple of Korean comfort-focused formulas. |
| Ceramide NP | Barrier Support | A skin-identical ceramide that helps rebuild a comfortable surface. Reactive skin tends to run low on it — replenishing ceramide NP is what makes lasting comfort possible. |
| Hydrolyzed Elastin | Bounce | Low-molecular-weight elastin peptides that help restore a bouncier, more resilient look — particularly for skin that has lost its spring through long-term sensitivity. |
| Adenosine | Smoothing | Helps soften the appearance of fine lines and adds a further calming layer for sensitised skin. |
| Ubiquinone (CoQ10) | Antioxidant | Coenzyme Q10, a well-established antioxidant. Helps defend the look of skin against the oxidative stress that comes with daily exposure. |
| Glutathione | Radiance | A widely used antioxidant that helps skin look clearer and more even while the barrier ingredients do their work. |
Caution & Usage Notes
Suitable for sensitive and reactive skin types. A patch test is recommended before first use. Avoid direct contact with the eyes. Do not apply to broken, damaged, or freshly treated skin — if you have recently had a professional treatment, follow the aftercare advice given by your practitioner. Avoid combining with strong exfoliating acids in the same routine step. Discontinue use if irritation, redness, or swelling occurs. Store below 25°C, away from direct sunlight. Keep out of reach of children.