Formulated with six clinical actives to deliver what traditional routines achieve through three to five separate serums.

This is your high-performance, barrier-first serum for skin that’s had enough of daily stress from hormones, weather, and life. It’s made for people in their 40s, 50s, and beyond whose skin has thinned, become more sensitive, and now seems to react to almost everything you put on it.

At its core is 3% ectoine—nature’s stress-protection molecule found in microorganisms that thrive in extreme environments. It forms a protective hydration shell around skin cells and binds water so skin stays calm and hydrated, even in harsh conditions. 3% bakuchiol plus a six-active complex of 15% vitamin C, niacinamide, peptides, and hyaluronic acid work together to visibly brighten, refine texture, smooth the look of lines, strengthen a compromised barrier, and lock in moisture—so you don’t need separate “brightening,” “anti-wrinkle,” and “hydrating” serums crowding your shelf.

Your skin will look and feel brighter, smoother, and more even-toned, with fewer flare-ups and softer lines. Dry, irritated patches get deeply hydrated, oily zones behave, and your barrier becomes more resilient and less reactive—so you can rely on one hardworking serum and fewer products, not more.

Why Ectoin?

Clinical studies concluded that:

• 100% of Ectoin users achieved measurable anti-aging results
• 19% reduction in crow's feet wrinkle depth 
• reduce transepidermal water loss by up to 40%
• increase collagen production by 23%, delivering visible improvements in smoothness, firmness, and hydration
  
  

Schaf is among the first Canadian brands to use clinical levels of ectoine in a performance-based serum designed for overworked, easily upset skin in its 40s, 50s, and beyond. The formula is minimalist, barrier-first, pH-balanced, and completely free from fragrance, essential oils, and other common barrier-disrupting irritants.

Why it works when other serums don’t:

• Ectoine as your daily stress shield. 3% ectoine forms a protective hydration shell around skin cells and helps reduce moisture loss, so skin stays calmer and better hydrated even in dry, cold, or polluted conditions.
• One serum instead of three. 3% bakuchiol plus a six-active complex of 15% vitamin C, niacinamide, peptides, and hyaluronic acid work together to brighten, smooth lines, refine texture, and strengthen your barrier—so you don’t need separate “brightening,” “anti-wrinkle,” and “hydrating” serums.
• Actives at skin-friendly levels. Clinical concentrations in a pH-balanced, lightweight base mean real results without the sting, tightness, or flare-ups that many potent serums cause.
• Barrier-first, not just “clean.” Fragrance-free, essential-oil-free, and made without common barrier-disrupting irritants, so overworked 40+ skin can actually tolerate using it every day, morning and night.
  
  

We believe in a healing philosophy, not an attack philosophy: no harsh actives, no stripping, no overwhelm—just barrier-first care that supports your skin’s natural ability to restore and thrive.

Plus, it’s cruelty-free, made in Canada, and backed by our 30-day calm-skin guarantee.