Caudalie - Vinotherapie

About Caudalie

Once upon a vine

Have you ever wondered what's the real story behind your favorite beauty brands? Like, the trip to Marrakech that inspired your favorite lipstick shade, or the major scientific discovery that spawned your skin cream. Or, of course, how each brand got started in the first place. From small family upstarts to Hollywood's biggest makeup artists, read on to hear the inspiring stories behind your favorite beauty companies.

The Caudalie story began in 1993 when two college sweethearts, Mathilde and Bertrand Thomas, took a summer job at her family winery in Bordeaux and met Dr. Vercauteren, the world's leading expert on grapevine polyphenols. The professor revealed the extraordinary antioxidant powers of the vine, inspiring the couple to create the world's leading vinotherapy skincare line.

Vinotherapy

Turning the grape into Vinotherapy

Balancing science and nature with a touch of luxury, Caudalie is always on the cutting edge of antioxidant technology. Uncork the formulas and let your skin drink up the benefits.

Over the past decade, Caudalie has continued to wow us with their amazing scientific breakthroughs, revolutionizing the world of natural skincare in the process. From the groundbreaking discovery of grape seed polyphenols as exceptional antioxidants, which was patented in 1994, to the identification of Resveratrol, a polyphenol that activates cell renewal (patented in 1999), to their most recent innovation, Viniferine, a polyphenol isolated from the vine stalk that inhibits melanin synthesis (patented in 2004), each new Caudalie innovation proves to be even more impressive than the last.

Another one of Caudalie's commendable characteristics is their commitment to their own "cosm-ethics." Caudalie products are free of parabens, phenoxyethanol, mineral oil, artificial colorings, and sodium laureth sulfate. No ingredients of animal origin are used, products are not tested on animals, and all of their products contain a maximum of natural active ingredients. (We'll cheers to that!)

Effective and Natural

Effective and Natural Products from Caudalie

At the center of Caudalie's philosophy for beautiful skin is the famous "French Paradox," the belief that the French (despite a diet of cheese and chocolate) have a remarkably low rate of cardiovascular disease thanks to the powerful antioxidants found in the wine they drink. With that thought in mind, Caudalie developed formulas in close collaboration with researchers at the Pharmacy of Bordeaux to stabilize and patent the vine's beneficial polyphenol molecules to deliver the same antioxidant protection to your skin.