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Multi-channel French skincare company

Caudalie is a French skincare company that is specialized in vinotherapy. It is known for its skincare products crafted from the harnessed extracts of grapes and grapevines.

On the family estate, the discovery of a hot spring 1,500 feet underground inspired the creation of the first Vinotherapy Spa.

History

Caudalie takes its name from the unit of measurement, the Caudalie, pronounced ko-da-li, used in oenology, the study of wine.

In 1993, during the harvest at Château Smith Haut Lafitte, Mathilde Thomas and her husband Bertrand Thomas met Professor Joseph Vercauteren, a polyphenols specialist from the Pharmacy University in Bordeaux and his research team.

Mr. Vercauteren shared one of his discoveries with them - that PCOs (procyanidolic oligomers) extracted from grape-seeds, are more effective than vitamin E against free radicals.^[1]

In 1995, Mathilde and Bertrand Thomas launched Caudalie by developing thr