Caudalie

Sérum fermeté Resveratrol [Lift]

The ingredient list of Caudalie Sérum fermeté Resveratrol [Lift] (face serums) has 30 items. Notable ingredients: hyaluronic acid and squalane. It contains fragrance. No parabens, silicones or denatured alcohol on the list. 6 ingredients are subject to EU restrictions – details below.

30/30 recognised
Caudalie Sérum fermeté Resveratrol [Lift]
Photo: piperguizmo / Open Beauty Facts, CC BY-SA 3.0

Our review

An earlier version of Caudalie's firming serum: a light emulsion with a vine-shoot resveratrol derivative, hyaluronic acid and a peptide. Its fragrance includes butylphenyl methylpropional, now banned in the EU – so this exact formula belongs to the past, and reviews of it are few.

Caudalie Sérum fermeté Resveratrol [Lift]
Photo: Open Beauty Facts (CC BY-SA) · quoted for the purpose of this review

Packaging and what the product is

The Open Beauty Facts photo shows a silver airless pump bottle with a clear overcap and a lilac collar, printed “CAUDALIE”, “RESVERATROL [LIFT]” and “Sérum fermeté / Firming serum”, 30 ml. This is the pre-reformulation “Resveratrol Lift Firming Serum”; Caudalie now sells an “Instant Firming Serum” with a different ingredient list.

Ingredient analysis

Water, glycerin and butylene glycol form a hydrating base, emulsified with glyceryl stearate citrate and polyglyceryl-3 stearate, with hexyldecanol, hexyldecyl laurate and squalane as emollients and tocopheryl acetate as an antioxidant. The signature active, palmitoyl grapevine shoot extract (Caudalie's resveratrol derivative), sits in tenth place.

Hydrolysed hyaluronic acid and hyaluronic acid, plus acetyl dipeptide-1 cetyl ester, appear further down. Preservation uses sodium dehydroacetate with caprylyl glycol and ethylhexylglycerin; a little alcohol and a fragrance complete the formula.

What to watch out for

The fragrance allergens declared are coumarin, limonene, linalool and butylphenyl methylpropional (lilial). Lilial was classified as toxic for reproduction and has been banned in EU cosmetics since March 2022, so this formula can no longer be sold in the EU; check the INCI on any old stock or second-hand jar before use.

What users say

Opinions are few and dated. On LOOKFANTASTIC this listing shows 4.5/5 from 6 reviews written between 2015 and 2020 (checked 31 Oct 2026). Reviewers liked the light, quickly absorbed texture and softer skin, and one felt her skin looked lifted when combined with the matching cream.

One reviewer found no difference in wrinkles yet, and another disliked the smell, describing it as grassy and earthy. Because the formula has changed, these reviews say little about the current product.

Who it may suit

Mainly of historical interest for comparing formulas. Anyone interested in the line should look at the current Resveratrol-Lift serum and its own ingredient list rather than this version.

Editorial review by INCIMondo based on the ingredient list and publicly available opinions. Not medical advice. · 2026-11-01

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This ingredient list comes from an open database entry last updated in 2019. The formula may have changed since – compare it with the label of the product you buy.

This product comes from Open Beauty Facts, an open database edited by volunteers. The ingredient list has not yet been verified by INCIMondo against the label; formulas can change over time and differ between markets.

Ingredients

  1. AQUA · Solvent
  2. GLYCERIN · Denaturant, Hair conditioning, Humectant
  3. BUTYLENE GLYCOL · Humectant, Fragrance, Skin conditioning
  4. GLYCERYL STEARATE CITRATE · Skin conditioning – emollient, Surfactant – emulsifying, Skin conditioning
  5. HEXYLDECANOL · Skin conditioning – emollient, Skin conditioning
  6. HEXYLDECYL LAURATE · Skin conditioning – emollient, Skin conditioning
  7. SQUALANE · Skin conditioning – emollient, Hair conditioning, Refatting
  8. TOCOPHERYL ACETATE · Antioxidant, Skin conditioning
  9. POLYGLYCERYL-3 STEARATE · Surfactant – emulsifying
  10. PALMITOYL GRAPEVINE SHOOT EXTRACT · Antioxidant, Skin protecting
  11. HYDROGENATED LECITHIN · Surfactant – emulsifying, Skin conditioning
  12. POLYACRYLATE CROSSPOLYMER-6 · Emulsion stabilising, Viscosity controlling
  13. CAPRYLYL GLYCOL · Deodorant, Skin conditioning – emollient, Hair conditioning
  14. HYDROXYETHYL ACRYLATE/SODIUM ACRYLOYLDIMETHYL TAURATE COPOLYMER · Emulsion stabilising, Viscosity controlling
  15. ETHYLHEXYLGLYCERIN · Deodorant, Skin conditioning
  16. PARFUM · Fragrance, Perfuming
  17. SORBITAN LAURATE · Surfactant – emulsifying
  18. HYDROLYZED HYALURONIC ACID · Hair conditioning, Humectant, Skin conditioning
  19. SODIUM DEHYDROACETATE · PreservativeEU restrictions
  20. HYALURONIC ACID · Antistatic, Humectant, Moisturising
  21. HYDROXYETHYLCELLULOSE · Binding, Emulsion stabilising, Film forming
  22. ACETYL DIPEPTIDE-1 CETYL ESTER · Hair conditioning, Skin conditioning
  23. SODIUM PHYTATE · Chelating, Oral care
  24. SODIUM HYDROXIDE · Buffering, DenaturantEU restrictions
  25. TOCOPHEROL · Antioxidant, Fragrance, Skin conditioning – miscellaneous
  26. ALCOHOL · Antifoaming, Antimicrobial, Astringent
  27. COUMARIN · PerfumingEU restrictions
  28. LIMONENE · Deodorant, Solvent, PerfumingEU restrictions
  29. LINALOOL · Deodorant, PerfumingEU restrictions
  30. BUTYLPHENYL METHYLPROPIONAL · Fragrance, PerfumingEU restrictions

An INCI list does not reveal exact concentrations.

Ingredient list as published

AQUA/WATER/EAU, GLYCERIN*, BUTYLENE GLYCOL, GLYCERYL STEARATE CITRATE*, HEXYLDECANOL*, HEXYLDECYL LAURATE*, SQUALANE*, TOCOPHERYL ACETATE*, POLYGLYCERYL-3 STEARATE*, PALMITOYL GRAPEVINE SHOOT EXTRACT*, HYDROGENATED LECITHIN*, POLYACRYLATE CROSSPOLYMER-6, CAPRYLYL GLYCOL, HYDROXYETHYL ACRYLATE/SODIUM ACRYLOYLDIMETHYL TAURATE COPOLYMER, ETHYLHEXYLGLYCERIN, PARFUM (FRAGRANCE), SORBITAN LAURATE*, HYDROLYZED HYALURONIC ACID , SODIUM DEHYDROACETATE, HYALURONIC ACID, HYDROXYETHYLCELLULOSE*, ACETYL DIPEPTIDE-1 CETYL ESTER, SODIUM PHYTATE*, SODIUM HYDROXIDE, TOCOPHEROL*, ALCOHOL*, COUMARIN, LIMONENE, LINALOOL, BUTYLPHENYL METHYLPROPIONAL (165/017)

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