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Oxygen Cleanser

Oxygen Cleanser
Vie de Mer
Benefits
  • Mattifying
  • Hydrating
  • Anti-Acne
  • Clears Pores
  • Anti-Wrinkle
  • Firming
  • Lifting
  • Plumping
  • Anti-Redness
  • Anti-Pigmentation
  • Barrier-Strengthening
  • Anti-Inflammatory
  • Antioxidant

Vie de Mer Oxygen Cleanser is a silky gel-to-lotion cleanser that purifies oily, dull and dehydrated skin with pigmentation concerns, treating as it cleanses.

Sea Fennel Extract — a coastal halophyte concentrated in peptides, polyphenols and marine antioxidants — stimulates Type I collagen synthesis, accelerates keratinocyte turnover, restores plumpness and unclogs pores.

Oligopeptide-34 is a targeted biomimetic peptide that inhibits tyrosinase and downregulates key melanin production pathways to fade existing dark spots and prevent new discolouration. Niacinamide balances sebum, strengthens the barrier with ceramide stimulation, and delivers brightening and antioxidant benefits.

Marine Hydrolyzed Elastin and Hydrolyzed Collagen restore elasticity and plump the skin, Aloe Leaf Juice soothes and calms, and Algae Extract provides antioxidant and barrier-reinforcing marine protection throughout.

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Vie de Mer Oxygen Cleanser is a silky gel-to-lotion cleanser that purifies oily, dull and dehydrated skin with pigmentation concerns, treating as it cleanses.

Sea Fennel Extract — a coastal halophyte concentrated in peptides, polyphenols and marine antioxidants — stimulates Type I collagen synthesis, accelerates keratinocyte turnover, restores plumpness and unclogs pores.

Oligopeptide-34 is a targeted biomimetic peptide that inhibits tyrosinase and downregulates key melanin production pathways to fade existing dark spots and prevent new discolouration. Niacinamide balances sebum, strengthens the barrier with ceramide stimulation, and delivers brightening and antioxidant benefits.

Marine Hydrolyzed Elastin and Hydrolyzed Collagen restore elasticity and plump the skin, Aloe Leaf Juice soothes and calms, and Algae Extract provides antioxidant and barrier-reinforcing marine protection throughout.

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  • - + Who it is for
  • - + How to Apply
  • - + Ingredients
  • - + Smell & Texture
  • - + About the Brand
  • - + Who it is for
  • - + How to Apply
  • - + Ingredients
  • - + Smell & Texture
  • - + About the Brand
Who it is for
Green tick
For you if

Oily Tendency

Dull Skin

Sensitive Skin

Dehydrated Skin

Pigmented Skin

Uneven Complexion

Red Cross
Not For you if

Dry Skin
Rosacea
Essential oil Intolerance

Not sure? Consult an expert.

How to Apply
Apply the Vie de Mer Oxygen Cleanser with your fingers or a face glove to the face, neck, and décolleté using light circular movements. Remove with slightly moist pads or rinse with cold water. Repeat for a second cleanse. For enhanced results when using as a first cleanse, leave on for 5–10 minutes to allow the actives to fully absorb before removing.
Ingredients

Scroll down the page for a full breakdown of the active ingredients.

Aqua (Water), Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Sodium Chloride, Cocoglucoside, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Niacinamide, Hydrolyzed Collagen, Hydrolyzed Elastin, Polyquaternium-7, Rosmarinus Officinalis (Rosemary) Extract, Foeniculum Vulgare (Fennel) Extract, Macrocystis Pyrifera (Sea Kelp) Extract, Sea Fennel, Ascorbic Acid, Oligopeptide-34, Persea Gratissima (Avocado) Fruit Extract, Chamomilla Recutita (Matricaria) Flower Extract, Citric Acid, Sodium Benzoate, Melaleuca Alternifolia (Tea Tree) Leaf Oil.

Please note: The ingredients listed in this product are subject to change as the formulation is updated. We aim to update the INCI list as soon as possible, but we encourage you to read the ingredient list on the product itself to ensure it's suitable for your personal use.

Smell & Texture

Smell: Clean and softly soapy with a hint of botanical freshness.

Texture: Gel-like that melts into a silky lotion on contact.

About the Brand
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Vie de Mer was founded in Paris from the belief that skincare should unite purity with proven performance. Frustrated by mass formulas that sacrificed potency, the founders built a small-batch laboratory dedicated to cold-press technology. By preserving the full strength of marine and botanical actives, they created artisanal French skincare that adapts to the skin’s evolving needs.

This is skincare you can feel working from the first use. Potent cold-pressed actives visibly plump, smooth wrinkles, and brighten, while every ingredient serves a clear purpose. Crafted in small batches, the formulas balance elegance with efficacy, delivering French precision and results that bring lasting transformation to daily routines.

At the core of every formula is cold-press technology, a method that avoids heat to preserve the molecular integrity of antioxidants, peptides, and enzymes. Where traditional processing breaks actives down, this approach keeps them stable and potent. Marine and botanical extracts remain at full strength, delivering higher absorption, stronger repair, and better tolerance backed by clinical results.

The Benefits

  • - + Sebum Regulating (Mattifying)
  • - + Hydrating
  • - + Pore Decongesting
  • - + Anti-Wrinkle
  • - + Firming & Lifting
  • - + Plumping
  • - + Anti-Redness
  • - + Anti-Pigmentation
  • - + Skin Barrier Strengthening
  • - + Anti-Inflammatory
  • - + Reduces Trans Epidermal Water Loss
  • - + Photo-Protecting
  • - + Antioxidant
Sebum Regulating (Mattifying)

Sebum regulation involves normalising oil production in your sebaceous glands to reduce shine, oiliness and breakouts, restoring your skin's natural balance. Overactive sebaceous glands can be triggered by internal factors like genetics, hormonal changes and stress, as well as external factors such as using stripping or overly active skincare, climate, pollution and diet. Excessive sebum production can lead to enlarged pores, acne and an oily, shiny appearance. Effective sebum regulation means using skincare products that balance oil levels without over-drying your skin, helping you achieve a clearer, more matte complexion.

Hydrating

Hydration is a fundamental part of healthy skincare, focusing on maintaining and restoring the skin’s water content. Well-hydrated skin appears plump, smooth and radiant, while dehydration can lead to dullness, tightness, fine lines and increased sensitivity.
Hydrating the skin can work through a fascinating mix of ingredients with different roles. Humectants like hyaluronic acid and glycerin act like water magnets, pulling water into the skin to instantly plump and smooth, while Natural Moisturizing Factors (NMFs)—such as urea, amino acids and sodium PCA—mimic the skin’s own hydration system, helping it hold onto water and stay balanced from within.
Adding humectants like hyaluronic acid to your routine will restore your skin's healthy glow, minimize fine lines, and provide a plumping effect.

Pore Decongesting

Pore decongesting focuses on both clearing and minimising the appearance of enlarged pores. Enlarged pores often result from excess oil production and the build-up of impurities within the pore, which can stretch them over time, while ageing further contributes as reduced elasticity makes them more visible. Effective formulations work first to clear the pores—dissolving and removing trapped sebum, debris, and congestion—before regulating oil production and supporting collagen and elastin to improve skin firmness. By addressing both internal build-up and structural integrity, pores can return to a clearer, more refined, and less noticeable state.

Anti-Wrinkle

Anti-wrinkle skincare is focused on both preventing and visibly reducing the formation of lines by targeting the structural and dynamic causes of wrinkles within the skin. Fine lines and deeper wrinkles develop as collagen and elastin decline, cell turnover slows and repeated facial movements create creases that become etched over time. Advanced formulations address these mechanisms through a combination of elastin-stimulating actives, smoothing peptides that help relax the appearance of expression lines, and deeply hydrating ingredients that plump the skin from within. By reinforcing the skin’s architecture while softening surface contractions and improving elasticity, anti-wrinkle skincare delivers a visibly smoother complexion.

Firming & Lifting

Firming & Lifting skincare is designed to restore strength, structure, and definition to the skin, creating a visibly tighter, more sculpted appearance. As the skin loses collagen and elasticity over time, it can begin to soften and sag, losing its natural contours. Advanced formulations work to rebuild this support from within—boosting firmness while helping to visibly lift and redefine the skin. The result is a smoother, more toned complexion with enhanced bounce and resilience, where facial contours appear sharper and elevated.

Plumping

Plumping involves using active ingredients to boost the production of key structural components like collagen, the dermal-epidermal junction and glycosaminoglycans (GAGs), giving your skin more volume and density. Collagen provides structural support and firmness, while the dermal-epidermal junction, a thin connective layer, ensures smooth, wrinkle-free skin by facilitating cell communication. GAGs, like hyaluronic acid, keep your skin hydrated and plump from within. By stimulating these components, active ingredients help restore your skin's plumpness and radiance.

Anti-Redness

Anti-Redness skincare is all about reducing and preventing facial or body redness, which can result from irritation, skin conditions, compromised barriers, and hormonal changes. A targeted approach with multiple strategies works best for tackling redness. Anti-Redness formulations include active ingredients that soothe and strengthen your skin barrier. Their anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties calm inflammation and protect against environmental irritants. Additionally, these ingredients have vasoconstrictive properties, meaning they reduce blood vessel dilation to lessen redness. Together, these actions help achieve a more even-toned, balanced complexion that's less prone to redness flare-ups.

Anti-Pigmentation

Dealing with pigmentation means targeting melanin overproduction to reduce dark spots and prevent new ones. Melanin production can be triggered by UV exposure, pollution, hormonal changes (like during pregnancy), and inflammation (from acne or cuts). This excess pigment is then transferred to surrounding cells in epidermis called keratinocytes, which then moves to the skin's surface, causing visible dark spots.

To treat hyperpigmentation, a personalised and consistent approach is needed. Our anti-pigmentation products include lightening agents to block tyrosinase (the enzyme that creates melanin), antioxidants to fight free radicals, and ingredients to speed up skin cell turnover, removing pigmented cells. Using broad-spectrum sun protection is crucial to prevent new pigmentation during treatment.

Skin Barrier Strengthening

Strengthening your skin barrier involves replenishing the key elements in the top layer of your skin (stratum corneum), leading to a stronger and healthier barrier. These essential elements include lipids (ceramides, fatty acids, and cholesterol) and Natural Moisturizing Factors (amino acids, hyaluronic acid, etc.). Various factors, such as incorrect skincare use, seasonal changes, and aesthetic treatments, can damage your skin barrier. When this happens, your skin loses excess water through Trans Epidermal Water Loss (T.E.W.L) and becomes less capable of defending against environmental stressors, resulting in dryness, sensitivity, and irritation.

A healthy skin barrier is crucial for overall skin health as it helps prevent hydration loss, protects against environmental damage, and reduces the risk of skin conditions like eczema and acne. By strengthening your skin barrier, you ensure your skin remains well-hydrated, resilient, and protected.

Anti-Inflammatory

Anti-Inflammatory skincare soothes, heal, and balance your skin, the targeted actives are designed to reduce inflammation. Inflammation is your body's natural response to injury or irritation, but continuous inflammation can lead to troublesome skin conditions like acne, rosacea, or eczema. Our anti-inflammatory skincare solutions work to soothe and calm your skin, reducing redness, swelling, and discomfort to provide much-needed relief. By strengthening your skin's barrier, these products help protect against further irritation and damage. Additionally, the anti-inflammatory actives support your skin's natural healing processes, leading to a more balanced and resilient complexion.

Reduces Trans Epidermal Water Loss

Reducing Trans Epidermal Water Loss (TEWL) is key to maintaining your skin’s optimal hydration levels. By strengthening your skin’s natural barrier, these ingredients prevent water from escaping, keeping your skin well-hydrated and plump. The result is a smoother, more supple complexion with improved texture and resilience, giving you a healthier, more radiant look.

Photo-Protecting

Photo-protecting skincare at a cellular level focuses on defending the skin against the internal damage triggered by UV exposure, rather than simply blocking rays at the surface. Ultraviolet radiation generates free radicals and disrupts cellular DNA, accelerating collagen breakdown, inflammation, and premature ageing. Advanced formulations work by neutralising oxidative stress, supporting DNA repair mechanisms, and strengthening the skin’s natural defence systems to limit long-term damage. By preserving cellular integrity and maintaining healthy skin function, this approach helps prevent visible signs of photo-ageing—such as wrinkles, loss of firmness, and uneven tone.

Antioxidant

Antioxidant skincare is dedicated to protecting the skin against oxidative stress—one of the primary drivers of premature ageing and cellular damage—while preserving overall skin integrity and vitality. These formulations rely on potent molecules such as vitamin C, vitamin E, and polyphenols, which neutralize free radicals generated by UV exposure and environmental aggressors before they can compromise cellular structures like lipids, proteins, and DNA. Beyond defence, many antioxidants also support repair processes and enhance collagen stability, contributing to improved firmness, brightness and resilience. The result is skin that is not only shielded from ongoing damage but maintained in a healthier, more luminous state over time.

  • - + Sebum Regulating (Mattifying)
  • - + Hydrating
  • - + Pore Decongesting
  • - + Anti-Wrinkle
  • - + Firming & Lifting
  • - + Plumping
  • - + Anti-Redness
  • - + Anti-Pigmentation
  • - + Skin Barrier Strengthening
  • - + Anti-Inflammatory
  • - + Reduces Trans Epidermal Water Loss
  • - + Photo-Protecting
  • - + Antioxidant

Active Ingredients

  • - + Sea Fennel Extract
  • - + Aloe Leaf Juice
  • - + Marine Hydrolyzed Elastine
  • - + Oligopeptide-34
  • - + Vitamin B3 (Niacinamide)
  • - + Hydrolyzed Collagen
  • - + Algae Extract
Sea Fennel Extract

A coastal halophyte concentrated in peptides, polyphenols, and marine antioxidants. It has demonstrated activity in stimulating Type I collagen synthesis and accelerating keratinocyte turnover, leading to improved dermal density and tissue volume. This renewal action visibly restores plumpness and suppleness to depleted skin, while enhancing hydration retention at a cellular level. In parallel, its natural clarifying properties help unclog pores and regulate excess sebum, supporting clearer, more refined skin texture.

Aloe Leaf Juice

Aloe Leaf Juice has a long history of use for its calming, anti-inflammatory, and hydrating effects on the skin. Its versatility makes it suitable for all skin types, especially beneficial for dehydrated, weakened, and sensitive skin.

Marine Hydrolyzed Elastine

Derived from sustainably sourced marine origins, Marine Elastine is a fibrous protein crucial to skin elasticity and resilience. Naturally rich in amino acids such as glycine, alanine, and proline, it helps support the structural integrity of the dermis by reinforcing elastin fibres, which are responsible for the skin’s stretch and recoil. Marine Elastine works in synergy with collagen to maintain firmness, flexibility, and a plump bounce. Its moisture-binding properties also aid in improving hydration and softening the appearance of wrinkles and crepiness. By supporting the skin’s extracellular matrix, it helps restore suppleness and elasticity, making it ideal for skin experiencing a loss of tone due to ageing, dehydration, or environmental stress.

Oligopeptide-34

A biomimetic peptide designed to reduce melanin production at the source. Oligopeptide-34 inhibits tyrosinase activity and downregulates key pathways involved in pigmentation, helping to fade existing dark spots and prevent new discolouration. It delivers a targeted, non-irritating brightening effect, ideal for uneven tone and photodamage.

Vitamin B3 (Niacinamide)

Vitamin B3 also known as Niacinamide, is versatile and highly effective ingredient with many benefits. It helps to strengthen skin barrier function and increase water retention by increasing natural ceramide production. It's anti-inflammatory and sebum regulating properties soothe, repair and balance irritated, weakened and acne prone skins. Niacinamide is also a potent antioxidant with protective and brightening properties helping to restore skin's natural glow.

Hydrolyzed Collagen

Hydrolyzed Collagen refers to collagen that has been broken down by enzymatic hydrolysis into amino acids and smaller peptides for deeper and better absorption. Amino Acids and Peptides assist in skin repair processes and encourage collagen synthesis resulting in firmer and more resilient skin. Hydrolyzed Collagen also act as a potent humectant, attracting and retaining water in the skin for hydrated, plump complexion.

Algae Extract

Algae Extract is a nutrient-dense marine active, rich in antioxidants, amino acids, and essential minerals that help protect skin from environmental damage. Its high antioxidant capacity neutralises free radicals generated by UV exposure and pollution, reducing oxidative stress that accelerates skin ageing. Naturally hydrating polysaccharides draw and retain moisture, reinforcing the skin barrier and improving elasticity. The combination of protective and replenishing actions helps maintain a smoother, more resilient, and plumper complexion.

  • - + Sea Fennel Extract
  • - + Aloe Leaf Juice
  • - + Marine Hydrolyzed Elastine
  • - + Oligopeptide-34
  • - + Vitamin B3 (Niacinamide)
  • - + Hydrolyzed Collagen
  • - + Algae Extract
Aloe Leaf Juice

Aloe Leaf Juice, extracted from the inner gel of Aloe Barbadensis, is a highly bioactive botanical revered for its regenerative, anti-inflammatory, and hydrating properties. Clinically shown to accelerate wound healing and reduce irritation, it addresses key biological processes involved in skin inflammation and barrier dysfunction.

Aloe is rich in polysaccharides, amino acids, and essential micronutrients that support tissue repair and moisture retention. These compounds help reduce transepidermal water loss (TEWL), reinforce the skin’s natural barrier, and soothe symptoms of reactivity, such as redness, stinging, and dryness.

At a cellular level, Aloe modulates pro-inflammatory cytokines and enhances fibroblast activity, contributing to faster recovery of compromised skin. Its antioxidant profile further protects against oxidative stress and environmental aggressors.

Traditionally used in medicinal and dermatological applications, Aloe’s therapeutic value has been substantiated by modern clinical research. When formulated at effective concentrations, it delivers immediate relief to sensitised skin while promoting long-term hydration, comfort, and balance.

Spotlight

Aloe Leaf Juice

Aloe Leaf Juice, extracted from the inner gel of Aloe Barbadensis, is a highly bioactive botanical revered for its regenerative, anti-inflammatory, and hydrating properties. Clinically shown to accelerate wound healing and reduce irritation, it addresses key biological processes involved in skin inflammation and barrier dysfunction.

Aloe is rich in polysaccharides, amino acids, and essential micronutrients that support tissue repair and moisture retention. These compounds help reduce transepidermal water loss (TEWL), reinforce the skin’s natural barrier, and soothe symptoms of reactivity, such as redness, stinging, and dryness.

At a cellular level, Aloe modulates pro-inflammatory cytokines and enhances fibroblast activity, contributing to faster recovery of compromised skin. Its antioxidant profile further protects against oxidative stress and environmental aggressors.

Traditionally used in medicinal and dermatological applications, Aloe’s therapeutic value has been substantiated by modern clinical research. When formulated at effective concentrations, it delivers immediate relief to sensitised skin while promoting long-term hydration, comfort, and balance.

Why I love it

  • I love how Vie de Mer packs each formula with potent, cold-pressed actives to plump, smooth wrinkles, and brighten. Every ingredient has a purpose, and you can feel the results.

    X Natalie K-F

    Founder, Embassy of Beauty

  • Vie de Mer Oxygen Cleanser 200ml
    Vie de Mer

    Oxygen Cleanser

    £73

    Vie de Mer Oxygen Cleanser is a silky gel-to-lotion cleanser that purifies oily, dull and dehydrated skin with pigmentation concerns, treating as it cleanses.

    Sea Fennel Extract — a coastal halophyte concentrated in peptides, polyphenols and marine antioxidants — stimulates Type I collagen synthesis, accelerates keratinocyte turnover, restores plumpness and unclogs pores.

    Oligopeptide-34 is a targeted biomimetic peptide that inhibits tyrosinase and downregulates key melanin production pathways to fade existing dark spots and prevent new discolouration. Niacinamide balances sebum, strengthens the barrier with ceramide stimulation, and delivers brightening and antioxidant benefits.

    Marine Hydrolyzed Elastin and Hydrolyzed Collagen restore elasticity and plump the skin, Aloe Leaf Juice soothes and calms, and Algae Extract provides antioxidant and barrier-reinforcing marine protection throughout.

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