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Vitamin C Booster Lotion Toner

Vitamin C Booster Lotion Toner
Vie de Mer
Benefits
  • Antioxidant
  • Plumping
  • Brightening
  • Anti-Dark Circles
  • Anti-Wrinkle
  • Firming
  • Lifting
  • Renewing
  • Anti-Pigmentation
  • Scar-Repairing
  • Hydrating
  • Detoxifying
  • Purifying
  • Anti-Acne
  • Barrier-Strengthening
  • Mattifying
  • Anti-Inflammatory
  • Nourishing

Vie de Mer Vitamin C Booster Lotion Toner is a brightening and renewing formula that enhances luminosity, diminishes wrinkles and hydrates — delivering Vitamin C and retinoid benefits in a toner format.

Stabilised Vitamin C inhibits tyrosinase, neutralises UV- and pollution-generated free radicals, and stimulates collagen synthesis via fibroblast activity for brightening, anti-pigmentation and firming results.

Retinyl Palmitate — a gentle Vitamin A ester — is gradually converted to retinoic acid in the skin to stimulate collagen and elastin synthesis, promote cellular renewal and refine texture with less irritation than retinol.

Low Molecular Weight Hyaluronic Acid penetrates the epidermis to bind water from within, plumping and reducing dehydration-induced fine lines.

Sea Water — naturally rich in magnesium, calcium and potassium — purifies and rebalances the complexion without stripping, while Vitamin E provides oil-soluble antioxidant barrier protection throughout.

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Vie de Mer Vitamin C Booster Lotion Toner is a brightening and renewing formula that enhances luminosity, diminishes wrinkles and hydrates — delivering Vitamin C and retinoid benefits in a toner format.

Stabilised Vitamin C inhibits tyrosinase, neutralises UV- and pollution-generated free radicals, and stimulates collagen synthesis via fibroblast activity for brightening, anti-pigmentation and firming results.

Retinyl Palmitate — a gentle Vitamin A ester — is gradually converted to retinoic acid in the skin to stimulate collagen and elastin synthesis, promote cellular renewal and refine texture with less irritation than retinol.

Low Molecular Weight Hyaluronic Acid penetrates the epidermis to bind water from within, plumping and reducing dehydration-induced fine lines.

Sea Water — naturally rich in magnesium, calcium and potassium — purifies and rebalances the complexion without stripping, while Vitamin E provides oil-soluble antioxidant barrier protection throughout.

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200 ml

$86

More Info

  • - + 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
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For you if

Dull Skin

Loss of Firmness

Loss of Volume

Wrinkles

Uneven Complexion

Pigmented Skin

Dehydrated Skin

Oily-Tendency

Blackheads & Whiteheads

How to Apply
Saturate a cotton pad with the Vie de Mer Vitamin C Booster Lotion Toner and gently pat over the face, neck, and décolleté.
Ingredients

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

Purifying Sea Water, Glycerin, Hydroxyethylcellulose, 3-O-Ethyl Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C), Tocopherol (Vitamin E), Dmdm Hydantoin, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Water, Aloe Leaf Water Barbadens, Retinyl Palmitate, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis (Orange) Oil, Centella Asiatica Extract, Scutellaria Baicalensis Root Extract, Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract, Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract, Sodium Hyaluronate (Hyaluronic Acid).

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: Citrus with a soft floral undertone.

Texture: A thin, essence-like liquid.

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

  • - + Antioxidant
  • - + Plumping
  • - + Brightening (Energising)
  • - + Anti-Dark Circles
  • - + Anti-Wrinkle
  • - + Firming & Lifting
  • - + Renewing
  • - + Anti-Pigmentation
  • - + Scar-Repairing
  • - + Hydrating
  • - + Detoxifying
  • - + Purifying
  • - + Skin Barrier Strengthening
  • - + Sebum Regulating (Mattifying)
  • - + Anti-Inflammatory
  • - + Nourishing
  • - + Reduces Trans Epidermal Water Loss
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.

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.

Brightening (Energising)

Brightening skincare involves using active ingredients to boost your blood circulation, detoxification and cellular energy. Improved blood circulation brings more essential nutrients and oxygen to your skin, while detoxification helps eliminate cell waste and impurities that can make your skin look dull. Certain active ingredients also enhance your skin's metabolism and regeneration. These combined actions restore your skin's vitality and radiant appearance, giving you a fresh, energised complexion.

Anti-Dark Circles

Anti-Dark Circles is a targeted approach for brighter eyes. These products address all types of dark circles: vascular (blue), pigmented (brown) and hollow (shadow).

Vascular dark circles: These blue circles result from poor blood and lymph circulation. Anti-dark circle actives such as caffeine, constricts blood vessels and boosts circulation, effectively reducing their appearance.
Pigmented dark circles: These brown circles are due to melanin accumulation, often influenced by genetics and sun exposure. Lightening actives work to diminish these pigmentation marks, revealing a more even skin tone.
Hollow dark circles: These shadows appear with aging as fat diminishes and skin sags. Peptides stimulate collagen and elastin production, plumping and firming the eye area.

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.

Renewing

Renewing skincare focuses on accelerating the skin’s natural turnover cycle to reveal fresher, more refined skin beneath the surface. At the core of this process are retinoids — vitamin A derivatives that function at a cellular level to regulate gene expression, increase cell turnover, and stimulate collagen production, leading to smoother texture, improved tone, and reduced appearance of fine lines and imperfections. Phyto-retinols, plant-derived alternatives, offer a complementary approach by mimicking many of these renewal signals while being generally better tolerated, helping to enhance skin regeneration and clarity without the same level of irritation. Together, these actives promote a continuous cycle of shedding and renewal, refining the skin’s surface while supporting long-term structural improvement for a visibly brighter, more even, and rejuvenated complexion.

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.

Scar-Repairing

Anti-Scarring skincare targets the textured scars left by acne breakouts. These scars form due to inflammation disrupting collagen and elastin fibres leading to uneven healing and indented areas. Anti-Scarring actives harness growth factors and exfoliating actives to stimulate cell repair and regeneration, optimising the skin's healing process to reduce scar formation. They also effectively diminish older scars, improving overall skin texture and leaving you with a smoother complexion and significantly reduced scar visibility.

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.

Detoxifying

Detoxifying skincare focuses on clearing the skin of accumulated pollutants, toxins, and metabolic waste that can dull the complexion and disrupt healthy function. Daily exposure to environmental aggressors such as pollution and oxidative stress can overwhelm the skin, leading to congestion, imbalance, and premature ageing. Advanced detoxifying formulations work to neutralise these impurities, support the skin’s natural elimination processes, and reduce the buildup of harmful particles within pores and on the surface. By restoring clarity and balance, this approach leaves the skin feeling purified, refreshed and visibly brighter.

Purifying

Purifying skincare is designed to deeply cleanse and decongest the skin by targeting excess oil at its source—within the pores. Rather than simply removing surface shine, these formulations work to dissolve and dislodge sebum, debris, and impurities trapped inside the pore lining, helping to prevent congestion, blackheads, and breakouts. Actives such as exfoliating acids and oil-regulating ingredients penetrate into the pore to effectively “strip out” excess oil, restoring clarity and refining skin texture. By clearing buildup from within, purifying treatments leave the skin feeling exceptionally clean, balanced and visibly smoother.

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.

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.

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.

Nourishing

Nourishing skincare focuses on replenishing the skin with essential lipids, nutrients, and bioactive compounds to restore comfort, resilience, and optimal function. When the skin is depleted—whether through environmental stress, over-exfoliation, or natural ageing—it can become dry, fragile, and less able to protect itself. Nourishing formulations work to rebuild the lipid barrier using ingredients rich in fatty acids, vitamins, and antioxidants, helping to reinforce the skin’s structure while supporting repair and reducing moisture loss. By restoring what the skin lacks, this approach leaves it softer, stronger, and more supple.

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.

  • - + Antioxidant
  • - + Plumping
  • - + Brightening (Energising)
  • - + Anti-Dark Circles
  • - + Anti-Wrinkle
  • - + Firming & Lifting
  • - + Renewing
  • - + Anti-Pigmentation
  • - + Scar-Repairing
  • - + Hydrating
  • - + Detoxifying
  • - + Purifying
  • - + Skin Barrier Strengthening
  • - + Sebum Regulating (Mattifying)
  • - + Anti-Inflammatory
  • - + Nourishing
  • - + Reduces Trans Epidermal Water Loss

Active Ingredients

  • - + Stabilised Vitamin C
  • - + Retinyl Palmitate
  • - + Low Molecular Weight Hyaluronic Acid
  • - + Sea Water
  • - + Vitamin E
Stabilised Vitamin C

Stabilised vitamin C is a chemically modified derivative of Vitamin C engineered to maintain potency and resist oxidation caused by exposure to light, heat, and oxygen, offering enhanced stability and controlled release into the skin. Once absorbed, they function as potent antioxidants, neutralising free radicals generated by UV radiation and pollution to prevent oxidative stress and premature cellular ageing. Stabilised vitamin C also inhibits tyrosinase activity, reducing melanin synthesis and promoting a more even, luminous skin tone. Additionally, it stimulates collagen synthesis by supporting fibroblast activity, improving skin firmness and elasticity over time. Because of their lower irritation potential and greater formulation stability, these forms are accepted by most skin types; including sensitive, acne-prone, or reactive skin.

Retinyl Palmitate

A vitamin A ester, Retinyl Palmitate is a gentler alternative to retinol that delivers many of the same benefits with less irritation. Although not retinol itself, it belongs to the same retinoid family and is gradually converted in the skin through a multi-step process into active retinoic acid. This slow conversion makes it ideal for sensitive or beginner skin types. Retinyl Palmitate promotes cellular renewal, smooths wrinkles, and supports collagen production, helping to visibly improve texture, tone, and firmness over time—offering retinol-like results with a softer touch

Low Molecular Weight Hyaluronic Acid

Low Molecular Weight Hyaluronic Acid (LMW-HA) is a smaller, more penetrative form of hyaluronic acid. Unlike high molecular weight forms that primarily hydrate the skin’s surface, LMW-HA has the ability to penetrate deeper into the epidermis, where it attracts and binds water to maintain optimal moisture levels from within. This deep hydration helps improve skin elasticity, firmness and smoothness, while reducing the appearance of fine lines and dehydration-induced wrinkles. Additionally, it enhances overall suppleness, making the complexion look plumper and more resilient. It is ideal for dehydrated, dull or mature skin, and especially those in need of long-lasting hydration and improved texture.

Sea Water

Naturally rich in essential minerals like magnesium, calcium, and potassium, Sea Water offers a unique blend of detoxifying, hydrating, and rebalancing properties. Its gentle purifying action helps clarify the complexion without compromising the skin’s barrier. The mineral content works synergistically to reduce inflammation, regulate sebum production, and support the skin’s natural healing process.

Vitamin E

Vitamin E is a powerful oil-soluble antioxidant renowned for its excellent skin-protecting and replenishing properties. It helps prevent premature ageing by safeguarding skin cell membranes from damaging free radicals. Its nourishing qualities strengthen the skin barrier, enhancing resilience against environmental aggressors and improving water retention by reducing trans-epidermal water loss (TEWL). Additionally, Vitamin E has soothing effect thanks to it anti-inflammatory properties.

  • - + Stabilised Vitamin C
  • - + Retinyl Palmitate
  • - + Low Molecular Weight Hyaluronic Acid
  • - + Sea Water
  • - + Vitamin E
Vitamin C

A cornerstone of modern skincare science, Vitamin C, specifically in its purest form, L-Ascorbic Acid, is a potent antioxidant that plays a vital role in skin health. Ascorbic Acid helps to neutralise reactive oxygen species (ROS) generated by UV exposure and pollution, reducing oxidative stress that contributes to premature ageing, pigmentation, and collagen breakdown. By stimulating fibroblast activity, it promotes endogenous collagen synthesis, improving skin firmness and elasticity over time.

Functionally, Vitamin C supports a multi-pathway approach to skin rejuvenation: it brightens uneven skin tone by inhibiting tyrosinase (the enzyme involved in melanin production), reinforces the skin barrier, and enhances photoprotection when used alongside SPF. It also accelerates wound healing and reduces inflammatory responses, making it suitable for both preventative and corrective routines. Ideal for dull, pigmented, or environmentally stressed skin, Ascorbic Acid leaves the skin visibly more luminous, even toned, and resilient.

Spotlight

Vitamin C

A cornerstone of modern skincare science, Vitamin C, specifically in its purest form, L-Ascorbic Acid, is a potent antioxidant that plays a vital role in skin health. Ascorbic Acid helps to neutralise reactive oxygen species (ROS) generated by UV exposure and pollution, reducing oxidative stress that contributes to premature ageing, pigmentation, and collagen breakdown. By stimulating fibroblast activity, it promotes endogenous collagen synthesis, improving skin firmness and elasticity over time.

Functionally, Vitamin C supports a multi-pathway approach to skin rejuvenation: it brightens uneven skin tone by inhibiting tyrosinase (the enzyme involved in melanin production), reinforces the skin barrier, and enhances photoprotection when used alongside SPF. It also accelerates wound healing and reduces inflammatory responses, making it suitable for both preventative and corrective routines. Ideal for dull, pigmented, or environmentally stressed skin, Ascorbic Acid leaves the skin visibly more luminous, even toned, and resilient.

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 Vitamin C Booster Lotion Toner 200ml
    Vie de Mer

    Vitamin C Booster Lotion Toner

    $86

    Vie de Mer Vitamin C Booster Lotion Toner is a brightening and renewing formula that enhances luminosity, diminishes wrinkles and hydrates — delivering Vitamin C and retinoid benefits in a toner format.

    Stabilised Vitamin C inhibits tyrosinase, neutralises UV- and pollution-generated free radicals, and stimulates collagen synthesis via fibroblast activity for brightening, anti-pigmentation and firming results.

    Retinyl Palmitate — a gentle Vitamin A ester — is gradually converted to retinoic acid in the skin to stimulate collagen and elastin synthesis, promote cellular renewal and refine texture with less irritation than retinol.

    Low Molecular Weight Hyaluronic Acid penetrates the epidermis to bind water from within, plumping and reducing dehydration-induced fine lines.

    Sea Water — naturally rich in magnesium, calcium and potassium — purifies and rebalances the complexion without stripping, while Vitamin E provides oil-soluble antioxidant barrier protection throughout.

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