Aqua
Aqua is a solvent ingredient. It’s in 8,249 products on Poliage, most often body wash, shampoo and cleanser. Avoid lists on Poliage that include it: none.
Updated October 26, 2026
In plain English
Water. The base of most formulas; dissolves other ingredients and carries them onto skin or hair.
What it does
Contains Aqua: solvent
Function listed in CosIng
Source: CosIng, the European Commission cosmetic ingredient database, ref 31959, accessed October 22, 2026. Also listed as water, aqua / water, water / aqua and h2o.
Products that contain Aqua
Nivea
Dry Comfort
50 ml · Label from Germany · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, essential oils
Nivea Men
Dry Impact 72h
50ml · Label from France, Greece and Italy · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, drying alcohol, essential oils
Nivea Men
Dry Impact deodorant
50 ml · Label from Norway and Sweden · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens
Adidas
dry power
50 ml · Label from Germany · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens
Dove
Dry Scalp Care Conditioner
Conditioner · 13.5 oz · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, exfoliating acid, silicones
Head & Shoulders
Dry Scalp Care Dandruff Shampoo
Shampoo · Ingredients incomplete, can’t check
Dove
Dry Scalp Care Shampoo
Shampoo · 13.5 oz · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, exfoliating acid, coconut derivatives
Kenra Professional
Dry Shampoo
Shampoo · 5 oz · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, drying alcohol, chemical UV filters
Native
Dry Shampoo
Shampoo · 1 oz · Lists fragrance
Verb
Dry Shampoo Powder
Shampoo · 2 oz · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, exfoliating acid
Pond’s
Dry Skin Cream
Lists fragrance, parabens
Moroccanoil
Dry Texture Spray
Hair styling · 5.4 fl oz · Lists fragrance, drying alcohol, silicones
Thayers
Drying-Alcohol Free Witch Hazel & Unscented Toner
Toner · 12 oz · None of Poliage’s flag groups listed
Dove
Dryness Relief Body Wash
Body wash · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, coconut derivatives
Axe
Dual 2 in 1 Shampoo + Conditioner
300 ml · Label from France · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, sulfates, silicones, formaldehyde releasers, coconut derivatives
Dual Action Moisturizer
Lists exfoliating acid, silicones, salicylic acid
L’Oréal
Dual Stylers Liss & Pump-Up
150 ml · Label from France · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, exfoliating acid, silicones
Dibs Beauty
Duet Baked Blush
Blush · None of Poliage’s flag groups listed
Johnson’s
Dulces sueños baño para bebé
750ml · Label from Spain · Ingredients incomplete, can’t check
dulcolax
Ingredients incomplete, can’t check
Duradry Deep Cleansing Wash Aqua
Lists fragrance, essential oils, formaldehyde releasers, coconut derivatives
duschdas
dusch das "Sport"
450ml · Label from Germany · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, sulfates, coconut derivatives
Seinz.
duschcreme sensitiv (mikroalge birke)
300 ml · Label from Germany · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, drying alcohol, sulfates, coconut derivatives
duschdas
duschdas Granatapfel
225ml · Label from Germany · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, sulfates, coconut derivatives
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