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
Curél
Foaming Facial Wash
Lists parabens, coconut derivatives
foaming hand soap
Lists fragrance, sulfates
J.R. Watkins
Foaming Hand Soap, Savon Moussant pur. Our les mains
9 FL OZ (266 mL) · Lists fragrance, exfoliating acid, sulfates, coconut derivatives
Foaming milk creamer
Ingredients incomplete, can’t check
Rituals
Foaming Shower Gel (Tulip & Japanese Yuzu)
200 mL · Label from Hong Kong · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, sulfates, coconut derivatives
Vanicream
Foaming Wash for Baby
Cleanser · Lists coconut derivatives
Colorstay
Fond de Teint - Peaux Mixtes / Grasses - Ivoire
30 ml · Label from France and Italy · Lists parabens, silicones
Matrix
Food For Soft Multi-Use Hair Oil Serum
Hair styling · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens
Lavilin
Foot Deodorant Fragrance Free
Deodorant · None of Poliage’s flag groups listed
AmLactin
Foot Repair Cream with 15% Lactic Acid AHA
Exfoliant · 3 oz · None of Poliage’s flag groups listed
Head & Shoulders
for men
300 ml · Label from Germany · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, sulfates, silicones, coconut derivatives
Head & Shoulders
For Men (3 Action Formula)
300 ml · Label from France · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, sulfates, silicones, coconut derivatives
Clinique
For Men Face Scrub
Exfoliant · Lists exfoliating acid, salicylic acid, coconut derivatives
SHEGLAM
For The Flush Lip & Cheek Tint-Fruit Punch
Blush · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens
Dior
Forever Nude Bronze
7 g · Label from Poland · Lists fragrance, essential oils
Ellis Brooklyn
FOREVER PISTACHIO Perfume Mist
Fragrance · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, drying alcohol, essential oils
Swiss Toniq Geneva
Forever Young Stem Cell Bio Body Oil
200ml · Lists essential oils
Lawless
Forget The Filler Skin-Plumping Line-Smoothing Foundation
Foundation · Lists drying alcohol, silicones
Balea
Forming Cream Power Flex
150ml · Label from Germany · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, drying alcohol
Pantene
formula pro vitaminas
Label from Spain · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, sulfates
Neutrogena
Formule Norvégienne Deep Moisture Sensitive
250 ml · Label from France · Lists silicones
Colomer
Formule ZP 11 Cheveux Gras
400 ml · Label from France · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, drying alcohol, sulfates, parabens, silicones, formaldehyde releasers, coconut derivatives
Colomer
Formule ZP11 Cheveux Normaux
400 ml · Label from France · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, sulfates, parabens, silicones, formaldehyde releasers, coconut derivatives
Allies of Skin
Founder’s Essence 56 Ellagic & P.A.D. Light Reflecting Fluid
Toner · Lists exfoliating acid
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