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
HAIRITAGE by Mindy McKnight
Fragrance Free Conditioner
Lists drying alcohol
Dove
Fragrance Free Moisture Hypoallergenic Lotion
Body lotion · 13 oz · Lists silicones
Lavilin
Fragrance Free Roll-on Deodorant
Deodorant · None of Poliage’s flag groups listed
Moroccanoil
Fragrance Originale Hair & Body Fragrance Mist
Fragrance · 3.4 fl oz · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, drying alcohol, silicones
Curlsmith
Fragrance-Free Conditioner
Conditioner · 12 oz · Lists drying alcohol, coconut derivatives
Curlsmith
Fragrance-Free Shampoo
Shampoo · 12 oz · Lists coconut derivatives
Vademecum
Fraicheur Intense Eucalyptus & Menthe
75 ml · Label from France · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, sulfates, parabens
Zum
Frankincense & Myrrh Zum Body Soap
Body wash · 16 fl. oz · Lists fragrance, coconut derivatives
Seventh Generation
Free & Clean Soap
12 fl oz · Lists sulfates, coconut derivatives
Method
Free + Clear laundry detergent
1.58 L (53.5 fl oz) · Ingredients incomplete, can’t check
Laura Geller
Free Mini Kajal Mascara
Mascara · Lists fragrance allergens, exfoliating acid, salicylic acid
Laura Geller
Free Spackle Illuminating Under Eye Primer
Lists fragrance allergens, drying alcohol
Freeman
Freeman cucumber peel off mask
Ingredients incomplete, can’t check
Behrouz
French dressing
440 g · Ingredients incomplete, can’t check
Nivea Men
Fresh Active
150 ml · Label from Germany · Ingredients incomplete, can’t check
Nivea Men
Fresh Active 0%
40 ml · Label from France and Germany · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens
Beiersdorf AG
Fresh Active Deodorant
150ml · Label from Germany · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, drying alcohol, exfoliating acid
Nivea
Fresh Aloe & Lily
Body wash · 20 mL · Lists fragrance, sulfates, coconut derivatives
TheraBreath
Fresh Breath Oral Rinse
Lists fragrance
Listerine
Fresh Burst
Lists fragrance, drying alcohol
Secret
Fresh Clear Gel Antiperspirant and Deodorant - Pineapple Paradise
Deodorant · Lists fragrance, drying alcohol, silicones
Nivea
Fresh Comfort
Deodorant · 150 ml · Label from Austria · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, drying alcohol
Camille Rose
Fresh Curl
Hair styling · Lists fragrance
Dr. Squatch
Fresh Falls Body Wash
Body wash · 14 oz · Lists fragrance, coconut derivatives
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