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
Hand Creme Intensive Pflege
75ml · Label from Germany · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, sulfates, silicones
Garnier
Hand repair
75ml · Ingredients incomplete, can’t check
hand sanitizer
Lists fragrance
Equate
Hand Sanitizer
Label from outside the U.S. · Lists fragrance
hand soap
Lists fragrance, sulfates, coconut derivatives
Hand soap
50 oz hand soap · Lists fragrance, coconut derivatives
EO
Hand soap
946 ml · Lists essential oils, sulfates, coconut derivatives
Newport + Home
Hand soap
Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, essential oils, sulfates, coconut derivatives
Hand soap refill
975 ml · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, essential oils, coconut derivatives
Method
Hand Wash
Ingredients incomplete, can’t check
Lacura
Hand- und Nagelpflege
100 ml · Label from Germany · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens
Neutrogena
Handcrem mit Nordic Berry
75 ml · Label from Germany · Lists fragrance, silicones
Balea
Handcreme
100ml · Label from Germany · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, exfoliating acid, essential oils, coconut derivatives
Ombia
Handcreme
100 ml · Label from Germany · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, sulfates
Neutrogena
Handcreme
75 ml · Label from Germany · Lists fragrance, sulfates
Nivea
Handcreme - 3in1 Repair
75ml · Label from Germany · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, sulfates, silicones
Neutrogena
Handcreme - sofort einziehende
75ml · Label from Germany and Romania · Lists fragrance
Balea
Handcreme Aloe Vera
100 ml · Label from Germany · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens
Neutrogena
Handcreme Crème Mains
75 ml · Label from Austria · Lists fragrance, sulfates
Balea
Handcreme Hyaluron
100 ml · Label from Germany · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, sulfates
Alverde
Handcreme It,s cold outside vanille weidenrinde
Label from Germany · Ingredients incomplete, can’t check
Balea
Handcreme Olive
100 ml · Label from Germany · Ingredients incomplete, can’t check
Balea
Handcreme Urea
100 ml · Label from Germany · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens
Ombia
Handkonzentrat
50 ml · Label from Germany · Lists sulfates
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