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
Cetaphil
Healthy Renew Night Cream
Moisturizer · Lists coconut derivatives
Anua
Heartleaf 70 Soothing Collagen Mask
Mask · None of Poliage’s flag groups listed
Sachajuan
HEAT PROTECTION HAIR CREAM
Hair styling · 150ml · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens
Not Your Mother’s
Heat Spray
Hair styling · 6.0 fl oz · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, silicones
Lux
Heavenly Milk Shower Cream
250 ml · Label from France · Ingredients incomplete, can’t check
Fenty Beauty
Hella Thicc Volumizing Mascara
Mascara · None of Poliage’s flag groups listed
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Ingredients incomplete, can’t check
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4.0 oz · Lists fragrance, coconut derivatives
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Ingredients incomplete, can’t check
Fisher-Price
Hello Bathtime Baby Shampoo
Lists fragrance, coconut derivatives
Hello
hello charcoal toothpaste
Ingredients incomplete, can’t check
First Aid Beauty
Hello FAB Coconut Skin Smoothie Priming Moisturizer
Moisturizer · Lists silicones, coconut derivatives
First Aid Beauty
Hello FAB Coconut Water Cream
Moisturizer · Lists silicones, coconut derivatives
Herbal Essences
Hello Hydration 2 in 1 Shampoo & Conditioner, Moisture for Hair
Shampoo · Lists fragrance, sulfates, silicones, coconut derivatives
Herbal Essences
Hello Hydration Conditioner
346ml · Label from Canada · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, silicones, coconut derivatives
Herbal Essences
Hello Hydration Deeply Moisturizing Conditioner
Conditioner · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, silicones, coconut derivatives
Herbal Essences
Hello Hydration Deeply Moisturizing Shampoo
Shampoo · Lists fragrance, sulfates, silicones, coconut derivatives
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Hello Mouth Wash
Ingredients incomplete, can’t check
It Cosmetics
Hello Results Wrinkle-Reducing Daily Retinol Serum-in-Cream
Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, retinoid, silicones
Hello
Hello super fresh spearmint
5.0oz · Lists fragrance, coconut derivatives
Hello
Hello ToothPaste
Lists fragrance, essential oils, coconut derivatives
Hello
hello watermelon mouthwash
Lists fragrance
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hello watermelon toothpaste
Lists fragrance
Essence
Hello, good stuff cica face cream
30ml · Label from Belgium · Lists fragrance, coconut derivatives
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