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
BYOMA
Hydrating Serum
Serum · Lists exfoliating acid
Moroccanoil
Hydrating Shampoo
Shampoo · 8.5 fl oz · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, retinoid, coconut derivatives
baby Dove
Hydrating Shampoo
Shampoo · Lists fragrance, coconut derivatives
Kopari
Hydrating Silk Body Cream
Body lotion · 6.6 fl oz · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, essential oils, silicones, coconut derivatives
Moroccanoil
Hydrating Styling Cream
Hair styling · 10.2 fl oz · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, silicones
First Aid Beauty
Hydrating Sunscreen Milk with Colloidal Oatmeal Broad Spectrum SPF 45
Sunscreen · Lists chemical UV filters
CeraVe
Hydrating Toner
Toner · None of Poliage’s flag groups listed
Murad
Hydrating Toner
Toner · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, silicones
First Aid Beauty
Hydrating Toner with Squalane + Oats
Toner · Lists chemical UV filters
Dove
Hydration Boost Serum Body Wash with Hyaluronic Acid
Body wash · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, coconut derivatives
Equate beauty
Hydration Gel
1.7 OZ (48g) · Lists fragrance, silicones
Swiss Toniq Geneva
Hydration Pro Serum (24hour Hydration) With Essential Oil
30ml · Lists exfoliating acid, essential oils
Swiss Toniq Geneva
Hydration Pro Serum (24hour Hydration) Without Essential Oil
30ml · Lists exfoliating acid, essential oils
Pantene
Hydration sos
150 ml · Label from Greece · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, drying alcohol, retinoid, chemical UV filters, coconut derivatives
Maelove
Hydrator Hyaluronic Acid B5 Serum
Serum · None of Poliage’s flag groups listed
La roche-posay
Hydreane legere
Label from France · Lists fragrance, silicones
COSRX
Hydrium Triple Hyaluronic Moisturizing Cleanser
Lists fragrance, coconut derivatives
Neutrogena
Hydro Boost
75 ml · Label from Germany · Ingredients incomplete, can’t check
Neutrogena
Hydro Boost Aqua-Gel
50 ml · Label from France and Morocco · Lists fragrance, parabens, silicones
TIRTIR
Hydro Boost Enzyme Cleansing Balm
Cleanser · None of Poliage’s flag groups listed
TIRTIR
Hydro Boost Enzyme Powder Wash
Cleanser · Lists exfoliating acid, coconut derivatives
Neutrogena
Hydro Boost Gentle Cleansing Lotion
None of Poliage’s flag groups listed
Neutrogena
Hydro Boost Hyaluronic Acid Water Gel
Moisturizer · 15g · Label from India · Ingredients incomplete, can’t check
Neutrogena
Hydro Boost Water Gel
Lists fragrance, silicones
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