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
Tree Hut
Lychee Kiss Shea Sugar Scrub
Exfoliant · Lists fragrance, retinoid, essential oils
Boy Smells
LYCHEELICIOUS BODY MIST
Fragrance · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, drying alcohol, essential oils
Lynx
Lynx Black Body Wash
225ml · Label from United Kingdom · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, exfoliating acid, sulfates, coconut derivatives
MAC
M·A·C Studio Face and Body Foundation
Foundation · Lists essential oils, silicones
MAC
M·A·CStack Elevated Mascara
Mascara · None of Poliage’s flag groups listed
MAC
M·A·CStack Volumizing Mascara
Mascara · Lists silicones
MAC
M·A·CStack Waterproof Mascara
Mascara · Lists silicones, salicylic acid
Yves Rocher
Ma/my Purecalmille
125 ml · Label from France · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, exfoliating acid, salicylic acid, coconut derivatives
Karseell
Maca Essential Oil
50ml · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, silicones
The Body Shop
Maca Root & Aloe Fresh Kick Deodorant
Deodorant · 75g · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, drying alcohol
Cien
madame glamour
75ml · Label from Belgium · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens
Stila
Made-U-Lash Length & Define Tubing Mascara
Mascara · None of Poliage’s flag groups listed
L’Oréal
Magic Clear
500ml · Label from En Zone Cemac · Ingredients incomplete, can’t check
Honest Beauty
Magic Gel-to-Milk Cleanser
None of Poliage’s flag groups listed
Fa
magic Oil Pinker Jasmin
50 ml · Label from Germany · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, sulfates, chemical UV filters, coconut derivatives
L’Oréal
Magic Root Cover Up Temporary Dark Root Concealer Spray - Medium Blonde
2.0 oz (57 g) · Lists silicones
Dr. Bronner’s
Magic Soap Baby Unscented
Ingredients incomplete, can’t check
Jeffree Star Cosmetics
Magic Star Concealer
Concealer · Lists silicones
Anastasia Beverly Hills
Magic Touch Concealer
Concealer · Lists silicones
Nivea
MagicBar
75 g · Label from Germany · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens
Dermalogica
Magnetic Afterglow Cleanser
Cleanser · Lists fragrance allergens, exfoliating acid, essential oils, coconut derivatives
La Toja
Magno classic
125 g · Label from Spain · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens
Magno
magno rosé ÉLÉGANT
550ml · Label from outside the U.S. · Ingredients incomplete, can’t check
Stila
Magnum XXX Mascara
Mascara · None of Poliage’s flag groups listed
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