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
The INKEY List
Oat Cleansing Balm
Cleanser · 150ml · None of Poliage’s flag groups listed
Dove
Oat Milk & Berry Brulee Plant Milk Body Wash
Body wash · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, coconut derivatives
Soapbox
Oat Milk + Lavender Hydrating Body Wash
Body wash · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, essential oils, sulfates, coconut derivatives
Soapbox
Oat Milk + Lavender Ultra Hydrating Body Lotion
Body lotion · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, essential oils
Krave
Oat So Simple Water Cream: Moisturizer for Sensitive Skin
Moisturizer · 80 mL · None of Poliage’s flag groups listed
Yardley London
oatmeal & almond soap
4.25 oz · Lists fragrance, essential oils, coconut derivatives
St. Ives
Oatmeal and Shea Butter Hand & Body Lotion Moisturizer
Body lotion · 20.28 oz · None of Poliage’s flag groups listed
Eczema Honey
Oatmeal Hand Cream
2 oz · Ingredients incomplete, can’t check
Suave
Ocean Breeze Body Wash
Body wash · 18oz · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, sulfates, coconut derivatives
OSEA
Ocean Cleanser
Cleanser · Lists fragrance allergens, exfoliating acid, essential oils, coconut derivatives
OSEA
Ocean Cleansing Milk
Cleanser · None of Poliage’s flag groups listed
OSEA
Ocean Cleansing Mudd
Cleanser · Lists fragrance
OSEA
Ocean Eyes
Eye cream · None of Poliage’s flag groups listed
Tree Hut
Ocean glow mist
Fragrance · Lists fragrance, drying alcohol
Sachajuan
OCEAN MIST VOLUME CONDITIONER
Conditioner · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, exfoliating acid
Sachajuan
OCEAN MIST VOLUME SHAMPOO
Shampoo · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, sulfates, coconut derivatives
ocean shampoo
Ingredients incomplete, can’t check
ocean shampoo
Ingredients incomplete, can’t check
Bath & Body Works
Ocean Ultimate Hydration Body Cream
Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, silicones
OSEA
Ocean Wave Cleanser
Cleanser · Lists fragrance allergens, essential oils
Sanex
Odeur Protecteur
750 ml · Label from France · Lists fragrance, exfoliating acid, sulfates, coconut derivatives
Odol-med 3
Odol-med 3 Milchzahn
50 ml · Label from Germany · Ingredients incomplete, can’t check
Odol-med3
Odol-med3 White renew
75ml · Label from Germany · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, sulfates, coconut derivatives
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